"Shuttle Island" begins with us following Police Officer Teddy into Shuttle Island. We are instilled with the police officer to investigate a missing mental patient Rachel and find information about the murderer Laeddis who killed his wife. But finally, it turned out to be a play led by Dr. Cowley to cure Laeddis.
Which one of the two stories in the film is real? That is the important thing many people want to know, including me.
Leonardo played the police officer named Teddy and a mental patient named Laeddis. According to the progress of the movie, he was a police officer Teddy who pursued the case. But in the end, he was the mentally ill Laeddis who killed his wife.
The ingenuity of the movie is that it started from the fantasy of the male lead role. There are various flaws in the middle, but they are not clear. The audience's interest has increased step by step. Finally, at the critical moment, it is the scene at the lighthouse, which is also the climax of the whole film. The interweaving of truth and falsehood did not only impact the actor but also our brains. All of this leads us to ask what is real.
Reflecting after watching the movie, we can explain all the doubts. The ingenious plot arrangement of the movie is so great, and it is a brain-burning blockbuster.
In addition, Leonardo's acting skills are admirable. He switched between fantasy, dream, and reality, vividly reproducing the characters.
In the end, the male protagonist chose "lobotomy". He had recovered, but he was unwilling to endure the mental torture anymore. Dr. Cowley and other people who supported the new treatment also respected his choice, which is a bit sad.
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