even better than the book

Rating: 9/10 (28 March 2010)

Shutter island is a very good movie. It is visually striking, it is well casted and the story is told in a fascinating way, taking care of the the dynamic of the development as well as the message. You can watch it as pure entertainment and yet take something home with you to think about. The visuals are striking and the colors are exceptionally beautiful. The visions/hallucinations are intentionally treated by adding more color so they are more lively and intense than reality itself what actually is one of the important issues in the movie. I felt that the movie was well paced and I didn't think that there were made any mistakes in editing. Scorsese did everything aware of its purpose and certainly not as a result of accidental errors or sloppy work. The whole movie is shown from the perspective of the main protagonist and his point of view (or state of mind) bearing in mind that it isn't necessarily the truth. There was also a controversial debate on the musical score which I find fascinating and also absolutely well applied. This movie shouldn't be reduced to its plot twists or to compete who'll guess it first because it's so much more than that. The quality of this movie is that it can be interpreted in a lot of ways and people shouldn't fight about who's right. That's what makes a good movie – a lot of talk, a lot of ways to look at it and a lot of genres it can be put in. I personally will watch it again.