I used to see Scorsese as magic

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2016)

Growing up I used to see Scorsese as magic. And he is only a director who had the chance, and maybe some inspiration, to choose the box office hits from all the projects he received. In the case of Shutter Island, is the script that does the magic. Scorsese just directs people according to the given script. DiCaprio? Well, it would have been much better if he could act. But, as usual, Leo DiCaprio only moves around the set with a blank expression. Like any puppet he moves around, she can open the mouth and tell the lines and that is about it. Actually, thanks to the demigod director, most actors are in the same state and unless for the realism, one might think this is an animation project. Max von Sydow is the only one acting, but that is maybe because he is too old to be directed by the mighty Scorsese. And the role is small.
It is also interesting to see the transformation of Scorsese in the light of his exposure to the Asian film makers. He is trying color filters and enhancers. It would have been nice to have these variations back in the days of Goodfellas. Still, it is only an experiment and it looks like one as the color variations are cute, but add nothing to the story itself.
So I have enjoyed the script and not much else.
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