Comments on: SHUTTER ISLAND: Subtlety and Solace in a Small Dose (5% to Be Exact) http://www.kellimarshall.net/film/shutter-island/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kelli Marshallhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/film/shutter-island/#comment-1400 Kelli Marshall Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:43:30 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=2747#comment-1400 Hi, first thanks for commenting on my post. Second, from my small amount of web-based research on message boards, Yahoo groups, etc., I've found that the majority of people do indeed think that Teddy/Andrew is still insane at the end and that the 30 minutes of visual and verbal explanation that precede the "monster or man" question are a testament to his insanity. But, as mentioned above, there are also several people who believe as I/we do, that things are a bit more ambiguous. To me, that's one of the (only?) redeeming elements of SHUTTER ISLAND: its tricky ending allows for various interpretations. Hi, first thanks for commenting on my post.

Second, from my small amount of web-based research on message boards, Yahoo groups, etc., I've found that the majority of people do indeed think that Teddy/Andrew is still insane at the end and that the 30 minutes of visual and verbal explanation that precede the "monster or man" question are a testament to his insanity. But, as mentioned above, there are also several people who believe as I/we do, that things are a bit more ambiguous. To me, that's one of the (only?) redeeming elements of SHUTTER ISLAND: its tricky ending allows for various interpretations.

]]> By: Castorhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/film/shutter-island/#comment-1399 Castor Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:35:20 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=2747#comment-1399 Actually I believe the same way that you do. The simple fact that he asks "Is it better to live as a monster or die as a good man?" points to the fact that he is sane but doesn't want to deal with the pain of his memories anymore. I actually think the vast majority of people would come to this conclusion but maybe I am wrong. Actually I believe the same way that you do. The simple fact that he asks "Is it better to live as a monster or die as a good man?" points to the fact that he is sane but doesn't want to deal with the pain of his memories anymore. I actually think the vast majority of people would come to this conclusion but maybe I am wrong.

]]> By: Kelli Marshallhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/film/shutter-island/#comment-1398 Kelli Marshall Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:08:26 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=2747#comment-1398 I agree with you completely about Teddy's/Andrew's insanity -- up to a point. It's just those last 2 minutes of the film that I question. Thanks for your comment! I agree with you completely about Teddy's/Andrew's insanity — up to a point. It's just those last 2 minutes of the film that I question. Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: paehttp://www.kellimarshall.net/film/shutter-island/#comment-1397 pae Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:56:51 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=2747#comment-1397 I think the beauty of the entire movie is you don’t know how to feel and you don’t know which to believe. You are very much in the mind of Leo’s character. Paranoid and stuck between two different things that both could very much be true. I called it very early on. The fact that it didn’t show him anywhere else but the Ferry and the Island. He has experienced Trauma. The Doctor said he does experimental procedures. Patients seemed coached. Just met his partner. And there wasn’t much to the movie unless he was crazy. Frankly, practically from the beginning I just felt that’s the only way it could have been. I think the beauty of the entire movie is you don’t know how to feel and you don’t know which to believe. You are very much in the mind of Leo’s character. Paranoid and stuck between two different things that both could very much be true. I called it very early on. The fact that it didn’t show him anywhere else but the Ferry and the Island. He has experienced Trauma. The Doctor said he does experimental procedures. Patients seemed coached. Just met his partner. And there wasn’t much to the movie unless he was crazy. Frankly, practically from the beginning I just felt that’s the only way it could have been.

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