Shutter Island is a psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Detective Teddy Daniels, Mark Ruffalo as Detective Chuck Aule, and Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Crawly. The film is considered a neo-noir story and mixes several detective/mystery elements. Shutter Island is set in the 1950s on an island of the same name which is the location of the Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. The first shot we see of the island shows it from afar as the boat carrying the two detectives approaches. On all sides the island appears to be surrounded by cliffs, it is obvious that this is not a place where anyone would want to go. Once the two detectives get off the boat, they are taken to the hospital itself, which looks a lot like what you would expect a mental hospital to look like. While the majority of the hospital has that stereotypical 19th and 20th century hospital "look", the mansion that houses the doctors is very different and appears to be a palace on the inside. The hospital grounds are well maintained with gardens throughout. There's basically a mixture of darkness in the film with the storm blowing, then brightness with lots of colors. The plot of Shutter Island seems simple at the beginning of the film. The two detectives search for missing patient Rachel Solando. The story takes an important turn, however, making the viewer believe that there is much more at work than the simple disappearance of a patient. Detective Daniels abandons the patient to concentrate on the search for the mysterious Patient 27, who everyone says does not exist. About halfway through and towards the end of the film, Detective Daniels becomes convinced that the hospital is conducting experiments on the patient...... middle of paper ...... ive Daniels overlooking the garden . The special effects fit perfectly into the story of the film, in Detective Daniel's dreams there was much more saturation compared to the real world of the film and effects such as ashes falling into his apartment, flying papers in the concentration camp and his wife still appearing soaked. with a bloody torso.Shutter Island is a very complex film that requires more than one viewing to be completely understood. There are so many foreshadowings and clues in the film that lead to the conclusion that it is very difficult to understand when watching it for the first time. The conclusion of the story, while simple for many viewers, left many confused as to whether Detective Daniels was really Andrew Laeddis or if he was really on to something and what was going to happen next once the story finished, and I think this is what Martin Scorsese was looking for.