Shutter Island is a psychological thriller 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 blends several detective/mystery elements. Shutter Island is set in the 1950s on an island of the same name that is the site of the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane. The first shot we see of the island shows it from afar as the boat with the two detectives on board approaches. From all sides the island seems to be surrounded by cliffs, it is obvious that it is not a place anyone would ever want to go. Once the two detectives get off the boat, they are taken to the actual hospital, which looks pretty much like what some would expect a mental hospital to look like. While most of the hospital has the stereotype of a 19th and 20th century hospital, the building 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 essentially a mixture of darkness in the film with the storm that comes, and then brightness with a lot of color. 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 a big turn, however, making the viewer believe that there is much more at work than just the disappearance of a patient. Detective Daniels turns his attention from the patient to the search for the mysterious Patient 27, who everyone says doesn't exist. About halfway through and towards the end of the film, Detective Daniels is convinced that the hospital conducts experiments on the patio... center of the card... the fifth Daniels overlooks the garden. The special effects fit perfectly with the story of the film, in detective Daniel's dreams there was much more saturation than in the real world in the film and effects such as the ash falling in his apartment, the loose papers in the concentration camp and his wife she always looked wet. with a bloody torso. Shutter Island is a very complex film that requires more than one viewing to fully understand. There is so much foreshadowing and clues in the film that lead to the conclusion that it is very difficult to grasp when watching it for the first time. The conclusion of the story, while simple for many viewers, leaves many perplexed as to whether Detective Daniels was really Andrew Laeddis or if he was really onto something and what would happen next once the story ended, and I think that's what Martin Scorsese wanted.