What is the storyline of Shutter Island?
The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.
Shutter Island/Film synopsis
What did the end of Shutter Island mean?
Only Teddy is not a real person but a delusion created by inmate Andrew Laeddis. The ending of “Shutter Island” reveals that DiCaprio’s character is a patient himself, committed to the Shutter Island facility after murdering his wife (Michelle Williams) because she went insane and killed their children.
Who is the lady in the cave on Shutter Island?
Teddy discovers a woman (in a sea cave he tried to take refuge in) who says she is the real Rachel Solando. She tells him she was actually a psychiatrist at Ashecliffe, and when she discovered the illegal experiments being run by them, she was incarcerated as a patient.
Was Cawley really drugging Teddy?
In the lighthouse, Dr. Cawley tells Andrew that he is seeing things and feeling body tremors because of “withdraw.” No, the cigarettes and pills Teddy takes throughout the movie are not meant to drug him – in fact it’s the opposite. Going off the meds is what makes him go so nuts later in the film.
What do the rats mean in Shutter Island?
Before this, he sees Chuck’s corpse on the rocks but it is seemingly washed away by water, wiping away another made up image. He then sees hundreds of rats pouring out of a hole, signifying erupting desire out of paranoia and initiating the Rachel hallucination.
Is Shutter Island violence?
Little onscreen violence, but the aftermaths of many violent acts are shown and they are sometimes quite gruesome. A man shoots another man twice in the chest. Blood sprays onto the wall behind, but it is quite unrealistic, and is very brief. A man looks at paintings of people and various torture devices.
Is Teddy the 67th patient?
The Rule of 4 and Patient 67 “Edward (Teddy) Daniels” is an anagram of “Andrew Laeddis” and “Rachel Solando” is an anagram of “Dolores Chanal,” the maiden name of Andrew’s dead wife. “Rachel Solando” is also a play on “Rachel Laeddis”, the name of Andrew’s dead daughter.