A movie that I recommend people to watch is Shutter Island. The movie begins with an U.S. Marshal, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), and his partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) going to Shutter Island for a mysterious case of a missing person. The island is creepy and gloomy and houses an asylum with mental patients being treated by Dr. Cawley. There seems to be no way out of the island and no way to escape the institution. As Teddy arrives to the island he notices little things that the people and the guards seem to be hiding something. Throughout the movie the investigator has flashbacks of the time when he helped to liberate a Nazi death camp. The Doctor treats his patients with techniques that have not been used or tested before and Teddy wonders if he had anything to do with the missing person, who is a child killer. While in the island we learn quickly about Teddy’s fear of heights. There's the possibility that the escaped woman might be lurking in a cave on a cliff, or hiding in a lighthouse. Both involve hazardous terrain to negotiate, above vertiginous falls to waves pounding on the rocks below. A possible hurricane is approaching. Light leaks out of the sky. The wind sounds mournful. It is, as they say, a dark and stormy night. And that's what the movie is about: atmosphere, ominous portents, the erosion of Teddy's confidence and even his identity. It's all done with flawless directorial command. Other people may say that the movie makes no sense and that it is confusing but it truly has everything a good movie needs. With the insane twist at the end it leaves the watcher wondering if he really paid attention. This was a great film and if you like to watch suspenseful movies look no further. By the way it’s on Netflix.
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