Shutter Island Film critique
Shutter Island Film Critique
Jeannie Hatton
Eng.225/Introduction to Film
Instructor Wiltz
6/20/2014
First way that helps tell a story and converting it onto film is by using a nonlinearly or chronological approach. Often a director considered to be auteur is the main reason for audience popularity such as the director Martin Scorsese. How does cinematographers, actors and directors contribute in creating a film? By the use of different camera angles, lighting, colors, and sound. Cinematographers and directors are able to establish a certain look that contributes to the genre and theme of a movie. Additionally, the director and actors with their special talents help to promote the movie in order to get a high volume of viewers. Like most films they tend to have a social impact on society. Sometimes they even show how things have changed throughout history or not changed. Therefore, I will analyze the film Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese.
Screenplay: Laeta Kalogridis
Based on: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Ben Kingsley as Dr. Cawley, Michelle Williams as Dolores, Max von Sydow as Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Release date: February 19, 2010 Story and plot: In 1954 U. S. Marshalls Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule set out to investigate the disappearance of a murderess mental patient named Rachel. On an eerie remote Boston harbor island called Shutter Island. Where investigations would take place at Ashecliffe Hospital, which housed the most dangerous, psychopathic criminally insane patients. With suspicious talk of mind enhancing drugs, and secret experiments performed by probing Psychiatrist. Shutter Island was eleven miles away from anywhere. There was only one dock where the Ferry would be allowed to port. The other side of the isle was surrounded by cliffs and caves. Which where
Jeannie Hatton
Eng.225/Introduction to Film
Instructor Wiltz
6/20/2014
First way that helps tell a story and converting it onto film is by using a nonlinearly or chronological approach. Often a director considered to be auteur is the main reason for audience popularity such as the director Martin Scorsese. How does cinematographers, actors and directors contribute in creating a film? By the use of different camera angles, lighting, colors, and sound. Cinematographers and directors are able to establish a certain look that contributes to the genre and theme of a movie. Additionally, the director and actors with their special talents help to promote the movie in order to get a high volume of viewers. Like most films they tend to have a social impact on society. Sometimes they even show how things have changed throughout history or not changed. Therefore, I will analyze the film Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese.
Screenplay: Laeta Kalogridis
Based on: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Ben Kingsley as Dr. Cawley, Michelle Williams as Dolores, Max von Sydow as Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Release date: February 19, 2010 Story and plot: In 1954 U. S. Marshalls Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule set out to investigate the disappearance of a murderess mental patient named Rachel. On an eerie remote Boston harbor island called Shutter Island. Where investigations would take place at Ashecliffe Hospital, which housed the most dangerous, psychopathic criminally insane patients. With suspicious talk of mind enhancing drugs, and secret experiments performed by probing Psychiatrist. Shutter Island was eleven miles away from anywhere. There was only one dock where the Ferry would be allowed to port. The other side of the isle was surrounded by cliffs and caves. Which where