Watching 'Shutter Island' Alone on Halloween!!! | FIRST TIME WATCHING | REACTION | PATREON PICK

[@unlit__ssunn]

The final swerve (in a film full of swerves) is that Andrew has not regressed - but is merely choosing to "go out" on his own terms instead of living with his trauma. It's a rough ending.

[@TheJerbol]

Love that final line of his

[@tome2294]

Exactly...

[@paulnorgan8647]

...dying as a good man.

[@unlit__ssunn]

@@TheJerbol Indeed.. the real tell is that he doesnt react at all to the name Teddy.

[@cdubbart]

You're not stupid. This movie is incredibly effective at sowing the seeds of distrust & making you believe that you're actually crazy lol. First time I watched this I was completely deceived & wrapped up in the narrative from beginning to end. The second watch, I felt like I was watching a completely new movie and suddenly all the little details I missed before became frustratingly clear to me. The 3rd & 4th watch, I felt like the smartest person in the world & my joy was fueled by seeing others go through the same thing I initially went through. After that every sequential watch just became sad as I felt like I was just watching this poor dude go through an inevitable fate he can't escape (though I suppose meta-textually all movies are kind of like that after you've seen them). For me now, I can only truly enjoy this movie with others who haven't seen it lol,

[@stadthaus.7266]

And after 7th watch I really saw, that his name is Teddy, he has no kids, his wife died in a fire and they are doing crazy paperclip action on that island

[@mellon3505]

The line ''To die as a good man'' is not in the book, it just ends with him regressing and getting lobotomized. So in that sense the movie has a happier ending, knowing that Andrew chose his final outcome, or at least that's how I viewed the ending. It is of course open to interpretation :)

[@philthemovieguy81]

I thought the movie was based on the book Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.

[@mellon3505]

@ same book different title based on region

[@Maldraek]

In my mind, Andrew is lucid at the end. He just can't live with the knowledge of what he did, and what his wife did, so he said the things that he knew would lead to him being freed of that knowledge. Too bad for the doctors; their treatment actually worked.

[@IOnlyFearGods]

@@Maldraek don’t worry I guess, Dr.Sheehan should tell em later

[@jeffleftjustified]

i love how fire in this movie symbolizes his fantasy while water symbolizes the truth.

[@Hannibill]

yea and one of his first lines on board the ship is "I can't stomach the water". Masterful storytelling really

[@ThanxNo]

that’s why Mark Ruffalo has difficulty getting his holster off-bc he’s a doctor not a Marshal

[@Damalatorian]

The last part... to dieas a good man or live as a monster is for always one of the best part of any ending of a movie... 100% he chose to not go back living with his guilt.

[@mahliz]

100% ?? Really? I am 100% sure that you don't know what 100% means. 100% is we know without a shadow of a doubt. In this case they INSINUATE that he is choosing to go freely to take a lobotomi. I am + 90% sure he is playing them at the and and actually remember, but I don't know, I can't be 100% how someone can be 100% is so strange to me. The movie makes us think it is more then 50% with that last comment. But it could just be him thinking about the people in the facility and not him showing he is truly there. The movie has an OPEN END, we can't be 100% sure that is the point of an open end. Bah people.

[@markygstar1748]

unbelievable ending

[@iiiDartsiii]

if you watch again, in every scene you see fire or flame, it means he's hallucinating. 1408 is a good movie to watch for Halloween :)

[@gravedigger8414]

Look at you! You got it all right! I did not get that at the end of the movie on my first watch. Fantastic movie for sure! 😇

[@defiante1]

The film tells us sanity is not a choice, and at the end he is sane. He cannot choose to be insane again, so he finds another solution to not being able to live with the truth.

[@SoulRacDj]

I really really was waiting for this. I'm gonna enjoy it very much.

[@Merica316]

It was adorable watching her try to figure it out. Good reaction!

[@Savor1979]

That ending when he asked that question is it better to live as a monster or to die as a good man?…. Is his way of saying that he remembers and he is absolutely saying, but chose to be lobotomize because he doesn’t want to continue to remember the reality that he is in

[@bobosuda]

Movies like this require you to walk that line between accepting the stuff you are told and doubting everything you see. We doubt what's really going on because we're avid movie watchers, and are anticipating plot twists and weird stuff happening. It's that "meta" perspective we're technically not supposed to have as a viewer, like recognizing tropes or cliches. It's difficult, because we as the viewer experience most of the movie from Andrew's perspective, so things like the woman in the cave are hard to swallow as not being real. It's gotta be real, we just saw it, right? The hard part I think is separating the stuff that was a figment of his imagination (like meeting the woman in the cave), and stuff that was part of the role play (his psychiatrist posing as his partner). I remember refusing to believe the revelation in the lighthouse as well the first time I saw it, it just didn't make sense. Which is kind of the point; up until that point we've seen Andrew's reality, and in that reality the real world doesn't make sense. Good movie, very fun reaction.

[@Kraev369]

The fact that it had you questioning yourself up to the end just shows how great of a psychological thriller it is :) don’t feel dumb haha it’s the point! But yeah great reaction this was awesome :) can’t wait for more types of these movies

[@HeirloomMedia]

What I got out of the ending was that in order to stop himself from becoming the monster again he chose to pretend to be Teddy to his doc so that he could be lobotomized and "die" as a good man. I could be wrong but it's left up to interpretation. Glad you liked the movie. Sorry I sent you the DVD. I didn't know you had already seen it. Another good one is Stephen King's The Dead Zone With Christopher Walken. Happy Halloween!

[@TheMick7823]

lol you aren’t fkd , it’s a mind fk. It got everyone that’s why it’s so beloved. And the last line “ Die a monster or live a good man” it’s to show you he’s actually faking being sick still and wants to be lobotomized so that he can be oblivious and never have to struggle with his wife’s or his actions 🍻. Great video Steph.

[@Sumdumfilipino]

The wheels turning in her head is the best at the end

[@kongenselv4998]

My favorite movie of all time. Super underrated and under appreciated

[@prepperoverwatch7965]

Sitting here alone, but not alone, on Halloween. Thanks Stef...

[@DVouts11]

such a wonderful reaction as always. thanks Stef. (cracked up when Ruffalo "went over the cliff" and you kepy saying "what the f*ck". thats how we ALL felt while watching this). I consider this movie another Scorsese masterpiece (along with "Goodfellas" and "The Departed")

[@MrFirsito]

one of the best performances by Di Caprio, i watch this on theaters back in the day... what an experience, that last part still hunts me, its better to die?

[@inigomontoya4032]

Very good reaction. Great movie. Always a good watch with someone who doesn't already know it. I'm gonna see what else you have seen to make recommendations. Sad ending, but one I won't forget. He doesn't regress. He chose to "die as a good man". Knowing what he allowed to happen and what he did. Keep up your channel. I like to hear your thoughts trying to analyze 😂

[@pugtie4695]

46:39 when he said that line saying is it better to live as a monster or to die as a good man I don't think it was him regressing I think he purposely made it seem like he was regressing because he couldn't deny it anymore but he also couldn't live with what he had done

[@Tofushoots]

Mrs. Kearns appears to drink from an invisible glass of water because Teddy is unable to see it due to his past trauma with water. It's one of the tiny details that hint at what's going on.

[@An-Alien-On-Earth]

I feel sorry for the main Dr because his experiment actually worked

[@vicmanpergar]

"The cure of Wellness" is a similar movie (maybe not as good), but worth watching. It got the same feeling.

[@albertotovar2324]

Happy Halloween Stef 🎃🎃

[@McKamikazeHighlander]

53:55 I think you're overcomplicating the ending, Stef. That wasn't a flash of sanity - he IS still sane at the end. He never regressed, at the end it was an act. He's just indicated that he would rather die (i.e. be lobotimised) as a good man (Teddy) than as a monster (that killed his wife). That is why he walks towards the doctors so willingly. He made a choice to go through with it because even when sane, he cannot bear the thought of what has happened. "Teddy" didn't think of himself as a monster and Teddy wouldn't have simply given up. That calm was because it was what he wanted because he knew the truth

[@Oliver_bohman]

just wanted to say that we need a Fury reaction. goated movie

[@Brian0686]

I love that you got the end in my opinion same. he chose death over dealing with reality. so they did have the breakthrough. when the man he hurt calling him Andrew in the cell he said you have to let her go or your never leaving this rock/island

[@De_Profundis2019]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful emotions!

[@PaiMei667]

Best written script of all time.

[@barelywatch9278]

The last line shows he was sane, but he rather get the brain surgery then to live as a monster.

This movie is a completely MINDBLOWING and an ABSOLUTE MINDFUCK!!! When I figured out that he was his wife's killer and was just in the insane asylum the ENTIRE TIME, and that the WHOLE MOVIE was just a hallucination of his... I was just left SPEECHLESS, like WTF!!! HE'S FUCKING ANDREW LAEDIS?!?! I literally couldn't believe it the first time I saw this and had to rewatch it...

[@iAmPimmiCue]

Something I really like about this film, is that it's an actual Asylum. Normally in films when there is one there's always experiments on patients and stuff like that. So it's refreshing to have it be a place where they genuinely want to help these patients

[@o0pinkdino0o]

You are far smarter than you give yourself credit for. I can never anticipate twist endings. You love horror - you love psychiatric hospitals = Grave Encounters - TV spook show detectives stay overnight in an abandoned psychiatric hospital and get more than they bargained for ! David Fincher's Zodiac - actual real life story of the Zodiac killer. Chilling

[@SFOlson]

Another really good adaptation of a Dennis Lehane book. I personally think the best adaptation of his work was, The Drop, with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini, I’d highly recommend watching that movie in the near future.

[@eowyns4181]

A bit of an older movie but 'Hide and Seek' with Robert deNiro and Dakota Fanning is pretty good!

[@TheMick7823]

Gone Girl is a great film to as a recommendation for this genre/style

[@mikesimonson8885]

The spot they filmed the drowning is the exact spot I caught my first fish as a kid.

[@asciishallreceive3871]

Or did the German Government send you there as a child to do experiments on fish for world domination? Well? Which is it? 🙂

[@batz8790]

Your intro music goes hard 🔥 it gives 'Perfect Dark' secret agent vibes

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Another hint that shows Chuck is not who he seems to be (a US Marshal) is that right after the scene where they open up the gate to the facility. It's not in your reaction clearly, but the camera specifically zooms in to show Chuck removing the holster and gun from "inside" his pants. A US Marshal would have experience with clipping on a holster correctly. 14:29 another hint, he is signaling for his associates to step in with this look when the other patient is getting extremely stressed out. The glass of water was still there on the table, he just blocked it out because of his trauma with water. The bandage on Leo's head is a symbolization that he is sick and you see it leave his head later in the movie when he has finally remembered everything. You were basically right on the ending scene, but it's not him having a glimpse of clear-headedness. It's him acting like he is sick again and willfully choosing to die because he just doesn't want to live with the guilt. Movies that will mess with your mind that are like this and just good mysteries. Donnie Darko, The Prestige & Memento (both Nolan), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Departed. That's a good list to start with.

[@TheJerbol]

This movie is so good it even makes the viewer question their own sanity haha

[@teamstone4639]

I love this movie. If you haven't seen it yet, I also recommend a movie called "Identity" with John Cusack (2003).

[@ahmedelselly2553]

Actually to make you feel better, we all have been there same confusion, I think that's what this movie is made for to impress us with the mentality of human being how much it can trick you and not everything you see can make sense unless you dive into details. I love psychology movies like these, and I need another movie like that. when I started to search I found 12 Angry Men made in 1957 its also impressive as that.

[@RoxasXIII]

“Which would be worse? To live as a monster? Or to die as a good man?” (Did he know but lie and accept his fate? Or did he really regress?)

[@JohnnyXoz]

You have to figure into this that when Andrew snaps back into reality, as he has before, he then regresses back into this fictional character...the 'regression' would take time, maybe days or weeks, so we assume his final conversation follows fairly quickly after the previous scene and he immediately starts to talk to 'Chuck' as if he is back in the delusion, but then ask him the question which in some way gives himself a choice(whereas Teddy wouldn't have a reason to even ask this question) and then answers by getting up and walking toward his chosen fate.

[@mawiiyo6190]

This film is really good and was brilliantly directed. If you look at the cafeteria scene were Leo and Mark are there talking to a patient. When Leo was the focus, you see a guard in the background. When it's Ruffalo, there's no guard. That was a hint they tried to give us that Leo might be a patient

[@bellantwain21]

Amazing movie love the video stef stay motivated dream big 1 mill on the way happy halloween.

[@chardwbu]

I've seen this movie like 10 times and I'm still f*cked up about it.

[@DeathScythe777]

This was my go-to movie for years, and then I read the book a couple of months ago, and it's so much better that It's hard to sit through now, just knowing the differences. Lol. Your reaction was great, though.

[@azermanesward3290]

2 other movies that are mind bending stories would be "Primer" and "Coherence" both are just a head trip and well done, especially considering the tiny budget they had. They are among my favorite films ever made. Hopefully (assuming you see this comment) no one in the comments spoils anything, they are best if you go in 100% blind.

[@tseg3997]

"to live as a monster or die as a good man"

[@charcoalberries819]

59:38 Saw?! Awesome! You're gonna love it! 😁

[@gluuuuue]

Wild thing is, I’ve watched this countless times thinking the doctors were right and he was Andrew having invented Teddy as a form of psychological escape, but after watching the video essay, “Shutter Island | We Were WRONG About The ENDING” by PolterGibbst, am now convinced he was really Teddy and they successfully brainwashed him into believing he was Andrew (almost successfully), but he regresses to Teddy or pretends to as one final act of defiance.

[@James_Ford4815]

I too am classical music fan and most my late 30's friends think i'm psycho for only wanting to listen to classical music while driving my car lol ... Check out Shostakovich Symphony No 5 , on YT San Francisco orchestra with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas did a great short documentary about the piece and then plays it live right after documentary ends.

[@jamesclifford1225]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[@notZae]

this is one of those movies where the second viewing becomes a completely different film lol, pure genius

[@ivanminev434]

This movie is masterpiece, in my top 10 movie ever made!

[@Redjac1701]

I think at the end of the movie, dicaprios character andrew only played to be teddy so he can end is live freely, because he can't live with the past.

[@IlNyaPasdOrchestre]

hm.. the annoying thing is, if people tell you "if you liked getting a mind bending plot twist, you'll love this! and this and this!" ... it ruins it. Because then you watch the advised movie or game and you expect it so much that.. it doesn't mind blow you, because you look for every hint, every dissonance.. So I know it's too late because i'm sure ten people already commented the name of 15 movies like this but, I really think it's one of those cases where you don't want to follow the "if you loved this, you'll love this" route :/

[@berathaxhiu7326]

A similar movie is Fractured from Netflix. Some others not so similar but still kinda similar: Fight club, Black swan

[@ernieojeda]

I used to get bad sleep paralysis maybe a few years ago. I was getting them for a month straight like every other day and I cannot sleep. It was to a point where I was like just kill me If you were going to do it LOL. I remember filling the blankets getting dragged off my bed. I think it's honestly the place we stay at and we're still here but it's been fine for a while now

[@nammis77]

This is such a good movie. In the end the treatment worked and he didnt want to live anymore knowing what happened to his kids and wife. You should watch - The Others if you have not seen it. Very good movie starring Nicole Kidman. And also watch - What Lies Beneath, starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer

[@flynngames4703]

One of the greatest endings. He finally excepted reality but he would rather die.

[@Darth-u8g]

He didnt regress at the end. His question to chuck suggests that he is choosing to fake regress , thats why we get that reaction from chuck

[@WarParadox]

Yeii, i recommended this movie a while back, great reaction, I don't recall any other movie quite like this one, but i would say Nightmare Alley could do it.

[@jorgecano1241]

Hey Stef! Great reaction - another movie that’s a mystery thriller that I think you’ll enjoy is Basic (2003) with John Travolta

[@Truequalityedits]

The Shining is a perfect psychological horror. And not terribly scary either.

[@Veddosossa]

she should look HER at next or hereditary

[@fraser-b3494]

If you want another film that will mess with your head and make you question things, a great one is 'The Game' starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn. SO GOOOOD.

[@velvet_thunder1835]

The final line is 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌

[@MrGox]

Might be biased, but i think this movie is DiCaprios best performance. Ok maybe this and Inception. Glad u reacted to it

[@michaelriddick7116]

Fantastic movie!! LETS FK'ING GOOOO!! 💪😎💪

[@scottvanhille5688]

Great movie and Happy Halloween Stef! I suggest Judge Dredd (1995) and Dredd (2012).

[@TheMick7823]

Hah I think the Stallone can be skipped. Dredd is sooo amazing

[@Rudi_Wolff]

52:55 _"I want to watch so many more like, movies that are similar to the... if you have similar movies like this please comment that below"_ I remember watching this movie about 10-15 years ago on some movie night, there were multiple movies, but one was a quite similar psychological horror that I thought it was the original _(or a remake... don't remember what was the better)_ version of this. I just don't remember the title.

[@Narcopia]

If you liked the psychological thriller aspect and the ambiguity of what is real vs fantasy you should check out Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue

[@JoshuaDay0550]

yesssssss - psychological thrillers / mind fuck movies are where its at. anything engaging that makes me think as well.

[@UncleQue]

I sometimes feel that this movie is kind of overlooked. Maybe it suffers from being released the same year as Inception and that movie overshadows shutter island. In many ways the films are very similar. Some have suggested that the films are actually connected. Not sure if I believe that.

[@mikef2811]

If you enjoy this movie, I highly recommend: Before I Wake, The Others, Sixth Sense, and Vanilla Sky.

[@Dam-a-fence]

Not big on horror myself, psychological thriller, kind of. These are the closest I can get, far as recommendations go. The Jacket, Patch Adams, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Boondock Saints,

[@Dam-a-fence]

addendum: Patch Adams seems out of place in hindsight, might be 'cause I think it's a bit of a slog. Psychological drama, worth one watch, maybe not a reaction, maybe one, not my place to say. second addendum: I don't think he thinks what Stef thinks he thinks. As a hint, one image is not equal to another, to the others, who are left afterward.

[@billthomas478]

Remember: They ALL knew

[@noxlupi1]

Some similar movies. (psychological mystery, twist plot kind of movies) Memento 2000 Identity 2003 Stonehearst Asylum 2014 The Machinist 2004 Gothika 2003 Crimson Peak 2015 Before I Go to Sleep 2014 The Village 2004 The Others 2001

[@mawiiyo6190]

Great reaction, and nah. You can't be blame for not knowing. Everyone that watch this first time has the same or similar reaction/thoughts like you. You should do another Mark Ruffalo movie, Zodiac

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Stef like always. This movie is mind blowing what a twist ending, there are some fun-facts about this movie, is the only collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio that didn’t receive any Academy Award nominations. The tittle itself is an anagram of “truths and lies", and "truths/denials”. Scorsese filled the first couple of acts of this movie with hints and intentional continuity errors to foreshadow the movie’s surprise ending. For example, a patient’s water appears in some shots and doesn’t appear in others. These hints were also included in the dream sequences to show the similarities between what Teddy perceives to be a dream and what he perceives to be reality. Through most of the story-line, it is cloudy and the rain turns heavier as the story gets deeper. Although the ending is famously ambiguous and Scorsese and DiCaprio have kept schtum about its meaning, the movie’s psychiatric consultant, Dr. James Gilligan, has provided a definitive answer. Dr. Gilligan believes that Teddy Daniels chose to be lobotomized as Andrew Laeddis. His guilt over his past mistakes led him to accept a full lobotomy as a form of suicide. Before Mark Ruffalo was cast to play Chuck Aule, his future MCU co-stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Josh Brolin were considered for the part. Ruffalo won the role by sending a fan letter to Martin Scorsese in which he told him how much he’d love to work with him. Martin Scorsese was not the first director attached to Shutter Island. The film rights to the book were initially optioned so that Wolfgang Petersen could direct it. When the plans with Petersen fell through, the producers offered the project to David Fincher. Fincher was planning to cast Brad Pitt, with whom he’d worked on Fight Club, Se7en, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Mark Wahlberg in the lead roles. Keep up the good work.

[@sidhantkamble5191]

Must watch "shawshank redemption"

[@zmarko]

You need to watch One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Amazing movie set in a mental institution.

[@70burban]

Stef please listen up. 2 movies you need to review that are gold. The Mist and The Village from M Night Shamalan 2004.

[@CrazeeAdam]

One of Leo's most underrated performances IMO. He is heartbreaking and so captivating in this I think once you know what's going on especially. Also once you know everything and have finished the movie, there are MANY clues about the truth throughout the entire movie. But a few are: -The guards being REALLY on edge once "Teddy" arrives on the island -Dr. Sheehan (Chuck) having trouble getting his holster off.. as he's not an agent, and is not trained in any fire arms, he's a Doctor of course -Dr. Naehring (the German doctor) proclaiming that "Teddy" is "Wounded", that he's hurt -The Warden literally saying "oh I know you".. except we think he means figuratively, but he means literally -The patients being somewhat nervous around "Teddy" and seemingly know who he is -Bridget Kerns (the nice elderly woman they interview), compliments Dr. Sheehan, saying he's "not too hard on the eyes" etc. and she looks at "Chuck" while doing so, "Chuck" smiles bashfully and looks down -The confusing state of affairs with water and fire in the movie don't quite add up in "Teddy's" visions -George Noyce hints that the only way to fix things, and for Andrew to be free is to accept the truth basically... but he can't. George even calls him by his real name.. whispering "Leisdis". Also while talking to George, the matchbook has some added effects to it... for a reason.. -"Teddy" proclaims that the patients at the facility killers.. the Dr. Crawly looks at him dead in the eye and answers "In almost all cases, yes.." a hint -Andrew's constant headaches, PTSD and more, hint at he himself having a very deep mental illness and struggle, even if he doesn't admit it -"Teddy" can't recall J. Edgar Hoover's name... if he was who he thinks he was... in his job, he would not have trouble recalling Hoover's name

[@Gabriel_Moline]

52:22. Bing!😆🌿🌸

[@CrazeeAdam]

Dolores was most likely schizophrenic.. But they didn't know anything about that complex back then. She needed help. Andrew leaving for the war for years and then coming back a drunk and broken pronably compounded her issues. I'm not saying all people with that disorder are as extreme as she is in this movie, but a lot of the things she says makes it seem like.. That's the case. 😢 Also Andrew is not crazy. He has extreme PTSD, depression and other mental disorders that are very common today. They are just well treated and known about. 😢 it's very sad. Also like many habe said. ANDREW chose to be lobotomized. He was completely sane and just acting like he was Teddy.. He chose a serene emptiness over living with guilt and pain

[@dcanngieter]

You’re too innocent 😅❤ but we love it… never change

[@kieronball8962]

Great reactions from Stef, to this superb mind bending movie. For a similar vibe, might I recommend the 1980 psychological thriller " The Ninth Configuration. "

[@nedrick2263]

Dont worry, ive seen this a few times and a few reactions too, i still am on the fence as to whether its all a lie or not. its the way its supposed to be and how the story goes. another awesome reaction....

[@ernieojeda]

Great movie. Makes you wonder if you're crazy at the end lol

[@jbwade5676]

Yay❤

[@travismorris9303]

For a good movie that deals with a similar topic in a different way you should try out Primal Fear starring Richard Here and Edward Norton.

[@KEVIN-be9zj]

Really good reaction 👍...gotta try "Secret Window" -2004 with johnny depp

[@lauraslanesvanlifetravels]

There's a real shutter island in the Boston Harbor.

[@the_saiyann]

Got to watch Interstellar at some point!