Shutter Island2010

Scorses-a-thon “God loves violence.” “I... I hadn't noticed.” “Sure you have. Why else would there be so much of it? It's in us. It's what we are. We wage war, we burn sacrifices, and pillage and plunder and tear at the flesh of our brothers. And why? Because God gave us violence to wage in his honor.” “I thought God gave us moral order.” “There's no moral order as pure as this storm. There's no moral order at all. There's just this: can my violence conquer yours?” One of my all time favorites. And even for a movie that is designed for a first time viewing it still works for me. We have seen Scorsese take on thriller and noir conventions before but here it is refined, perfected. As good as any classic mystery if not better and up there with the likes of Chinatown.  I feel like there’s something almost nolanesque with its themes and execution. It reminds me of the dark knight and even has the same core idea with a near identical line.  “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” “Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?” And the way it plays with memory in the same way Nolan plays with time. Crossing over itself and intertwining and unraveling. Obscuring the truth as a means to arrive at it. Much like something like memento or inception which actually both share a lot in common with this film.  This is probably the Scorsese film I’ve seen the most throughout my life and I don’t think that’s going to change. It is just so satisfying to watch the story unfold and see the twists and turns it takes. This film is definitely high in my recommendations.