Shutter Island is conventional with its linear narrative. It was released the same year as ‘Inception’, with Nolan‘s mindbender receiving a mile wider acclaim despite its narrative and structural flaws that irked me a lot on the second watch. ‘Shutter Island’ frankly was the first movie that made me question my thinking and judgement, and consider the medium of films seriously. One movie that reserved a tranquil space in my mind is ‘Shutter Island’.

Scorsese has lately been shuffling between genres, from ‘Aviator’ ( biopic) to ‘Hugo’ ( fantasy) or ‘Shutter Island’ ( psychological thriller) to ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ ( dark comedy), he’s lent every feature his remarkable finesse with some pretty detailing. They never take the center stage and exist only to remind you it’s not a hillbilly ride. ‘Gangs of New York’ and ‘The Departed’ maybe exceptions, but they have his older themes imbibed in them as a resultant of the primary motives. His work before and after the beginning of the millennium has been highly contrasting, with his subject matter switching to tones that appeal to a wider audience, a more mainstream approach technically. With the ferocious Sicilian blood running through him, Scorsese has in the process destroyed the fragile pots that could not stand the test of time, the conventionalities and constraints of mainstream cinema.

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