Shutter Island is a physiological thriller starring Leonardo Di Caprio as Teddy Daniels, a U.S.marshal, who is assigned to find a patient that has escaped from the remote shutter island, a mental institute for only the worst patients.
The movie
opens from a blank screen, to a boat slowly emerging from the mist, whilst
Daniels is stood on the boat his character is portrayed very differently to the
character in the flashbacks. We are made to think this because of the
difference in lighting which changes the mise-en-scene, on the boat the music
was non diegetic giving the audience an eerie sense of feeling, and the look
over the sea shows the unknown which adds mystery. Daniels is also looking at
himself in a mirror, talking to himself, reflecting on his inner self giving us
the feeling there is more than meets the eye. I also feel that Daniels was seen
to be a lot happier in the flashback, making us feel something has happened
during the time gap. We go on to realise that his wife has died giving us
understanding of how Daniels has changed.
Once we are
close to shore the captain informs Daniels that the boat will be leaving
immediately, so Daniels is stuck whether he likes It or not. 
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