How did they get everyone to play along?
Shutter Island is a really fascinating, thought-through movie, but one thing never made sense to me when rewatching it, knowing the twist.
How did they manage to get everyone to play along?
With the guards, orderlies and doctors it seems believable, but what motivation would the patients have to pretend that Teddy is a U.S. Marshall?
Of course there are a lot of signs that something is wrong, like
- the guards being very cautious around him
- the patients greeting him or talking behind his back
- the note "run" etc.
But apart from George Noyce nobody seems to really tell him whats going on. How would they get mentally ill (!) patients to take place in a rather convincing play about an escaped woman, and how did they manage to make a delusional woman pretend she was Rachel Solando?
Best Answer
Firstly, not all the patients 'played' the game (For example, George Noyce). A special meeting was arranged where only a few of the patients were allowed to be questioned by Teddy and 'Chuck'. Having said that, its also possible that not all the patients knew he was also a patient. (Since he might have been kept in the 'Dangerous' ward, away from others) Maybe that woman knew, and that's why she was able to suggest 'Run'.
As far as Rachel Solando goes, we never come to know if she is really a patient, or a very good actor taking part in this experimental treatment.
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Does Teddy really get mentally ill? According your post, I think your answer will be YES. And I believe so many people will say NO.
If Teddy is really ill, movie you see could showed from teddy's view, teddy's aspect. He's illness and believed he is a normal U.S marshall and can not distinguish even all the other people acting with some minor flaws. All you saw in the movie is a reflection of Teddy's internal.
If Teddy is not ill, hmm.....
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