10 Disturbing Movie Reveals You Only Notice Rewatching
2. The Invisible Glass Of Water Hints At Things Not Being As They Seem - Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese's gripping Shutter Island rewards viewers with more and more glorious clues and details with each subsequent viewing.
It's ultimately revealed, of course, that the film's central figure Edward 'Teddy' Daniels is actually Andrew Laeddis, with the US Marshall being imprisoned on the titular island for killing his mentally ill wife after she murdered their children and creating said other persona out of guilt.
And while this may come as quite the shock as you reach the end of your first watch of the 2010 masterpiece, the clues are definitely all there during a revisit.
Perhaps the most blatant hint at things not being what they seem in Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane comes during Daniels and partner Chuck Aule's interviews with various patients and nurses about the disappearance of Rachel Solando.
With Chuck actually being 'Teddy's primary psychiatrist, Dr. Sheehan, the way one particular nurse glances at Chuck when discussing Sheehan with Daniels, and Chuck's awkward reaction in the moment, both stand out on a rewatch.
Not long after that, guards are also visible behind 'Teddy' and various inmates during their interview sessions, whilst no one appears to be stood over Chuck's shoulder.
And the fact another patient proceeds to drink an invisible glass of water before she places an actual glass down in the next shot also subtly tells viewers that there's something off about this particular investigation early on.