Martin Scorsese Used an Anagram for Movie Title of Legendary $294M Leonardo DiCaprio Classic

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Shutter Island will go down as one of the best psychological thriller movies in the history of Hollywood. From the plot to the portrayal of the characters by the cast of the movie was absolutely perfect and the movie turned out to be a huge success at the box office and even received positive ratings from fans and critics.

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Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island

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Shutter Island is based on the book of the same name by Dennis Lehane and as it turns out, the title of the book wasn’t just chosen at random. According to sources, Shutter Island is an anagram of “Truths and Lies” and the author, Dennis Lehane knew exactly what he was doing when he chose the title of the movie.

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The Anagram for Shutter Island is “Truths and Lies” and “Truths/ Denials

The movie Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese was based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. He could have chosen the name of the island as something else in the book and it wouldn’t have had much of an impact until you consider the plot of the story and what it signified. And the director was so impressed that he used the same for the movie.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels
Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels

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According to IMDB. Shutter Island is an anagram for “Truths and Lies” and “Truths/ Denials” which is apt for the storyline for the movie and the book. The whole movie was about Leonardo DiCaprio‘s character, Teddy Daniels finding out the truth about the disappearance of a mentally ill patient only to later find out that he has killed that mentally ill patient himself which fits the title of ‘denial.’

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Leonardo DiCaprio opens up about filming of Shutter Island

Once in an interview with Parade, Leonardo DiCaprio opened up about his filming experience of Shutter Island and revealed that it was one of the most intense movies that he has ever filmed. He said,

“I have to say ‘Shutter Island’ was one of the most intense, hardcore filming experiences I’ve ever had as we explored what the mentally ill had to face in the days when mental hospitals were called insane asylums. It was really very traumatic, and I don’t say that about a film very often. I went to places and unearthed some things that I didn’t think I was capable of. It was like an emotional layer cake that just kept getting deeper and deeper.”

Leonardo DiCaprio as Andrew Laeddis
Leonardo DiCaprio as Andrew Laeddis

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Shutter Island was also a huge success at the box office as it went on to gross almost $294 million as it became Martin Scorsese’s second highest-grossing movie worldwide.

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Shutter Island is currently streaming on Fubo.

Source: IMDB and Parade

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Shikhar Tiwari is a Hollywood news author at Fandom Wire. He is a student at Manipal University Jaipur currently aspiring to be a Computer Science Engineer. Shikhar loves to combine his passion for writing with his love for Hollywood updates.