In *Shutter Island*, the labyrinthine corridors of Teddy Daniels' mind serve as a metaphor for the inescapable loops of trauma, guilt, and self-deception. The island itself becomes a physical manifestation of his psyche, a place where reality and illusion blur, and the boundaries between past and present dissolve. Teddy's journey is not merely a quest to uncover the truth about the island but a descent into the depths of his own consciousness, where the weight of his guilt—over the death…
