Analysis Of Shutter Island By Martin Scorsese And Gone...

You have two choices. To control your mind or to let your mind control you. - Paula Coelho. A troubled mind affects an individuals’ mood, thinking and behaviour, disturbing their regular lifestyle. It alters personality and shapes an individual to be someone they’re not, and from this we begin to understand the short and long term effect of a troubled mind on an individual and their surroundings. In the texts I have studied this year, the idea of Troubled Minds is evident, and leads to turmoil in relationships as well as, isolation from and within society. The idea of ‘troubled minds leading to turmoil in relationships’ is shown in the films, Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese and Gone Girl directed by David Fincher, while the†¦show more content†¦pulling the wires, just for fun. She told me that. She told me that but I didn t listen. I loved her so much. This shows that love isn t always enough to hold up a relationship - but care, underst anding and communication form the foundation to an otherwise successful relationship. Andrew and Dolores relationship depicts that in some cases you have to free those you love to give yourself and them peace, like Andrew liberated Dolores of her illness through murder because it was the only way to help her. As opposed to Shutter Island where Andrew and Dolores loved each other and were lead to their tragedy because of mental illness, in Gone Girl, Amy’s irrelationship with her parents and manipulation by their fictional character ‘Amazing Amy’ has a negative impact on hers and Nick’s relationship and just like her childhood, their relationship is carefully constructed to avoid intimacy and maintain the initial optimism of marital bliss Nick and Amy held about their relationship. The expectations from Amy by her parents and society, leave her in a state of mind where she isn t good enough, and her alter ego consumes her to characterise an ideal daughter , wife and individual in society. Amy s personality disorder displays she wants to be the centre of attention and when she is neglected by Nick, Amy disdains and punishes him. The turmoil becomes more apparent when Amy says Nick Dunne took my pride and my dignity and my hope and my money. He took