The single silhouette of the human figure looks ghostly in the fog. Then we hear the non diegetic sound of the fog horn with no returning fog horn sound which shows us as the audience, how isolated the ship is.
We are first introduced to the main character in the bathroom with his head down the toilette throwing up showing that he is flawed in someway. After we hear the non diegetic sounds of chains and shackles rattling around whilst showing them hang from the ceiling which adds a strong sinister feel to it and you know that the film contains something to do with prisons and or holding people hostage.
The introduction finishes when we're first shown the Shutter Island which is where the film is set. The island is shown as a large island but at this point is only shown as a dark, dangerous looking island. When we are first shown the island it is shown half dark and stormy and although the other side is dark looking, it is much lighter which may subtly suggest to the audience that the film is unbalanced and seems like the darker side is creeping over to the more pleasant side.

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