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Calculated Shard: 20 (from laksa133)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa020.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://screenrant.com/shutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://screenrant.com/shutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/shutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how\/","crawl_time":1755327408,"first_indexed_time":1612201889,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,screenrant!\/shutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how\/ s443","src_root_hash":"9783366205524469020","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Shutter Island: How & Why The Movie Changed The Book's Ending","meta_descriptions":["Scorsese’s 2010 adaptation of the bestselling psychological thriller Shutter Island changed the original novel’s ending, but how and why?"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Martin Scorsese’s 2010 adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s bestselling psychological thriller  Shutter Island changed the original novel’s ending, but how did the movie  Shutter Island 's ending  change the original and why was the change made? Released in 2003 , Mystic River  writer Dennis Lehane’s  Shutter Island  is a chilling mystery with a bombshell final twist that re-contextualizes the entire preceding narrative. The story of a US Marshall sent to investigate the treatment of criminally insane patients in the titular offshore institution,  Shutter Island  is a paranoid and claustrophobic story of a troubled antihero trying to uncover the truth no matter how disturbing it is. And by the time US Marshall Teddy Daniels does uncover the terrible truth behind the eponymous island, the revelation is one that casts the novel’s entire story in a new light. Related:  Martin Scorsese Has Two Cameos In Taxi Driver: Where to Spot In 2010 a movie adaptation of  Shutter Island  was released starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy and directed by  Cape Fear  helmer Martin Scorsese. The movie adaptation received rave reviews but changed the ending of the novel in one small but notable way. Lehane’s original novel ends with the reveal that (spoilers, obviously) Teddy isn’t actually investigating Shutter Island, he’s a patient in the facility who was sent there after murdering his wife and children. His shattered psyche has been unable to deal with this reality, but the institution’s staff go along with his delusional belief that he is investigating the island in the hopes of helping him deal with and eventually accept the trauma. However, by the novel’s end, Teddy’s condition hasn’t improved despite these attempts, leading the institution to lobotomize him. In the movie, however, it is heavily implied that  DiCaprio 's Teddy does know the truth — but he’s choosing to be lobotomized as he can’t face the guilt of what he’s done. The change comes down to a single line that touches on a recurring theme of both Lehane’s writing and Scorsese’s film making: Catholic guilt. Like the lawbreakers and lawmakers who crop up in Scorsese’s filmography and Lehane’s bibliography, Teddy is shaken by the reality of what he’s done and can’t contend with the thought that he is capable of such amoral evil. This inability to face the reality of his moral failings forms the bedrock of his persistent delusion that he is simply a US Marshall sent on an assignment. However, in the closing scene of  Shutter Island ’s movie adaptation, Teddy asks his “partner” (actually a psychiatric doctor who is going along with his delusion, played by a haunted, sad-eyed  Mark Ruffalo ), whether he’d prefer to “live as a monster, or die as a good man?” This question is at the heart of  Shutter Island ’s movie ending, which unlike the novel heavily implies that Teddy is aware he murdered his wife and children and is intentionally choosing a lobotomy over living with that reality. The question leaves his partner shook and disturbed, as does Teddy’s failure to answer to the name “Teddy” (which further reinforces the implication that he knows this isn’t his real name). The movie closes on a shot of the lighthouse where the lobotomies take place, implying that Teddy chose the procedure over living with the guilt of his actions. In contrast,  unlike Scorsese's movie , the book doesn’t include the final conversation, meaning there’s no real reason to think that the novel’s Teddy is hiding his awareness of his actions. In the original  Shutter Island source novel, Teddy explicitly accepts that he murdered his wife and children, drops the delusion, and voluntarily submits to a lobotomy. More:  Which Martin Scorsese Film Has The Most F-Bombs?","attrs_markdown":"# Screen Rant\nMenu\n\n[![ScreenRant logo](https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/assets\/images\/sr-logo-full-colored-light.svg?v=3.0)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/)\n\nSign in now\n\nClose\n\n- - [Movies](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movies\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Movie Features](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movie-features\/)\n    - [Movie News](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movie-news\/)\n    - [Movie Reviews](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movie-reviews\/)\n    - [Movie Lists](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movie-lists\/)\n    - [Movie Trailers](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movie-trailers\/)\n  - [TV](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tv\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [TV Features](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tv-features\/)\n    - [TV News](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tv-news\/)\n    - [TV Reviews](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tv-reviews\/)\n    - [Network TV](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/network-tv\/)\n    - [TV Lists](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tv-lists\/)\n  - [Reality TV](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/reality-tv\/)\n    Submenu\n    - 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Released in 2003*, Mystic River* writer Dennis Lehane’s *Shutter Island* is a chilling mystery with a bombshell final twist that re-contextualizes the entire preceding narrative.\n\nThe story of a US Marshall sent to investigate the treatment of criminally insane patients in the titular offshore institution, *Shutter Island* is a paranoid and claustrophobic story of a troubled antihero trying to uncover the truth no matter how disturbing it is. And by the time US Marshall Teddy Daniels does uncover the terrible truth behind the eponymous island, the revelation is one that casts the novel’s entire story in a new light.\n\nRelated: [Martin Scorsese Has Two Cameos In Taxi Driver: Where to Spot](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/martin-scorsese-taxi-driver-movie-two-cameos\/)\n\nIn 2010 a movie adaptation of *Shutter Island* was released starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy and directed by *[Cape Fear](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/cape-fear-movie-simpsons-feare-parody-shot-comparison\/)* helmer Martin Scorsese. The movie adaptation received rave reviews but changed the ending of the novel in one small but notable way. Lehane’s original novel ends with the reveal that (spoilers, obviously) Teddy isn’t actually investigating Shutter Island, he’s a patient in the facility who was sent there after murdering his wife and children.\n\nHis shattered psyche has been unable to deal with this reality, but the institution’s staff go along with his delusional belief that he is investigating the island in the hopes of helping him deal with and eventually accept the trauma. However, by the novel’s end, Teddy’s condition hasn’t improved despite these attempts, leading the institution to lobotomize him. In the movie, however, it is heavily implied that [DiCaprio](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/leonardo-dicaprio-upcoming-movies-shows-roles\/)'s Teddy does know the truth — but he’s choosing to be lobotomized as he can’t face the guilt of what he’s done.\n\n![Shutter Island Cropped](https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutter-island-Cropped.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1.5)\n\nThe change comes down to a single line that touches on a recurring theme of both Lehane’s writing and Scorsese’s film making: Catholic guilt. Like the lawbreakers and lawmakers who crop up in Scorsese’s filmography and Lehane’s bibliography, Teddy is shaken by the reality of what he’s done and can’t contend with the thought that he is capable of such amoral evil. This inability to face the reality of his moral failings forms the bedrock of his persistent delusion that he is simply a US Marshall sent on an assignment. However, in the closing scene of *Shutter Island*’s movie adaptation, Teddy asks his “partner” (actually a psychiatric doctor who is going along with his delusion, played by a haunted, sad-eyed [Mark Ruffalo](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/how-tall-mark-ruffalo\/)), whether he’d prefer to “live as a monster, or die as a good man?”\n\nThis question is at the heart of *Shutter Island*’s movie ending, which unlike the novel heavily implies that Teddy is aware he murdered his wife and children and is intentionally choosing a lobotomy over living with that reality. The question leaves his partner shook and disturbed, as does Teddy’s failure to answer to the name “Teddy” (which further reinforces the implication that he knows this isn’t his real name). The movie closes on a shot of the lighthouse where the lobotomies take place, implying that Teddy chose the procedure over living with the guilt of his actions. In contrast, [unlike Scorsese's movie](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/goodfellas-movie-billy-batts-murder-violent-graphic-change\/), the book doesn’t include the final conversation, meaning there’s no real reason to think that the novel’s Teddy is hiding his awareness of his actions. In the original ***Shutter Island*** source novel, Teddy explicitly accepts that he murdered his wife and children, drops the delusion, and voluntarily submits to a lobotomy.\n\nMore: [Which Martin Scorsese Film Has The Most F-Bombs?](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/which-martin-scorsese-movie-most-f-bombs\/)\n\n- [![Movies](https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-split-image-of-a-xenomorph-furiosa-and-joy.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=32&h=32&dpr=1.5) Movies](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movies\/ \"Movies\")\n- [![SR Originals](https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-split-image-of-a-xenomorph-furiosa-and-joy.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=32&h=32&dpr=1.5) SR Originals](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/sr-originals\/ \"SR Originals\")\n- [![Shutter Island](https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shutter-Island-Movie-Poster.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=32&h=32&dpr=1.5) Shutter Island](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/shutter-island\/ \"Shutter Island\")\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\nLike\n\nShare\n\n[Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fscreenrant.com%2Fshutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how%2F%2F&src=sdkpreparse)   [X](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Shutter%20Island%3A%20How%20%26%20Why%20The%20Movie%20Changed%20The%20Book%27s%20Ending&url=https%3A%2F%2Fscreenrant.com%2Fshutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how%2F)   [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fscreenrant.com%2Fshutter-island-movie-book-ending-twist-different-how%2F&title=Shutter%20Island%3A%20How%20%26%20Why%20The%20Movie%20Changed%20The%20Book%27s%20Ending&source=screenrant.com&summary=Scorsese%E2%80%99s%202010%20adaptation%20of%20the%20bestselling%20psychological%20thriller%20Shutter%20Island%20changed%20the%20original%20novel%E2%80%99s%20ending%3B%20we%20discuss%20how%20%28and%20why%29.)   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Boilerpipe Text	Martin Scorsese’s 2010 adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s bestselling psychological thriller Shutter Island changed the original novel’s ending, but how did the movie Shutter Island 's ending change the original and why was the change made? Released in 2003 , Mystic River writer Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island is a chilling mystery with a bombshell final twist that re-contextualizes the entire preceding narrative. The story of a US Marshall sent to investigate the treatment of criminally insane patients in the titular offshore institution, Shutter Island is a paranoid and claustrophobic story of a troubled antihero trying to uncover the truth no matter how disturbing it is. And by the time US Marshall Teddy Daniels does uncover the terrible truth behind the eponymous island, the revelation is one that casts the novel’s entire story in a new light. Related: Martin Scorsese Has Two Cameos In Taxi Driver: Where to Spot In 2010 a movie adaptation of Shutter Island was released starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy and directed by Cape Fear helmer Martin Scorsese. The movie adaptation received rave reviews but changed the ending of the novel in one small but notable way. Lehane’s original novel ends with the reveal that (spoilers, obviously) Teddy isn’t actually investigating Shutter Island, he’s a patient in the facility who was sent there after murdering his wife and children. His shattered psyche has been unable to deal with this reality, but the institution’s staff go along with his delusional belief that he is investigating the island in the hopes of helping him deal with and eventually accept the trauma. However, by the novel’s end, Teddy’s condition hasn’t improved despite these attempts, leading the institution to lobotomize him. In the movie, however, it is heavily implied that DiCaprio 's Teddy does know the truth — but he’s choosing to be lobotomized as he can’t face the guilt of what he’s done. The change comes down to a single line that touches on a recurring theme of both Lehane’s writing and Scorsese’s film making: Catholic guilt. Like the lawbreakers and lawmakers who crop up in Scorsese’s filmography and Lehane’s bibliography, Teddy is shaken by the reality of what he’s done and can’t contend with the thought that he is capable of such amoral evil. This inability to face the reality of his moral failings forms the bedrock of his persistent delusion that he is simply a US Marshall sent on an assignment. However, in the closing scene of Shutter Island ’s movie adaptation, Teddy asks his “partner” (actually a psychiatric doctor who is going along with his delusion, played by a haunted, sad-eyed Mark Ruffalo ), whether he’d prefer to “live as a monster, or die as a good man?” This question is at the heart of Shutter Island ’s movie ending, which unlike the novel heavily implies that Teddy is aware he murdered his wife and children and is intentionally choosing a lobotomy over living with that reality. The question leaves his partner shook and disturbed, as does Teddy’s failure to answer to the name “Teddy” (which further reinforces the implication that he knows this isn’t his real name). The movie closes on a shot of the lighthouse where the lobotomies take place, implying that Teddy chose the procedure over living with the guilt of his actions. In contrast, unlike Scorsese's movie , the book doesn’t include the final conversation, meaning there’s no real reason to think that the novel’s Teddy is hiding his awareness of his actions. In the original Shutter Island source novel, Teddy explicitly accepts that he murdered his wife and children, drops the delusion, and voluntarily submits to a lobotomy. More: Which Martin Scorsese Film Has The Most F-Bombs?
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Released in 2003, Mystic River writer Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island is a chilling mystery with a bombshell final twist that re-contextualizes the entire preceding narrative. The story of a US Marshall sent to investigate the treatment of criminally insane patients in the titular offshore institution, Shutter Island is a paranoid and claustrophobic story of a troubled antihero trying to uncover the truth no matter how disturbing it is. And by the time US Marshall Teddy Daniels does uncover the terrible truth behind the eponymous island, the revelation is one that casts the novel’s entire story in a new light. Related: [Martin Scorsese Has Two Cameos In Taxi Driver: Where to Spot](https://screenrant.com/martin-scorsese-taxi-driver-movie-two-cameos/) In 2010 a movie adaptation of Shutter Island was released starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy and directed by [Cape Fear](https://screenrant.com/cape-fear-movie-simpsons-feare-parody-shot-comparison/) helmer Martin Scorsese. The movie adaptation received rave reviews but changed the ending of the novel in one small but notable way. Lehane’s original novel ends with the reveal that (spoilers, obviously) Teddy isn’t actually investigating Shutter Island, he’s a patient in the facility who was sent there after murdering his wife and children. His shattered psyche has been unable to deal with this reality, but the institution’s staff go along with his delusional belief that he is investigating the island in the hopes of helping him deal with and eventually accept the trauma. However, by the novel’s end, Teddy’s condition hasn’t improved despite these attempts, leading the institution to lobotomize him. In the movie, however, it is heavily implied that [DiCaprio](https://screenrant.com/leonardo-dicaprio-upcoming-movies-shows-roles/)'s Teddy does know the truth — but he’s choosing to be lobotomized as he can’t face the guilt of what he’s done. ![Shutter Island Cropped](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/shutter-island-Cropped.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1.5) The change comes down to a single line that touches on a recurring theme of both Lehane’s writing and Scorsese’s film making: Catholic guilt. Like the lawbreakers and lawmakers who crop up in Scorsese’s filmography and Lehane’s bibliography, Teddy is shaken by the reality of what he’s done and can’t contend with the thought that he is capable of such amoral evil. This inability to face the reality of his moral failings forms the bedrock of his persistent delusion that he is simply a US Marshall sent on an assignment. However, in the closing scene of Shutter Island’s movie adaptation, Teddy asks his “partner” (actually a psychiatric doctor who is going along with his delusion, played by a haunted, sad-eyed [Mark Ruffalo](https://screenrant.com/how-tall-mark-ruffalo/)), whether he’d prefer to “live as a monster, or die as a good man?” This question is at the heart of Shutter Island’s movie ending, which unlike the novel heavily implies that Teddy is aware he murdered his wife and children and is intentionally choosing a lobotomy over living with that reality. The question leaves his partner shook and disturbed, as does Teddy’s failure to answer to the name “Teddy” (which further reinforces the implication that he knows this isn’t his real name). The movie closes on a shot of the lighthouse where the lobotomies take place, implying that Teddy chose the procedure over living with the guilt of his actions. In contrast, [unlike Scorsese's movie](https://screenrant.com/goodfellas-movie-billy-batts-murder-violent-graphic-change/), the book doesn’t include the final conversation, meaning there’s no real reason to think that the novel’s Teddy is hiding his awareness of his actions. In the original *Shutter Island* source novel, Teddy explicitly accepts that he murdered his wife and children, drops the delusion, and voluntarily submits to a lobotomy. 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