Banker Andy Dufresne is sent to Shawshank Prison for the
murder of his wife and her lover. Although silent and keeping to himself at the
start, Andy slowly begins to build a strong friendship with another long-term
inmate named Red. For twenty years, Andy suffers from the corruption and
mistreatment that is dished out in the prison, but he also gradually comes to
know the prison system, winning the respect of the warden and guards in the
process. But all the while Andy still dreams of his freedom and with Red at his
side, he finds the strength to continue to hope.
Like Stand By Me, The Shawshank
Redemption is based on one of Stephen King’s non-horror novels and is one
of the most beautiful and heartrending adaptations that have come to the
screen. A most irrepressible and beautiful story of hope, courage, and
friendship, this movie is just gorgeous, armed with its lovely story and
beautiful performances, and should really not be missed out on.
Banker Andy
Dufresne is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover.
Although silent and keeping to himself at the start, Andy slowly begins to
build a strong friendship with another long-term inmate named Red. For twenty
years, Andy suffers from the corruption and mistreatment that is dished out in
the prison, but he also gradually comes to know the prison system, winning the
respect of the warden and guards in the process. But all the while Andy still
dreams of his freedom and with Red at his side, he finds the strength to
continue to hope.
Set against the
degrading and vicious backdrop of prison, The
Shawshank Redemption is not only a beautiful film and story of friendship,
but also a wonderful and quite tragic conveyance of the long-term effects of
institutionalism on man. Quite a lot of the film’s drama and heartbreaking
parts come in the forms of prison inmates that have been behind bars for so
long that it is all they know. Then released and let out into the world, they
cannot adapt to society and spend a life of freedom that is constricted and
caged by fear. Watching those scenes were really the saddest and shattering
things.
Special applause must go to the two central leads: Tim Robbins and
Morgan Freeman. Tim played the role of Andy with a really admirable
reservedness, which made the scenes where he opened up to other inmates, all
the more entrancing. Morgan plays the role of Red and provides the film with
its moving and insightful voice-over narration, telling the tale of Andy. He
delivered a performance that was adjusted and although he provided a fair bit
of the comic relief, there was a real inner torment and sadness to his character
that could not help but shine through. Both performances were just beautiful.
Starring Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolson, and
James Whitmore, The Shawshank Redemption
is a beautiful movie that’s filled with hope, courage, friendship, violence,
and drama. It’ll bring a tear to your eye.
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