The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption

Amazon Review

When The Shawshank Redemption was released in 1994, some critics complained that this popular prison drama was too long to sustain its plot. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace.

Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who is sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, but as he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman), we soon realise his claims of innocence are credible. We also realise that Andy’s calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor and Screenplay, it’s a remarkable film (which movie lovers count among their all-time favourites) that signalled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker –Jeff Shannon. Click here to read the original article.

My Little Empire Review

The Shawshank Redemption is a great movie probably one of the best. This is a story of friendship between two men under difficult circumstances. The story speaks to every one about lasting friendship and that justice will be done in the end “Andy crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit smelling foulness I can’t even imagine”. Don’t think I need to say any more. Watch it and look out for the exercise yard and the music being played “I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream”. Enjoy

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