The Shawshank Redemption is not your average prison flick. Whether or not you’ve read Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption, you’re sure to enjoy this poignant drama.Almost a study in the effects of incarceration, this movie has it all. Brilliant acting by Tim Robbins as Main Character Andy Defresne, a young man wrongly accused of killing his wife and her golf-pro lover. Ditto applies to Morgan Freeman as Red – the man who can get anything.
James Whittemore plays the tough old librarian inmate Brooke; his role touches upon man’s dependency on the penal system. Add a corrupt warden, maniacal guards, and homosexual thugs and watch this movie span generations symbolized by pin-ups of Rita Hayworth and Raquel Welch.
Keep an eye on the pin-ups. They play an important part as Andy learns the best ways to survive his life of hell known as the Shawshank Prison. If you’re a King fan, or even if you’re not – watch this movie.
The Shawshank Redemption: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3 comments:
It was a great movie. One of my favorites, along with Dolores Claiborne.
This is really a great movie. I haven't read the original book, but the story is so moving and the characters shown so well by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
Wzl...you do a great job describing the movie. I've seen it several times and enjoy it every time.
This is great writing, I thought..."...Andy learns the best ways to survive his life of hell known as the Shawshank Prison..." (concise, descriptive, personal [Andy]...nice stuff Wzl.
**a special request** review my favorite film..."As Good as it Gets," with Jack and what's her name... The writing in this movie can not be beat!
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