This classic film won an Oscar for the first time Director Frank Darabont and you can see why.
It is based on a Novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King, and focuses on the life of a young banker Andy Dufresne played by Tim Robbins (The Player), after convicted for the murder of his wife and her male companion.
He protests his innocence, but the judge paraphrased see his attitude, saying "you seems to me to be a particularly warm and remorseless individual ..."and punish him to two sentences of life.
While in prison he befriends the local prison smuggler, Ellis Boyd "Red" Rescue beautiful played (which was nominated and many felt deserved the Oscar for best actor in a leading role) by Morgan Freeman. There is a scene that many somewhat confused, like Andy wanted Red let maybe if he can smuggle in Rita Hayworth, Red no problem answers, tell that when someone need anything they reached him, and you are still in two minds about what this means.
It captures the torment of the struggle of the prisoners and prison as their humanity has been eroded. saw is a poignant scene played by the late James Whitmore (Give 'em hell Harry) as Brooks-Hatlen that was released in a modern world after 50 years in prison, writing a letter to his friends back in prison, while his voice the letter tells him camps we are to get to grips with the modern world, such as crossing the road in order to avoid the many cars, he hardly ever when he was a kid.
Along with serving time for a crime he didn't commit, Andy also help the corrupt warden, warden Norton wonderfully played by Bob Gunton (The Lazarus Project) siphon money given by the prisoners, such as low-cost workers in the private accounts, as well as that of the warden enforcer Captain Hadley played by Clancy Brown (Highlander, Kelvin Inman in Lost) the Government of huge chunk of the taxation of his inheritance. While in prison Andy tries to get his views on the wrongful conviction by focusing on projects such as a prison library, exams chess pieces carving out, and helping a young Tommy played by Gil Bellows (Ally McBeal) his school.
This is a well-run film, with excellent performance of all, and it is truly a wonderful case of the ' indomitable human spirit ".
Mr Stevens is a reviewer on movie reviews
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