A story of hope is probably the last thing you would expect to think of in a prison movie. But, in The Shawshank Redemption, that is exactly what you will see. The Shawshank Redemption is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a man who was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. He was sent to a high security, brutal, and scary prison in Shawshank, Maine, for two life sentences. Over the next years, he finds his way to acceping the prison and self-reliance through the terror and brutality of the prison system.For being an independent film, the movie is a work of both art and hope. This film checks out with a 9/10 rating. It tells the story of how a man who will not surrender the only thing that cannot be taken from him by the prison- hope. From the first shot of the prison, you get a sense of how terrible life inside the prison must be. In Andy's first night there, he witnesses the death of a prison mate.
The performances in Shawshank are top notch, and the numerous scenes that are unforgettable go above and beyond there symbolic meanings. Red (Morgan Freeman), the convict who knows how to "get things," who actually says at one point, "I suppose there's a convict like me in every prison," is one of Andy's good friends. Andy is the stereotype of the innocent man doing time for a crime he did not commit. The story is predictable at times, but who can't predict what is going to happen in most movies.
The Shawshank Redemption is a film with remarkable staying power and, it sustains its suspense and tension throughout. The films idea of hope makes the movie one to remember.
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