The shawshank redemption is a great, hell amazing film about prison and the lives that are stuck in it.
Its a game of chess, the game begun when he arrived.
Its a game of justice, fairness and honesty.I will never forgive ourselves that we let frank darabont go off his filmmaking skills.
Its an amazing, once in a blue moon film.
It probably has inspired millions including that one scene from madagascar 3 europes most wanted, hell yeah.
The Shawshank Redemption
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Rating
4.5 (3)
Release Date
9/23/1994Runtime
142 minsOverview
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$25,000,000Revenue
$28,341,469Homepage
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A meditative epic about human dignity persisting through decades of confinement, anchored by the quiet bond between two men who refuse to let the system crush their spirits. It's both harrowing and deeply moving, a film that finds transcendence in small acts of decency.
Mood
HopefulWistfulContemplativeDefiantBittersweet
Themes
RedemptionFreedomFriendshipCorruptionJustice
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticPainterly
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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