![]() ![]() Janet Maslin, New York Times: “Without a single riot scene or horrific effect, it tells a slow, gentle story of camaraderie and growth, with an ending that abruptly finds poetic justice in what has come before.” All are themes of this well-done and highly praised movie.Įd Gonzalez, Slantcalls it “… Beaches for straight men.” Redemption, freedom, friendship, oppression, time, patience, loyalty, justice-and yes, hope. “ Redemption” is what ultimately happens. “Shawshank” is a prison in which Andy ( Tim Robbins), an innocent man convicted of murder, bonds with Red ( Morgan Freeman), an admitted killer. When you’re feeling down or downtrodden, nothing beats an injection of hope, one of the main themes of the highest-rated film on IMDB’s top 250 and one of my own personal favorites. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” Andy, The Shawshank RedemptionĪ good bit of “movie therapy” (see yesterday’s post) could be had from watching The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
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