Review of Frank Darabont's Production of 'The Shawshank redemption'.

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REVIEW OF FRANK DARABONT’S PRODUCTION OF

‘THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION’

Hope is a good thing.

Maybe the best of things.

And no good thing ever dies.

‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a real movie. It is a movie that makes you think. It is a film that will leave you in deep contemplation hours after watching it. It is not only a film that takes a firm grip on any viewer’s emotions but also a film that is spiritually uplifting.

Set in the American state of Maine between the years 1949 and 1970, this is a film from which you can learn valuable lessons. Therefore, it is clearly not for someone who expects “cyborgs from the future” in all of their films. Prison dramas and films about redemption often put people off but don’t judge a book by its cover. Expect a two-hour roller coaster of emotions when you watch ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.

The film opens with a courtroom scene, where the hero, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is being charged with two counts of murder – that of his wife and her lover. Andy, a hotshot banker from New England is of course innocent. However, unkind evidence has landed him two life sentences; to be served in Shawshank Prison.

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A change of scene now and we are introduced to Ellis Redding (Morgan Freeman), a twenty year inmate of Shawshank. “Red” as he is known amongst his fellow inmates is also at a hearing; in his case, with the prison board to see if he will be granted a parole release. Naturally, he is declined. That was the day Red first saw Andy.

After a series of incidents, Red soon befriends Andy. Red, who also happens to be the prison conman (he gets anything from the outside within reason for a price) instantly recognizes that Andy is different. ...

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