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Hello Kapitu and welcome to mylot. I love that movie it made me feel that someone that didn't do anything wrong got accused falsely an in the end that warden got what he deserved for cheating the public. It is justice when the guys that done these terrible things to that man got paid back. Turn around is always fair play. Great movie

It's also my favorite movie. I like that famous sentence- hope, is a good thing. Maybe best of things. And no good thing ever dies.

One of the best movie, I've ever seen by the greatest author Stephen King! This film is directed by Frank Darabont. This film was the first adaptation by Mr. Darabont. If you liked this movie, you would watch THE GREEN MILE and THE MIST. Both of them are great movies.

Hello, kapitu. I like this movie too.
I also think that the endurance of the prtagonist is very valuable, and we all know that opportunities are for those who are well prepared. He's prepared and he kept it silent. He commit to the library in the prison...
I like prison break after watching this movie

The best one movie on imdb isn't it ?
well it's a good movie, I like the story and the plot.
Nice one...

I loved what you noticed and wrote about the movie.
The Shawshank Redemption is my all time favourite.I watched this movie for the first time as a teen,perhaps a decade ago.
I cannot be sure of how many times I have watched it,ever since.
What you have said is apt "Suffering is a bridge,a bridge to a better life".I could not have said it better myself.

What makes this movie so perfect is it teaches you, no matter what happens to you in life,hope floats. :)

Can Hollywood, usually creating things for entertainment purposes only, create art? To create something of this nature, a director must approach it in a most meticulous manner, due to the delicacy of the process. Such a daunting task requires an extremely capable artist with an undeniable managerial capacity and an acutely developed awareness of each element of art in their films, the most prominent; music, visuals, script, and acting. These elements, each equally important, must succeed independently, yet still form a harmonious union, because this mixture determines the fate of the artist's opus. Though already well known amongst his colleagues for his notable skills at writing and directing, Frank Darabont emerges with his feature film directorial debut, The Shawshank Redemption. Proving himself already a master of the craft, Darabont managed to create one of the most recognizable independent releases in the history of Hollywood. The Shawshank Redemption defines a genre, defies the odds, compels the emotions, and brings an era of artistically influential films back to Hollywood.

The story begins with the trial of a young banker, Andy Dufrense, victimized by circumstantial evidence, resulting in a conviction for the murder of his wife and her lover. After a quick conviction, Andy finds himself serving a life sentence at Shawshank prison, with no hope of parole. He exists in this prison only in appearance, keeping his mind free from the drab walls around him. His ability to do this results in the gaining of respect from his fellow inmates, but most of all from Ellis Redding. Ellis, commonly referred to as Red, finds gainful use of his entrepreneurial spirit within the drab walls of Shawshank by dealing in contraband and commodities rare to the confines of prison. Andy's demeanor and undeniable sense of hope causes Red to take a deeper look at himself, and the world around him. Andy proves to Red and the other inmates that in the conventional walls of Shawshank prison convention will find no home in his lifestyle.

By creating the film's firm foundation, the meticulously chiseled screenplay paved the way for this film's success. Frank Darabont outdoes himself with the phenomenal adaptation of Stephen King's equally noteworthy novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. In this novella, King demonstrates that he can break free from the genre he dominates and still create a marvelous piece of modern literature. Though the film mirrors the novella in many ways, Darabont illustrates a focused objective of improving upon the areas where the novella came up short, resulting in one of the best book to film transitions ever.

While maintaining some of the poetic and moving dialogue of the novella, Darabont also proves that a film's score can generate a great deal of emotional response from its audience, as dialogue does. He employs the cunning Thomas Newman, son of the legendary Hollywood composer, Alfred Newman. Darabont shows recognition for the film's needs by employing Newman, who makes the gentle piano chords whisper softly to the viewer, as if a part of the scripted dialogue. Newman lends himself to individualism and tends to drive more towards the unique in the realm of score composition. His effort in Shawshank did not go unnoticed, as his score received an Oscar nomination in 1995. While unique and independent, Newman's score never once intrudes on your concentration or distracts from the film.

With work from vast array of talented scene designers, costume designers, composers, cinematographers, and various other Hollywood artists, the cast of The Shawshank Redemption had a strong foundation to work with. The marvelous cast of this film will dazzle you with some of the most convincing performances you will witness in a film. While both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman shine as Andy and Red, respectively, the true spectacle of acting lies within the plethora of amazing supporting actors who easily disappear into their roles. Most noticeable of these, the veteran film star James Whitmore, who portrays the elderly Brooks Hatlen. Brooks, a man incarcerated for an unmentioned crime for so long that he finds himself attached to the Shawshank and the daily life he has lead. Each of these actors show a true dedication to their art, and a focused purpose in their motivations, creating a convincing setting that never once caters to anything unbelievable.

I don't like to watch classic movies except if it's a comedy and really funny.

I saw the movie a week ago,but every wonderfull scenes I can still remember clearly.I am a colleage student,who is lack of courage ,and I am always searching the internet to seek the inspirational film to courage myself.Soon this movie fell into my view and after I saw it I was greatly shocked by it.My biggest gain in it was that a human who want to achieve success must hide a hope in his heart deeply and constently.