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Summary: Best prison drama ever filmed
Review: I'm 18 years old, and beyond the usual sci-fi or schwarzeneggarian action film, I don't like a movies that have a meaning higher than pure adrenaline pumping fun, but this film film changed all that. From the first creepy scene of the movie, to last scene on that sandy beach, I was totally immersed in the film. Not only is the acting, location, and plot nearly perfect, but the movie also tells an uplifting story about a man who thrived in the darkest depths of Shawshank Prison. This movie should serve as a model, for any prison drama -- or any drama for that matter-- to follow. This movie is one of the top five movies I have ever had the pleasure of viewing.
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Summary: There's a reason this movie averages 5 stars
Review: "The Shawshank Redemption" is a spectacular movie about two prison inmates. Red (Morgan Freeman) is an inmate who is famous for getting people that are in the prison anything they want. Andy (Tim Robbins) is a man who was falsely accused of murdering his wife and her lover. The movie's plot is way too great and much too deep for me to explain in detail so let's just say that "The Shawshank Redemption" is a GREAT movie about prison inmates who are trying to make the best they can of a bad situation and the true friendship that Ray and Red both develop for each other. Hope really can turn out to be the best thing in the world for anybody to have. To find out the rest you'll just have to watch the movie, and trust me, no matter what kind of movie you like, you have absolutely got to see "The Shawshank Redemption" if you like great movies because it is by far one of the best movies ever made. After you see it, you'll see why Morgan Freeman was nominated for an oscar and why the movie itself was nominated for countless awards and honors, and also won many. And I agree with one of the other reviewers who said that "The Shawshank Redemption" has one of the best endings out of any movie ever made because it definitely has that, if not the best ever.
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Summary: Terrific! A Masterful Classic
Review: There is little else I can say about this film. In fact, I shouldn't even be reviewing this in fear that any word I type may deface the film's worth. It is definitely on my Top 10, up there with Metropolis and Citizen Kane: amazing character studies, contrasting atmospheres, great cinematography, and terrific editing. Every frame is, in some way or another, truly heartfelt and carefully handled. A wonderous piece of modern filmmaking. . .
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES OF THE PAST DECADE
Review: The Shawshank Redemption is by far one of the best movies made in the past decade. An excellent screenplay adapted from the Stephen King short story. Shawshank does justice to the short story which cannot be said of many films that were adapted from books. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are superbly cast as two men who are fighting a judicial system that is "too blind" Shawshank is a true example of Man vs. Society AND Man vs. Himself.
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Summary: In My Top 10
Review: This is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time. Robbins and Freeman are excellent and their characters' friendship (essentially the core of this movie) makes it worth watching repeatedly.
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Summary: Great movie with a strong theme
Review: I've watched this movie probably about 5 times, and I can never get sick of watching it. Though based on a different time of life, it's strong themes can be seen and applied to our lives. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman both perform in some of the greatest roles ever, and the duo create a chemistry that displays true friendship and trust. Through their bond, issues other than those dealing directly with the penitentiary are addressed and made evident to the viewer an honest approach to life. To sit through the movie is quite enjoyable, and never does it get slow at all. In my humble opinion, as a college student and having first seen it in high school, it has only gotten better with time and it has indeed helped to shape my perception of the world.
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Summary: Shawshenk Review
Review: I missed this movie in the theaters and I missed a great movie. I am very happy to see it come to DVD. The story on the surface is about a friendship between two inmates in Shawshenk Prison. Underneath that story is a story about perseverance, and hope. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman give stellar preformances here. The movie for me worked on so many levels, while it was criticized for being too long, I, didn't want it to end. I wanted to know what happened to these characters. The DVD transfer is great and I highly recomend this film for everyone. My only complaint is that it was not a special edition. Mr Darabont is a talented and gifted director and I would like to know more about what he was thinking when he made the Shawshenk Redemption.
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Summary: Stephen King's Best
Review: Stephen King, the king of horror, has wasted his talents. He should have focused on fiction as the Shawshank Redemption was one of the finest films I have ever seen. Mind you, I have liked other movies adapted from his book too (The Stand comes to Mind), but I can think of no other movie which made me think and care more about its characters, then this film. Both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freedman also deserve acclaim too. They did fantastic jobs. Robbins, in particular, plays a banker, Andy Dufrane, convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to a double life term, but his still proclaims his innoncent. Upon his arrival at Shawshank Prison, he is still in shock about his wife's death. He learns that most of the people there are what you would expect. They are horrible human beings. This includes the inmates and the guards. Cruel sadists without mercy, the people in prison pray upon the weak. If you are lucky, you may only be beaten once or twice. For those who aren't so lucky, the daily rapes are part of the territory. While most of the inmates deserve to be there, should they be treated like this? Yet, sometimes, even the guily grow, even in this enviroment. Morgan, in particular, plays a middle age black man who murdered some people in his youth. After 20 of more years in prison he is a good person, a loyal friend. This is Andy Durfrane's new life. Good or bad, he is stuck there. Years later, taking advantage of an opportunity, and risking his death, Mr. Dufrane becomes useful to one of the guards, and his friends, and, eventually, the warden. He has a new purpose in life and, even in prison, he becomes someone who matters. That is the main theme of this movie, hope. People can change, people can grow, people can be redeemed. Even in the worst environments, you have opportunities. With some nice twists, an interesting ending, and beautiful writing, I think this film (DVD) was one of the best of the last ten years.
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Summary: Perfect in every sense...
Review: Every so often, I feel cinematic achievement reaches a new zenith...a point where I feel (albeit erroneously) that the bar of accomplishment can rise no more. Yet, as said, I am eventually mistaken, mainly due to remarkable stories of profound creative intensity. These are the creations that highlight vital essences of life and society. The Shawshank Redemption is truly an element of such a category. The Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, is a relatively brief tale, a section of a larger book called 4 Seasons. Still, it is brilliantly adapted as a feature-length motion picture, with no flaws or injustices therein. If you are wondering why it is such a good movie, then you only need to think about one word: freedom. Think about what it means, and how easy may be to take for granted in today's liberated world. Set in the hardened American past, The Shawshank Redemption teaches us a valuable lesson about the fickle nature of sovereignty, and the inevitable boundaries that restrict us along the path of life. Still, despite the misery of indeterminate and forceful detainment, a love of life is found. As such, this film presents a quest like no other. The characters seek to transcend their enslavement in a vile microcosm of dubious honesty and ill will, cherishing the subtle scents of freedom that waft through the senses on a very limited basis. After seeing this film, you'll never look at a bottle of beer or an opera record the same way: when you have nothing else, such frivolities are your only ties to freedom. Still, the intelligent social analysis does not end at this basic level. Rather, it continues by showing the affects of being reintroduced to reality, and the ensuing overdose of true liberty... Nevertheless, as clear-cut as the overall theme may seem, a mark of cunning snakes through it...fervent...unexpected... The result will knock you out of your seat. See for yourself. 10/10
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Summary: Great Everything
Review: This movie really delivers in every catagory. The plot and script are both great, adapted by a story from Stephen King. The characters are all well portrayed, and after watching the movie we feel like we have gotten to know them. Simply one of the best movies I have ever seen.
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