The Shawshank Redemption 1994 by AverageMansReviews

The Shawshank Redemption 1994 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/prison guards brutality/shooting/suicide/bodily waste

It Wasn't Me. I know Shaggy: but in 1947 Andy Dufresne [Tim Robbins] gets sentenced to; two concurrent life sentences for murdering his wife and her lover; he gets sent to this rough prison known as Shawshank, where we meet a whole host of colourful individuals such as  Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding [Morgan Freeman;] if you want anything he is your man to get it for you or Warden Samuel Norton [Bob Gunton;] he is a religious, but also very crooked and his right-hand man Captain Byron Hadley [Clancy Brown;] he has a very short fuse and is hardly law-abiding either.

The pacing of this 142 minutes film is good; we have narration from Red from time to time and mix that with something going on; it has a smooth construction to work with throughout.

Art: these chess pieces that Dufresne carves to cover my back I am going to say some kind of stone; these are highly creative.

Action and Comedy: all I can say about the action is keeping this polite; it fits in with prison life and we have a drop of comedy between Dufresne and Red

Character developments and performances: because this film is based in a prison and as I have already referenced it does go on for some time; the character developments and their performances have to at least be well rounded which they all are from Dufresne and/or Red down to Brooks Hatlen [James Whitmore] and Jake the Crow [on a quick research I can't find the real name of this Crow] apologies for that or/and Tommy Williams [Gil Bellows.] I can't believe this section without bringing this up, they do discuss and show the consequences of being in prison for long enough as they discuss being institutionalised as they and us make this prison home for awhile.

This film receives: 10/10; this film is top-notch entertainment; this was my first time watching this film, originally I didn't know what to mark it as, because there isn't anything wrong with it. But on reflection I think this film is about the experience of being within prison and its surroundings without actually doing anything illegal to experience it in real life and I mean this from a psychological perspective so if anyone should read this and has been to these kinds of places I am going to say again from a psychological perspective so I don't mean any disrespect. Well if you didn't know this film has quite a lot of awards to its name 21 Winners include 20/20 Awards 2015 Felixs Best Adapted Screenplay Frank Darabont and Best Cinematography Roger Deakins. Nominees 43, but if you like your pop quizzes, I know the next thing I am about to point comes up and it would be this fact; Academy Awards, USA 1995 Oscars Best Picture Niki Marvin, Best Actor in a Leading Role Morgan Freeman, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Frank Darabont, Best Cinematography Roger Deakins, Best Sound Robert J. Litt Elliot Tyson Michael Herbick Willie D. Burton. Best Film Editing Richard Francis-Bruce and Best Music, Original Score Thomas Newman; yes as you can see it had many opportunities to pick up an Oscar but famously didn't.But let's leave this review on positive; this is one of those films that you need to see once in your lifetime.