Shawshank Review
As films go, The Shawshank Redemption is a striking story of the power of hope. The movie is based on the Stephen King novella, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. The story is about a respectable young Maine banker, Andy Dufresen, who is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, which he says he did not commit. He is sent to Shawshank Prison. Shortly after his arrival, Andy asks Red, played by Morgan Freeman, a man with the ability to obtain things from the outside world, to acquire a rock hammer so that Andy can carry on his hobby of rock carving. Andy soon earns the respect and eventually, friendship of Red. Unfortunately, these same qualities also attract Shawshank's "Sisters." Red tells Andy that the “Sisters” have taken quite a liking to him, especially Bogs. Andy asks if it would help if I told them I’m not homosexual. Red soon replies by telling Andy that neither are they. You have to be human first. They don’t qualify. When the rock hammer arrives, Red jokes that Andy might use it to dig his way out of Shawshank Prison. Andy seems to make peace with prison by using his financial skills. He offers his knowledge of tax law to others to win the protection of the guards and frees himself f
Turner Broadcasting System Inc.'s big bet on theatrical movies paid off, when The Shawshank Redemption posted record ratings on Turner Network Television. With its June premiere, The Shawshank Redemption became the most-watched theatrical ever. The film's network premiere did a 4.9 rating in its coverage area during its eight p.m. showing, according to Nielsen Media Research, and a 3.8 rating in its second run that night. The movie earned a number of Oscar nominations such as Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Film, Best Music/Original Score, Best Picture Best Sound, Best Writing, and Screenplay based on Material from Another Medium, but did not win any Oscars. Although it did not do well at the box office, TNT still had high expectations for it. "It had a bizarre title: People did not quite know what it was," Siegel said. "But we knew it was a great movie. And we knew it was not an esoteric, art-house movie. We thought it had mass appeal, but it had not been seen by a mass audience." (Moss 22) The movie illustrates how Andy's reaction to the loss of freedom is different from most of the lifers'. Most of the lifers simply surrender after a while. Andy finds ways to assert his status as thinking, functioning h
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