he Shawshank Redemption” is one of those movies that I wished I’d seen on the big screen. Thanks to videos, however, all was not lost. Whether intentional or not, this film is about grace and hope, as well as the redemption that can occur even in the most dark and degrading corners of our world. Conceived and produced by the secular film community, this engrossing film stands as one of the most entertaining, thought-provoking dramas of this century.
But, it’s a film for mature audiences. It takes us to a setting that’s disturbing, uses language that’s raw, showcases supporting characters who are far from ideal role models, and reforms not one villain by the ending credits. It deals with sex and violence, but never in a prurient way. There …show more content…
Steadily and quietly in prison, he wards off the bitterness against that injustice and the further hardships he suffers by doing good for others, even those that despise him. The narrator is Red, a hardened and resourceful inmate who repeatedly warns his friends that “Hope is a dangerous …show more content…
The central characters are both wrongly accused. One receives two life sentences and the other is crucified. Neither are readily esteemed by their contemporaries. Andy’s a banker—how can the average indebted-up-to-their-neck consumer sympathize with that? Jesus is a Nazarene—how can any good thing come from Nazareth? (John 1:45,46). While Andy is certainly flawed, the good work he does while in prison actually serves a ruthless political end that ends up holding him captive. Jesus was ridiculed and executed by the same people He came to free.
While the characters are believable and the script excellent, the cinematography provides the important “view” in the film. Thick walls, imposing fences, and confined spaces remind us of the oppression. The guards relentless marching and the heavy bars slamming open and slamming shut reinforce it. Dull, chipped walls in every room surround the dulled, chipped lives of utterly hopeless men. But the camera doesn’t linger too long in this kind of
But, it’s a film for mature audiences. It takes us to a setting that’s disturbing, uses language that’s raw, showcases supporting characters who are far from ideal role models, and reforms not one villain by the ending credits. It deals with sex and violence, but never in a prurient way. There …show more content…
Steadily and quietly in prison, he wards off the bitterness against that injustice and the further hardships he suffers by doing good for others, even those that despise him. The narrator is Red, a hardened and resourceful inmate who repeatedly warns his friends that “Hope is a dangerous …show more content…
The central characters are both wrongly accused. One receives two life sentences and the other is crucified. Neither are readily esteemed by their contemporaries. Andy’s a banker—how can the average indebted-up-to-their-neck consumer sympathize with that? Jesus is a Nazarene—how can any good thing come from Nazareth? (John 1:45,46). While Andy is certainly flawed, the good work he does while in prison actually serves a ruthless political end that ends up holding him captive. Jesus was ridiculed and executed by the same people He came to free.
While the characters are believable and the script excellent, the cinematography provides the important “view” in the film. Thick walls, imposing fences, and confined spaces remind us of the oppression. The guards relentless marching and the heavy bars slamming open and slamming shut reinforce it. Dull, chipped walls in every room surround the dulled, chipped lives of utterly hopeless men. But the camera doesn’t linger too long in this kind of