ShawShank Redemption

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2014)

This was an intricately woven tale of an innocent man. He would be our modern day Joseph if you will. What makes it so unusual is that he is a white collar tax accountant that ultimately has to use his knowledge to keep him alive and in a safer position than with the regular population of the prison. The characters and scenes are carefully crafted to horrify and titillate the audience. His wife the victim whom this entire debauched attempt at justice centers, is eliminated, early on as she is caught in an unfortunate love triangle whilst her husband is hard at work providing for her needs. He is then incarcerated for the crime and the action continues to build in one tragic incident to the next until he meets a true friend behind bars. The Sisters are treacherous. The Warden and Captain of the Guard maniacs. The prisoners are utterly lost, uneducated, and misused. There are many victims in this somewhat heroic tale. Had this man never been framed the light of reason would have never illuminated the conditions of prisons. They probably would have been overlooked perhaps another 20 or 30 years. He was the voice of reason that so eloquently told his tale of astonishing misfortune in the first person.