Highly deserving of all of the praise it has garnered

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2016)

There is no denying that film is tough to watch, because it is. It showcases the horrible injustices of the American Justice System. However, it is more than this. It is a character-driven film that emphasises how the everyday individual man can respond to imprisonment.
Nowhere is this better explored than in the character of Brooks Hatlen. SPOILERS
Seeing him become institutionalised and becoming terrified of the world that he has been released into was absolutely heart-breaking. It is a complete tragedy when he kills himself.
The Shawshank Redemption is a story about redemption, a story about forgiveness, a story about justice. Watch this film! You will not regret it.
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