bing bang

Rating: 10/10 (18 March 2009)

What is the movie about? The movie begins with Andy Dufresne in a Maine courtroom. He was prosecuted for the murder of his ex-wife and her boy-friend. He received two life sentences. Being the manager of a bank he was very shocked at the long sentence.
When Andy arrived at Shawshank Prison, life was very difficult. He did meet one person who became his best friend. Andy was hunted by some gay prisoners; they beat him up all the time. Red got Andy away from the gang saving his life. Andy and Red always hung out and took care of each other after that.
Twenty years passed and a new inmate at Shawshank told Andy about a cell-mate in another prison. This cell-mate was a born killer. He loved describing his crimes. One of his stories was about two lovers who were murdered. He continued to say that the woman was the wife of a banker and he was found guilty and received the same sentence as Andy. Andy knew that this person he was being told about was himself.
During Dufresne’s time in prison he was the Warden’s account. Samual Norton, the Warden, took huge bribes but Andy covered his tracks. When Andy went to the Warden with evidence that would set him free Norton had Andy’s witness murdered. He did not want to be discovered as a crook.
Andy escaped from Shawshank through the sewage pipes with Norton’s bank statements and checkbook. Andy Dufresne cashed in the Warden’s money and the Norton committed suicide.
In the end Red was released from Shawshank and joined Andy in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
Main Characters:
• Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne) – Andy was a bank manager from a bank in Bangor, Maine. He spent 20 years in Shawshank being innocent. • Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding) – He was in Shawshank for a murder he committed when he was a teenager. When Andy arrived at the prison, Red had already spent 20 years. • Bob Gunton (Warden Norton) – Seemed to start off the movie as a tough but fair prison warden. As the movie went on, he became corrupt. He made prisoners work on roads and farms but collected money for himself from the State. • Clancy Brown (Capitan Hadley) – He was the worst guard at Shawshank. He beat many convicts to death. He was the Warden’s ‘pet.’
My opinion about this movie: This is one of the best movies I have seen. The acting was excellent. Even though the movie was set in a prison, it was a story about real friendship in a difficult setting.