One of the Worst "Films" Ever Made!

Rating: 1/10 (26 February 2018)

This is honestly one of the worst movies that I have ever seen in my life! Everything about it is a step down from the book! I much prefer the Stephen King's genius novel because it has nuance, charm, and is told in an actually engaging way.
The film, on the other hand, is a complete mess and has no idea what it wants to be. The story follows to many characters, but not in a way that makes it seem interesting or smart. It can't decide which character it wants to tell the story from. In the novel, the story had many intriguing surprises because it was told through Red's point of view. In the film, the story shows too much of Andy Dufresne and ends up detracting from the story and his development as a character.
Even the music is cliche, uninspiring, and thinks it's much more important than it actually is. In one specific scene, the music ends up draining the scene of all possible emotional weight or significance because it draws attention to itself in a way that it feels more annoying and loud than heartfelt and sincere.
The color palette is also dull, drab, and lifeless. It only makes viewers want to watch this film less and takes any enjoyment or humor/happiness from the characters away. The acting is also poor and unsubtle. Morgan Freeman has the only few scenes where the acting isn't God-awful. If only the screenplay didn't take out all of the nice, smart, and engaging parts of the novel and replace them with cliche, dull, useless things in the film, this could have been a mildly entertaining/enjoyable watch.
Please do not watch this film if you haven't already or if you value your time and great cinema.
1/10