The Shawshank Redemption: An Utter Travesty

Rating: 2/10 (6 June 2012)

Let me start out by stating the fact that I am a HUGE Morgan Freeman fan. I absolutely adore most of his work, however, The Shawshank Redemption is the only exception as to just how far my love of Morgan Freeman will go. First of all, in the opening scene, when Morgan is getting rubbed down by two husky white men in the shower, the hot water handle should be facing the LEFT, unless this film was shot in Canada or Utah, I see no reason for this subtle inaccuracy. Second, why did Bruce Willis decide to concentrate his fire strictly on the escapees of the prison?! Why not on the inmates that were tucked safely in their cells?! Finally, the third and final problem that I had with this movie, is this: Hadley is arrested for murder, crying like a little girl as he is taken away, while the Warden decides to shoot his brains out.While the others would talk about Andy's exploits, Red just listens. One day he receives a blank postcard from the Border, knowing that his friend made it there in one piece.Red manages to pass the next parole hearing with an angry honesty that was missing from his past meetings, and is sent to the halfway house used by Brooks. He is lost on the outside and would like to return to Shawshank, but instead he fulfills his promise to Andy, and follows his friend's plan to find the tree he mentioned, and a black box containing a wad of money and a letter.Red breaks the law to violate his parole, and takes the bus down to the border. At the end, on the beaches of Zihuatanejo, we see Andy working on a boat, about to be joined by another free man, Red. Honestly, if you're even considering watching this movie, please spend your time elsewhere. It's terrible.