why life in truly beautiful

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 2002)

i love movies!!! i really truly do. i realize that everyone on thisplanet has a love of their life. it may be a guy or a girl. it may be a sport, or it maybe a hobby or skill. for me, i love movies! i strongly believe in my heart that everyone loves movies in theor own special way. they all can have an effect on us in their own very special way. thats what makes them special. what films are special to you? i love asking that question becuase you would be amazed with the types of responses you might here! iwas once asked that question seriously about a month ago. " tanner, what film is the most special to you?" it took me about 2 seconds to give a response! it was easy....." THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION."
everyone has a moment or two in their life that stands out above th rest. they are those special moments that will live with you for the rest of your life. i also find that these special moments come at time when you are least expecting it. when i sat down for the first time top watch this masterpiece i felt that i was going to be in for anything but..... i knew absolutley nothing about this film except it was a prison drama and it was long....wow....i was really on the edge of my seat! about 2 hours and 30 minutes later when the credits began to roll against that beautiful heavenly landscape i could only think one thing.... " this will forever be the greatest motion picute i have ever seen!"
when one talks about their favorite all-time movie one usually hears the same responses: THE GODFATHER, SCHINDLER'S LIST, CITIZEN KANE, CASABLANCA.... these are the usual nominees. i have been thrilled to see THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION being added to this nominee list more frequently! why is this happening? it is truly one of the all- time great hollywood stories! the film came out in 1994 to dismal boxoffice and while it received strong reviews...it failed to gather an audience. this even proved to be true when the film gatherd 7 oscar nominations including best picture. than....when it seemed as if this film had been lost forever a miracle happened.....it came to video and television. becoming more and more praised through word of mouth on video, the film reached a new public view when it premiered on TNT to a record viewing audience for a film. the film sincer than has become nothing short of the "ITS WONDERFUL LIFE" of hte 21st century!!! it meens that much to people!
why is this filmed loved and appreciated by so many people? i beleive the answer is oh so simple. the film is unlike any love story ever made; the film is a love story between two men! we become increasingly involved with these two men as we learn about them. we eventually begin to care deeply about these men and their friendship. the wonderful, music, cinematography, and direction bring us a film and a story that has touched our hearts in a way that no other story has before. this film focuses on the two greatest thems in all of life: hope and friendship! we learn through the film that one cannot exist without the other....just as andy and red cannot live without their beautiful friendship formed against all odds.
as we are shown throughout the film the many unnecassary horrors and butalities life can bring, then we are shown as the clouds break....just how wonderful, special, and beautiful life can be. this film accomplishes this task like no other film has in history.
walk with andy and red as their friendship grows into a love none of these men thought could ever exit for them again. we see them as their friendship brings a light into lives that we all dream about, but seldom find. its that darn good!!!!!
so....what am i finally getting at. if there ever comes a day in your life when you might lose sight of all the glory and beauty that is life.....if you ever want to see what can happen if you have hope.....if you ever want to know that a happy ending does truly exist for all of us in the end.... sit down, place the film in your vcr...and be prepared to see a display of all these themes of life in a light that you cant even imagine!!! "GET BUSY LIVI'N....OR GET BUSY DYI'N....thats dam right!!!!"