The film "ShawShank Redemption" is a powerful and moving film about a man wrongfully convicted of a murder crime. This movie is thematically rich and a remarkable depiction of a man in a hopeless situation who patiently found his way to redemption and justice. This film was nominated for seven different Academy Awards, and its no wonder. Not only is their outstanding cinematography, but also the cast members bring to life complex and real characters. I think it is worth watching because of the movies representation of corruption, brutality, friendship and of course, redemption.
The main character Andy Dufrene was sentenced to life in prison, (guilty until proven innocent) for murdering his wife's lover. However, the middle of the movie, the audience is revealed information from some of the inmates, that it was actually another man who committed this crime. In order to keep Andy in jail to manage their money and oversee their illegal smuggling inmates and the ward killed the man who could prove his innocence. Andy's refusal to take part in their illegal activity resulted in months of solitude, and repeated beatings. After years of this, a gang rape, and after finding lifelong friends, Andy outdid all of them, achieving his freedom and their arrests. This movie addresses things that today still occur, that our legal system has yet to fix and our prisons still allow or ignore such activities.
Not only that, but the symbolism that occurs, for example, water plays an important role. When he first becomes free, he is in a river and it is raining. Also the last scene of the movie is a scene placed on the ocean. Water (especially in this movie) represents rebirth. It is an incredible movie that addresses important issues, and strikes an individual with its many meanings.
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