Film Review of the shawshank redemption
Film Review of
The Shawshank Redemption
Release dates: September 23, 1994(U.S.)
Running time: 142 min
Language: English
Budget: $25 million
Box office: $28.3 million (North America)
Released in 1994, two decades ago, the film The Shawshank Redemption is rather old yet far form old-fashion. It is a film that ages well, that does not date, that stands the test of time and that becomes the living example of the absolute best. And the excellent film is worth a recommendation. The Shawshank Redemption is adapted from horror master Stephen King 's1 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (first published in Different Seasons), directed by American Frank Darabont,2 and starred by Tim Robbins3 andMorgan Freeman4. It is a story about hope, redemption, freedom and institutionalization, from which audience can witness a wonderful silent fightback against the miserable fate and a perfectly brilliant turnround of life left for hopelessness.
It is common for people to evaluate a film by its box office reception, but I am assuring that audience will fail on this piece. To be frank, the film in 1994 received a rather lukewarm box office and in 1995 outshone by Forrest Gump5 and Pulp Fiction6, got no spotlight on the Oscar but seven nominations. Then something strange happened. “Then something strange happened. A movie that had underperformed at the box office and gone unrewarded at the Academy Awards grew quietly but steadily into a hit on video. And not even a cult hit: within a few years, The Shawshank Redemption was a full-blown phenomenon.” (Sunday Times, 2004) Since its release, the film is ranked #1 in IMDb 's “Top 250” list based on over a million votes (9.2 out of 10) and is considered one of the best movies of all time.7 It was also included in the American Film Institute 's 100 Years (100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition) by ranking #72, even outranking the Forrest Gump (#76) and Pulp Fiction (#93).8
In 1947, accused of murdering his wife and her lover,
The Shawshank Redemption
Release dates: September 23, 1994(U.S.)
Running time: 142 min
Language: English
Budget: $25 million
Box office: $28.3 million (North America)
Released in 1994, two decades ago, the film The Shawshank Redemption is rather old yet far form old-fashion. It is a film that ages well, that does not date, that stands the test of time and that becomes the living example of the absolute best. And the excellent film is worth a recommendation. The Shawshank Redemption is adapted from horror master Stephen King 's1 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (first published in Different Seasons), directed by American Frank Darabont,2 and starred by Tim Robbins3 andMorgan Freeman4. It is a story about hope, redemption, freedom and institutionalization, from which audience can witness a wonderful silent fightback against the miserable fate and a perfectly brilliant turnround of life left for hopelessness.
It is common for people to evaluate a film by its box office reception, but I am assuring that audience will fail on this piece. To be frank, the film in 1994 received a rather lukewarm box office and in 1995 outshone by Forrest Gump5 and Pulp Fiction6, got no spotlight on the Oscar but seven nominations. Then something strange happened. “Then something strange happened. A movie that had underperformed at the box office and gone unrewarded at the Academy Awards grew quietly but steadily into a hit on video. And not even a cult hit: within a few years, The Shawshank Redemption was a full-blown phenomenon.” (Sunday Times, 2004) Since its release, the film is ranked #1 in IMDb 's “Top 250” list based on over a million votes (9.2 out of 10) and is considered one of the best movies of all time.7 It was also included in the American Film Institute 's 100 Years (100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition) by ranking #72, even outranking the Forrest Gump (#76) and Pulp Fiction (#93).8
In 1947, accused of murdering his wife and her lover,
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