My+film+review

Andy Dufrense is a man convicted of murdering his wife, and the man she was using to cheat on him with. He is sent to the Shawshank prison to serve two life sentences back to back for the crimes he has been convicted of. Over the years he becomes good friends with many of the inmates, and soon is looped in the wardens financial scams. After a long talk with Red who was his good friend, he attempts to leave Shawshank Prison and expose the warden and the guards for their crimes.

Andy Dufrense is played by Tim Robbins. Andy is first recognized as a very smooth talking loner, who coasts along the prison grounds minding his own business. But as the story progresses so does his character, turning into a man who is now a con on the inside. Tim Robbins did a fantastic job playing the role of Andy. I think it is fantastic the way he makes Andy develop as he spends more and more time in prison.

The Shawshank Redemption is a suspense, crime and drama film. The script is very original, and also very sophisticated. One quote that stands out is made by Andy. "Get busy living,or get busy dying." The theme is that no man should give up hope, he should keep trying to succeed in life and hope for the best.

The music is very discreet in this film. There is no need for any songs with words in them, merely songs that add to the suspense or increase the tension in a certain situation. the music does not play an important role.

The movie has a very dark and gloomy mood. there are many times in the movie where there are bright and "happy" shots. there is one scene that really stands out. In the ending scene when Red travels across the country and finally meets up with Andy on the beach. the way there isn't any dialogue, and the way the camera zooms out from the beach with the satisfaction of realizing how everything worked out so perfectly is the shot that really stands out to me.

The editing seemed very complex. The movie seemed very slow in places, but also seemed very fast in places too. There were many shots that they had to put together in order to create the movie what it was. there is one scene that they used editing to trick the audience. When Brooks is in the halfway house they used one camera trick to create the illusion that he did in fact hang himself. But he really didn't.

I really enjoyed this movie, and i recommend it to people who like suspenseful movies. it is a really great movie and i think it is a movie that evryone should see. this movie gives you the sense that there is some hope in anything.