Review of The Shawshank Redemption
The Review of The Shawshank Redemption
The events The Shawshank Redemption take place in 1947. Andy (Tim Robbins) is a young banker who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to life imprisonment, which means that he will be in Shawshank prison through the rest of his life. For a long time, Andy does not talk to anyone. While everyone complains, he is leisurely walking in the yard, just like in the park. A month later, the first thing that Andy asks his inmate Red (Morgan Freeman) for is a small pickaxe. His explanation is that he wants to carve some small things to kill time, and he says that he can avoid the inspection. In fact, he is planning to escape, and Red later gets him a large poster of Rita Hayworth to cover the hole in the wall. On a stormy night, Andy finally successfully escaped from the prison.
This film criticizes the flaws in the American legal system, and the oppression of human nature. At the beginning, Andy is taken to court. We know that the rule of providing evidence is that the prosecution, not the defendant, should provide evidence. If the prosecution cannot provide enough evidence, the defendant should be presumed to be innocent. In the film, the police cannot find Andy's gun. They just base evidences on the possible motive and the same caliber of bullet. There is no sufficient evidence. Andy is innocent yet sent to Shawshank prison, 19 years of imprison.
Prison is crueler than hell; the prisoners have no ability to revolt; they are just like lambs. The wardens rule them ruthlessly. In their eyes, the prisoners are worthless, they are only useful tools. Ironically, the Warden Norton (Bob Gunton) is a cruel and hypocritical person, but has the Bible. The flaws in the judicial system are exposed incisively and vividly. Wardens kill people without a trial. The prisoners’ judicial protection is seriously faulty. Wardens also benefit from the loopholes in the tax system; they take bribes barefacedly. The
The events The Shawshank Redemption take place in 1947. Andy (Tim Robbins) is a young banker who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to life imprisonment, which means that he will be in Shawshank prison through the rest of his life. For a long time, Andy does not talk to anyone. While everyone complains, he is leisurely walking in the yard, just like in the park. A month later, the first thing that Andy asks his inmate Red (Morgan Freeman) for is a small pickaxe. His explanation is that he wants to carve some small things to kill time, and he says that he can avoid the inspection. In fact, he is planning to escape, and Red later gets him a large poster of Rita Hayworth to cover the hole in the wall. On a stormy night, Andy finally successfully escaped from the prison.
This film criticizes the flaws in the American legal system, and the oppression of human nature. At the beginning, Andy is taken to court. We know that the rule of providing evidence is that the prosecution, not the defendant, should provide evidence. If the prosecution cannot provide enough evidence, the defendant should be presumed to be innocent. In the film, the police cannot find Andy's gun. They just base evidences on the possible motive and the same caliber of bullet. There is no sufficient evidence. Andy is innocent yet sent to Shawshank prison, 19 years of imprison.
Prison is crueler than hell; the prisoners have no ability to revolt; they are just like lambs. The wardens rule them ruthlessly. In their eyes, the prisoners are worthless, they are only useful tools. Ironically, the Warden Norton (Bob Gunton) is a cruel and hypocritical person, but has the Bible. The flaws in the judicial system are exposed incisively and vividly. Wardens kill people without a trial. The prisoners’ judicial protection is seriously faulty. Wardens also benefit from the loopholes in the tax system; they take bribes barefacedly. The