THE ENDING OF THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
THE THING THAT is often forgotten about is just how long we have to wait for the redemption. Like and, more recently, , takes a deep dive into one character’s misery, putting them through the wringer, making them crawl through a river of shit. In the case of , that river isn’t metaphorical, but when Tim Robbins’ Andy Dufresne emerges on the other side, it transforms the entire movie. The last 30 minutes or so (including credits) of Frank Darabont’s Stephen King adaptation, in which we discover how Andy escaped, how the evil Warden Norton (Bob Gunton) receives judgement and how Morgan Freeman’s Red reunites with his old friend, is among the most uplifting in cinema. Time for a little deep dive of
