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What makes the Shawshank Redemption so good?
The Shawshank Redemption doesn’t confine itself to a genre; the crime elements are peripheral and there’s more humor than one might find in a typical thriller. Instead, The Shawshank Redemption deals in universal themes that almost anyone can relate to and almost anyone can enjoy.
Who wrote Shawshank Redemption screenplay?
Frank Darabont
Stephen King
The Shawshank Redemption/Screenplay
Is Shawshank Redemption a good movie?
The Shawshank Redemption has been voted the best film of all time after thousands of LADbible readers responded to a poll on Twitter featuring the top four ranked movies on IMDb. The Shawshank Redemption stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as two prisoners who strike up a friendship whilst spending time on the inside.
Is Shawshank Redemption boring?
The idea of the movie is to suck you in and feel the oppressive and, yes, boring life in prison. If that happens and you don’t identify with the characters, it is simply boring, I get that. Thinly-plotted. There is a short story worth of plot in the movie and they stay astonishingly close to the story.
Why was Shawshank Redemption a flop?
Many reasons were cited for its failure at the time, including competition from films such as Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump, the general unpopularity of prison films, its lack of female characters, and even the title, which was considered to be confusing for audiences.
Why was it called Shawshank Redemption?
The Shawshank Redemption is named so because Shawshank was the name of the prison where Andy Dufresne was being held. And the later part, Redemption is referred to the the way Andy reedems his freedom from the prison where he was being held for the crime he had never committed.
What kind of movie is Shawshank Redemption?
Prison
DramaMysteryCrime Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption/Genres
Is Shawshank overrated?
9 Overrated: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) It’s impossible to say The Shawshank Redemption is a bad movie in any way. However, since it is ranked on IMDb as the greatest movie of all time, it’s also not a stretch to say it is quite overrated.