So I have finally watched my first new movie! I watched it last night my two friends Catherine and Moira. They just got in the car and drove over when I got home from skiing in New Hampshire. They really wanted to watch one of the movies on my list so we decided to watch "The Shawshank Redemption". I have never seen this movie before but every single person I have talked to who has seen this movie said it was the best movie they have ever seen. I have to agree. This movie was so good and it deserves to be number 1 on the list! I have decided that from now on I will write a summary of the movie at the end of the blog so if you haven't seen it you don't have to read it but if you want a summary of some of the older, unknown ones then I will continue to write them. Anyway, C and M came over and brought pints of ice cream for all of us. They came over to also try and make me feel less anxious about getting my wisdom teeth out the next day aka this morning. For anyone concerned about my well being, I am fine just hungry! Anyway, I adored this movie. It was kind of disturbing how while we were watching it we fell in love with convicted criminals. Almost scares me for our future but you couldn't just not fall in love with Red or Brooks. I cried when Brooks died and when the warden made Andy go into solitary for two whole months. I love to watch shows like Dateline and 48 Hours Mystery, and my favorite part of watching these shows is to figure out if the accused did the crime or not. From the beginning of this movie, I could not figure out if he was innocent or guilty. I don't want to ruin anything but the way he escaped totally caught me by surprise. I honestly hated the top guard and the warden with such a passion it was scary. I HIGHLY recommend this movie to anyway who likes a good, heartfelt movie.
"The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)
Directed by: Frank Darapont
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Bob Gunton
Summary:
My friend Moira also asked me to keep these summaries brief so that's what I will do. This movie is about a man named Andy who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, and sentenced to two life terms in prison. He befriends a man named Red who is also at the Shawshank prison for murder and a life sentence. The movie follows their friendship for many years in prison, and how they don't lose their minds. It eventually leads to corruption on the wardens part, murder by the head of the correction officers, and Andy's continuing pleas of innocence. It finally comes to light that someone else admitted in prison that he actually killed Andy's wife and lover. When Andy goes to the warden with the news that they need to investigate it further, the warden threatens him to keep quiet. By this point, Andy had become integrated in the wardens money corruption schemes. After spending 20 years in prison, he escapes and moves to Mexico. Red is finally set free after 40 years in prison and Andy left him money to meet him in Mexico. The end scene is the two friends shaking hands on a beach.
I also want to apologize if it takes me longer to write these posts right now because I am in recovery but I am going to try to do one a day! If anyone has any comments on structure of my blog or if you want more of something or less, I just made it so anyone can comment on my posts. Please let me know what you want so I can make your reading more enjoyable!
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