PentHouse Films

"The Shawshank Redemption" is now considered, by many who saw him as one of the best films of all time. There is curious because, despite good reviews by the time of launch (1994) and the seven Oscar nominations, Shawshank had a very weak reception that could not even cover the cost of the film.

This film adaptation of a Stephen King novel of the same name, it is assumed as one of the most powerful dramas of the seventh art. The film lost the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1995 for another great production, "Forrest Gump", but as I always say, the films are not seen by the premiums they earn and this is the product of one of the best times of Hollywood (92 -98).

The film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who was unjustly sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and their lover, a sentence to be served in Shawshank Prison in 1947. Quiet and mysterious, Andy attracts the attention of many prisoners as Ellis Boyd Redding (Red) who eventually becomes his friend over time.

Personal Comment:

Increasingly we see films try to be sources of inspiration and strong messages and pass valerosas. Shawshank had no excessive ambition, and did it like no other. This is because stirs something inside me, a necessity that accompanies us throughout life, a need to live with hope and know that somewhere out there, is there anyone who can make us believe it's possible.