Episode 140: The Shawshank Redemption
Beyond the Screenplay
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The Nevella - The Dramatic Question
The film is in no way set up as a prison brake movie. The plot isn't what keeps us watching, we're wondering about the characters' soul. We are not wondering if andy is going to escape the first time we watch it. It very deliberately doesn't raise that question for us. What it raises is, what happens to your spirit on the inside? And brooks is the answer to that question.
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