Episode 140: The Shawshank Redemption
Beyond the Screenplay
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Movie Review - Is This a Movie About Men?
The film is about a relationship between men that doesn't have any car chases or explosions in it. "It appeals to something in us that is maybe difficult to capture syntematically," he says. The movie springs somewhat from the context and constraints of just what is in this person's power to do, right? He's in prison. He can't punch people without, you know, he can, but that's not going to achieve the goals that he's aiming for.
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