one year ago

@saint-pauly it was clear enough from the music and the styling and especially the amused remark of his cellmate about having been in a Nazi camp and now a prison for the same offence, that little had changed on the outside between the end of the war and the sixties... And that by then it was too late because he was effectively institutionalised. How is a whole lot meant to happen in a prison film. That is such a false premise otherwise people might find it an attractive place to beIt is that premise that makes most films too incredible to be taken to heart. I applaud that film that makes do without the obligatory car chase, super villain, hostage scene yadda yadda. Tedious and very forgettable. That's not why Shawshank is one of the most loved films. Or Forrest Gump.<br /> This is a film about a man who struggled to be himself at a time when that was always going to lead to imprisonment. And yet he still changed the life of a teacher and a murderer/drug addict, in the process finding a situation he could live with. I am glad it wasn't a glossy production because the story was great enough to stand on its own. And the leads performance, was compelling.