My husband used to brag about all these movies he has seen...and one of his all time favourites has been a movie named...'The Shawshank Redemption'. Whenever he used to talk about movies...it was next to impossible that this name would not be brought up. So on his birthday, I decided to gift the very movie to him. Thanks to the age of VCD's and DVD's, finding it wasn't really tough and we came back home with one copy and I settled to drag myself to watch the movie.
Now I have to confess something, I have a bias. Any movie that goes on to win an Oscar...I tend to find it a drag. It is indeed very very rare that I find a movie with loads of Academy Awards up its sleeve even worth a watch. And the said movie has 9...no less! So I was definitely sceptical. And then I saw the movie.
I was hooked...the movie catches your attention from the word go...And I sat, watching the movie with animated interest. The way the characters unfold...the way you look at the cynicism that breads behind bars and the way it slowly gets on to the human spirit...the very essence of human spirit...the necessity to hold on to hope and how if one truly wants to...he can, even in the face of the worst situations.
The story of one man who holds on to hope...and even when i knew the story...watching it was a treat.
Few things touch one's heart...something about the movie touched mine too. A simple sentence...'Brooks was here...and so was Red.'
Watch it to understand what I mean...and those who have seen it and can't truly recall...i am sure you woudn't mind watching it again.
And P.S. Sometimes...just sometimes the spouse is right as well...no harm in admitting it...eh?
