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"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."

Warden Samuel Norton orders the murder of Tommy to keep Andy trapped as his money launderer. the shawshank redemption index

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is widely considered one of the greatest films in cinematic history. Despite a disappointing initial box office run, the movie found new life on home video and cable television. Today, it sits firmly at the top of many definitive movie rankings.

of how the film critiques institutionalization and the American Dream. BBC's retrospective This public link is valid for 7 days

The film's final act delivers one of the most satisfying catharses in cinematic history. Andy's escape through "five hundred yards of foulness" to emerge clean into the rain is a visual metaphor for overcoming suffering. 4. The Statistical Battle: Shawshank vs. The Godfather

"These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on 'em." – Red Can’t copy the link right now

In stark contrast to Brooks and Red, Andy Dufresne represents the "Index of Hope." For Andy, hope is not a dangerous thing, as Red initially claims, but the very mechanism of survival.