The Shawshank Redepmtion
Posted by Alexie
June 10th, 2010
Drama
The Shawshank redemption is Frank Darabont’s directoral debut film and is full of striking, unforgettable scenes. Perhaps the one that sticks the most is the establishing shot. There’s an overhead shot that moves from the arriving prison bus, goes up to the main tower of the prison building, and looks down on the prison courtyard where prisoners in their drab gray uniforms go to the fence to jeer and gawk at the new arrivals. From this point on, the viewer gets an idea why there’s no other choice but to get busy living or get busy dying in an institution like this.