tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794490764987409014.post833761012533298995..comments2023-10-15T02:27:48.637-07:00Comments on "As human as the rest of us...": On Second Thoughts #3: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040171836006141706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794490764987409014.post-24661260638621833652017-09-20T10:49:46.028-07:002017-09-20T10:49:46.028-07:00Not a fan of The Rage: Carrie 2 then? ;)Not a fan of <i>The Rage: Carrie 2</i> then? ;)thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794490764987409014.post-65385239200144273812017-09-20T01:19:04.862-07:002017-09-20T01:19:04.862-07:00I was going to say The Shining was my favourite Ki...I was going to say The Shining was my favourite King adaptation but I haven't seen it in years, so I'm going with De Palma's Carrie instead. Sissy Spacek was (and is) a fantastic actress but Piper Laurie as her mum steals the whole film. Never got round to seeing the pointless remake, although I like Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore enormously. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040171836006141706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794490764987409014.post-87280550882641528542017-09-19T10:12:27.340-07:002017-09-19T10:12:27.340-07:00Ah yes, I see what you're getting at now. I th...Ah yes, I see what you're getting at now. I think it works because he does gradually come out of his shell over the course of the film, if only a little. If I were a pretentious <i>Empire</i> type, I'd say it mirrors how he gradually (spoilers) escapes from prison, the more literal shell in which he's trapped.<br /><br />But I'm not, so I won't.<br /><br />I like it but I still think <i>Stand By Me</i> is the best King film, although I have a fondness for <i>Maximum Overdrive</i>.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794490764987409014.post-29269543587501690062017-09-19T00:34:01.257-07:002017-09-19T00:34:01.257-07:00It's certainly deliberate but it's the mai...It's certainly deliberate but it's the main thing that keeps me from truly connecting with the film. Apart from in that one terrific scene that I mention with Freeman, you don't really see or feel Andy's suffering. You are kept at arm's length and that's a problem seeing as how they are asking you to root for him. Freeman's narration just makes it worse because it puts another barrier between you and the man who is supposed to be the main character. That said, seeing Shawshank again I was surprised by just how much I did like it - definitely better than bloody Gump!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040171836006141706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794490764987409014.post-28002336477982282862017-09-18T12:02:45.941-07:002017-09-18T12:02:45.941-07:00I think there's an argument that Dufresne is s...I think there's an argument that Dufresne is supposed to be distant and inscrutable; he's got enough of the weird and sociopathic to him that you're not sure if he did kill his wife or not. I don't know if it's deliberate, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is.<br /><br />And yeah, it's not the best film of 1994 but my gosh, it's miles better than <i>Forrest</i> bloomin' <i>Gump</i>.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com