A 1994 movie way ahead of its age

Rarely does a pessimistic movie critique, like me, find a twisting, adventurous movie which is also moralistic and deeply confounded on certain ideologies. Before I start, can we all appreciate Tim Robbin's spectacular performance. I mean how often do you see an actor make you want to be in place of a "jailbird". Surrounded by predators, criminals, thieves, Andy Dufresne did everything but submit to his heat-oppressed surroundings. Man, I wanted to be there in his place, watching outdated movies, surrounded by chaos, looking at his gray wall, digging a tunnel pebble by pebble everyday with his miniature pick. When Tommy Williams got shot at the end, I thought Andy was going to lose his marbles, yet he still found a way to trick Norton, with him standing right under his nose. A great movie must not be dismissed without crediting its director, Frank Darabont. Man the scenery in that movie was extraordinary. I don't know how you make a jail so gruesome yet so appealing to your audience. When Red (Morgan Freeman) went onto the fields Andy informed him about, the tree and the sunlight made it look like heaven. It was as if Red finally escaped the dark pit which is life and made it to the next level. We can see how he is certainly is not an "Institutionalized man". Life is but a test, you can either flunk it, or cheat your way out of it. There is no way to prepare for it, you take a deep breath and dive in.

RIP Brooks/James Whitmore, will always resonate in our hearts,