Shawshank RedemptionShawshank Redemption tells the story of a banker, Andy Dufresne played by TimRobbins, who was wrongly accused of murdering his wife and her lover after discovering their affair in 1947. Andy knows he didn't commit this heinous crime, but he has just been convicted and must serve two life sentences at Shawshank State Penitentiary where his life begins a momentous change. Upon arriving at Shawshank State Penitentiary, Andy befriends Ellis "Red" Redding, played by Morgan Freeman, who is also serving a life sentence for the crime he committed. Red is the inside man who can get just about any item imaginable to anyone inside the penitentiary. We later find out exactly how Andy uses his friendship to procure some very important items. Andy knows he was wrongly convicted and never stops trying to figure out what really happened, in hopes of one day being released. Andy has begun to adjust to his new life in prison, getting a position as an administrator working in the library where he assists the guards and nearby prisons with annual taxes. He wants to make an impact on someone else's life, so he teaches inmates how to read as well as courses on acquiring a General Educational Development (GED) diploma to other inmates. Andy works with another library trustee, Brooks Hatlen played by James Whitmore, who is one of the oldest Shawshank inmates who arrived there in 1905. Brooks is later paroled from the prison and struggles to cope. adapt to life outside of prison after serving your sentence. so many years. After being unable to cope, Brooks later commits suicide. “These walls are funny. First you hate them, middle of paper... By Stephen King after Rob Reiner offered $2.5 million. (*3) Stephen King did not like the film adaptation of The Shining and decided not to participate in the making of this book and instead wrote a film, instead trusting someone he considered a friend , although Rob Reiner submitted his version of the actors who would portray the characters and his cinematic views. , Frank Durabont decided to cast his own actors and use his vision of how the book would turn into a film. The film reportedly cost approximately $25 million to make, with an estimated box office gross of $28.3 million in the United States and $58.5 million worldwide. (*4) “Shawshank's redemption is an allegory for maintaining one's self-esteem when one finds oneself in a hopeless position,” as quoted by film critic Roger Ebert for the Chicago Times. (Chicago Sun Times)(09-23-1994)