Shawshank Redemption - Andy Escapes

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[zkrings]

“The funny thing is, on the outside I was an honest man. Straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook.” — Andy Dufresne

[Whatisright]

I realized something while rewatching this. One of the motivations for Andy sending those letters and eventually building the library. He'd have access to the prison blueprints and know the layout of the entire place including its pipes.

[zy]

Probably one of the best things in cinema history and all taught us a valuable lesson. There’s always light at the end of the tunnel but you may have to go through a ton of shit just to get to it

[tsarfox]

That was such a slick escape. Not only did an innocent man break free, he exposed the corrupt Warden and Chief of Security while stealing all the Warden's cash. A well deserved fate for all three of them. Red finally making parole and meeting up with Andy was great too.

[SteadyEddie]

Life lesson of the story: sometimes you gotta crawl thru shit to make your goals obtainable

[steffybabes]

Imagine being in prison knowing you were totally innocent.

[frank-bmtz]

Tim Robbins doesn't get enough credit. He's a phenomenal actor.

[marlonesquivel]

Movie or not that feeling when andy put his arms out is literally a real life feeling.
Period

[lionelmcmullen]

Never underestimate the power of the human spirit

[flightofthebumblebee]

I guess when Red said escaping was just a "shitty pipe dream" he meant literally?

[omgpuppet]

For those talking about there possibly being iron bars are the end of the pipe, the book kind of addresses that. Andy devised his escape based on some prison blueprints he found, which I presume stated that the drain was open and not sealed by bars.

[HaiderAliKhan]

This movie is probably the best movie that i have seen in my lifetime. Not only an experience of a life time, it's themes and messages are extremely relevant and reassuring in real life. It teaches us that it does not matter how harsh, unfair, cruel, hard and terrible your life becomes, you must not leave hope because as Andy said "Hope is a good thing and no good thing ever dies"

[jamesjackson]

Fun fact Morgan Freeman uses his sons picture for his prison picture in this movie.

[ornitholestesful]

lucky for him there were no iron grids at the end of the pipe

[luckyspurs]

The way he rips his shirt off is so perfect. That's decades of misjustice being removed right there.

[jrno]

I remember seeing this movie when I was like 6 years old lol.
even at such a young age I was blown away and how beautiful this movie was. the music, the plot, Freeman's narration, everything was just So sooo good. thank my step dad for having such good taste in movies. good fellas, saving private Ryan, Shawshank ECT. perfect

[scfreiburgundgenialdaneben]

In the german version he even had a longer way trough the pipe - 500 meters instead of 500 yards.

Andy should be thankful that the movie was shot in the United States so his escape was way easier

[СветланаАбрамова-им]

Andy locked up in Shawshank, and the most important years of his life — those years when it's time to live, to love, to work, to have children, — he has been in prison . It is unknown how that would affect the psyche of another person, but Andy remained in the mind and not lost the most important thing. Andy managed to keep his ability to fight, to go forward, despite two consecutive life terms, the ability to beat in a locked door, tear, gnaw, scrape nails, 20 years to batter the wall, but don't give up. This film is about human freedom, first and foremost." Fear makes you a prisoner. Hope gives you freedom." "The Shawshank Redemption " - a hymn to freedom is not physical, but internal. This film is like no other able to show the real values of life. It's really a great movie, deep and smart as a good book . A brilliant movie that gives strength and hope.

[bennythespaceguy]

"why he chose enchilada night, i will never know"

[joemay]

The feeling of joy and bliss as he crossed the border in the convertible,
What an all time epic film.