18 Things You Somehow Missed In The Shawshank Redemption

These goofs, cameos, and Easter eggs make The Shawshank Redemption that much greater.

[SomeGuyCalledJ]

The story is narrated by Red, who is old, and might have a spotty memory... All plot holes now fixed

[mackenrow]

This movie has one of the greatest overlooked moments of foreshadowing. When Andy is speaking to Red about Zihuatanejo beach later in the film, red says “Andy that’s just sh***y pipe dreams” (paraphrase). And what did Andy crawl out of to reach his

[ToddWCorey]

The "Redemption" is not Andy's, it is Red's. Andy never lost hope, Red had. To redeem is to give value to something that no longer has any. Red's life was redeemed by Andy. Andy gave him hope, and it eventually paid off. Redemption indeed!

[giraffeman]

I love the dual character perspective. Andy is portrayed as the main character, and the story is told in Red’s point of view.

[joshwilson]

The fact that this movie didn't get one single Oscar is beyond me :(

[marshallspevakpersonal]

You forget to mention that Red said there is no sense in playing the harmonica in prison because it symbolizes having hope. The music when Red is looking for the rock wall is symphonic UNTIL red sees the rock wall and the tree and you'll hear the harmonica start to play symbolizing that hope is beginning to grow in Red.

[redfive]

Why doesn’t anyone ever mention the warden’s suit fitting Andy so well? Dufresne is a foot taller than the warden. That’s almost half a mile.

[ManuelGarcia-ovdo]

I just love this movie. Doesn’t matter the mistakes. I can watch it every day.

[trevordelepine]

Also surprised you didn’t call out the quote Morgan Freeman’s Red says in regards to why people call him “red”, “Maybe it’s because I’m Irish”. In the book the character was a red headed Irishman. The quote in the movie is a nod to that.

[BUNKERJR]

One of the greatest movies in history. You can watch it over and over again and still never get tired of it.

[mjb]

The end shot of the camera pulling back from Andy and Red to the wide angle shot of the ocean, is one of my favorite all-time scenes in movie history.

[bdubledoo]

Couple more:
- The wooden pillars in the apartment that Brooks hangs himself from resemble prison bars, further illustrating his institutionalization.
- When Red is out of prison and finds Andy’s money/note in the field, he looks over his shoulder twice to make sure no one sees him, despite the fact that he is in the middle of nowhere (i.e., another subtle nod to the lingering effects of institutionalization).

[tripeno]

The old man holding on to to the bar in front of him on the bus after he gets out is the same thing they are made to do while in transit while incarcerated. He is still doing it after he is out. Truly institutionalized.

[angelogallo]

My mother was the animal trainer / wrangler for Shawshank. The maggot fact is absolutely true.

[SuperBC]

What a classic film. If I'm switching channels and seeing it's playing I almost always stop and watch.
"Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

[jdann]

Plumber here. Most waste pipe works on gravity. This means that the pipe would be empty unless somebody flushed. Also I’d imagine the pipe would be open to the atmosphere thus not under pressure so wouldn’t splurge out when Andy smashes it.

[juxe]

“I am constantly analysing movies”

*fails to understand that The Shawshank Redemption isn’t Andys redemption but Reds*

Andy doesn’t change, he doesn’t have a character arc, he’s there to change the characters around him. Things come close to changing Andys beliefs that hope is a good thing and we all need hope (boggs, the warden) however it’s Red who has the 3 act character arc - he goes from not believing in hope as he’s stuck in prison to finally believing in hope as he gets out of prison

[Ditch]

As a plumber the problem in the sewer pipe scene isn't the level of sewage he is crawling though.
The problem is that sewer pipes don't hold liquid under pressure, (unless there is a pump which didn't happen in that era)
so the shit fountain would not happen, but the internal level would be accurate. Also the pipes tend to get bigger as you get closer to the end.

[danielkarner]

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[johnallen]

One of the greatest movies of all time hands down👍