The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption1994

Director: Frank Darabont
Genre: Crime, Drama
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 film about a banker named Andy Dufresne, who is accused of double murder in the 1940s and begins a life sentence at the fictional Shawshank prison, where he be friends an older inmate named Red. During his long str… more »



Andy:
I had Mr. Mozart to keep me company...[points and taps his head.] It was in here. [gestures over his heart] And in here. That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you. Haven't you ever felt that way about music?

Red:
Well... I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it, though. Didn't make too much sense in here.

Andy:
No, here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don't forget.

Red:
Forget?

Andy:
That there are places in the world that aren't made out of stone. That there's... there's somethin' inside that they can't get to; that they can't touch. It's yours.

Red:
What are you talkin' about?

Andy:
Hope.

Red:
Hope? Let me tell you something, my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. It's got no use on the inside. You'd better get used to that idea.

Andy:
Like Brooks did?

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