It's a good, simple, story, probably Stephen King's best (If not Shawshank it's The Body). The problem is pretentious homosexuals blowing it up to "the best movie of all time". It's still a good movie, but it has been overrated due to that factor.
Because it has Morgan Freeman in it but he has no superpowers. He's just another homie in jail.
Also the explanation of why the MC escaped was stupid. Prison cells always get routine inspections and a hole behind a poster is too obvious
it's like a 6/10 okay movie but people treat it like some 10/10 masterpiece the best movie ever
Are you gentlemen forgetting the biggest factor in it being one of the best movies ever? You don’t have to hear a woman speak nearly the whole time.
Why didn’t his friends keep those guys from raping him for all those years? And why would he rather get fricked in the ass than suck dick, I feel like getting anally raped seems much worse. And why didn’t he ever tell the warden >hey these guys are raping my ass all the time, ifk could interfere with the profitable illegal shit I do for you lol
Did Dufresne learn to love it and that’s why he invited Red to come live in Mexico with him, so they could keep piping each other down?
Andy was only getting raped up until he started doing taxes for the guards. Then the guards put that bull queer in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Andy certainly wasn’t getting dicked down when he was cooking the books. The warden even threatened that if Andy stopped he would cast him down among the sodomites.
It's a good, simple, story, probably Stephen King's best (If not Shawshank it's The Body). The problem is pretentious homosexuals blowing it up to "the best movie of all time". It's still a good movie, but it has been overrated due to that factor.
Idk if it's universally seen as overrated but I think that while it's a very well done, moving and sentimental melodrama, the praise just doesn't feel proportionate. It's maybe a top 100, but it's in no way the best movie ever per imdb because I don't see what it does that's particularly interesting or commendable. It's popularly appealing light fluff and when it's done you kind of forget about it.
It is. You’re just seeing some good old Cinemaphile contrarianism. Anons are mad it’s popular so they pretend they don’t think it’s as good as people say it is. It’s a damn fine film.
Why didn’t his friends keep those guys from raping him for all those years? And why would he rather get fricked in the ass than suck dick, I feel like getting anally raped seems much worse. And why didn’t he ever tell the warden >hey these guys are raping my ass all the time, ifk could interfere with the profitable illegal shit I do for you lol
Did Dufresne learn to love it and that’s why he invited Red to come live in Mexico with him, so they could keep piping each other down?
For an actual reason:
Imdb was very big in the early 2000s before youtube, many people would immediately hop to imdb after watching a movie to read about it.
People also really liked rating movies they've seen.
People tend to rate movies a 1 or a 5.
Shawshank Redemption played 5 times a day on cable for a decade.
People would go on imdb and thinm "what movies should I rate? Oh, the one I've seen 20 times and is currently on tv right now".
Then imdb got much less popular so less people voted on new movies.
Most of the imdb top 10 has over 2.5 million votes, Shawshank has over 2.8 million.
It's basically impossible for any new movie to overtake it's spot.
It used go be a decent site and then they fricked it over. I feel like so many things get worse like that all the time. When netflix still dvd mail their website and catalog was awesome but now thats long gone too.
It’s not “okay” it’s fricking schlock, utterly mediocre cinema
Boomer’s idea of Christ is a super smaht ivy league banker who outwits everyone and gets rewarded with a billion dollars for his struggles
I'm a boring butthole for not liking the same shitty generic movie you like? Really? A 'very good movie' in my book requires some remote visual (ie cinematic) interest, Shawshank has zero. >excellent cast and great acting
Morgan Freeman as le moral compass black man
Clancy Brown as C-tier R Lee Ermey impersonator
Tim Robbins as guy
>remote visual (ie cinematic) interest
this is what I'm talking about. Your post didn't really say anything. You're angry about a pretty good movie that is overrated on imdb.
>if i just keep mindlessly repeating that it's good he'll stop replying
1. The film is completely uninteresting visually
2. The cast/performances are lame. Morgan Freeman as same stupid moral arbiter black man character he's played in 500 movies. Tim Robbins boring as frick. Clancy Brown cringe.
These are clear arguments b***h, YOU are the one not saying anything.
nope, it has above average cinematography. Shot on film and looks great. Even the side characters are interesting and great actors. Seems like you have a problem with Red. You seem upset.
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>it has above average cinematography >this is "greatest film of all time" worthy
The photography is average-serviceable, the mise-en-scene is non existent which is what I meant by "visual." >Seems like you have a problem with Red.
I've clearly explained my issue with the character, his vulgarity and conventionality, which you can't even seem to comprehend because your cinematic diet consists of canned Spielbergian dogshit.
I don't like The Green Mile as much, but it's just like Shawshank; very human movie about characters set in a prison though from the guards' POV and you're so enthralled by its story that nothing misses a beat.
This and Stand by Me confirms that the only good stuff from King is his non-horror. Apt Pupil would've been good if they actually had the balls to have Todd go full-out psycho in the end.
kind of. the shining is only good because kubrick changed a bunch of stuff. the dark tower is probably his best stuff and its not horror, but it also goes to shit in wolves of calla
You see, I like his fantasy stuff. Dark Tower and The Eyes of the Dragon are good.
I don't mind some stuff with surreal elements like Firestarter which I don't count as horror. The movie adaptation with Drew Barrymore was fantastic and accurate to the book. Or The Dead Zone.
King's best horror is his short story/novella. He's much better in a tighter contained narrative than a long-winding novel. Silver Bullet/Cycle of the Werewolf is comfy as frick. Dark Half is underrated.
Dolores Claiborne and Misery are of course stellar thanks to Kathy Bates.
It's a coming-of-age story. It's not supposed to have too much action, but it was made of feels. Especially when Chris is talking about how he's gonna end up in that town as a failure like his family or how Gordie talks about how his friends drifted apart and that nobody makes friends like that anymore.
it was on everyday and people watched it whether wanted to or not pre internet/iphone culture. its just so prevalent its become generic type of deal. if citizen kane was on everyday, youd see it, know it, grow tired of it and get contrarian.
reminder the dude is called "red" in the comics because he's supposed to be a redheaded irish
>in the comics
shut the frick up you absolute moron
Cuz is very overrated, specially nowadays where suddenly "people care"
What was the reception among film fans at the time?
Are you gentlemen forgetting the biggest factor in it being one of the best movies ever? You don’t have to hear a woman speak nearly the whole time.
Andy was only getting raped up until he started doing taxes for the guards. Then the guards put that bull queer in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Andy certainly wasn’t getting dicked down when he was cooking the books. The warden even threatened that if Andy stopped he would cast him down among the sodomites.
Because prison rape among friends is welcome in 2023 America
I recently rewatched it and I enjoyed it a lot
It's just pure joy
It's a good, simple, story, probably Stephen King's best (If not Shawshank it's The Body). The problem is pretentious homosexuals blowing it up to "the best movie of all time". It's still a good movie, but it has been overrated due to that factor.
cus its top of IMDB, and has mass appeal so can never be some niche autists favorite movie
Fellowship of the Ring being on top of every imdb list doesn't stop autists from admitting to liking that though
Because it has Morgan Freeman in it but he has no superpowers. He's just another homie in jail.
Also the explanation of why the MC escaped was stupid. Prison cells always get routine inspections and a hole behind a poster is too obvious
Dufresne got away with the whole because he wasn't getting routine inspections. It was part of the perks of being a laundry machine.
Stupidest shit I've ever read. Privileged people in jail get controlled even more often to find leverage against them
And you have first hand experience of that, yeah?
Yes. No matter how much a prison ward likes you. Actually, the more they like you the more they want to cause trouble for you
well I wouldn't take a prisoner's opinion on the subject.
Yeah, what do I know? Having been through dat n all. Sheit
I was his warden and can confirm I regularly inspected him
how thoroughly did you inspect his anal cavity?
hey man, what happens in prison
Oi oi
>yes
So you were in a New England prison in the Cold War era?
Judging from the stories I've heard from my neighbor who was in jail in Maine in the 60-70 it's was pretty lacks.
That's not Forrest Gump.
Yeah Forest Gump is way more overrated. Insanely obvious Oscar bait but we’re supposed to pretend it’s not because other mass media quotes it a lot
Unironically israelites
Idk if it's universally seen as overrated but I think that while it's a very well done, moving and sentimental melodrama, the praise just doesn't feel proportionate. It's maybe a top 100, but it's in no way the best movie ever per imdb because I don't see what it does that's particularly interesting or commendable. It's popularly appealing light fluff and when it's done you kind of forget about it.
I'd say Schindler's List and The Pianist
frick of it's a great movie
it's definitely not the greatest movie ever but it's good and does have one of the best endings ever
Is this actually a good movie?
It is. You’re just seeing some good old Cinemaphile contrarianism. Anons are mad it’s popular so they pretend they don’t think it’s as good as people say it is. It’s a damn fine film.
>brooks was here
it's like a 6/10 okay movie but people treat it like some 10/10 masterpiece the best movie ever
Why didn’t his friends keep those guys from raping him for all those years? And why would he rather get fricked in the ass than suck dick, I feel like getting anally raped seems much worse. And why didn’t he ever tell the warden
>hey these guys are raping my ass all the time, ifk could interfere with the profitable illegal shit I do for you lol
Did Dufresne learn to love it and that’s why he invited Red to come live in Mexico with him, so they could keep piping each other down?
the rapes happened before he had friends or the backing of the warden and screws
the rapist got beat down by the head prison guard for trying to rape Andy after he started laundering money
For an actual reason:
Imdb was very big in the early 2000s before youtube, many people would immediately hop to imdb after watching a movie to read about it.
People also really liked rating movies they've seen.
People tend to rate movies a 1 or a 5.
Shawshank Redemption played 5 times a day on cable for a decade.
People would go on imdb and thinm "what movies should I rate? Oh, the one I've seen 20 times and is currently on tv right now".
Then imdb got much less popular so less people voted on new movies.
Most of the imdb top 10 has over 2.5 million votes, Shawshank has over 2.8 million.
It's basically impossible for any new movie to overtake it's spot.
It used go be a decent site and then they fricked it over. I feel like so many things get worse like that all the time. When netflix still dvd mail their website and catalog was awesome but now thats long gone too.
>universally seen
by whom, xir?
It’s not “okay” it’s fricking schlock, utterly mediocre cinema
Boomer’s idea of Christ is a super smaht ivy league banker who outwits everyone and gets rewarded with a billion dollars for his struggles
>utterly mediocre cinema
You sound like a boring butthole. It's a very good movie with an excellent cast and great acting across the board.
I'm a boring butthole for not liking the same shitty generic movie you like? Really? A 'very good movie' in my book requires some remote visual (ie cinematic) interest, Shawshank has zero.
>excellent cast and great acting
Morgan Freeman as le moral compass black man
Clancy Brown as C-tier R Lee Ermey impersonator
Tim Robbins as guy
>remote visual (ie cinematic) interest
this is what I'm talking about. Your post didn't really say anything. You're angry about a pretty good movie that is overrated on imdb.
>if i just keep mindlessly repeating that it's good he'll stop replying
1. The film is completely uninteresting visually
2. The cast/performances are lame. Morgan Freeman as same stupid moral arbiter black man character he's played in 500 movies. Tim Robbins boring as frick. Clancy Brown cringe.
These are clear arguments b***h, YOU are the one not saying anything.
nope, it has above average cinematography. Shot on film and looks great. Even the side characters are interesting and great actors. Seems like you have a problem with Red. You seem upset.
>it has above average cinematography
>this is "greatest film of all time" worthy
The photography is average-serviceable, the mise-en-scene is non existent which is what I meant by "visual."
>Seems like you have a problem with Red.
I've clearly explained my issue with the character, his vulgarity and conventionality, which you can't even seem to comprehend because your cinematic diet consists of canned Spielbergian dogshit.
its a perfect movie, there is not a single wasted scene in the entire thing
It really does.
I don't like The Green Mile as much, but it's just like Shawshank; very human movie about characters set in a prison though from the guards' POV and you're so enthralled by its story that nothing misses a beat.
This and Stand by Me confirms that the only good stuff from King is his non-horror. Apt Pupil would've been good if they actually had the balls to have Todd go full-out psycho in the end.
>only good stuff from King is his non-horror
kind of. the shining is only good because kubrick changed a bunch of stuff. the dark tower is probably his best stuff and its not horror, but it also goes to shit in wolves of calla
You see, I like his fantasy stuff. Dark Tower and The Eyes of the Dragon are good.
I don't mind some stuff with surreal elements like Firestarter which I don't count as horror. The movie adaptation with Drew Barrymore was fantastic and accurate to the book. Or The Dead Zone.
King's best horror is his short story/novella. He's much better in a tighter contained narrative than a long-winding novel. Silver Bullet/Cycle of the Werewolf is comfy as frick. Dark Half is underrated.
Dolores Claiborne and Misery are of course stellar thanks to Kathy Bates.
bro fricking stand by me was so boring for me
this may be the most disgusting post i have ever seen on Cinemaphile
congrats
It's a coming-of-age story. It's not supposed to have too much action, but it was made of feels. Especially when Chris is talking about how he's gonna end up in that town as a failure like his family or how Gordie talks about how his friends drifted apart and that nobody makes friends like that anymore.
it was on everyday and people watched it whether wanted to or not pre internet/iphone culture. its just so prevalent its become generic type of deal. if citizen kane was on everyday, youd see it, know it, grow tired of it and get contrarian.
Andy Dufresne crawled through a river of shit
Because the 2019 reboot was good