Shawshank

[BluegrassPoke]

Finally watched it. What an incredible movie. Maybe the best movie ever.

 

[Colorado_Poke]

Finally watched it.

I'm not surprised. Your taste in all things anything is remarkably poor. That being said, you are right in that it is a damn good movie.

Happy 4th.

 

[BluegrassPoke]

How in the hell did this movie win no awards. This is why the Academy is a joke!

 

[EvilPOKES]

The complexity of Andy is immense. Such a great character. Such a great story. Such a great book.

 

[csh]

When I first saw the thread title, I was halfway expecting to see a story of an all female Shawshank reboot coming out next year.

 

[Air_Thurman]

How in the hell did this movie win no awards. This is why the Academy is a joke!

Forest Gump and Pulp Fiction where it's competition.

 

[BluegrassPoke]

Forest Gump and Pulp Fiction where it's competition.

I also think America at the time was not overly accepting of jail and homosexuality. Just think about today, you can make a movie where a human has sex with a fish and you win an Academy Award. What a time to be alive!