Saw - Sank

The title of the post may look vague but a sharp look coupled with a flashy memory will remind you fellas a movie which i saw today. It preaches hope. The hope which kept a man came out of a prison after 17 years for a crime he never committed but still got convicted for it. So what, if he had to escape from the prison in search of his hope? He escaped successfully and the manner in which the feat was performed was superbly executed, well picturized and made me drop my jaw while seeing it. Of course, i did not have my popcorn beside me to have a sumptuous feel.

After a long time, i got hold of a beautiful movie which some where made me learn a lesson and look into myself. HOPE, as the protagonist puts it. The movie was NOT a commercial success. Of course, in 1994 we never heard of box office records being shattered every Friday. Yet the movie has attained a cult status now. I am fortunate though. I was trying to get hold of it since 2007 when i was barely in 3 rd year, fresh after getting a job.

The prison shown here is a hell. It finally gave my spine a chill before the end. You watch it being free and imagine life in chains. Till date, i failed to understand why some of the best movies are lost into oblivion when they are released and then they return back after 10-15 years with sheer force. I read the movie's history. There was not much hoopla associated with it.

This was also the first time i saw a Tim Robbins film. Superb and well done. And for all you dumbs, who still could not take any clues from the hints, the movie was "The Shaw-shank Redemption.." And how better can the redemption be? The last words roll.. "Hope is a good thing and any good thing never dies..." I really 'saw' the movie and 'sank' into its sheer emotions and character..