Some movies have such an impact that they make you smile somewhere deep inside , they give us hope , that kind of hope that can stir up a twinkle in the eye of even the most deprived of souls …The Shawshank Redemption is one such movie.
I cannot fathom why I haven’t seen it for all these years …
It’s the kind of movie I would see with my Father , he loves watching war movies ,old westerns and the like .When he and my mother came to visit us last year we had a lovely few weeks together. He made a list of his all time favourite films all old English awesome one really …I would love to share that list will try and find the paper where he wrote it …
We would have an early dinner and then I would download the movie on my laptop using utorrent and my parents and me would crowd around my laptop and watch it only stop if I wanted a break in between I always do, movies make me hungry errr hungrier to be honest …am always hungry 😉 My mum doses off after the first 15 minutes and wakes up after a few more and asks why so and so did this and what is happening and then dose off blissfully again , though she’s one determined person I tell you , she wouldn’t quit halfway would sit through to the end with me and daddy.
Anyway, this ritual went on for about 15 days after which my Laptop crashed due to some bug and when it was done up again it was time for them to go , the weather had changed ,it was much colder than their old bones could handle so they would turn in earlier and stay home most day.
I do miss them, but I miss my dad the most when I see such movies. I almost imagined I was curled up next to him as I was seeing this movie. Will call him tomorrow and tell him about it, of course am sure he has seen it and will have some interesting movie facts to tell me, he always does.
The following lines are ingrained in my mind forever and ever – “Hope is a Good Thing,Maybe the BEST thing and Good Things NEVER Die” – Andy from The Shawshank Redemption.
It’s a movie that will stay with me for a long long time to come ,maybe some day I too shall sit down with my kids and share such moments ….hopefully 🙂
P.S: Baba’s List of Must watch movies , family favourites at ours and anytime watchs for a LIFETIME…
*The man who knew too much – who can forget Doris Day singing “Que Sera, Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)“
* Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid
* Godfather 1 &2 …. Oh Marlon Brando what he did no one ever has and no one ever can these movies and books are EPIC !
*Rear Window…Irony was I saw this when I was in bed nursing a broken leg 😉
It seems to my list…..
Thanks! Yes, it does match a little too close to the Top Movies of all times, doesn’t it! Guess we all share the same great taste 🙂
I love Shawshank Redemption too, haven’t seen a lot of movies from the list you’ve put up, will get working on it. Abhi and I are always asking for movie recommendations. One of my favourites is ‘Requiem for a dream’. Serious movie about drugs. Watch it if you haven’t.
Oh yes I will watch it, yes yes get on to seeing these movies they are simply awesome, you can watch them over n over again!
You have brought up a very wonderful details , thanks for the post.
Thanks, Carlo, am glad you enjoyed my post.