Submitted by ParttimeParty99 t3_zzjuer in movies
jankyalias t1_j2edpt2 wrote
I’m sure this is an unpopular opinion here but -
Shawshank is not typically amongst top 100 lists. It does well on audience polls, but isn’t super highly respected in the film world. It’s a fine, simple film with little complexity. It pioneered no new techniques either technically, narratively, or in performance. Had it not run forever on TNT or whatever it would largely be forgotten.
IMHO it’s the most overrated film of all time. Not to say it’s bad, it’s great comfort food. But top 100 of all time? Nah. Not even top 10 in 1994. I’d rank Pulp Fiction, The Crow, Clerks, Leon, The Lion King, Legend of the Drunken Master, Chungking Express, Satantango, Red, White, Shallow Grave, etc above it.
PhlegmaticRobot t1_j2ey921 wrote
So how's sophomore year of film school going?
jankyalias t1_j2f172c wrote
Lol, I wish I was still a sophomore in college.
PrivateIronTFU t1_j2fp02l wrote
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shawshank_redemption
Yeah, looks like everybody really hates this movie. Definitely not in anybody’s top ten, that’s for sure.
But do go on about snickers Leon…
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