Overall good, but still lacking

Ruthie 2021-11-13 08:01:24

Generally speaking, it is ok. After all, the prison escape films of the 1970s cannot demand too much. As the predecessor of "Shawshank Salvation", it looks pretty good.

1. The plot is complete, but the details are insufficient

(For example, the warden and the black eldest brother said that prison supervision is very strict, but in the scene where everyone plays music, the male lead easily takes away the fan, but the prison guards let the male lead go and did not check him. Box; another example is the male lead and others openly discussing jailbreaking in the cafeteria; and the male lead leaked two spoons before returning to his seat)

2. The description of the prison is complete, but the environment, atmosphere and character characteristics of the prison are not well described

(The main reason is that the warden and some prison guards have not portrayed the images of acrimonious and abuse of power in a deeper way, and have not fully portrayed the prison as a shackle)

The advantage of "Shawshank's Redemption" lies in the depiction and discussion of human nature, the richness and meticulous plot of the story

"Escape from Yakara", as the pioneer of the escape film, is also classic enough

There is no need to say who plagiarizes, who imitates, who is better than who

As long as the movie looks good and the audience approves it, it’s enough

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Escape from Alcatraz quotes

  • English: Sometimes I think that's all this place is. One... long... count. The prisoners count the hours, the bulls count the prisoners and the king bulls count the counts.

  • Litmus: What's your name kid?

    Charley Butts: Charley Butts.

    Litmus: Charley's Butt? Hahahah, you got a pretty friggin' funny name kid.

    Charley Butts: Oh yeah? What's yours?

    Litmus: Al Capone.