Directors making films based on books or stories always have a huge responsibility. It is primarily about whether the production will appeal to readers and the author of the original, for whom the mere act of transferring the story to the screen must be a great experience. This is not really new for anyone, as filmmakers have already adapted several of his books into films. One of such film works is, of course, “The Shawshank Redemption”.
What did Stephen King notice?
The action takes place in the titular prison, where Andy Dufresne, a banker from New England, is imprisoned. The hero is accused of the murder of his wife and lover, but despite irrefutable evidence, he still claims to be innocent. He quickly realizes how brutal prison reality can be. Thanks to his innate cunning, the man does everything to survive, and secretly plans to escape from behind bars. This, although it seems impossible, Andy manages in one of the final scenes of the film. The inmate escapes through a tunnel carved in the wall.
And it was this tunnel that Stephen King once criticized. The author of the story stated that the hole through which the film’s characters look in one of the final scenes is too round and unrealistic.
Darabont himself pointed out another thing that Stephen King ignored as irrelevant. “When he watched the last scene, he said he didn’t like Tim Robbins’ characterization. I told him that no one would notice because everyone would cry. This time I was right,” said the writer.
Source: Gazeta
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