Now, because I hate people spoiling a movie or film (following a friend's lead, I often use the latter word to describe more thought-provoking works) I haven't seen yet, I have typed the rest of this post in black. So in order to read the rest of the post, you will have to highlight the text. Personally, I would recommend watching the film and then coming back to this. But that's your decision.
::SPOILER ALERT::
Andy is unjustly imprisoned for almost 19 years. He is under the supervision of a ruthless warden who claims Christianity at the same time as he is embezzling prison funds, approving savage beatings of the inmates, and planning the murder of at least one inmate who gets in his way. Andy is subjected to brutal, inhuman behavior at the hands of prison officials and inmates alike, but he clings to his innocence and finds resourceful ways of keeping himself employed during the long years. He tells his friends in prison that hope is something that comes from inside a man, that no harsh or unjust treatment can take away. Against apparently overwhelming odds, he holds on to a dream of the time after his captivity has ended and he walks free. And though he holds himself at least partially responsible for the deaths of two people, in the end he is fully responsible for saving one life, and for bringing hope to many others.
Nineteen years of brutality and oppression. Is one man's life worth it? Is hope worth it?
Yes.
As Christians making our way through this life, under constant attack from the world, the flesh, and the devil, may our hope prove even more constant. Just a little longer in this imprisonment, then one final passage, and we will stand free, with others to follow.
It will all have been worth it.
::END SPOILER::Andy: "There's something inside that they can't get to, and that they can't touch. It's yours."
Red: "What're you talking about?"
Andy: "Hope."
Andy: "Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And a good thing never dies."
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