shawshank redemption isn't even the best film from the book it came from!
It nicked all its ideas from Clint Eastwoods classic "Escape From Alcatraz" anyhows...Shawshank is a good film but hardly brilliant, next time Alcatraz is on check the "borrowed" story lines...(obv pasted list, but true!)
alcatraz--- shawshank
1.moisture corrodes the walls--- same corroded walls
2.hides nailclipper in bible--- hides small pick-axe in bible
3.wall debris is released thru pant---- same here
pockets when outside everyday
4.guy with mouse as pet--- guy with bird as pet
5.african-american friend who is--- same(morgan freeman)
senior inmate(Paul Benjamin)
6.pain in the ass warden---- present
7.gay dude bothers protagonist---- gay dudes bother protagonist
8.old guy cant cope without painting(chops fingers)---- old guy cant cope with freedom(commits suicide)
9.protagonist placed in the hold for no
fault of his ---- same here
10.the bathing scene---- similar here
11.the movie scene----- similar circumstances
Then again if we did a best tv show thread, Eastenders would probs win...the sheeple are in charge...
