Frank Darabont and Stephen King complete each other. Without Darabont, some of King’s greatest works would never have been adapted to film. And without King, Darabont’s penchant for beautiful scenery framing and classical directing would be relegated to short films and TV movies. The Shawshank Redemption represents these two cinematic and narrative titans’ ultimate collaboration. The story of Andy Dufresne’s escape from Shawshank Prison comes to a close with this beautiful shot towards the end of the film where the warden discovers that Andy dug his way out of the prison through a hole obscured by a poster of actress Rita Hayworth. For such a small amount of light passing through, it feels like there is a lot to take in from this frame emotionally, which mirrors the way that the film adapts King’s short story into one of the greatest films of the 20th century.
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