http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/ musings of a wannabe comedy writer Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:14:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Rich Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:59:16 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/#comment-564 Good post... and I love this movie as well. Although, I think you give it short shrift in one regard. You treat the last part of the film as an add-on that can only be accepted because we've come to know Red so well. I disagree. I think the entire movie is actually about Red. About how he get's past his own demons through the hope Andy maintains in the face of his unfair imprisonment and torture. His is the "redemption" the title speaks of. Watching Andy deal with his situation... not only maintaining his own hope, but delivering hope to others, until ultimately "comeing out clean on the other side"... these are the things that allow Red to heal. To accept what he had done as a boy and where he is now as a man. These are the things that allow him to not become Brooks. His journey to the ocean and to Andy... they are the final proof that he has been redeemed... that he "came out clean" as well. Good post… and I love this movie as well. Although, I think you give it short shrift in one regard. You treat the last part of the film as an add-on that can only be accepted because we’ve come to know Red so well. I disagree. I think the entire movie is actually about Red. About how he get’s past his own demons through the hope Andy maintains in the face of his unfair imprisonment and torture. His is the “redemption” the title speaks of. Watching Andy deal with his situation… not only maintaining his own hope, but delivering hope to others, until ultimately “comeing out clean on the other side”… these are the things that allow Red to heal. To accept what he had done as a boy and where he is now as a man. These are the things that allow him to not become Brooks. His journey to the ocean and to Andy… they are the final proof that he has been redeemed… that he “came out clean” as well.

]]> http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/comment-page-1/#comment-126 MaxVonMayerling Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:55:34 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/#comment-126 I so totally LOVE this movie. THe part where the old dude kills himself is sad! I so totally LOVE this movie. THe part where the old dude kills himself is sad!

]]> http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/comment-page-1/#comment-123 ZOZ Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:32:46 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/03/30/get-busy-livin-or-get-busy-dyin/#comment-123 great post - never read this screenplay - will get it now! love the movie! i am going to have to think hard on what my favorite screenplay would be. if i can narrow it down, i will post again. great post – never read this screenplay – will get it now! love the movie! i am going to have to think hard on what my favorite screenplay would be. if i can narrow it down, i will post again.

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