11 Emotional Stages Of Watching The Shawshank Redemption

3. Confusion

He's gone! Where has Andy gone? Has he killed himself, like Red insinuated? Deep down you know it can't be true. This is Andy Dufresne we're talking about here: the biggest legend in Shawshank. Oh hang on, he's only gone and DUG A TUNNEL AND ESCAPED! Ha ha ha, look at how angry the warden is. Celebratory glass clinking all round. Turns out Andy's little rock hammer proved as more than a tool for a geology hobby. And that iconic scene where Andy pulls his clothes off in the river and stands as a free man under the pouring rain is not one anyone is going to forget in a hurry. Wahoo, rain!
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I love Stephen King and music festivals; I eat my toast upside down; I daydream about getting married probably a bit too much; and I wish every day for a pet sausage dog puppy (who never materialises – sob).