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The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script by Frank Darabont, Stephen King

luna545's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

rogenecarter's review against another edition

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5.0

Possibly even more spellbinding and thought provoking than its predecessor.

alexmb's review against another edition

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3.0

Loved reading this script. It reminded me of just how great a film it is. Also found the amount of detail put into the script amusing.

sai_deschain's review

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5.0

This was an interesting thing to read, not just in terms of seeing the script. It's pretty close to the film but there are some slight differences, so there's an additional section where Darabont explains why some scenes were dropped during filming, moments that were improvised by the actors and so on
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