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Will Packer recommended The Shawshank Redemption (1994) in Movies (curated)

 
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
1994 | Drama
9.2 (123 Ratings)
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"Shawshank Redemption, because I love that it is about the power of the human spirit. That movie is one that I watch when I think about giving up. And that’s rare. I don’t do that anymore, but when I was first starting out in this industry, I would use that film as a metaphor for life because it was really hard and I was getting told “no” by all the studios and [wondered] if I would ever be a successful filmmaker. I would literally look and I would say, “If [Andy Dufresne] can survive and go through all that and keep his spirit then so can I, dammit [laughing].” That’s one of my favorites."

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David McK (3649 KP) rated Ravenheart (Rigante #3) in Books

May 5, 2024  
Ravenheart (Rigante #3)
Ravenheart (Rigante #3)
David Gemmell | 2001 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.7 (3 Ratings)
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Book 3 (of 4) in the Rigante series, moving the events on some centuries after those of "Sword in the Storm" and "Midnight Falcon".

I think it's generally accepted that the Rigante are Gemmell's equivalent of the Scots, and that this book and its subsequent sequel are his interpretation of the wars fought by the Scottish Highlanders against the invading English (whereas the earlier two books were more like their wars against Rome).

As in most of his works, the novel deals with the notions of redemption and the nature of both good and evil, and has a strong central protagonist plagued by doubt. Worth reading? Assuredly yes (though I'd say that about nearly all his novels)