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* ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' |
* ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' |
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** Brook's final monologue and death. It particularly strikes hard {{spoiler|after he hangs himself and the camera pans over his carved message on the ceiling which simply reads "Brooks was here" while the old man's limp body hangs below.}} |
** Brook's final monologue and death. It particularly strikes hard {{spoiler|after he hangs himself and the camera pans over his carved message on the ceiling which simply reads "Brooks was here" while the old man's limp body hangs below.}} |
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{{quote| Brooks: I don't like it here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotNxb2YApk I've decided not to stay.] I doubt they'll kick up any fuss... not for an old crook like me.}} |
{{quote| Brooks: I don't like it here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}kotNxb2YApk I've decided not to stay.] I doubt they'll kick up any fuss... not for an old crook like me.}} |
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** For tears of joy, try ''everything'' after Andy's escape from Shawshank. ''When'' he escapes from Shawshank is enough to get the eyes watering: he's just crawled through just under half a mile of raw sewage, he gets to his feet in the middle of the pouring rain, he's stumbling, dragging his pack behind him ... and then there's that fanfare of trumpets and strings as he removes his shirt and stands, arms raised, laughing, in the rain. |
** For tears of joy, try ''everything'' after Andy's escape from Shawshank. ''When'' he escapes from Shawshank is enough to get the eyes watering: he's just crawled through just under half a mile of raw sewage, he gets to his feet in the middle of the pouring rain, he's stumbling, dragging his pack behind him ... and then there's that fanfare of trumpets and strings as he removes his shirt and stands, arms raised, laughing, in the rain. |
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** When Red's letter started to [[Ironic Echo|repeat the same speech]] as Brooks', just in anticipation that he ''might'' ''[[Department of Redundancy Department|maybe]]'' meet the same end? |
** When Red's letter started to [[Ironic Echo|repeat the same speech]] as Brooks', just in anticipation that he ''might'' ''[[Department of Redundancy Department|maybe]]'' meet the same end? |
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