Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in advance of co-star Morgan Freeman’s SAG Lifetime Achievement award, Tim Robbins makes an interesting point; the type of loving relationship between two men seen in The Shawshank Redemption is far from commonplace.
Character and theme are what makes a film endure the test of time, and that’s what Tim Robbins is speaking to here.
In a film full of perfect moments, the friendship between Red and Andy is truly the heart of the film.
Red and Andy came to know and love one another while suffering the horror, evil, and indignity of life in Shawshank State Penitentiary.