No One Would Believe Tommy Or Even Listen To Him
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Shawshank Redemption
SealedCargo — 3 years ago(June 26, 2022 03:08 AM)
Tommy's story about meeting Elmo and Elmo telling what happened to the wife would mean nothing. It would be hearsay and not even that. In the one case where the Warden is being logical, he's being logical here. Tommy is best friends with Andy and it would not be taken seriously. All of Andy's friends could claim they heard someone admitting to the crime. That part of this movie is a flaw.
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(December 03, 2022 02:50 AM)
What I find odd is that Andy, who is supposed to be this real smart and calm and collected guy, goes to the Warden with this instead of requesting a lawyer.
The Warden could not have done anything at all to help him get out of prison and that is not in his interest.
Through the movie we see what a hard nose and a dick he is to the prisoners, so why would Andy all of a sudden think of him like a friend when he never was to any of them?
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