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271 RED'S POV 271
...and CAMERA rockets into the hole,
getting sucked down an
endless tunnel at impossible speed,
the ROAR of air mixing
with his drawn-out SCREAM, closer
and closer to the light...
...and erupting out the other side
into total silence and a
beautiful white beach. The Pacific
Ocean before us. Enormous.
Mind-blowing. Beautiful beyond description.
All we hear now
are the gentle sound of waves.
RED (V.O.)
...dreams where I am lost in a warm
place with no memory.
A lone figure stands at water's edge.
CAMERA KEEPS MOVING,
coming up behind him and TRACKING
AROUND to reveal -- Red.
RED (V.O.)
An ocean so big it strikes me dumb.
Waves so quiet they strike me deaf.
Sunshine so bright it strikes me
blind. It is a place that is blue
beyond reason. Bluer than can
possibly exist. Bluer than my mind
can possibly grasp.
272 AERIAL SHOT 272
Nothing for a million miles but beach,
sky, and water. Red is
a tiny speck at water's edge. Just
another grain of sand.
RED (V.O.)
I am terrified. There is no way home.
273 INT -- RED'S CELL -- NIGHT (1966) 273
Red wakes from the nightmare. He gets
out of bed. Moves to the
barred window of his cell. Peers up
at the stars.
RED (V.O.)
Andy. I know you're in that place.
Look at the stars for me just after
sunset. Touch the sand...wade in
the water...and feel free.
FADE TO BLACK
274 AN IRON-BARRED DOOR 274
slides open with an enormous CLANG.
A stark room beyond.
CAMERA PUSHES through. SIX MEN AND
ONE WOMAN sit at a long
table. An empty chair faces them.
We are again in:
INT -- SHAWSHANK HEARINGS ROOM -- DAY (1967)
Red enters, sits. 20 years older than when we first saw him.
MAN #1
Your file says you've served forty
years of a life sentence. You feel
you've been rehabilitated?
Red doesn't answer. Just stares off.
Seconds tick by. The
parole board exchanges glances. Somebody
clears his throat.
MAN #1
Shall I repeat the question?
RED
I heard you. Rehabilitated. Let's
see now. You know, come to think of
it, I have no idea what that means.
MAN #2
Well, it means you're ready to
rejoin society as a--
RED
I know what you think it means. Me,
I think it's a made-up word, a poli-
tician's word. A word so young fellas
like you can wear a suit and tie and
have a job. What do you really want
to know? Am I sorry for what I did?
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MAN g2
Well...are you?
RED
Not a day goes by I don't feel
regret, and not because I'm in here
or because you think I should. I
look back on myself the way I
was...stupid kid who did that
terrible crime...wish I could talk
sense to him. Tell him how things
are. But I can't. That kid's long
gone, this old man is all that's
left, and I have to live with that.
(beat)
"Rehabilitated?" That's a bullshit
word, so you just go on ahead and
stamp that form there, sonny, and
stop wasting my damn time. Truth
is, I don't give a shit.
The parole board just stares. Red sits drumming his fingers.
CLOSEUP -- PAROLE FORM
A big rubber stamp SLAMS down -- and
lifts away to reveal the
word "APPROVED" in red ink.
275 EXT -- SHAWSHANK PRISON -- DAY 275
TWO SHORT SIREN BLASTS herald the opening
of the main gate. It
swings hugely open, revealing Red
standing in his cheap suit,
carrying a cheap bag, wearing a cheap
hat. He walks out, still
looking stunned.
276 INT -- BUS -- DAY 276
Red rides the bus, clutching the seat
before him, gripped by
terror of speed and motion.
277 EXT -- BREWSTER HOTEL -- LATE AFTERNOON 277
Red arrives at the Brewster, three
stories high and even less
to look at than it used to be.
27B INT -- BREWSTER -- LATE DAY 278
A BLACK WOMAN leads Red up the stairs toward the top floor.
279 INT -- RED'S ROOM -- LATE DAY 279
Small, old, dingy. An arched window
with a view of Congress
Street. Traffic noise floats up. Red
enters and pauses,
staring up at the ceiling beam. Carved
into the wood are the
words: "Brooks Hatlen was here."
280 INT -- FOODWAY MARKET -- DAY 280
Loud. Jangling with PEOPLE and NOISE.
We find Red bagging
groceries. Registers are humming,
kids are shrieking. Red
calls to the STORE MANAGER:
RED
Sir? Restroom break sir?
MANAGER
(motions him over)
You don't need to ask me every
time you go take a piss. Just go.
Understand?