Somewhere in the middle of the Shawshank Redemption, Andy’s friend Tommy tells a story about an old cell-mate of his, who was bragging about murdering the wife of a banker, who was having an affair with a golf pro. And then pinning the crime on her banker husband. Most people claim this is evidence Andy is innocent, and this is also, arguably, the message the film is trying to convey. At least at a superficial level. But watching the movie again recently I realised it is very superficial evidence, and the movie is actually leaving Andy’s guilt/innocence open. Let’s look at the evidence against Andy 1: Seen at his wife’s home, drunk with a loaded weapon. 2: Seen getting out of his car and walking towards her home with the weapon 3: Court evidence that he threatened his wife with death if she tried to divorce him 4: Documented alcohol/anger problems 5: Very cold, and unemotional about her death 6: He claims he threw his own gun in the river, but the police could not find it desp...
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