The favorite Stephen King film of Marvel Tom Hiddleston’s star will move you in tears

Given that he is soon ready to return to the MCU as God of stories, it is probably necessary to note the opinion of Tom Hiddleston on the best story of Stephen King adapted to the big screen, mainly because he now plays in one. During an interview with Letterboxd, Hiddleston was questioned about his four favorite films, and by coincidence, one of them was a King adaptation. The actor, who plays the main role in the adaptation of Stephen King by Mike Flanagan “The Life of Chuck”, said a film that is sure to mention tears of public members (not me, however – I am hard as nails). It is a film that presents a hot beer, Rita Hayworth and a rock that has no earthly deal in a Maine Hayfield.

The latest Hiddleston entry was Frank Darabont’s film in 1994, “The Shawshank Redemption”. He admitted: “I thought about this film. It inspired me so many times. It is a film to which I come back. It made a big bump in my heart and my soul when I was young, and it continued to do it.”

He is not alone. Even after more than 30 years, the emotional print of “Shawshank’s redemption” is the reason why it still contains first place among the greatest films of all time according to IMDB, despite its initial reception when it bombed for the first time in theaters. Of course, he has made a second life during the video release and is guaranteed to be found on at least one TV channel on Earth at any time (well, that’s it). But what is Darabont’s masterpiece that Hiddleston loves? By coincidence, these are the same fundamental elements as “the life of Chuck” has.

By breaking down the film of the prison which meant so much for him, Hiddleston praised the performances, which are now monumental entries in the catalog not only of the adaptations of king, but on the history of cinema as a whole. “” The redemption of Shawshank “is a meditation on friendship and freedom of the human mind. The performances are perfect, especially those of Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. It is quite surprising, and it only becomes more surprising than I get older.”

Naturally, many other viewers feel the same. Even Stephen King himself judged “the redemption of Shawshank” one of the best films adapted from his works, just in front of “The misery” and behind “Stand by Me”. It is also interesting to note that, despite King and Flanagan, pillars in the world of horror, the author and the best works of the director “The Life of Chuck” are not always tales that shiver the spine, but shoot the heart.

For the future, Flanagan has more King collaborations on the way. The showrunner “Midnight Mass” has a television adaptation of “Carrie” which will surely be compared to the classic iteration of Brian de Palma’s film, followed by its long-awaited series of the series “The Dark Tower”, which, let’s hope, will replace the reputation not so great to reach the tower. Hopefully it is worth it.