Go to https://buyraycon.com/cinematherapy for 15% off your order, plus get free domestic or flat fee international shipping. Brought to you by Raycon. How do you keep moving forward when you feel stuck? Why is hope sometimes dangerous? Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to one of the best movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption. They talk about how hope can be both dangerous and powerful as they follow Andy’s hope-filled journey in the prison system. They discuss institutionalization in prison and how people can be institutionalized in their own mental prisons. Jonathan emphasizes the importances of growth and testing your comfort zone. Alan hates narration but explains why it works in this movie… spoiler alert: Morgan Freeman. Thank you to our Patrons for picking this movie! If you want the power to vote on an episode we do at our next shoot, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CinemaTherapy. Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/CinemaTherapy Try our popcorn: ctpopcorn.com Cinema Therapy is: Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker, and Alan Seawright Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright, Alan Seawright, and Corinne Demyanovich Edited by: Emily Colton Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen English Transcription by: Anna Preis