This was actually far better then I thought it would be. Great acting by Steve McQueen who played such a tireless character, especially when it came to the solitary part of the movie.
This is a definite classic.
Description:Celebrated as Papillon - after the intricate butterfly tattoo emblazoned on his chest - petty criminal Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen) is framed for murder and transported for life to the penal colony of French Guiana.
Imprisoned on infamous Devil's Island, Papillon is obsesssed with the idea of freedom. Together with fellow prisonCelebrated as Papillon - after the intricate butterfly tattoo emblazoned on his chest - petty criminal Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen) is framed for murder and transported for life to the penal colony of French Guiana.
Imprisoned on infamous Devil's Island, Papillon is obsesssed with the idea of freedom. Together with fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman) he ceaselessly works on a means to escape, his spirit refusing to be broken by the savage and humiliating treatment of their captors.
"Some men were just not meant to chained. Particularly, when those chains are a result of a frame-up, which then leads to a life sentence on what is considered the french version of Alcatraz.
Cool 60's icon Steve McQueen teams up with new generation 70's actor Dustin Hoffman in this based-on-true-story of perserverance that challenges the strength of the will for freedom against the impervious odds of the infamous & inescapable Devil's Island.
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March 17th
I don't know what aspects of the story are faithful to the autobiography the film is based on, but the turn of events in the film's final act really made the film meander, a shame since I thought the first two thirds of the film where solid."
"Why it's Overrated:
#244 on IMDB's Top 250. 92% positive reviews from critics.
What I think:
Here's another I can't say much about. I guess I was just so bored I couldn't analyze it. I don't even remember how it ends. Just... really boring. I have no argument. I am sorry."
" Oscar Nominations
Best Score
Watched February 6th - TCM - Rewatch
"Hey you bastards, I'm still here." - Papillon
Part two of my prison movie double feature was Papillon, which I think is one of the best prison movies ever made - Steve McQueen stars as a man sentenced to life in prison for a murder he claims he didn't commit, and is banished to the French penal colony in French Guiana, the location of the infamous Devil's Island - The movie is almost three hours long but is completely mes"
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