Andy Dufresne

Introducing the first “Unreal Guy” of the week, we bring you a man among boys. Those of you who have seen Shawshank Redemption understand just how astonishing Andy Dufresne is. For those who haven’t seen it, you seriously need to FIO. In what some consider the best movie ever produced, we come across a man with intelligence, creativity, and poise we can only dream of. After being sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not actually commit, Andy doesn’t spend his years complaining but rather uses his smarts to make a name for himself. He does his best to share his wisdom, improving the lives of all those surrounding him, including that bastard warden. Beside his intellectual capacity, the fact that he successfully broke out of prison on his own is mind boggling. I mean who in hell crawls through 500 yards of sewage, holding the droppings of repulsive inmates. You kiddin me guy? Andy Dufresne is an absolute legend and there is no dispute over that. I don’t think he’s ever been wrong, and he is hands down the sharpest prisoner of all time. To this day, I live by the words he uttered to Red just before his escape: “Get busy living or get busy dying.” Andy Dufresne is unreal.