To those who persevered with the seemingly endless yarn that was Jailbreak, congratulations, your determination and patience in the face of such repetitive, boredom-inducing predictability is admirable. To those who managed to free themselves from the chains, shackles and iron bars that were Jailbreak your efforts are understandable and should be rewarded by never again having to look at or speak of such a monumental stain on a genre that was once once again extraordinarily revered. While a jailbreak story doesn't go much beyond a single season, movies are a whole different story.
Jailbreak or not-jailbreak movies are a popular mainstay among moviegoers; some of the greatest movies of all time were about breaking free from the strong, often corrupt arms of the law and evading their clutches. While the final breakout is always captivating, it's the build up and the careful planning process undertaken beforehand that really add to a film's suspense and make it great. Let's take a look at the best escape plans in the movie...
The Shawshank Redemption
"Never announce your next move before you make it," as the saying goes. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) embodied that good advice, a statement that would then lead him to freedom and to his dream paradise, Zihuatanejo.
While his plan was largely hidden by a poster of Rita Hayworth The Shawshank Redemption, his clever ability to withhold whatever escape plans he had and sail firmly under the radar (while posing as a model prisoner) made his escape even more ingenious. Wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover, Andy hid in plain sight as a man who had accepted his fate.
Papillon
That quintessential hypothetical scenario that many may have pondered for hours of their lives is the question of a desert island escape, an island surrounded by sharks, with minimal food and water supplies. Henri "Papillon" Charriere (played by Steve McQueen) faces more or less exactly that predicament in the 1973 film adaptation of the Charriere memoir. He finds himself trying to escape the notoriously dangerous French penal colony, not one, two, only three times Papillon (French for 'butterfly').
While three attempts certainly don't imply efforts of a particularly painstaking nature, Papillon's sheer determination, creativity and innovative ways to escape Devil's Island all have value in their own right, his last method being the most simplistic, yet most effective, using coconuts as an improvised float.
Escape from Alcatraz
Clint Eastwood stars in this beautifully composed adaptation of J. Campbell Bruce's novel, which chronicled the various escape attempts of inmates from the notorious Alcatraz maximum security prison. The main character, Frank Morris (Eastwood), is imprisoned for a bank robbery.
From using paper mache dummy heads and Frank's unassailable knowledge of concrete and metal corrosion to cutting open a ventilation shaft with just a file,Escape from Alcatraz devises one of the most fascinating attempts at real immersion in modern history.
Ferris Bueller's day off
Arguably the most anomalous entry on this list, the 1986 coming-of-age comedy film by John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's day off is a mind-blowing affair, but it's kind of a jolly little escape movie. Playing truant is something most children and adolescents have done at one time or another, waving the sick card is a common trait to trade a day of English, math and science for a day in front of the TV.
In the unique case of Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), his carefully and painstakingly orchestrated plan is not just to go to school, but enjoy it by cruising around in the Ferrari of his friend's father and his other friends from their strict educational institution.
public enemies
Director Michael Mann's historical biopic about the escapades of a notorious outlaw, John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), and his two accomplices, Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum), is amazing. public enemies follows them as they try to evade the police following a series of bank robberies, as well as their daring prison break, in which Dillinger and John "Red" Hamilton (Jason Clarke) pose as a prison guard and prisoner in a drop that aims to save the rest of their gang.
Fantastic Mr Fox
Up there with Pinocchio by Guillermo Del Toro as one of the best stop-motion animations ever, Fantastic Mr Fox features some of the most Wes Anderson or Wes Anderson-y quirky quirks with the uniformity of his vibrant color palette, meticulously symmetrical set design, and a methodical, almost mathematical approach that creates impeccable cinematic harmony.
The fantastic Mr. Fox (George Clooney) escapes an abundance of shaves while dodging the ruthless farm trio and their army of rabid dogs. ultimate act of deceit through his use of distraction techniques, losing nothing but his story.
The great escape
The great escape is actually just remembered through a mental frame of Steve McQueen iconography, mainly of him wearing a leather jacket on the back of a motorcycle. Adapted from author Paul Brickhill's 1950 novel of the same name, a stellar cast was convened at the behest of the director, John Sturges.
From McQueen and James Coburn to Charles Bronson and James Garner, aside from the grand escape plan, The great escape is a beautifully acted photo. Considered the best escape movie of all time, the action-adventure follows a collection of Allied POWs, who find themselves in an inescapable Nazi prison, relying on their tunnel digging and assortment of motor vehicles to aid in their escape.
Cool Hand Luke
Paul Newman is effortlessly cool in Stuart Rosenberg's Academy Award-winning 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke. Luke Jackson (Newman), a convicted felon, has made fun of his time in prison, following several successful escapes. As the Director's net closes in on him, Luke must come up with a risky plan.
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