Although he didn't dig underground, or directly to freedom, he did dig through about 20 feet of wall (at least according to the moevie).
The analogy struck me as weird, as you were rooting for the escapee in Shawshank.
The Media can't possibly be rooting for the "insurgents", can they?
The good guys (our troops) win again. Thank God and God bless our troops. MSM will only have something negative to say about this, as usual.