Can a film get better the more you see it?

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2006)

I do think some films get better the more you view them. "Shawshank" is such a film. Whever I stumble across it on a cable channel, I am simply unable to break away from it, even though I've seen it a dozen times. The best films are "simple stories, well told." From the script, to the acting, to the direction, to the sets, and - most importantly - in its message, "The Shawshank Redemption" is absolutely first-rate. It's always fun to see a wronged man win in the end, but in this story it is the manner in which Andy prevails that is so gripping. The scene in which Tim Robbins as Andy ponders if he is in some way responsible for his fate because of his thoughts is amazing. And Morgan Freeman's greatest film moment comes when he faces the parole board one more time. Most movies blow from your mind minutes after the final credits, this one stays with you forever. I'm ready to see it again.