Hope springs eternal in prison

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2002)

No spoilers here.
A remarkable Stephen King penned story. King has often found ways of getting to wonder about even our most strongly held values. Most consider people in prison as throwaway members of society, and those that guard the prisons as public servants. King twists this into the protagonist prisoner (Robbins) against the hopelessness of prison and the brutal display of power by the warden. The story is beautifully narrated by Morgan Freeman as ex-con Red.
It lost out to Tom Hanks' portrayal of Forrest Gump for Best Picture, which is a shame, but I'll never forget the impact it made on me.
The film has an edge, and a heart. I couldn't recommend it enough.