If you haven't seen this film watch it now. Forget about work or exams or what ever, watch it.

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2006)

I was made to watch this film in my English class for doing coursework. I am sooo happy my teacher set me that work. A class of 30 teenagers walked way from the lessons we watched it in so influenced by the film heading to the shop to by their own copy. I am proud to say I was one of them. Once I got to uni and found out some people hadn't watched it I sat them down at night and forced them. Sadly watching it in a kitchen shared by 16 people even at night isn't the quietest place to watch this film. Half drunk student would walk in and all my friends who hadn't seen it turned to them and before they had chance to speak they were told to shut up so they could watch it in peace. I was happy to see my friends having the same reaction I had to the film. It is proof that a film doesn't need special affects to hook a bunch of young people onto it. It needs something and what ever it is the Shawshank Redemption has it by the bucket full. I am afraid to say I still have friends who haven't watched it but I will continue to try and get them to watch it and I hope you take up this fight, if you haven't watched it, watch it, if you have, make more people watch it.