brilliant!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2002)

**** SPOILERS HEREIN**** proceed at own risk!!!!!
it is simply no wonder that shawshank redemption is as insanely popular as it is. the movie is the greatest flag-bearer for hope and the determination. i have been wanting to see this movie for a long time and recently caught it on television as part of a stephen king horror special series!!!!
the movie begins at quite a slow pace and after about half an hour i was wondering why this movie was so highly rated. but slowly the movie unravels and soon i was totally caught up in its brilliance. sometimes harsh, sometimes serene, sometimes wishful, sometimes dreadful. the intensity of the despondence at shawshank prison is almost tangible.
tim robbins and morgan freeman are outstanding in their roles. each character is brilliantly etched and is a delight to watch. the screenplay is the highlight of the movie and there is always a feeling of something larger lurking behind the damp grey walls of shawshank.
for those who have seen the movie, an interesting point would be that the name of stephen king's novella is "rita hayworth & the shawshank redemption". well well!!
the movie though has to be watched. it is an experience every human should go through. it takes the light at the end of the tunnel to the next plane.
an elevating 10!!