Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2005)

"Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of s@#t and came out clean on the other side." Fantastic story line. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are mesmerizing as "Andy Dufresne" and "Red" respectively. As are "Warden Norton" and Clancy Brown("Capt. Hadley). Excellent characterizations throughout the film make you feel what it's like to be wrongly imprisoned and the sense of hopelessness. The director is deft with the story twists and turns. Original and unique camera angles give you a real feel for "being there"...in that oppressive Maine state prison. The cinematography and the musical score are expansive and lush.
Countless great lines. "I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope." - Red
"Geology is the study of pressure and time. Thats all it takes really... pressure... and time... That, and a big god@#$n poster."
"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free." - Ad Poster for this movie.
A true original. I have seen these movie many times and it never gets old. "Get busy living or get busy dying"...