Shawshank Redemption

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2005)

This movie is the greatest prison movie I have ever seen. The storyline is original and the performance of Tim Robbins is superb. The movie is about Andy Dufresne is convicted of the double murder of his wife and her lover and tells the story of his double life sentence behind bars at Shawshank prison which uses religion as a form of rehabilitation. During his sentence he is bashed constantly for three years until he meets a fellow inmate Ellis "Red" Redding who is asked by Dufresne to help him escape. With his escape comes the signature scene as Andy escapes through the sewers to freedom. The end of the film highlights the ability of two friends to overcome adversity to achieve a central goal. The screenplay is superb as this is based on the novel by one of the best or the best horror of all time, Stephen King. The movie is a movie that explores the REAL story behind bars and the ability of people to escape mentally and spiritually with rehabilitation