Shawshank Redemption will always hit your emotions

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2018)

There's a reason why this is No 1 in IMDB
Why it has taken me so long to see this film is a mystery with people saying "How have you not seen The Shawshank Redemption" I always thought it was just another film inside a prison so nothing special but after watching it I hold my hands up and admit I should have seen this sooner.
The relationships that are built come close to even unbreakable especially between Andy and Red. The writing is well thought and it shows through the script.
The desire of control over inmates from Warden Norton to is nothing short of incredible.
I have seen a lot of websites based on The Shawshank Redemption VS The Green Mile over which one will hit you hardest emotionally. But as hard to believe with The Green Mile was when making Michael Clarke Duncan a man with a child's mind and how well the director making it show as well as the writers. But how as much as this is seen as a to be a cornerstone as a drama class of film and how well it is also seen as at is easy to see why this film is a classic and in some people's mind is the better of the two. However as incredibly emotional this film is as a drama and how hard this film will hit you and will leave you heartbroken and emotionally scarred, The Shawshank takes the lead. admittedly not by a huge margin but not a close call either.
Films based in prisons aren't not exactly my first choice of film and even then the ones I had seen before this minus The Green Mile are ones with over the top and unneeded sexism and are filmed to be aimed at teenagers. Shawshank is aimed to convey both minor and clear messages about a friendship between people either best friends or otherwise.
Overall to call this film an absolute classic in all of films and one of the best films to watch doesn't quite give this film justice as to how good it actually is. In my opinion this isn't a film that you may need to see, this a film that you have to see.