after the long drought, i feel the first drops of rain

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 1999)

The amount of time that has past since I last saw a movie as interesting and faithful to the making of film has been more than I can remember. After that extensive wait, my thirst for a film as engrossing as The Shawshank Redemption grew to the point where it did not even register anymore. This film though, has broken the wall of disinterest I've held for cheesy, hi-tech, flashy cute flicks that have littered the cinemas as of late. The character development, cinematography, and script for The Shawshank Redemption shine through the bleak cloud that I see surrounding Hollywood these days, as it concerns itself with special effects and big name actors bent on budgets and wages. A rental that I so wish I had seen in the theaters five years ago, the camera work and display from Freeman and Robbins is a relief to view, and eye-opening connection to movies that is so rare. It's one film that tugs at all your emotional strings, and even plucks at the brain a little.