One of the best films to grace the silver screen

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2014)

It's hard to beat a classic, and this film ticks all the boxes of a classic box office hit. With a deep underlying moral, as well as a hard hitting narrative that makes you question how good a person you truly are, this film makes you think about life itself, and the security and contentment we all seem to fall into the trap of.
Freeman gives his all time best performance, with Tim Robbins' character Dufresne making you question your own true identity, and where do our morals lie?
Few films have ever been made with such subtext, and yet it is so blindingly brilliant how Darabont put together King's novel in such a way that an audience would have to be made of pure stone to not shed a tear during multiple poignant scenes.
All in all, this film is a truly magnificent masterpiece, faultless from the get go. If you have a film 'to-do' list, I advise you to place this at the very start, as there is not a single flaw.