A movie that changed my life

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2005)

Like many people I didn't bother seeing this movie when it was in theaters, and then I forgot about it, it wasn't till many years later that I decided to give this movie a chance.
After reading all the praises for this movie I decided to rent it. The first time I watched it I fell asleep, I was bored out of my mind. A couple of months past I decided to give it a second chance and watched it all the way through and thought, what was so great about that movie, nothing special. Another couple of months pass and I spot the 10th anniversary ed. for sale, so I bought it because I liked the artwork on the cover. I saw it for the third time and I fell in love with it. It's definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.
Why the academy didn't award this masterpiece an award is beyond me. The directing is perfect, it's perfectly casted and acted, every actor is believable in their roles, the story, adapted from a short story by Steven king is what stands out. This is the ultimate movie about hope; never give up hope no matter what.
I've noticed many people bashing this movie, I say just give it a chance, I thought it was crap on my first viewing; it wasn't until my third viewing that I realized how incredible this movie was.
This movie changed my life. Whenever I'm going through a hard time in my life, I pop in this movie and realize that no matter what you're going through, you can come out clean on the other side.