my favorite movie of all time

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2004)

The Shawshank Redemption fills me with joy and hope every time I watch it, which must be well over a few dozen times now. Tim Robbins' acting is excellent as the emotionally repressed banker in jail but Morgan Freeman, who is consistently superb in all his roles, carries the weight of this movie's intelligently uplifting spirit, its pathos, warmth and humanity. Freeman narrates the story and it's his rich voice that details the life in jail and with his majestic, patient compassion adds color to what otherwise might have felt abjectly bleak. Whenever I feel down I watch this movie for inspiration. This is the sort of movie I think people of all ages can enjoy, many times over, seeing it with new eyes at different times in their lives.