The Title Does Not Do Justice To This Movie

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2015)

The Shawshank Redemption title rendered little inspiration to actually see the movie. It wasn't until word of mouth from those I trusted finally encourage me to see this film. It started with the violent death of his cheating wife and her lover by Andy Dufresne. He is wrongly convicted and sentenced two consecutive life sentences. He is sentenced to the fictional, but tough, Shawshank Penitentiary. As a white collar guy in a tough prison Andy befriends two fellow inmates. Morgan Freeman's poignant narration throughout the movie highlight the story and gives it credence. Tim Robbins character is able to win the favor and protection of the guards by using his financial skills to do their taxes. That enable him to earn the trust of the prison warden to do the books in a money laundering scheme.
The ending of this movie has some very interesting twists and turns highlighted by a graphic narrative from Morgan Freeman.