The Triumph of the Human Spirit

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2001)

CONTAINS SPOILERS "The Shawshank Redemption" is a film about banker Andy Dufrense(Tim Robbins) who is framed and sent to a maximum security prison for the murder of his wife and her lover.He befriends Red Redding(Morgan Freeman), who is the only guilty man in Shawshank, the prison. Through a few brutal years, Andy finally manages to get through. He helps prisoners graduate high school, opens a prison library, and works on the taxes for the crooked warden(Bob Gunton). Little does anybody know what his secret is, an escape.
Based on a short story by Stephen King from 'Different Seasons', this is the best film about the triumph of the human spirit. Frank Daranbot delivers a top notch drama. This film also features an excellent musical score by Thomas Newman. Morgan Freeman delivers,in my opinion, his best role. Though a little cruel at some points, this film will make you want to see it again. One of the three best films of the 1990s. Second on my all time list.