My favorite movie ever!

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2013)

The best film I have ever seen. Period. No other film in history has come closer to perfection. In terms of the acting, the screen-writing, the directing, the music, the plot and its various sub-plots... The story in general is heart-warming and inspiring, portraying both the best and the worst of mankind. There are few films that I can watch over and over again without getting bored, but Shawshank Redemption more than any other movie does that for me. Even when I watch it for the umpteenth time at some point in 2014, I can guarantee that I will still feel the same goosebumps when Andy memorably advises Red to 'get busy living' or get busy dying', and the same upsurge of warmth, emotion, happiness and relief when Red is finally granted parole and he re-unites with Andy in the final scene. Perfection, perfection, perfection. 10/10