Good but does not deserve the glory.

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2013)

The Shawshank Redemption is a good movie. It has a good story and good acting. Though I don 't think that the movie is good enough to be at the top of the 250 list at IMDb. I think that it is a great "prison movie" but it's so similar to other books and movies like Midnight Express or The Escape From Alcatraz. A "prison movie" that is much better but doesn't get the glory and credibility is The Green Mile witch made me more emotional and excited. Compared with The Shawshank Redemption, The Green mile has a better storyline and most important an original prison story.
The Shawshank Redemption is about man called Andy who is being wrongly accused for a crime that he didn't do. He was given two life sentences for killing his wife and her lover in cold blood. Therefore he is being sent to Shawshank Prison. Andy learns to adapt to prison life and he meets knew friends, but also enemies. The life in prison is hard and he meets a lot of obstacles as the story goes.
As I said earlier, it is a good movie and you should see it if you haven't. However in my opinion it is too unoriginal and safe for the best film in history as many other think. By saying safe I mean that the director could have done something that had made me remember the film. Something out of the ordinary. Instead of the "escape prison" unoriginality. Cause now I think it's just a bland movie.
Another thing that I think the movie misses is more fighting and crime. Isn't this a prison? Should it not have any sort of violent behavior? Sure Andy fights of a bunch of enemies in a few short scenes, but I don't think that that's enough. The thing is that Andy's enemies are the only bad guys in the whole movie. At least of what we see in this film. The film could have exploited more violence and crime, but instead we get a nice old man that feeds his bird. Andy's friends are so nice that I sometimes feel like they are workmates instead of committed criminals. When they are out in the yard all convicts are just playing ball and talking like they are having a lunch brake. I don't mean that all prisoners should just fight and swear but it could have least been one fight seen in the yard so you get a bit more of that prison feeling.
In conclusion it's a good movie with some flaws. It's has many good scenes. Though in my opinion it fails because of its blandness and unoriginality. They should have put more effort in making something more memorable.
Based on my judgment it's a 8/10 and I think that it's a fare rating. It should have its title in the top 250, but not the number one.
//Swedish Critic