Purely Amazing

Rating: 9/10 (17 April 2019)

There are many reasons why this movie is rated number 1. All reasons I understand, The music, the acting , and more importantly everything. Although I have rated The Green Mile higher, that's solely just on preference. This is by far the definition of films. Until today I never knew this was Morgan Freeman's fist time doing narration, and you would never guess that it was his first time dong one based on how perfect he does it in this. Tim Robbins is the perfect fit for this role and I can not see Tom Hanks as Andy Dufrense. The story telling in this film is marvelous and the entirety of the film has a deeper meaning. There's a reason you study this film in High School, there is so much to analyze and study. For me the best part of the movie is the ending that sweet shot of the camera zooming out of the beach and Andy walking towards Red and the music in this scene almost makes enough for you to cry. Considering how little Frank Darabont had to work with considering this film is based of Stephen Kings short story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption he was able to stick entirely true to the novel and still make it a feature length film. The Shawshank Redemption is truly the greatest film of all time and if you haven't seen this film, I don't know what your doing with your life as this is a much.