A human story...

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2018)

This movie is intertwined with my growth as an advocate, appreciater and lover of the art of film. So much of my life has been invested into devouring films that the world's movie industrys have the passion and drive to produce, movies like this are the reason why.
After viewing a genorously eclectic mix of genres and sub genres of titles over the years; I have still not found a more well balanced and humble portrail of human struggle/condition than the Shawshank Redemption. Although most of us cannot truly relate to serving a lengthy sentence in a 1940s penetentuary, Darabont manages to capture subtle yet poinient moments that the populous can empathise with.
The piece seems to encapsulate one of those rare moments where the writing adaptation, acting, cinimatography, score and directorial vision allign to create a masterpiece.
The fact that this is the highest rated movie of all time on IMDb gives me hope that ratings of the masses are capable of being pointed in the right kind of direction.
I gave a 10 star, but would prefer to give a 9.5. That way, the cinematic optimists can have faith that we are destined for more exceptional movies like this.