Amazing example of Story Arc

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2015)

An amazing piece of film. Penned by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont, this one sneaks up on you, takes you to the lowest place of the human spirit then takes you in the exact opposite direction. Totally snubbed by the Oscars, but one of the greatest films of all time. Told in the narrative style, conducted by Morgan Freeman, we get a picture of the prison system of the 1940s-1960s and some of the wildly unique characters who inhabit the walls of Shawshank Prison. Shawshank, is a frequent and oft referenced institution of many of Stephen King's stories (both written and on screen) and every time i hear the name in any of his works it makes me think of this story.