Overwhelming triumph of the human spirit

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 1999)

Few films capture the triumph of the human spirit the way that The Shawshank Redemption did. Not only was it an original true-to-life story, it added a touch of comedy and a heart-warming story of friendship. At first, I expected little from this movie (granted I was 12), but it has quickly grown into my very favorite movie of all time; and it competes with Schindler's List and GoodFellas for the best movie of the decade. As the 90's come to an end, we see a familiar theme in cinema: destruction and armageddon (literally); it is good to see a reversal in a beautiful film from promising young talent (Darabont).