Rita Hayworth and spectacular film making

Rating: 9/10 (4 February 2016)

I think the reason this film stands out a classic is because it has so much heart. I've always thought the story is what makes a great movie, and this one had a brilliant one, based on the short "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King. The screenplay adaptation of this short novel elevates the dialog and the moving performances of Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman into a masterpiece. The plot twists and turns in directions that defy the best of imaginations...ones that only Stephen King could write. I am truly humbled by the writing. But as a film it is more than that. It's over-riding theme of "hope" transcends the message over the walls of Shawshank to the green grass, and the beaches of Zihuatanejo.