You need to see this movie

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2012)

Anyone who has not watched this movie needs to. Morgan Freeman's role really defined my generation. His performance as "Red" was probably the best I've ever seen.
I'm not a big Tim Robbins fan, in fact this role is the only one I like, maybe Bull Durham...but not on this level. Andy Dufrane, really makes the best of what would simply drive most of us to the brink of insanity. He did it because he found friends. Which did become his family.
Andy was a difficult man to know, he was so smart so intelligent. Even Red his friend who was telling the story didn't really seem to understand him, at least until the end. I love it how Andy had to put himself into positions to make the prison is own. He got himself out of a bad situation by befriending his enemies, and then when the time was right, taking them out. While in their minds they were using Andy for their benefits, but Andy knew he used them...brilliant.
These two friends in a sense had their own lives defined by their friendship. How many people can say that have ever had a friend like that? I hope that in the next 20 years my best friend, will have help define me.
The best thing about this movie, is how simple they made it. "Get Busy Livin' or get busy dyin." That in and of itself is advice we all need, especially when work or school seems to dictate our routines.
My advice watch this movie. It is the best of the last 50 years. Period.