A timeless masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2016)

There's not much to say about this movie, only that it's an otherwordly, life-changing experience. The film deals with the themes of freedom and hope in a way that you will be thinking about it for the rest of your life. The ending always, always leaves me into tears, no matter how many times I watch it. The astonishing performances of Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, allied to the beautiful score by Thomas Newman, complement the beauty of this movie. Unfortunately this masterpiece was released in the same year that we were presented to another two masterpieces as well: Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction, making Shawshank to be snubbed in all Oscar categories that it was nominated. But, apart from that, The Shawshank Redemption made its way into history, and for sure will be remembered for decades to come, just like Citizen Kane, Casablanca or The Godfather. Thank you Stephen King, Frank Darabont, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Thomas Newman, and all the crew and cast for giving this masterpiece to mankind.