Uplifting story of hope and the resilience of the human spirit.

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2002)

This movie was faithful to the excellent Stephen King novella it came from:"Rita Hayward and the Shawshank Redemption". In spite of injustice, corruption, and brutality, prisoners were able to rise above this and form true friendships. They were able to put real love into action toward each other. When the protagonist, played brilliantly by Tim Robbins, locks himself in the warden's office and plays an exquisite aria from a Mozart opera, the whole prison stops and listens. All are moved by such beauty, beauty they haven't experienced in a long time, if ever. It is my favorite scene from any movie I have ever seen.