Ties with Forrest Gump as my #1 ATF

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2011)

What can you say about Shawshank Redemption? There's a reason it has a 9.2/10 rating here on IMDb I guess. Indeed, this movie ties Forrest Gump on my #1 all-time-favorite list.
What would it feel like, to be thrown in prison for 30 years for something you didn't do? Anyone who thinks it couldn't happen is blind.
Many people might even commit suicide if it happened to them. Andy not only survived, but thrived in a world few could describe as anything but "hell." He became friends with a guy who really was actually guilty.
The other thing about this movie that was so awesome, was the great one-liners. "Get busy livin, or get busy dyin." The acting is spectacular; you "feel" like you're there in the prison, especially the first night he's there and the guy start's crying next to him. Wow, so painful to watch.
I read somewhere that in the book, Freeman's character was a red-headed Irish guy, and they thought it was funny to leave his name as Red in the movie. That's why he answers "Because I'm Irish" when Andy asks him why they call him Red.
This movie was simply amazing... and from Steven King no less! Crazy.
-Tracy Milburn