I hope...

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2005)

Of all the movies I have ever seen in my lifetime, this ranks up there with the few and the proud of the most awesome movies you'd gladly watch over and over. It is truly a masterpiece. Pity it didn't beat Forrest Gump as picture of the year in 1994 (a good movie in its own merit) as Shawshank, to me, was much more of an enthralling film and deserving of the title.
One of the best choices in this film was to have Morgan Freeman (Red) as the narrator. Morgan has a voice and a way of telling a story that pulls you right into it. He does the same in the more recent film March Of The Penguins, which is also another good film.
Another good thing about Shawshank is that when you come to the "stunning" ending they don't just drop you right there, they still spend a good 15 - 20 minutes developing the end of the story. That's something I so wish wish they would do with more films nowadays.
If you haven't seen The Shawshank Redemption (based on the short story by Stephen King called Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption), what are you waiting for? ;)