Hope is a good thing and no good thing ever dies.

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2015)

Without exaggeration, I have seen this movie for more than 100 times in past 6 years.
What makes Shawshank the best movie of all time in Cinema is the simplicity in which the story has been told. From beginning to end, not only you see different beautiful characters in the movie living their life in a prison, but you start to live it with them for the entire duration. Every single emotion and characteristic of humans have been touched, right from love, lust, anger, frustration, corruption, guilt, friendship, redemption and most importantly the HOPE.
This is one of the most motivating films of all time. I doubt there has been any single viewer, who watched the movie and didn't feel happy at the end. I prefer watching Shawshank every time I have had a bad phase in life. The film will just fill your heart with warmth and make you feel good about life in general about how there is always a light after the end of the tunnel, no matter how long the tunnel is, but only if you hope for it and don't give up.
Have you seen the mime saying 'I want Morgan Freeman to narrate my life'? Well this movie is the primary reason for that.
Without doubt this deserves the #1 spot on top 250 list !!