A must watch

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2008)

An accountant named Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins is found guilty of murdering his wife and her boyfriend. He is sent to Shawshank prison, a prison run by a God-fearing and a strict warden. Andy meets 'Red' played by Morgan Freeman at Shawshank and the lives of the prisoners and their emotions is captured in the movie in an excellent manner. The premise of the movie looks too simple but there are a very few movies that are as powerful as Shawshank Redemption. You can watch this movie time and again without getting bored. The first time I saw the movie, by the time it was almost coming to an end I felt that it was a pretty good movie and then there was this unexpected and a memorable ending followed by an explanation in Morgan Freeman's deep voice that made the movie simply great. I couldn't help but stand up and clap at the completeness of the movie. It captures every possible human emotion and portrays them every possible way you wanna see it. The movie runs at a pretty good pace, no lags or halts or irrelevant scene added to enhance the effects of the movie, and a simple background score. Or in other words this movie has its own natural flow, nothing in it seems out of place. Add to all this is the fine acting of Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins and all the other support crew. This is a classic and not to be missed for any reason whatsoever.