a film par-excellence. Full of emotions and thought

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2004)

When viewers see a young banker's character (Dufresne) convicted of a gruesome murder, and later when they see him vindicate himself with the help of pure courage and hope, it evokes high emotions like triumph and hope. Each scene is skillfully written with viewers' perspective considered all through the film. Excellent work due to which Frank Darabont never need prove himself as a director again, because this one goes down in the history books as one of the best dramas ever written.
Dufresne's character does what's on his mind says and never shows feelings of captivity while at Shawshank. The character is carved out meticulously displaying traits like intelligence and a mind determined to survive
Morgan Freeman ('Red') delivers a brilliant performance, deserving the Academy Award that year which ultimately landed up with Tom Hanks ('Forrest Gump').