Loved Morgan Freeman and Tim Robins Performance

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2014)

This review contains spoilers, so spoiler alert!!! This film draws you in from the very beginning; from Tim Robins character coming home catching his wife cheating, to her being murdered. The theme is similar to the movie the Fugitive to me, the only difference was in the film the Fugitive, Harrison Fords character ran in the beginning, in Shaw Shank Redemption, Tim Robins Character runs towards the end, after he suffers abuse being locked up with hardened criminals in prison. I felt sorry for Tim Robins character being falsely accused and having to suffer rape, false imprisonment and lost years. One stand out theme to me in watching this film is you can imprison the man, but you cannot imprison his mind. Tim Robins Character was locked up for years but his mind was free, instead of living inside the prison, Tim Robins Character lives inside his head remembering he is good with numbers and accounting and living inside his head instead of his bad circumstances was his characters saving grace in this film. I would definitely recommend people watch this movie. If you are going through pain, sometimes it helps to see other people going through stuff more worse than you and survive, become a victor instead of a victim, and for that this is my favorite Tim Robins film. Morgan Freeman, was Morgan Freeman, even as a supporting cast he made you feel his presence, his voice, the way he chooses his words makes you can't take your eyes off him. He makes you feel his pain and his friendship with Tim Robins Character. This is a film I can see myself watching again and again when I'm having a bad day. Hope this review helps. Now go watch this movie.