Should have won the Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2005)

Absolute travesty that it lost the Oscar to feel-good trash like Forrest Gump.
I like the fact that the Shawshank Redemption didn't bother tying up the loose end of the 'real' murderer remaining free. It was sufficient for Andy that he knew he did not commit the murders. He lived his life for the future, not for the past.
There is something very touching about the scene where Andy does some financial work for one of the warders, and all the prisoners get beer as a result. He just sits back and smiles - and his unselfish act has such excellent consequences for him, both with his relations with the other prisoners, the 'sisters' and the guards.