A Narrative Masterpiece....

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2005)

Brilliance. Total Brilliance.
From the perfectly casted roles, to the haunting music; the all-encompassing narrative provided by Morgan Freeman, to the magnificent storyline and plot, this movie blends all these elements of good film-making. So much so, that even something as commonly overlooked as having just enough comedy to provide relief from total somberness, but not enough to distract from the misery of prison life brought by the equally criminal actions of those in authority at the prison; this, too, was executed with perfection.
This movie is the blueprint for what I would consider to be the perfect movie. I challenge anyone to come up with something they would "do better" than what those who made this movie did.