Truly Wonder Film

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2014)

This is a film about people and the choices they make, the choices that are made for them. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman take the viewer on a roller coaster of emotions ride attempting to help the viewer understand their world, a prison world. It is made pretty clear early on that their world and our world are very different from one another but due to exquisite writing and equally exquisite acting we (the viewer) get to see the horrors of Shawshank prison, and even thought everyone is guilty (to one extent or another) you can't help but feel a certain kinship with the two main actors and to even some of their less companions. I read the Novella on which this movie was based and the movie is every bit as good and the book which is a testament to Frank Darabont's directing and screen writing abilities. The film is about Corruption abuse of power the human spirit, redemption and humanity and there is a reason it is # 1 on IMDb's top 250 list. it is well conceived, well written, well acted and well paced, it is the kind of film that even when you have seen it a dozen time and it is late, when you stumble upon it while channel surfing you still can not help but stop and watch it till the end credits, it is just a fantastic film from start to finish.