The second best movie of all time.

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 1999)

What is so great about this movie? The question should be: "What is not so great about it?" And the answer would be: "Nothing!"
The story is good, and the outcome is not obvious but great. The acting is superb all over the line. Tim Robbins is Andy Dufresne and we suffer and feel joy with him. Morgan Freeman is magnificent as Red, and when he is narrating it is like chocolate to the ears. He has so many great lines, most of which are quoted here, because they are worth remembering, like this: "Prison life consists of routine, and then more routine." The music by Thomas Newman is fantastic. It soars over the movie giving it the right mood, sad many times but it always fits in. I have just seen this movie for the fifth time, and it keeps getting better. I'm looking forward to seeing it again, when some time has passed. I know there will be something new to notice which is another reason why it is so great. I haven't talked to anyone that didn't like it, and with the number one spot on IMDb's top 250 most people must like/love this masterpiece. I haven't found any flaws in the history, though you can find some errors on the goof list. That Forest Gump ran off with the Oscar that year seems unfair to me and obviously to a lot of other people too.
Why only the second best movie? My absolute favorite is and will always be "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." I like This movie for some completely different reasons, like that I'm a huge fan of Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone and spaghetti western. But with "The Shawshank Redemption" almost everyone I know agrees with me.
I hope there will come more movies like this, I hope many more people will see and enjoy this movie, I hope....