The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Stephen King Got Me Hooked on this Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2011)

Stephen King's powerful prison drama story is brought to life, with Frank Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption". The movie tells the story of Andy Dufresne, portrayed brilliantly by Tim Robbins, who is sent to Shawshank prison, when framed as the murderer of his wife, and her affair lover. During his time in prison, Andy makes an unlikely friendship with smoke dealer "Red", portrayed by the astounding Morgan Freeman, who does an excellent job of guiding the movie with his smoothing, and confident narration. Now, the rest of the movie talks about Andy's struggle to try and break free from Shawshank, and the unexpected friendship between two different people. This movie is an astounding masterpiece, that can only be spoken through the words of the mysteriously defying Stephen King. Director Frank Darabont helped bring King's vision to life on the screen, and he performed an excellent job as a director, and a writer. Also, the cast is such a true miracle, that the movie was able to get the finest actors to play the most finest cinematic roles. Tim Robbins is excellent, Morgan Freeman is astounding, Bob Gunton is brilliant, and James Whitmore plays such a dramatic small role as "Brooks", the Shawshank librarian. Also, I enjoyed Thomas Newman's breathtaking score, the perfect cinematography, the excellent use of film editing, and the spectacular script. I respected every single moment in this movie, and it had me wanting for more. "The Shawshank Redemption" is one of the best movies ever made, and I have never seen a movie with so much heart before, even though of it's slow 142 minute run-time. "The Shawshank Redemption", in my review, "a stunning masterpiece, entertainment at its finest".