Why does everyone think this is so good?

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2002)

I've seen this movie two times now, and must say I quite enjoyed it. But when I see all the user comments, consistently expressing how ingenious and brilliant this movie is, amazement overwhelms me.
The storytelling is rather one-dimensional and straightforward, something like a story for children. I fail to see any brilliance at all in the plot.
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What is the deal with the David vs Goliath story anyway? You can beat everyone as long as you have hope and patience? And why is everyone talking about this "get busy living or busy dying"? Come on, people, that's philosophy for teenagers, you can do better!
What if the warden, for instance, would have ordered to remove the posters after one of Dufraisne's wrongdoings? I know I would have! And what if, somewhere during those 19 years, anyone would have heard him digging? I know I would, with the great acoustics such a prison should have, and how silent everything is at night?
Bottom line: this story is far from brilliant and really isn't very deep. Within 10 years it will disappear from the top 50 (when all the voters have grown up and lower their score by two or three points).