Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman were outstanding..Will watch again

Rating: Null/10 (30 July 2011)

I can honestly say I don't know why I have waited so long to see Shawshank Redemption. When it initially was released I thought to myself another boring prison movie. I can say know how wrong I was the friendships that grow within this moves was so touching. It didn't seem to match friendships of everyday free people.
The movie is about a banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) being sentenced for 2 murders, but stands by his innocence. The first few years while Andy is at Shawshank he chooses to stay to him and stay out others way, he feels this would be the best way to stay out of trouble. Andy then befriends Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding (Morgan Freeman), and the bond that they create with each other last through so many trials and tribulations such as Red going up against the parole board several times, friends being released and losing some of those friends. In addition they deal with a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton) and a just as corrupt prison guard Captain Hadley (Clancy Brown). This movie reminds me of Beaches in the way that no matter how close you hold your friends there are some secrets you just can't reveal right away and possibly Andy and Red trust each other so much because they are there for the same reason and they know no matter what Red will always steer Andy in the right direction even if he doesn't choose to listen.
Andy is not always like by others in the prison because he is refusing to give up some of his "rights". However, by initially assisting Captain Hadley with a financial situation, some of those prisoners now go another way when Andy around. When Warden Norton finds out about these banking skills Andy has, Warden Norton finds a way to prosper and stay below the radar.
Andy takes all of this in and seeks help to rehabilitate the prisoners in the system. Eventually Andy comes to find out there may be some news that can prove his innocence, however this will disrupt the system that Warden Norton has created and that is eventually ended. Andy still preservers with what he is trying to accomplish in prison.
This movie is a powerful message of friendship and will power. It showed that no matter what your situation, you find the means to make the best or worst of it. Andy and Red took life in prison and made it what it was. They looked out for each other and made sure their bond could never be broken.