One of the best movies I've ever seen

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2014)

(This comment contains a little summary of the film, I didn't mean to spoil the movie for you, but when you are afraid of me spoiling the movie don't read the review.)
The Shawshank Redemption is one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. I've seen many films and this one really comes out. I think this movie is 'timeless'. It's an old movie, made in 1994 (I wasn't even born) but it doesn't feel like that when you are watching it. Alright I have to admit that you can see it on the quality of the film and on other things too. It isn't HD or something like that but it gives the film a special character that it needs to be so good. It also doesn't have all those special effects like in Life of Pi, with the tiger Richard Parker who is fully made with the computer, or in the Avengers. So it isn't spectacular in that way. I think the movie is spectacular in the way it's built up and in its plot line.
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is locked up in the Shawshank State Penitentiary because he is accused of murdering his wife and her lover. In prison he gets to know smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman) and soon they become friends. Red smuggles a rock hammer in prison for Andy to make 'chess pieces'. He also gets several posters and other stuff. He makes his chess pieces, but that's not the only reason for buying his hammer. He also has some other plans. First Andy works in the washing room and sometimes he gets raped by Bogs. One day the prison needs some men to work on the roof and with a little skill Andy can arrange some beers for his fellows. They start to like him and they accept him as a friend. Slightly Andy works himself up so he can do the accountancy of the director of the prison. He decides to swindle the director and he makes up an whole new person with every legit paper a human needs. After the release of Brooks Andy takes over the library and he gives it a new boost. He receives new money for books and he can expand it. His life in prison goes well but he doesn't lose his hope and faith in a better future even though Red has warned him that hope is a dangerous thing. When you want to know the end and the rest of the film you really need to buy and watch it because after the first time there is a big chance that you will love the film and that you are going to watch it more than once.
I think that every single bit of the film perfectly fits. The music, the photography, the story There is a reason why this film is standing on number 1 in the IMDb top 250 and why it has 7 Oscar nominations.