Moving & Compelling....gets me every time!!!

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2009)

This is a movie that does not try to outsmart its viewer. It's a simple story of friendship and "brotherhood", of good and evil. One of the biggest things I got from this film is patience and determination. The way the lead character Andy Dufresne, put up with the "wrongs" throughout his life to finally be free. Traveling through 400 yards of sh*t to taste freedom speaks volumes of his lifelong battle.
I cannot begin to count the times I've seen this movie. "Shawshank" is one of those movies that when you stumble upon it while channel surfing, you have to watch it until the end. No matter how many times I've seen it, I still weep at the "Brooks was here" scene and at the ending of the movie. Such a well cast movie, you grow a fondness for the characters good and bad.
If I had to point out one flaw, it would be the "Elvis" prisoner..... but this is only a mere speck that cannot dull the shine of this outstanding movie.
This is a movie that should have swept the Oscars in 1995. Between the writing and the acting performances, It's a "no-brainer".