I loved this movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2010)

Last year on my birthday about six friends and I went to an Italian restaurant and had some wine and pizza. We started playing a game where everyone had to say their five favorite movies. Every single person listed Shawshank Redemption as one of their favorite movies. One person a was a lawyer, one a banker, one a physical therapist, one a writer, and one an actress and they all love the movie. Why is this? What is it about Shawshank Redemption that is so widely loved? I think it's because of the friendship between Andy and Red, for one. For another, you really care for Andy and root for him to get out, and then he surprises you with his gentleness and ingenuity. For another, the music is wonderful. For another, I think the movie is about humanity, really. How do we keep our humanity amidst terrible inhumanity? Through art, through music, through appreciation of beauty as well as love for mankind.