Cinematic genius at its best!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2015)

Best movie I've ever seen. I keep this movie on auto-play. Great casting. Tim Robbins portrayal of Andy Dufresne, an innocent man in prison, who has to break the law while in prison, to live a free life as a fugitive on the run, outside of prison.
James Whitmore as Brooks Hatlin, gave a wonderful performance as a man who spent his whole life as a caged bird, once given his wings, he has forgotten how to fly free. Instead of living in a cage again, he opted for a pine box. A solitary man, in a solitary cage, for all eternity.
Knowing that the character of Ellis "Red" Redding, in the book, is supposed to be a middle-aged Irish man, Frank Darabont's casting of Morgan Freeman solidified this character and brought to life the authoritative demeanor that only Morgan Freeman could pull off. There were many other actors who were considered for the role of "Red" but Morgan Freeman pulled off a commanding performance.
Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne, was a great casting coup. Seeing him play an innocent man who is forced to conspire with the prison warden, in order to be free of the resident prison bullies, commit money laundering, in order to plan the perfect jailbreak and live life outside of prison as a free man, with a new identity that is "the 3rd cousin to Harvey the Rabbit."
Clancy Brown as Capt. Byron Hadley, the sadistic jail warden, who gets off on beating prisoners who don't do what he says. Great character actor.
William Sadler & Bob Gunton are another great character actors. Bob delivers a great role as a "holier than thou," bible-thumping Christian with greed & corruption on the brain. In the end, Karma serves her justice in the form of a .38 to the head.
the movie is full of suspense and has you rooting for the "innocent" guy at the end. Worth watching over and over again.