The best movie of all time!

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 1999)

The Shawshank Redemption is, without peer, the best movie of all time. Although it may have a somewhat limited plot ( then again which film doesn't?) it makes this up with the sequences of bizarre twists and turns.
Andy Dufrene claims he was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. The prison he is sent to is brutal - a hypocritical church-going warden who murders inmates for his own gain - and sodomy is prevalent. Andy's character is determined to survive through all of his hardships.
The rest of the characters are so complex that to describe them would merely dampen everyone elses opinion on the film. I know it was nominated for some Academy Awards, and didn't win any, but it deserved more than Titanic!
It is didactic and its main theme is hope. In fact the last few lines of the film always bring tears to my eyes - "I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my mind. I hope." These words, uttered by Morgan Freemon are truely inspirational words.
My opinion is watch this movie as often as possible, and learn from it.
The Shawshank Redemption - the best movie ever!!