I know, I know, I claim to have seen a lot of movies before, but for the first time the other night I finally watched The Shawshank Redemption. It's hard to believe I had never seen it before.
It was an amazing movie, I thought. It really captured the essence of the U.S. prison system, which is indeed full of corruption. Tim Robbins gave one of the most amazing, convincing performances I've ever seen. Morgan Freeman's performance was up to his standards, amazing as usual. He never lets me down.
Thoroughly impressed with the screenplay - it was extremely well-written, and probably THE best adaptataion of a Stephen King novel (Cujo being the worst).
This only leaves Darabont's The Green Mile to be seen. I definitely need to see that after watching The Shawshank Redemption and The Mist. He will definitely be put on my watchlist. If rumors are true, I would love to see his adaptation of Farenheight 451.
I give this movie a 10/10 for its stellar performance, amazing writing, and extraordinary direction. If you have not yet seen this movie, watch it now!
P.S. The Mist, also pretty decent. One of the best twist endings in a horror movie as of late. 8/10 for that one.
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