When I saw this movie for the first time I feel like and love this movie. Shawshank Redemption is a very moving story about hope and the power of friendship. That's what makes a film like this more than a movie. It tells a lesson about life. The story is about time, patience and loyalty, perhaps, but they grow on you during the subterranean progress of this story, which is about how two men serving life sentences in prison become friends and find a way to fight off despair. It's also a story for freedom. Freeman and Robbins are majestic in their performances.
This movie was also ranked the 1 in Web IMDB (A movie rating website). It is the movie that I'll never forget it forever. If you have not seen this movie rent it or better yet buy it. As I bet you'll want to see this one more than once.