Here it is, the best movie to come out during my lifetime. Widely considered to be one of, if not the, best movie of all time. The number one ranked movie on IMDB. The legendary Shawshank Redemption. Released in 1994, the movie was actually a box office failure. It took years of DVD sales to make a profit. And upon its release it was met with favorable reviews, but it took a long time to see what an incredible movie this was. The movie is about a man named Andy Dufresne who is convicted of murdering his wife and is sent to Shawshank Prison (a maximum security prison run by a corrupt and less than friendly warden). Adjusting to prison life is difficult for Andy and takes him some time to open up to anyone. After a couple of months he talks to a man named Ellis Boyd who is know for being able to get you anything in prison. Andy asks for a rock hammer and Ellis jokingly said he would have to dig his way out every night for 20 years to escape. But Andy has some free time on his hands so he'll take the chance. Before going away Andy was a successful accountant so the warden agrees to give him special treatment if he can help him in tax evasion. He'll come to regret that decision later. Several years into his sentence a young man is sent to Shawshank, so Andy takes him under his wing and helps him get his high school GED. But after the kid is killed by one of the guards under the wardens orders, Andy decides he has had enough and it is time to leave Shawshank. This movie is a rare type for me, one of the few movies that I think is perfect in every way. There is not a single thing that could have been done to this movie to make it better. Even though it took people longer than it should have to realize what a gem this movie is, it is finally getting the recognition it deserves. And that is why Shawshank Redemption is the best movie of my life.
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