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"The Shawshank Redemption" Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying

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     Look, sometimes you'll hear about films from before your time, films that are so highly rated but when you put them on and actually watch them you're just left wanting more. You're sitting there confused wondering if you were simply born too late to appreciate the movie and where it came from, but when it comes to The Shawshank   Redemption , I truly believe this film deserves all of the hype it gets, and more. I think I can say pretty safely this is one of my favourite films of all times. It just hits all of the right notes, it doesn't need to be so intense you're offput by watching it later, dare I say it's perfect? Let's talk about it.     Where do I even start? Maybe with the plot. I think in my mind I would describe this film as feel-good, not in the sense that it's like most other easy-going feel-good films. I mean it's longer than most films in this category, and that's because it's not just smooth sailing the entire way, but that...