Will Shawshank lose its power after 2/20/17?

. when the boards close it seems, to me, no one will care about things like what's number one or hell even number 11 for that matter..

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men ~ F Douglass

I think it will lose a fair bit of prestige, yes, unfortunately.

Being number one on the top 250 was a huge boost for Shawshank for many years, people might come across the site, discussing other movies, then see the top 250 and become very interested in the top movies, particularly in the number one, it's the 'peoples choice'

Maybe thanks to Moviechat.org it might retain its power (just posted reply via that site)

"Shawshank has for a while now remained the top underdog champ and it's because of IMDb making it number one... It's a great movie but to me and many a great good movie as opposed to a true classic like The Godfather but...

Anyhow, I'm wondering that, when the boards close, and when the proverbial tree makes no more sound in the woods, will this movie mean as much... when the boards close it seems, to me, no one will care about things like what's number one or hell even number 11 for that matter since there will be no more discussion of any kind"


Right then, young skipper. Let me tell you about the olden days. A long, long time ago before we had the internet. We would have to discuss films with people in person verbally, get our movie news from programs on the telly (ask your Granddad about Barry Norman) and even read about films in magazines, which we'd actually have to hold ourselves and turn the pages. With our hands! :p

Anyway, young man. Don't worry. Shawshank Redemption was rated the best film long before imdb existed. It actually gained it's popularity due to tv showings and was usually number one in most film magazine polls. It wasn't imdb that gave it it's popularity so it will remain popular for a long time after.

Yeah, it is a shame about the imdb boards closing, but I think something else will take it's place. This site seems to be doing ok so far.

"Shawshank has for a while now remained the top underdog champ and it's because of IMDb making it number one... It's a great movie but to me and many a great good movie as opposed to a true classic like The Godfather"

Sorry, not sorry, but, The Shawshank Redemption is just as much a classic as The Godfather is. They are both equally great movies and classics. They are most definitely in the same class in my opinion.

Well , its 5/18/18 and Shawshanks still no1

I just saw it again for the third time and almost twenty five years later. I'm starting to appreciate that this is a well written film with beautiful cinematography. It seems to get better with age with its simplicity. The ending moved me much more this time, especially the rain fall scene. I even increased my rating from an 8 to a 9 on IMDB. Maybe it's because I've lived at least forty years now.

Well, 2 years later, people still care about iMDB rankings. Only a small subset of people used the message boards.