10 Best Final Speeches In Movie History

10. Red's Hope (The Shawshank Redemption)

There are a number of moments in 1994 classic The Shawshank Redemption that have the power to move just about any viewer, but one of the most poignant comes in the last few minutes of its 140 minute runtime.

Red has spent the majority of his life behind bars. Despite maintaining what appears to be a carefree and optimistic facade, the time he has spent locked up has worn on his spirit so heavily that it seems that he may be well and truly institutionalized, a fact that he himself openly admits.

After countless parole hearings in which his hopeful bids for a life outside Shawshank are denied, Red finally drops the optimistic facade.

When asked if he thinks he has been rehabilitated, Red lectures the parole board on what rehabilitation means before telling the board to stop wasting his time, and that he doesn't give a sh*t.

The board grants him his parole, and upon gaining his freedom, he lists several of his hopes for the future as he travels to meet old friend Andy Dufresne.