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Some birds aren't meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are just too bright.

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are just too bright.

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, that's all. Everything is covered with the glory of freedom!

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. disappear.

"Shawshank Redemption" is one of the most shocking movies I have ever seen. The story is not so much about the protagonist Andy's successful escape from prison and regaining freedom, but rather about Andy's process of salvation from soul to body. In my opinion, the profound and mysterious religious, social and life philosophy expressed in this film is the most important reason why the film is praised. In other words, this film touches the deepest things in the human soul. It reflects on a profound theme about institutionalization and anti-institutionalization, hope and despair, and soul redemption.

Institutionalized (institutionalized), hope (hope), and redemption (redemption) are the three most critical soul words in the film "Xiao". Only by understanding these three words can we understand it well. Interpret the themes explored in the film.

The first word is institutionalized. The film expresses its views on this word through the mouth of Red (played by Mogran Freeman). He said: "first you hate them, then you get used to,enough time passes...you get so you depend on them. That is instititutionalized (at first, you hate it, then you gradually get used to it, after enough time) You become dependent on him. This is institutionalization)”. To understand the so-called institutionalization in the film, we can understand by looking back at the life of Lao Bu (the prison librarian). Lao Bu spent 50 years in prison, which is basically a system, which is almost a lifetime. It is conceivable that when the once young Boo first entered this system, he must have been cynical and tried to resist like all the new fish (rookies) who had just entered Shawshank. Then, like most prisoners, they gradually discovered : Resistance is futile, so resistance to the system gradually changes to slowly accepting and then learning to adapt to the system, and finally develops into serious dependence on the system. Poor old Bu, his soul and body have been completely institutionalized, but he was exiled from the system in his twilight years. It is conceivable that old Bu cannot survive in an almost completely unfamiliar system. At this time Lao Bu's separation from the system is equivalent to a fetus having its umbilical cord cut off, so Lao Bu finally chose to end his life.

The second word hope (hope). The interpretation of the word unfolds through an argument between Andy and Red at lunch. Andy, who had faith and hope in his heart, said: "forget that there are...places...in the world that aren't made out of stone,

there is something...inside.. .that they can't get to...that is hope (Don't forget that there is something in this world that can penetrate all high walls. It is deep in our hearts. They cannot reach or touch it. That's hope)", but the wise Rhett immediately retorted: "let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane it's got no use on the inside. you'd better get used to. that idea (let me tell you what hope is, my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing, it can drive people crazy, the hope in our hearts is completely useless. You'd better get used to this idea)"

< p> Andy's redemption - the salvation of individual and group souls

After understanding the above two words, institutionalization and anti-institutionalization, hope and despair, our protagonist Andy started the theme of the film - —Redemption of the soul. In the world of Shawshank, we can divide people into two major groups: in-system groups and out-system groups.

The system includes wardens and prison guards, who are the creators, enforcers and maintainers of the system. The warden and the fierce prison guard are undoubtedly the incarnations of Satan and extremely vicious rulers. The prisoners of Shawshank undoubtedly belong to the group of people outside the system. They are the obedient and assimilated people of the system. Prisoners outside the system can be divided into four categories: heroes represented by Andy, elites represented by Red, the masses represented by Lao Bu and others, and those who were tortured to death. The loser (alsoran) represented by Fatty. Heroes transcend the system in their souls. Although their bodies have to obey the constraints of the system, heroes can use their great souls and great actions to constantly change and transcend the system. Elites are those who have a deep understanding of the system and have tried to resist but ultimately chose to compromise. The biggest difference between elites and heroes is that deep in their souls, both have hope. The difference between elites and heroes is that heroes not only believe in hope spiritually, but also try to change the system in action. This kind of outstanding and intelligent efforts is the fundamental reason why heroes become heroes. Although the elites still have faith in hope in their souls, they have completely given up the possibility of resistance in action. Although their souls have not been institutionalized, they have become completely institutionalized in their bodies. Secondly, the vast majority of the public (all living beings like you and me) have also tried to resist, but under the powerful power of institutionalization, they have unfortunately been completely institutionalized from spirit to body. Finally, there are those losers who are eliminated. They become sacrifices of the system and are quickly submerged in the whirlpool of institutionalization.

Of course, Andy not only changed his own destiny through his actions, but also deeply affected other people in the prison: Andy expanded the library in prison and helped other prisoners read and write. A troubled youth with equivalent academic qualifications is a typical example of salvation. A hippie who skipped a generation can actually be educated into a gentleman. We have to marvel at the power of redemption. Therefore, Andy's salvation is not only an individual act, but also a group act, which is completely in line with the Christian definition of salvation. When explaining Andy's resistance process, the film uses a very religious word-redemption. Looking back at the religious origins of this word, we can easily think of the story of Jesus’ soul salvation. In fact, the Bible and references to the Bible appear once in the film. The irony is that the sanctimonious warden seems to be a holy saint on the outside, but his behavior and heart are filthy like a devil. Next to his office is another exquisite saying: The Lord's judgment will come, but the judgment of the last day will eventually come to this judge.

Therefore, the most important contribution of the film "Xiao" is an allegorical elaboration of the historical perspective and a religious reflection on individual redemption and group redemption.

Reflections on the film - Salvation is within you and me

It is not difficult to understand that Shawshank is just a fable, and it actually exists in our real life. Everyone in reality plays the role of a prisoner or prison officer in Shawshank, consciously or unconsciously. Most of us will fall into the fate of Lao Bu, who will be gradually institutionalized until we become seriously dependent on the system, and will never break the rules throughout our lives. Any organization, system, or society can regard Shawshank as its epitome. For example, our university is, to a certain extent, a Shawshank castle. When we leave this castle, most of us are destined to be institutionalized. Even if we enter society, the erosion of people by the system will not stop for a moment. However, social history is constantly advancing in the cycle of institutionalization and resistance to institutionalization. However, salvation lies entirely in our own choices. Just like Andy's choice, no matter how powerful the system is, it can never deprive us of the right to choose salvation. Because salvation exists in our hearts, a place that no force can reach. To be, or not to be, to choose salvation or to choose despair, to choose heroes or to choose the masses, to choose God or to choose Satan, all these are in your and my hearts

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A blockbuster film that exposes the dark side of American justice, a picture of life painted with friendship and hope, and a metaphor for the world that contains the philosophy of life.

A long road to freedom, a cleansing of the soul, an immortal inspirational classic, "Hope" sleeps in accordance with God's will in the Bible with its inner pages hollowed out, attached to In Andy's tall body, he crawled in the 500-yard sewer. Finally, the only dirty road sent Andy to the beautiful new world. This journey of redemption, full of despair and heaviness, comes from the infamous Shark's Castle prison, from the original work of thriller master Stephen King, and from the work of philosophical director Darabont. "The Shawshank Redemption" brings about the everlasting and sincere friendship, the indomitable soul forging and the endless fire of destiny.

Hope does not require enthusiasm. Passionate hope is just an inadvertent impulse deep in the soul. In prison, when the process of life can only be measured by time, any high enthusiasm can only helplessly raise your hands to disappointment and fatally accept the arrangement of fate. Only people with a clear heart can see clearly the absurdity of life. Otherwise, people can only feel aggrieved and helpless when faced with injustice, angry and violent when faced with oppression, rotting under difficult circumstances, or even lonely and desperate in ordinary environments.

Cowardice imprisons the soul, only hope can feel freedom. The strong save themselves, the saint saves others.

Different from previous prison movies about dark and obscure prison life, "The Shawshank Redemption" is a movie about friendship, hardship, hopes and dreams. The male protagonist in the movie is calm and calm. The mentality, unyielding fighting spirit, resourceful design, and perseverance are very touching. The most touching thing about this movie is that it gives people hope from beginning to end.

Overall, this is a masterpiece worth watching again and again.

——"Washington Post"

What is freedom? Freedom is to be able to breathe leisurely and contentedly in the sun. For us, it is like air, so normal that you don’t even think about what it would be like to lose it, but how precious freedom is to those prisoners within the high walls, especially those who are destined to stay there all their lives. And out of reach. Andy finally escaped from the Shark Castle prison. What achieved his redemption? It is the desire for freedom in his heart and the existence of hope!

——Film critic Mido

In "The Shawshank Redemption", I was deeply shocked by the protagonist Andy's endless desire for freedom. When he emerged from the sewer As he fled to the outside world, my heart beat with him as he roared in the face of heavy rain and lightning. The physical and spiritual freedom Andy gained made me feel extremely happy.

——Netizen Lantern

The story took place in 1947. Banker Andy was accused of shooting his wife and her lover, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Shark Castle Prison.

For a long time, Andy didn't have contact with anyone. While everyone complained, he took a leisurely walk in the yard, just like in the park. The old prisoner Red is the "authority figure" in the prison. As long as you can pay, he can get almost anything you want: cigarettes, candy, wine, and even marijuana. A month later, the first thing Andy asked Red to help him was a small stone hammer. He explained that he wanted to carve some small things to kill time, and said that he would find a way to escape the prison's routine inspections. . Soon, Rhett was playing chess designed by Andy. Afterwards, Andy made a huge poster of Rita Hayworth and posted it on the wall of the cell.

As Andy was proficient in financial system knowledge, he soon got rid of the heavy manual labor in prison and the harassment of other perverted prisoners. Soon, the famous Andy began to handle tax issues for more and more prison guards. At the same time, he gradually became an important tool for prison warden Norton to launder money. Because Andy kept writing to the governor, he finally got a small amount of money for the prison to build a prison library. Prison life is very ordinary, and you always have to find something to do by yourself. Andy heard that Red liked to play the harmonica, so he bought one for him. In the dead of night, you can always hear the melodious sound of the harmonica echoing in the prison.

The arrival of a young prisoner broke Andy's peaceful prison life: this prisoner had heard about Andy's case when he served in another prison, and he knew who the real murderer was. But when Andy asked Warden Norton to reopen the case, he was flatly rejected and was severely punished by two months of solitary confinement. In order to prevent Andy from being released, Norton even planned to kill the insider!

Facing the cruel reality, Andy became very depressed... One day, he said to Rhett: "If one day you can get parole, you must go somewhere to fulfill a wish for me. . That’s where my wife and I had our first date. Dig out a box under a big oak tree there, and you’ll know what it was.” That night, there was a lot of wind and rain, and there was a lot of thunder. Redemption Andy successfully escapes from prison. It turned out that for 20 years, Andy had been digging holes with that small stone hammer every day, and then covering the hole with posters. After Andy was released from prison, he took away part of Norton's black money and exposed the truth about his corruption and bribery. What Norton saw in the safe where he kept his small account book was a Bible left by Andy. Inside the hollowed out part was a stone hammer that was almost ground into a round head.

Red was released, he found a box of cash under the oak tree, and the two old friends finally reunited on the sunny coast of Mexico.

"The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Bible·Exodus"

"The Shawshank Redemption" is a film loved by the majority of movie fans. Before analyzing "Shaw", I want to narrate a story first, a story from the Bible Exodus.

Jacob, one of the ancestors of the Jews, had many sons, among whom Joseph was the most favored. Several other brothers were jealous of him, so they took the opportunity to sell Joseph to a merchant while they were out together. slave, and lied to his father that Joseph had been killed by wild animals in the wild.

Joseph was taken to Egypt and sold to an Egyptian nobleman as a slave. The nobleman's wife took a fancy to Joseph's talent and tried every possible means to seduce him, but Joseph sternly rejected her. So the woman bit Joseph and teased her, and Joseph was sent to prison.

One day, Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker were also imprisoned. At night, these two men each had a dream and asked Joseph to interpret it. Joseph said that these two dreams meant that after three days, the cupbearer would be released and the baker would be executed. Three days later, Joseph's prophecies came true.

Soon, the Egyptian Pharaoh also had two dreams. First, he dreamed that 7 thin cows had eaten up 7 fat cows, and then he dreamed that 7 thin ears of grain had swallowed up 7 Full ears of grain. No one could interpret these two dreams, so the cupbearer recommended Joseph. Joseph went from the prison to the palace and told Pharaoh that the two dreams actually meant the same thing, that is, there would be seven good years in the world, followed by 7 famine years, the harm of famine years will be far greater than the gain of good years. He suggested to Pharaoh that he should store grain in good years and sell it in famine years, so as to survive the famine and make a profit. Pharaoh admired Joseph so much that he released him from prison and appointed him prime minister of Egypt.

Things turned out just as Joseph predicted. After seven years of plenty, seven years of famine came. There was no food in the world, and only Egypt had storage. The Judean area was also facing a food shortage, and Joseph's brothers also came to Egypt to buy food. They did not recognize Joseph and were severely retaliated by Joseph. In the end, the brothers reconciled and the entire Jewish family moved to Egypt.

From this point of view, the basic story direction and plot structure of "The Shawshank Redemption" and the experience of the Jews in Egypt in the Bible are surprisingly consistent. Someone once compared "Shaw" to "Monte Cristo" "Earl", and I think it is more appropriate than "Exodus", because the latter undoubtedly has more similarities with "Shaw". The experiences of the Jews over hundreds of years are condensed into 20 years in "Shaw", and Andy combines two generations of Jewish patriarchs, Joseph and Moses.

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On the other hand, if we expand our horizons from the West to the entire human cultural circle, the story of the insulted and harmed people taking revenge and demanding restitution from the perpetrators has always been a story for all human nations. loved. Almost every culturally advanced nation has similar stories or legends. Rabindranath Tagore said in "The Birds": History is patiently waiting for the victory of the insulted. This statement may not be true in terms of historical facts, but it is the common ideal of almost all members of human society.

In drama, the harder a person is beaten, the lower he is stepped on, and the more hopelessly oppressed a person is, the more satisfying his revenge will be, the stronger the drama, and the more likely to arouse the audience's emotions. recognition. Andy stood up where it was almost impossible to stand up, survived where it was almost impossible to live, stood up from the mud, emerged from the gutter, climbed out of the grave, this vitality has transcended the human being. , is the light of God. The heavy rain washed away his body and washed away his soul. He looked at everything that had really happened around him with the eyes of hell. He roared with a voice like thunder: "The time of return has come!"

< p> Any director who can master this power is equivalent to mastering lightning.

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Published by: Columbia Tristar Columbia Company

Produced: 1994

Type: Drama/Suspense

Director: Frank Darabont

Starring:

Tim Robbins

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Bob Gunton

William Sadler

James Whitmore

Producer : Niki Marvin

Screenwriter: Frank Darabont

Plot summary:

The story takes place in 1947, in a bank Because his wife had an extramarital affair, Andy killed her and her lover with a gun. Therefore, he was accused of shooting his wife and her lover. Andy was sentenced to life imprisonment, which means that he will spend the rest of his life in Shawnk Prison. .

Ari was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in 1927, and was paroled several times without success.

He has now become the "authority figure" in Shaunke Prison. As long as you can pay, he can get almost anything you want: cigarettes, candy, alcohol, and even marijuana. Whenever a new prisoner arrived, everyone would bet on who would cry on the first night. Ari thought Andy, who was weak and bookish, would cry. As a result, Andy's silence cost him four packs of cigarettes. But it also made Ari look at him differently.

For a long time, Andy did not have contact with anyone. While everyone complained, he took a leisurely walk in the yard, just like in the park. A month later, the first thing Andy asked Ari to help him was a small pickaxe. His explanation was that he wanted to carve some small things to kill time, and said that he would find a way to escape from prison. routine inspection. Soon, Ari started playing chess made by Andy. Afterwards, Andy made a huge poster of Rita Hayworth and posted it on the wall of the cell.

Once, Andy and several other prisoners went out to work, and he overheard the prison officer talking about tax collection. Andy said he had a way to make the prison officer legally exempt from this large amount of tax. In exchange, he won two bottles of Tiger beer for each of a dozen prisoner friends. Over a beer, Ari said he felt free again for the first time in years.

Due to Andy's proficient knowledge of financial systems, he quickly got rid of the heavy manual labor in prison and the harassment of other perverted prisoners. Soon, the famous Andy began to handle tax issues for more and more prison guards, and even their children came to him for advice on their education. At the same time, Andy has gradually become an important tool for money laundering by Warden Warden, Shawnk. Because Andy kept writing to the governor, he finally applied for a small amount of money for the prison to build a prison library. Prison life is very ordinary, and you always have to find something to do. Andy heard that Ari loved playing the harmonica, so he bought one for him. In the dead of night, the melodious and gentle sound of the harmonica can be heard echoing in the prison.

The arrival of a young prisoner broke Andy's peaceful prison life: this prisoner had heard about Andy's case when he served in another prison before, and he knew who the real murderer was! But when Andy asked the warden to reopen the case, he was flatly rejected and was severely punished by two months of solitary confinement. In order to prevent Andy from being released, the prison did not hesitate to kill the insider!

Facing the cruel reality, Andy became very depressed... One day, he said to Ari: "If one day, you can get parole, you must go somewhere to complete a mission for me. Wish. That was the place where I had my first date with my wife. You will know what it is when you dig out a box under a big oak tree there. "That night, it was stormy and thunderous. The soul-saving Andy successfully escapes from prison.

It turns out that Andy has been digging holes with that little pickaxe every day for twenty years, and then covering the hole with posters. After Andy was released from prison, he took away some of the black money saved by the warden and exposed the truth about the warden's corruption and bribery. What the warden saw in the safe where he kept his small account book was a Bible left by Andy. In the hollowed out part was a pickaxe that was almost ground into a round head.

Ari was released, he found a box of cash under the oak tree, and the two old friends finally reunited on the sunny coast of Mexico.

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

The three most common translations: "The Shawshank Redemption", "Thrills 1995", "Dark Moon";

( If you haven't seen this movie, what you should do is to find a CD and watch it immediately instead of reading this review.)

Redemption is not just Andy itself. In a sense, he not only saved himself, but also his fellow prisoners. His rescue of the inmates was a kind of spiritual salvation, because he made the people around him understand to a certain extent the value of pursuing freedom and hope - red is one of the typical examples. Two people who hold the same hope for freedom but have different attitudes form the main line of the entire film. The three "redemptions" are as follows:

The first time was when he helped prison guard HADLEY evade taxes and won a reward of 3 bottles of beer for each of the inmates.

"We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders, and felt like free men. We could'a been tarring the roof of one of our own houses. We were the Lords of all Creation."... "You could argue he 'd done it to curry favor with the guards. Or maybe make a few friends among us cons. Me, I think he did it just to feel normal again...if only for a short while." At this point, you see T.Robbins smiled for the first time. After all, freedom is always the happiest and also represents the realization of self-worth. Everyone has this need to feel important.

The second time was the most exciting part in the film, when he played "Le Nozze de Figaro" (Le Nozze de Figaro) in the prison guard's office. This clip looks calm as water, but in fact it is full of passion, extremely lethal, and can make your eyes burn. "I have no idea to this day what them two Italian ladies were singin' about. Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think they were singin' about something so beautiful it can 't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it."..."I tell you, those voices soared. Higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away... and for the briefest of moments -- every last man at Shawshank felt free." This time, Andy's smile was a smile with a sense of victory. He used his value among the prison guards and the trust he gained to give his friends a sense of freedom again - even for a moment. "There are things in this world not carved out of gray stone. That there's a small place inside of us they can never lock away, and that place is called hope."

The third time, he went to jail A library was established. To get the first batch of books, he wrote one letter a week for six years. He then increased it to two letters a week, and during Andy's second decade in prison, the library was completed. This is also an epoch-making victory, and the impact of this victory is far-reaching. It was around this time that Tommy appeared, and the plot took a turn.

After Tommy was killed, Andy came out of the hole, and on the day of his escape, the dialogue with Red was very thought-provoking. Before escaping here, Andy reflected on his mistakes and that he must bear some responsibility for his wife's death. "I killed her, Red."... "I didn't pull the trigger. But I drove her away. That's why she died. Because of me, the way I am." When talking about future plans, after After nearly 40 years of suffering, red seems very depressed (and if you compare the three hearings of 20 years, 30 years, and 40 years, you will find the subtleties of M. Freeman's performance).

"I couldn't hack it on the outside. Been in here too long. I'm an institutional man now. Like old Brooks Hatlen was."... "In here I'm the guy who can get it for you. Out there, all you need are Yellow Pages. I wouldn't know where to begin." He is afraid of hope - because he once had hope. But he understands that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Many times, this is what keeps us from moving forward and thinking negatively. Then Andy ended the conversation between the two with a pithy and powerful sentence: "Get busy living--or get busy dying." This sentence can even be regarded as the central idea of ??the whole play.

It must be mentioned here that the scenes before and after the prison escape are handled very well. Red is always worried that Andy will commit suicide. In the face of despair, some people choose to die because it means a kind of relief - the director also tends to lead the audience to think in the direction of "death" here, and seems to want to make a joke with the audience - but for those who really want to be free For people, they will choose another path, a true path to freedom.

Afterwards, Norton committed suicide. "HIS JUDGMENT COMETH AND THAT RIGHT SOON." This sentence is very ironic. The scene from Andy's successful escape to Red's release was a complete test of M. Freeman's acting skills. M. Freeman's monologues and performances always give people a feeling of seeing through the world and being proficient, which adds a lot to the show. (Wong Kar-wai has also used the monologue technique in films such as "Chungking Express" and "Happy Together", but Tony Leung's performance seems to be a little less than stellar.) From prison: "Sometimes it makes me sad, though, Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are just too bright..." In the end he opened the box and decided to go to Zihuatanejo to find his friend Andy and tell his last words "I find I am so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it is the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain ..." You can see his profound skills.

Obviously, this is not a simple, purely commercial film - although it did bring high commercial achievements - the 1995 U.S. video rental champion. But apart from the box office, the amount of information it brings is also huge. For example, "value" is an important message brought by the film. What is the value of the life of a released prisoner? Brooks' story from his release from prison to his suicide is also a tear-jerking episode. As red said, he has been institutionalized ("institutionalized") by his long-term prison life.

"Man's been here fifty years. This place is all he knows. In here, he's an important man, an educated man. A librarian. Out there, he's nothing but a used-up old con with arthritis in both hands. Couldn't even get a library card if he applied. You see what I'm saying?"..."Believe what you want. These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. After long enough, you get so you depend on 'em. That's "institutionalized.""

Cherishing your freedom is also one of the themes of this film. Red said of himself: "I'm the only guilty man in Shawshank." What he said in the HEARINGS ROOM for the last time was that he deeply regretted everything he had done.

"Not a day goes by I don't feel regret, and not because I'm in here or because you think I should. I look back on myself the way I was...stupid kid who did that terrible crime... wish I could talk sense to him. Tell him how things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone, this old man is all that's left, and I have to live with that."

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