What does Andy mean by drilling a sewer pipe for "500 yards" in The Shawshank Redemption? How long does it mean?

500 yards refers to the unit of length, 1 yard is 0.9 144 meters, and 500 yards is 457.2 meters.

The Shawshank Redemption is directed by Frank Darabont, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name included in Stephen King's Four Seasons, and the theme of the film is "Hope". Through the special background of compulsory deprivation of freedom and high emphasis on discipline, the film shows personal fear of "the passage of time and the transformation of the environment"

At the end of the film, there is a revenge vent from The Count of Monte Cristo. In IMDB, more than 6.5438+0.6 million members were selected as the first of the 250 best films. And was selected into the list of the top 100 films of the American Film Institute in the 20th century.

Extended data

1, behind the scenes

The shooting location was Mansfield State Prison in Ohio, but the crew had to renovate it before shooting because the prison was too shabby. The indoor scene was shot in the studio, because repairing the interior of this prison is more expensive than setting the same set.

The Humane Society of America supervised the filming of all crows involving Brooks in the film. In one scene, Brooks feeds maggots to his crows. Aha immediately thought that the maggots were inhuman and asked them to use a natural death maggot, so he had to do it.

2. Film evaluation

In the film, some people are changing and some people are getting used to it. Shawshank prison in the film is a metaphor for a relatively closed social environment. For Thomas, who has been in prison for 50 years, change means destruction. But for young and enthusiastic Andy, change is a kind of redemption.

The Shawshank Redemption is actually a kind of self-salvation. Stephen? In this way, suspense master Jin wants to tell people that the pursuit of self-life is not just a dream, but just how to do it. Regardless of the outcome, this process is very important. (Xinhuanet Review)

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