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The Shawshank Redemption

Living in the gutter, there are still people looking at the stars

By AaronPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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"Living in the gutter, there are still people looking at the stars ", I think this sentence is the most appropriate to describe the Shawshank Redemption, Shawshank prison most can not have hope, but Andy brought a ship of stars, do Shawshank prison the most bright beacon.

Andy just entered Shawshank prison, endure all kinds of insults, the bullying of the three sisters, the brutality of the prison, he silently endured, for his own hobby constantly adhere to.

I was first struck when Andy fought for freedom for himself and his friends, risking his life to tell his jailers how to get $30,000 in exchange for a keg of beer. "We sit in the sun feeling like free men, we repair the roof of our own house, we are the masters of creation," said Rhett. It was the first time he fought for freedom for himself, for his friends, and for the first time lit the kerosene lamp on the mast in this four-cornered wall with no happiness and no hope.

The second time it struck me was the death of the kid who just got his degree, and the warden, trying to keep his dirty work going, was willing to shoot an innocent man who could clear Andy of his crimes. In shawshank prison, dark and dirty, dirt hidden in the corner, the sky is cloudy, there is no hope, people like dirt, no one care about the death of a prisoner, the prisoner's life without sin is the most obscure, but in such an environment, Andy is still full of yearning and longing of liberty, the outside world still have hope and desire, He not only hoped for freedom in himself, but also spread the seeds of hope to the friends around him: build a pool hall, repair the library, make financial statements... He's like that great strong man, the strong man saves himself, the great man saves others.

The Shawshank Redemption is best for those who hesitate in adversity, for those who despair in adversity. It tells people to go quickly, to hope for the light, even if you can't change the circumstances, but you can adapt to the circumstances; Even if all the interests are difficult to adhere to, but fortunately there is a cavity of life lonely yong love.

The Shawshank Redemption is a novella by American author Stephen King, later adapted into a film subtitled "Hope in Spring". The novel tells the story of Andy, a banker at the peak of his life, in the face of his wife's infidelity, the judge's misjudgment, the darkness of the prison, the warden's corruption and despicable still have endless hope, and finally in a thunderstorm night finally redeemed the story. After watching the film, I can't help but feel hopeful.

"Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man crazy," says the storyteller Rhett. But it was hope that protected Andy, that saved Andy. In the play, Andy and Red are best friends, but they are also opposite values. Andy had hope, Red was dying, but Andy got away, and Red started a new life because of Andy, so hope is a good thing, hope makes people like gods, I guess.

Hope is the starlight, guiding the direction of travelers, to travelers with power. Andy knows that he is innocent, so he has redemption in his heart and hopes to escape Shawshank. Just as Goujian after the death of the country and the hope of restoring the country, just have the power of sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall, there are "three thousand more armour can swallow Wu".

Hope gives us the power to never give up, never stop until we reach our goals, to make people's lives meaningful and know that success is within reach, so Andy uses a small hammer to chisel away at a poster blocking the future.

"Even if I will be tired and weak, I will use my scarred hands to pick the unreachable star", hope may be like the ethereal star, within sight and beyond reach, but it will still shed his light on the world, moisten the heart of the star. Hope is everywhere, giving people moist and happy. Hopeful people will have the effort to enjoy the process, will be happy to achieve the goal of the moment...... It will let us believe that Bao Jianfeng from hone out, plum blossom incense from the bitter cold, it will let us earn in suffering, such as Andy general rebirth.

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