The Shawshank Redemption

"The Shawshank Redemption": What we want to redeem is that the really excellent film we should have is not a fast food culture, but it can reflect the reality of society, the true nature of human nature and the value of life, and can impress people's hearts, touch people's souls and arouse people's infinite thinking and memories. The Shawshank Redemption is such a film. It is almost always a classic in the hearts of fans, a timely topic in movie forums, a best seller in video stores,

In the imdb ranking edition, "The Shawshank Redemption" ranks first. Because of some special reasons, it can be said that it is the real uncrowned king. So why is this movie so charming? I think it stems from the universal belief and pursuit of mankind: expectation, freedom and friendship.

The film began to use cross-edited pictures to convey such a set of pictures: one night in 1947, Andy, a banker with puzzled and angry eyes, sat in the car, drunk and holding a revolver in his hand; The extramarital affair between his wife and golf coach is going on in the room; Then came the lawyer's close questioning of Andy in court. Through the integration of possibilities, this group of pictures conveyed a causal relationship to the audience. Andy was sentenced to two life imprisonment for shooting his wife and her lover. The place of detention is shawshank Prison (also translated as Shawshank Prison), which is just in line with the subjective thinking of the audience, that is, there is a prerequisite for redemption only if there is a crime.

Expectation is the most perfect possession of human beings. As long as you don't let go, expectation will always accompany you. Freedom goes hand in hand with expectation.

The key figures in Shawshank prison are red, a well-connected vendor, brook, a librarian, and the warden. When Andy first went to prison, his eyes didn't have any consciousness, as if his soul had been emptied. Red and his cellmate bet that Andy would be the first person to cry in prison night, but Andy just kept silent and melancholy at first. The fat man who was helpless and crying was beaten to death, which made people see the MoMo, ruthlessness and darkness of prison for the first time. There is no doubt that prison is destined to be a place without expectations, where there are only harsh systems, appalling punishments and thick walls, because perhaps there are so-called people who have no expectations.

But the film is superb in creating a theme paradox, thus creating a myth in reality. When other prisoners asked Andy why he came there, he replied: I am innocent. Rhett should have come there after hearing it. All those who are there are innocent. This is one of the reasons why innocent people are held in guilty places. Second, prison often reminds people of the sunset of life, and how can expectations be ignited? Will there be a sunset sun?

I think the film broke through two points there

First, it is said in the Bible that everyone bears original sin, and everyone is born to atone for sin, which affirms people's good nature and the essence of being good. Therefore, I think of a sentence in meditation: If there are gods in the world, people will not fall into real evil, and it is entirely within one's power to not fall into evil. Therefore, it is not so much ridicule and irony that people in prison are innocent, but rather full of expectation and kind affirmation of human beings.

Second, without falling into environmental determinism, the influence of environment on people is subtle and far-reaching. Most people in prison are institutionalized, that is, Rhett said that you would hate it when you first entered prison, then you got used to it, and finally you will find that you can't live without it. Because once you get out of prison, there is actually no place for you in society. This is why most people put down their expectations and give up their rebirth. It is also the reason why Lao Bu chose to hang himself after he was released from prison. But that's why Andy made a deep impression. He never gave up his expectations, regained his freedom and saved others' expectations. Although in other people's eyes, expectation is the cause of danger and pain, he said: Expectation is the perfect possession of human beings, and as long as you don't let go, expectation will always accompany you.

So when we saw Andy in prison, he asked Rhett for a small hammer. No one doubted his motive, because according to Rhett, it would take 600 years for him to get out. But in my opinion, some people make mistakes and fail because they never try because of fear, fear of failure and habitual depression.

Therefore, we can see that in order to expand the prison library and get the first batch of books, he sent a letter to the state legislature every week for six consecutive years. Then he increased it to two letters a week, and the library was completed during Andy's second decade in prison. The gloomy prison is a little more colorful.

So we saw that he put Figaro's wedding in the prison guard's office. This clip seems calm as water, but in fact it is full of passion and extremely lethal, which can make your eyes heat up most. Andy just lay there quietly, smiling, and the camera outside the window showed the prisoners' static movements in a panoramic way. They didn't understand the music but were deeply fascinated. While outside that door highlight the fierce and stern eyes and cry of the warden. This time, Andy's smile is a smile with a sense of victory. He used his value in prison guards and the trust he gained by it to bring freedom to his friends again-even for a moment. Since then, the monotonous prison has added some notes.

Expectation means strength, breaking free from bondage and gaining free physical and mental strength. Don't forget that the world penetrates all the high walls, and it is in our hearts. They can't reach or touch it. That is expectation.

Therefore, expectation is closely linked with freedom. You can feel the existence of this power. After 20 years of hard work, you cut thick walls, climbed half a mile of dung roads, and finally embraced the free sky; Not afraid of the strong warden in the prison, he has already prepared to send him to court; In response to Lao Bu's death, Andy did not make the same choice, because only by surviving, expectations are realistic; Because there is expectation, survival is good.

I am willing to walk with people who walk, but I don't want to watch the procession pass by.

In the film, we can see that perfect friendship can be established in prison. It's just an ordinary conversation in prison, which has become an eternal oath. The friendship between two people is not only a big stills of stars, but also a valuable book and Stone to express one's heart. It is these simple things that make us appreciate the friendship of supporting, helping and encouraging each other in the extraordinary and arduous purgatory life. Although it doesn't seem to be anything, because of the special environment, it makes people realize its preciousness.

Andy risked his life, used his professional knowledge to help prison guards evade taxes, and won some cold beer for prisoners at 10 o'clock every day, but he just sat there and smiled contentedly; When Andy expanded the library, he specially named it Lao Bu Library. Andy and Rui, two tacit friends, when Rui received the harmonica given by Rui, their hands trembled, and when Andy understood a poster from Rui after ten years in prison, the warmth in his eyes was a friendship as warm as the sunshine in winter. They watched each other silently. Even if Andy escaped, he did not forget the future of his best friend. His letter under the oak tree finally brought Rhett to his side. He also smiled at the end of the film in a blue sea with no memory. When the two friends reunited in Chihuahua Tanio, their carefree smiles were really enviable. Because that smile is full of heaven and earth, full of people's inner infinite hope.

The eternal theme of mankind: expectation, freedom and friendship, about redemption, about yourself, and now

Finally, I want to start with the Bible, an important prop in the film, and end with it.

The way to salvation is in it. Because everyone is his own God. If you let go of yourself, who else will save you? Everyone is busy, some are busy living, some are busy dying. You are busy pursuing fame and fortune, and you are busy with daily necessities. Stop and think for a second: Has your brain been institutionalized? Where is your God?

Perhaps, we can answer this question: I am my own master. Although I am within the system, I have not lost myself or let go of myself.

Personally, I regard it as a must-see film, mainly because of its far-reaching theme. It gives people a kind of invisible power, and it makes me understand the most precious thing that people should have in life, so as to cherish the opportunity that you still have it at this moment. Meditation once said that the only thing that can be taken away from people is the present moment. What you should have at this moment is expectation, freedom and friendship. This is our most basic and minimum feeling and need, the driving force for our growth and struggle, and the source of inner quietness and introspection. If you don't cherish it, do you still pray for others to cherish and maintain it?