1994Thestorymaysoundsimple,butthetruthbehindthewordsisremarkable.WhenIheardthenameofthefilmfirsttime,IconsideredtheShawshanktobeaman’name,butinfaceitisajail——ahellintheworld.Notonlyfortheinhumanityofthejailors——theybehavedbrutally;butalsoforthejailgnawedatpeople’heartbykeepingthemwaitingandwaitingaslifepassed.Itseemedthatonlythoseutterlyworthlesspeoplewhogaveupeverythingcouldsurvive.That’swherethestoryhappened.ThepartimpressedmemostiswhenAndygotoutofthejai.Heextendedhisarmsinfrontofhimintheheavyrainasifhewerewelcomingthefreshairandthefreedom.Atthatmoment,Isawthefaithwinthedarkness,discharginglightdazzlingtheeyesinthedarkbluesky.Underthelight,Icouldfeelmyrecreantinnermostbeingshiveringashisvoicesaid:“Remember,Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthingsandnogoodthingeverdies!”That’swhyIlikethisfilm:itencouragespeopletofighttopreservethedignityofhumanbeings,toappreciatethebeautyoflife,andthemostimportantistokeephopeforever.Heoncethatisborn,thatisdie.Everyoneisthesame.Theonlydifferenceiswhetherbusylivingorbusydying.Thefilmtellsmeevenamancanliveonce,butifhekeepsfaith,keepshopeandworkshisliferight,thenonceisenough.Thefaithisthebirdthatfeelsthelightwhenthedawnisstilldark,thehopeisthechiefhappinessthatthisworldaffords,andthelifeshouldbefullofthesingingofthebirdandthehappinesshopebrings."What’sthatdoyouthink?It’sthetremblingoftheheart,thesingingofthemind,theflyingofthesoulandthehopetobefree.”~~~~~~~~TimRobbinsMarganFreemanTHESHAWSHANKREDEMPTIONAfilmreviewbyFrankDarabontIn1994Introduction:THESHAWSHANKREDEMPTIONisastrongdebut(初次登台)fordirectorFrankDarabont,ascreenwriterwhosoldthescriptontheprovisionthathecoulddirectit.Thisisn'taFilmForTheAges,butitisinvolvingandengagingforthemajorityofits150-minuterunningtime.TimRobbinsandMorganFreemanarebothfineasconvicts(罪犯)whomeetinShawshankPrisoninthelate40'sandgettoknoweachotherastheydotimetogether.Thesuspensemainlyrevolves(以```为中心)around1)whetherRobbinswillcontinuetosurviveprisonlife;and2)whetherheshouldbethereatall.Thescriptdoesadecent（相当好的）jobofsustainingtheseelementsandkeepingtheviewerindoubt.Ontheotherhand,therearefewmomentsinthestorythat,oncetheyarerevealed（透露）,aredifferentthanyoumightexpect.Forthemostpart,thesatisfyingoptionisusuallychosen,theonethatwillmaketheaudiencehappy.Whilethismakesforanenjoyableimmediateexperience,thesideeffect（副作用）isthatthelackofgenuine（诚恳的）surprisemakesitlessenduringthanyou'dlikeOnthewholethough,asidefromscriptweaknessesandimplausibilities(morethanacouple),theperformancesareuniformlystrong,ifabittwo-dimensional（缺乏深度的）inspots,theperiodfeeloftheartdirectionisthoroughyetunderstated,ThomasNewman'sscorenicelysupportsthingsandisemotionalwithoutbeingtoooverpoweringortreacly.Foraprisondrama,theviolenceisn'tplayedupparticularly,butthisaren’tFREEWILLY,either.Forthecurious,SHAWSHANKmakesforagoodnightout,asthesayinggoes.Iftheconceptdoesn'tgrabyoufromthestart,thefilewillcatchyouteyes.ThenIwillshowyousomeclassicalwordsinthefilmFearcanholdyouprisoner,hopecansetyoufree.Astrongmancansavehimself,agreatmancansaveanother.懦怯囚禁人的灵魂,希望可以令你感受自由。强者自救,圣者渡人。Prisonlifeconsistsofroutine,andthenmoreroutine.监狱生活充满了一段又一段的例行公事。red:Thesewallsarekindoffunnylikethat.Firstyouhatethem,thenyougetusedtothem.Enoughtimepassed,getsoyoudependonthem.That'sinstitutio...
