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ShawshankredeemsHollywood

ShawshankredeemsHollywood

CanHollywood,usuallycreatingthingsforentertainmentpurposesonly,createart?

Tocreatesomethingofthisnature,adirectormustapproachitinamostmeticulousmanner,duetothedelicacyoftheprocess.Suchadauntingtaskrequiresanextremelycapableartistwithanundeniablemanagerialcapacityandanacutelydevelopedawarenessofeachelementofartintheirfilms,themostprominent;music,visuals,script,andacting.Theseelements,eachequallyimportant,mustsucceedindependently,yetstillformaharmoniousunion,becausethismixturedeterminesthefateoftheartist'sopus.Thoughalreadywellknownamongsthiscolleaguesforhisnotableskillsatwritinganddirecting,FrankDarabontemergeswithhisfeaturefilmdirectorialdebut,TheShawshankRedemption.Provinghimselfalreadyamasterofthecraft,DarabontmanagedtocreateoneofthemostrecognizableindependentreleasesinthehistoryofHollywood.TheShawshankRedemptiondefinesagenre,defiestheodds,compelstheemotions,andbringsaneraofartisticallyinfluentialfilmsbacktoHollywood.

Thestorybeginswiththetrialofayoungbanker,AndyDufrense,victimizedbycircumstantialevidence,resultinginaconvictionforthemurderofhiswifeandherlover.Afteraquickconviction,AndyfindshimselfservingalifesentenceatShawshankprison,withnohopeofparole.Heexistsinthisprisononlyinappearance,keepinghismindfreefromthedrabwallsaroundhim.Hisabilitytodothisresultsinthegainingofrespectfromhisfellowinmates,butmostofallfromEllisRedding.Ellis,commonlyreferredtoasRed,findsgainfuluseofhisentrepreneurialspiritwithinthedrabwallsofShawshankbydealingincontrabandandcommoditiesraretotheconfinesofprison.Andy'sdemeanorandundeniablesenseofhopecausesRedtotakeadeeperlookathimself,andtheworldaroundhim.AndyprovestoRedandtheotherinmatesthatintheconventionalwallsofShawshankprisonconventionwillfindnohomeinhislifestyle.

Bycreatingthefilm'sfirmfoundation,themeticulouslychiseledscreenplaypavedthewayforthisfilm'ssuccess.FrankDarabontoutdoeshimselfwiththephenomenaladaptationofStephenKing'sequallynoteworthynovella,RitaHayworthandShawshankRedemption.Inthisnovella,Kingdemonstratesthathecanbreakfreefromthegenrehedominatesandstillcreateamarvelouspieceofmodernliterature.Thoughthefilmmirrorsthenovellainmanyways,Darabontillustratesafocusedobjectiveofimprovingupontheareaswherethenovellacameupshort,resultinginoneofthebestbooktofilmtransitionsever.

Whilemaintainingsomeofthepoeticandmovingdialogueofthenovella,Darabontalsoprovesthatafilm'sscorecangenerateagreatdealofemotionalresponsefromitsaudience,asdialoguedoes.HeemploysthecunningThomasNewman,sonofthelegendaryHollywoodcomposer,AlfredNewman.Darabontshowsrecognitionforthefilm'sneedsbyemployingNewman,whomakesthegentlepianochordswhispersoftlytotheviewer,asifapartofthescripteddialogue.Newmanlendshimselftoindividualismandtendstodrivemoretowardstheuniqueintherealmofscorecomposition.HiseffortinShawshankdidnotgounnoticed,ashisscorereceivedanOscarnominationin1995.Whileuniqueandindependent,Newman'sscoreneveronceintrudesonyourconcentrationordistractsfromthefilm.

Withworkfromvastarrayoftalentedscenedesigners,costumedesigners,composers,cinematographers,andvariousotherHollywoodartists,thecastofTheShawshankRedemptionhadastrongfoundationtoworkwith.Themarvelouscastofthisfilmwilldazzleyouwithsomeofthemostconvincingperformancesyouwillwitnessinafilm.WhilebothTimRobbinsandMorganFreemanshineasAndyandRed,respectively,thetruespectacleofactinglieswithintheplethoraofamazingsupportingactorswhoeasilydisappearintotheirroles.Mostnoticeableofthese,theveteranfilmstarJamesWhitmore,whoportraystheelderlyBrooksHatlen.Brooks,amanincarceratedforanunmentionedcrimeforsolongthathefindshimselfattachedtotheShawshankandthedailylifehehaslead.Eachoftheseactorsshowatruededicationtotheirart,andafocusedpurposeintheirmotivations,creatingaconvincingsettingthatneveroncecaterstoanythingunbelievable.

Withalloftheaesthetictouchesandattentiontocinematicdetail,themostbeautifulpartofthefilmlieswithinitsthematicmaterial,suchasitsfocusonthehumandesiresforthemostabstractconcepts,likehopeandfreedom.Thesethemes,whichconcernthingsthehumanspiritundoubtedlyyearnsfor,seemsointricatelywovenintotheplotthatiteasilydrawsitsaudienceintoitsstory.Thoughfullofhardenedcriminals,yourheartwillgoouttothesemenastheydisplaythemostbasicofhumanemotions,anddeliversomeofthemostquotablelinesinafilmtodate.Likeagreatnovel,thisfilmmanagestosucceedatgreaterthingsthansimplyentertaininganaudience.Darabonttellshisstorymostmasterfully,illustratingprinciplesandinspiringhisaudiencetothink.Heleavesusapoignantfilmwithapowerfulmessageofhope,andredemption,somethingweallseek.

ThisfilmmanagestoredeemHollywoodintheeyesofpeoplewhofeareditlonglostinadarkseaofclichésandpredictability.DarabontshowsusthatartistsstillworkintheHollywoodstudiosandproductionfacilities.Theseartistsshowtheircapabilitytoproduceart;realartthatinspiresyoutolookatthedeeperaspectsoflifeandtheworldaroundyou.TheShawshankRedemptiondeliversmuch-neededbreathoffreshairforanyonewhorealizesthecapabilityoffilm.Itprovesthatmastersofthecraftstillliveonthisearth,andstillblessuswithtimelessmasterpiecesthatwewillneverforget.

在一个没有法律公正，没有人格良心，没有正确价值取向的社会，我们要怎么办？

在这一问题上东西方的答案是一致的：

第一，通过各种手段，让主人公成为强者；第二，让强者主人公自己来执行一种更为普遍的正义，在中国是”替天行道”在西方叫“以上帝的名义”。

安迪，一个成功的银行家，受到了不公正的法律惩罚。

他以自己的坚持，赢的自己灵魂的救赎，妻子的罪过，他认为自己有不可推卸的责任，不抗争是他为妻子的死给自己的惩罚，他在默默的承受，在入狱的第一个晚上，文弱的他没有像，强壮的罪犯那样大哭，为了自己的灵魂的安宁，自己的人格尊严，他选择了坚强。

狱中的日子是单调乏味，他为大家服务，为此他为监狱长作假，为大家受罚，他心甘情愿。

惩罚是安迪自己对自己的惩罚，法律的判决安迪是不接受的，也许是上帝在救赎安迪，给了安迪重获自由的机会。

在自己的合理要求在监狱长的贪欲的覆盖下被打的无影无踪时，他以上帝的名义惩罚那些披着正义使者外衣的罪犯。

我欣赏安迪的坚持，换成我也许~~~也许~~[

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WhydoIwanttowritethecommentaboutTheShawshankRedemption?

Iamnotsure-almosteverythingthatcouldbepossiblysaidaboutithasbeensaid.Butlikesomanyotherpeoplewhowrotecomments,Iwasandamprofoundlymovedbythissimpleandeloquentdepictionofhopeandfriendshipandredemption.

TheonlyothermovieIhaveeverseenthateffectsmeasstronglyisToKillaMockingbird.Bothmoviesleavemefeelingcleanerforhavingwatchedthem.

Ididn'tintendtoseethismovieatall:

IdonotlikeprisonmoviesandIdon'tnormallywatchthem.IworkatabranchlibraryandonedayasIwascheckingTheShawshankRedemptionouttooneofourolderpatrons,shesaidtome,"WheneverIfeeldownordepressed,Icheckoutthismovieandwatchitanditalwaysmakesmefeelbetter."Atthetime,Ithoughtthatwasverystrange.OnedaytherewasnothingonTVexceptthingsIabsolutelywouldnotwatchunderanycircumstanceorthingsthatIhadseentoomanytimesalready.Irememberedwhatshesaid,soIwatchedit.Ihavewatcheditmanymanytimessincethenanditgetsbetterwitheveryshowing.

Noaction,nospecialeffects-justmeninprisonuniformstalkingtoeachother.

TheShawshankRedemptionandToKillaMockingbird）arethebestmoviesIhaveeverseen.Idonotjudgeitbyit'stechnicalmerits-Idon'treallycareaboutthat.IhavereadthatCitizenKaneorTheGodfatherorthisorthatmovieisthebestmovieevermade.Theymayhavethebesttechniqueorbethemostinfluentialmotionpicturesevermade,butnotthebest.Thebestmoviesareonesthattouchthesoul.IttakesamovielikeTheShawshankRedemptiontotouchthesoul.

2.

ThereasonIbecameamemberofthisdatabaseisbecauseIfinallyfoundamovierankingthatrecognizedthetruegreatnessofthismovie.Thereisnaryawordorsceneoutofplaceintheentirething.Everyelementcomestogethertoformanexquisitestoryforcinema.

Ibelievethatonereasonthatthismovieisunder-appreciatedisthatpeoplehavenotseenitmultipletimes.OnfirstviewingitisthestoryofAndyDufresneandhisstruggletomaintainhopedespitehiscircumstances.However,thisisreallyamovieaboutRedandhisstruggletofindmeaningandpurpose.ThefinalsegmentofthemovietestifiestothefactthatthefinalresolutionofthestorycomesaboutonlywhenRedisfacedwiththesamefearfulsituationasBrooks.BecauseofAndy,Redcanfindadifferentpath-thepathoffreedomthatislitbyhope.WhoisyourAndyDufresne?

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Thestorymaysoundsimple,butthetruthbehindthewordsisremarkable.WhenIheardthenameofthefilmfirsttime,IconsideredtheShawshanktobeaman’name,butinfaceitisajail——ahellintheworld.Notonlyfortheinhumanityofthejailors——theybehavedbrutally;butalsoforthejailgnawedatpeople’heartbykeepingthemwaitingandwaitingaslifepassed.Itseemedthatonlythoseutterlyworthlesspeoplewhogaveupeverythingcouldsurvive.That’swherethestoryhappened.

That’swhyIlikethisfilm:

itencouragespeopletofighttopreservethedignityofhumanbeings,toappreciatethebeautyoflife,andthemostimportantistokeephopeforever.Heoncethatisborn,thatisdie.Everyoneisthesame.Theonlydifferenceiswhetherbusylivingorbusydying.Thefilmtellsmeevenamancanliveonce,butifhekeepsfaith,keepshopeandworkshisliferight,thenonceisenough.Thefaithisth