FilmReviewofShawshankRedemptionName:Major:No.:Class:Date:FilmAppreciation-1-FilmReviewofShawshankRedemptionTheShawshankRedemption,afamousAmericanmoviedirectbyFrankDarabont,althoughdidnotgetanOscar,althoughthereisnoaction,nospecialeffects,andevennobeautifulgirls,stillbeabletodeeplyimpresstheaudience,andneverinthepasttwodecades,havethecharmofthefilmbeenabated.ThemovietellsastoryofAndy,ayoungbankerwithfulloftalent,whowassentencedtolifeimprisonmentbecauseofmurderinghiswifeandherlover,completedtheself-redemptionandsaveothersinthedarkShawshankprison.Liketheclassiclinesinthemoviesaid:”Ittakesastrongmantosavehimself,agreatmantosaveothers.”Withthequestionwhatimpressyoumostinthefilm,differentpersonwillgivesdifferentanswers.Belowletmeintroducethismovieandsomeofmyownthoughts.EveryoneintheShawshanknotjusttheirroles,theyrepresentacertaintypeofpeopleinsociety,andtheShawshankalsoreflectedtherealsocietyinAmerica.WardenNorton,thesuperioroftheShawshank,usuallyverypiousonthesurface,canreciteeverywordoftheBible.Butinfact,heisunscrupulous,cruel,sinisterandgreedyforhisownbenefit.Haley,theprisonguards,andotherpoliceofficer,aresavageandhelpNortontoenslavetheprisoner.Theiraretherulersofthe“smallsociety”.Prisonerinshawshankcanbedividedintoseveralcategories.InadditiontotheheroAndy,Red(Morgan·Freeman)isakeyfigure,ofcourse,Ithinkheisthewholemovieclue:Actually,thereisnotmuchdialogueinthewholemovie.AlotofthingsareshowedbyRedmonologueandmostofthemonologueareinordertosummarizethelifeinshawshankandreflecthisreadingofAndy.Redisawisemanwhocancommittedpeople’sanyneeds.HefaredverywellinFortshark.HishasinsightintothenatureoflifeinFortsharkwithhiswisdom.HesaidtoAndy:Hopeisadangerousthing.However,liketheso-calledwisemeninthereallife,althoughRedinsightintotheessenceofthesharkfort,heisonlyconformtotherulesinordertoprotectthemselvesintheshawshankratherthantofightforfreeandhope,nottomentioninfluenceandchangeothers.UntilAndyappear,changedhis,andeventuallyleadhimtothefreedomoftheothershore.”There'snotadaygoesbyIdon'tfeelregret.NotbecauseI'minhere,orbecauseyouthinkIshould.IlookbackonthewayIwasthen.Thenayoung,stupidkidFilmAppreciation-2-whocommittedthatterriblecrime.Iwanttotalktohim.Iwanttotryandtalksomesensetohim,tellhimthewaythingsare.ButIcan't.Thatkid'slonggoneandthisoldmanisallthat'sleft.Igottolivewiththat.Rehabilitated?It'sjustabull****word.Soyougoonandstampyourform,sonny,andstopwastingmytime.Becausetotellyouthetruth,Idon'tgiveashit.”ThesesentencearesaidbyRedwhenheappliedforparole.Hegetaapprovedbecauseofthesethoughtfulsentence.Tommy,oneofthemaincharactersinthefilmwhocometoshawshanklately,isashopefultohisfutureasAndy.HeisefforttoimprovehisKnowledgewiththehopeofAndysothathecouldhaveabrightfuture.Butheisyoungandnaivetoprotecthimself.HewasmurderedbyNortonandHaleybecauseheknowthetruthofAndy’scasebeforehe’ssuccess.Withouthope,theycanfeelateaseinthislive,untiltodie,soasthemostshockedandthought-provokingroleinthefilm,Ithink,Brooks.Leavingprisonafterhisfirstparole,inwhichhehaslivedfor50years,hegetssomefreedombutfeelsnervousandafraidinsteadofhappy.Brooks’lifewasfinishedbythewayofsuicidebecausehecouldnotfitintothelifeoutside.Fromhissuicidenote,hesaidthathehadnoideatoadapttothesociety.Whenhewasyoung,heonlysawonecar,butnowisfullofcarsinthestreet.Everymiddlenight,wakingupfromthenightmare,hemusttakeawhiletorememberwherehewas,withoutdoubtthatfreedomgiveshimhope,butthishopebringstohimonlyworryandfeartolife.Suchalifemaynotasfreeandpeaceinasinprison.IftherewasnoAndy,Brooks’endingisredandothermostoftheprisoners’future.Andwillitbealotofpeople’sfinalinourreallife?Somebirdaren’tmeanttobecaged,Theirfeathersarejusttoobright.Andwhentheyflyaway,thepartofyouthatknowsitwasasintolockthemup.doserejoice.Still,theplaceyouliveinisthatmuchmoredrabandemptythatthey’regone.IguessIjustmissmyfriend.ifredwascalleda“strongman”,Andyshouldbecalledasa“greatman”.Notonlydoeshesavehimself,hedoeseverythinghecantosavethesouloftheprisoners.FewdetailswasmentionedaboutAndy’sescapeinfrontoffilm,whichletmefeltalittleawkwardwhenIseethescenewhenheescapes.ButrecalltheplotofthefilmaboutAndy’saskingforhammerandbeautypostersandsoon,wecanseethatheisalreadypreparedtoescape.ButAndydidnotimmediatelyescapefromthetunnelhehasalreadydragged.Tommy'sdeathmadehimawareofNorton'sruthless.heknowsthathedoesn’thavetheabilitytosaveotherprisoners.Inotherwords,althoughAndyhasdonethepreparationforescaping,hedidnotFilmAppreciation-3-fleeimmediately,althoughhehadthedesiretoembraceliberty,butheremainedinFortsharktohelpthosenohopeofman.AndyusehisstrengthtohelpNortonfortheirmoneylaunderinginordertostrugglefortherightsofsmallandspiritualspaceforprisoners.suchasAndyfirsttimeuseoffinancialexpertisetoworkforHaleyjustrequiredforsomedrinkforhismates.Hesmileandwatchtheydrinking.NooneotherthanRedunderstandthereasonwhyhedothatisthathejustwanthimselfandeveryoneelsetoenjoythefeelingoffreedom.Anotherexampleistheconstructionoftheprisonlibrary,teachingTommyforexamsandsoon.AndwhatimpressedmemostisthescenehisuseradioplayTheMarriageofFigaroforallprison