1ThediscussiononShawshankRedemptionIthinkthismovieisverymeaningful.Ilikeitverymuch.Youmustthinksotoo.Youmustallhavealottosay.Butaccordingtowhatwehaveappointed,I’mtheChair,sopleaseletmeshowyoumyopinionfirst.Thestorybeginswiththetrialofayoungbanker,AndyDufrense,victimizedbycircumstantialevidence,resultinginaconvictionforthemurderofhiswifeandherlover.Afteraquickconviction,AndyfindshimselfservingalifesentenceatShawshankprison,withnohopeofparole.Heexistsinthisprisononlyinappearance,keepinghismindfreefromthedrabwallsaroundhim.Hisabilitytodothisresultsinthegainingofrespectfromhisfellowinmates,butmostofallfromEllisRedding.Ellis,commonlyreferredtoasRed,findsgainfuluseofhisentrepreneurialspiritwithinthedrabwallsofShawshankbydealingincontrabandandcommoditiesraretotheconfinesofprison.Andy\'sdemeanorandundeniablesenseofhopecausesRedtotakeadeeperlookathimself,andtheworldaroundhim.AndyprovestoRedandtheotherinmatesthatintheconventionalwallsofShawshankprisonconventionwillfindnohomeinhislifestyle.AsfarasI’mconcerned,thismovieshowsusthreethings:freedom,friendship,andhope.Ifwetakeamovieasanovel,thenShawshank2Redemptionisagreatnovelwithoutdoubt.Itreflectstherealsociallife,andcreatesseveraltypicalcharacterswithClassicQuotesandafewkindsofmodifications.Thismovieorganizesthemainscenarioofthestoryinasimplewayandatthesametimeusingsomepettylines.Itexpressesthesubjectinaveryartisticway.Therewerethreewords,thefirstisfreedom.However,whatimpressedmeisnearlyeveryoneintheprisongotaccustomedtotheprisonlife.What’smore,anoldmanevensuicideafterhewassetfree.Ihaveaverydeepfeelingoffriendship.Thesecondwordaccruedtomeisfriendship.Friendshipisanecessaryinourlife.Inthismovie,thefriendshipbetweenAndyandRedmovedme.Itgavemeanidea:gettingarealfriendshipismoreimportantthanmoneyandpower.Friendshipisreallyimportant,andinmyopinion,itisveryhardtogetarealfriendship.Whenwedon’thavearealfriend,wewillfeelverylonely.Imayhavethisfeelingduringthesedays.Thatisreallyincrediblyhard.Alsotherearesomesentencesinthemoviethatreallyimpressedme.ThesentenceIlikemostis“hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthings,andnogoodthingeverdies.”BecauseIthink,itencouragespeopleappreciatethebeautyoflife,tokeeptheirhopeinheartforever.“Itwasasifsomebeautifulbirdshadflappedintoourdrablittlecageandmadethesewallsdissolveaway,andforthebriefestofmoments,every3lastmaninShawshankfeltfree.”Fromthissentence,Istarttoknowthat,infact,somethingcannotbenoticedatall.Thatislikethefreedomofourheart.Weneedit,justlikeyouhaveneverforgottenit.Anotheroneis:“Fearcanholdyouprisoner.Hopecansetyoufree.Astrongmancansavehimself.Agreatmancansaveanother.”Ilikethissentencebecauseitteachesmetoletmefullofcourageandhopes.Iturgesmetohavethedeterminationtosucceed.Intheend,Iwanttouseasentencetosummarizethismovie:Fearcanholdyouprisoner.Hopecansetyoufree.