This is a movie full of hope, just like the sentence on the poster: Cowardice makes you step into prison, and hopes to help you gain freedom.The movie opens the movie Andy, the banker played by Tim Robbins, was jailed for murdering his wife and his lover. The various debates in court make us tend to be that he did this, but the various performances after being imprisoned make people suspect that he is innocent, and this question has not been answered for a long time.
However, some clues can be seen from many places. When Morgan Freeman's role as Reed takes the prisoners of Shawshank prison on the rooftop, the first theme of the movie is revealed, which is also the thing we have been pursuing for a long time.
Andy changed the views that influenced the people around him bit by bit. When the prison radio rang out "Figaro's Wedding", when all the prisoners on the playground listened still, with Reid's narration, we saw another theme hope.
Everything he did was not meaningless, as can be seen from Reed's three parole hearings.
The first time, he wanted to get away with it; the second time, he just dealt with it; the third time, after Andy escaped from prison, after the corrupt warden and the prison guard were punished, he seemed to care no matter how he understood a lot in his heart.
So he was released on parole.
The third theme of the movie is also expressed in redemption.
Now we should know that Andy is innocent, otherwise he would not always maintain his little hope and his expectation for freedom in this dark prison.
In fact, after two-thirds of the plot passed, the truth about Andy's killing of his wife and his lover was finally revealed through the mouth of a young man who was imprisoned for the crime of theft.
However, the warden Norton, who relies on Andy's money laundering, refused to let him go and eventually killed the young man who was in prison.
Therefore, Andy escaped through the passage dug through the small stone hammer bought by Reid, wades through the dirty river, cleanses his sins, and is reborn on the other side!
The warden thus paid the price, and Reid, who was successfully parole, met Andy again in Mexico.
Both Tim and Morgan showed superb acting skills, Andy's calmness and wisdom, Reed's numbness and helplessness, and the final confession were all excellently displayed in their expressions and body language.
Of course, Adrian, as the director, also made an indelible contribution. This genius director who produced two small-cost high-box movies within a year and was successful at European film festivals showed superb skills and controlled the ups and downs of the audience just right. I believe that everyone will not help but applaud Andy when she crawled through the sewer and escaped in the rain and looked up at the sky.In addition, he set up countless details in the movie, which makes the whole movie more memorable, and I have to admit that he is good at telling stories.Anyway, this is a movie worth watching.
Wayne Jackson, The Washington Post
This is a representative film review of "The Shawshank Redemption" in the newspaper the next day.Unlike Adrian's memory, most critics praised the film.
This is certainly because Lavern and the promotional contributions of the world are also related to Adrian's amazing performance. The director who produced two small-cost and high-box office movies within a year is the first, and his personal style is strong and varied. From "Two Big Bullets" to "Memory Fragments" to the current "Shawshank Redemption", the three movies have three different styles, and there are more similarities but more differences, which is really surprising.
Of course, the quality of "Shawshank Redemption" itself is excellent. Otherwise, no matter how amazing the director's resume or the publicity methods are, he would not have achieved such a result.
But there are praises and criticisms. Don’t forget what those people said when he claimed that this was a nearly perfect movie.
"Shawshank Redemption" is a mediocre work. Tim Robbins is more like a saint than a prisoner in prison. The nagging Morgan Freeman is always torturing the audience's ears with voiceover. Please, can you say a few less words?
Apart from the cunning warden and the perversion of some prisoners, the others are lacking.
Of course, as the three most important scenes, it is still interesting to earn beer on the roof, play music privately, and finally escape, but the loose plot can easily make people fall asleep before seeing these.
Obviously, the director tries to express a lot of things in it, such as hope, freedom, redemption, institutionalization, etc., but unfortunately, the more things you express, the easier it is to express it.Many directors have fallen on this, and Adrian is no exception, completely wasting Tim and Morgan's acting skills and Stephen King's novels.Adrian is still too young, and I think he will continue to make some more cult movies or it will be better.
Clancy Popp, Los Angeles Times
This film review can also be regarded as the most representative of the criticism article. Their main attack points are in three places: the characterization is biased, the rhythm is relatively loose, and there are too many things to express.
It seems that criticism is pertinent, but in the eyes of many people, these criticisms are not enough, and they all think that this is a deliberate provocation.
In fact, it will give everyone this feeling not the fault of those critics who treat movies with a serious attitude. It is mainly because some guys who write about how they attract attention like to follow the trend, and if you do too much swear or criticism, it will inevitably become addicted, so Adrian has some sympathizers.
In general, there are still many good reviews. Although the advantages are not obvious, they are attractive enough to enter the theater. Don’t forget that there are sympathy points.
However, the box office in North America's first weekend was not very satisfactory, with only about 23 million. You should know that Global contacted almost 2,000 cinemas for "The Shawshank Redemption".
Although we don’t expect to get a box office of 60 million in the first week like "Terminator 2", the data of about 23 million is really worrying.
However, as time goes by, this worry gradually dissipated. After Halloween, it entered November and the box office in the second week actually won 27 million!
Most movie fans praised the movie when watching the movie in the cinema. Through the word of mouth of these movie fans, many people have been brought into the cinema.
Therefore, the box office in the second week was higher than that in the first week.
In this way, the total box office in North America is almost over 50 million, and the cost has basically been saved.
If this momentum continues to be maintained later, and with Adrian's previous two movies, the overseas distribution rights of "Shawshank Redemption" have been sold out early, and Universal will definitely make another profit while recovering its investment.
Therefore, in mid-November, Universal held a medium-sized celebration banquet for the outstanding achievements of The Shawshank Redemption.
However, some clues can be seen from many places. When Morgan Freeman's role as Reed takes the prisoners of Shawshank prison on the rooftop, the first theme of the movie is revealed, which is also the thing we have been pursuing for a long time.
Andy changed the views that influenced the people around him bit by bit. When the prison radio rang out "Figaro's Wedding", when all the prisoners on the playground listened still, with Reid's narration, we saw another theme hope.
Everything he did was not meaningless, as can be seen from Reed's three parole hearings.
The first time, he wanted to get away with it; the second time, he just dealt with it; the third time, after Andy escaped from prison, after the corrupt warden and the prison guard were punished, he seemed to care no matter how he understood a lot in his heart.
So he was released on parole.
The third theme of the movie is also expressed in redemption.
Now we should know that Andy is innocent, otherwise he would not always maintain his little hope and his expectation for freedom in this dark prison.
In fact, after two-thirds of the plot passed, the truth about Andy's killing of his wife and his lover was finally revealed through the mouth of a young man who was imprisoned for the crime of theft.
However, the warden Norton, who relies on Andy's money laundering, refused to let him go and eventually killed the young man who was in prison.
Therefore, Andy escaped through the passage dug through the small stone hammer bought by Reid, wades through the dirty river, cleanses his sins, and is reborn on the other side!
The warden thus paid the price, and Reid, who was successfully parole, met Andy again in Mexico.
Both Tim and Morgan showed superb acting skills, Andy's calmness and wisdom, Reed's numbness and helplessness, and the final confession were all excellently displayed in their expressions and body language.
Of course, Adrian, as the director, also made an indelible contribution. This genius director who produced two small-cost high-box movies within a year and was successful at European film festivals showed superb skills and controlled the ups and downs of the audience just right. I believe that everyone will not help but applaud Andy when she crawled through the sewer and escaped in the rain and looked up at the sky.In addition, he set up countless details in the movie, which makes the whole movie more memorable, and I have to admit that he is good at telling stories.Anyway, this is a movie worth watching.
Wayne Jackson, The Washington Post
This is a representative film review of "The Shawshank Redemption" in the newspaper the next day.Unlike Adrian's memory, most critics praised the film.
This is certainly because Lavern and the promotional contributions of the world are also related to Adrian's amazing performance. The director who produced two small-cost and high-box office movies within a year is the first, and his personal style is strong and varied. From "Two Big Bullets" to "Memory Fragments" to the current "Shawshank Redemption", the three movies have three different styles, and there are more similarities but more differences, which is really surprising.
Of course, the quality of "Shawshank Redemption" itself is excellent. Otherwise, no matter how amazing the director's resume or the publicity methods are, he would not have achieved such a result.
But there are praises and criticisms. Don’t forget what those people said when he claimed that this was a nearly perfect movie.
"Shawshank Redemption" is a mediocre work. Tim Robbins is more like a saint than a prisoner in prison. The nagging Morgan Freeman is always torturing the audience's ears with voiceover. Please, can you say a few less words?
Apart from the cunning warden and the perversion of some prisoners, the others are lacking.
Of course, as the three most important scenes, it is still interesting to earn beer on the roof, play music privately, and finally escape, but the loose plot can easily make people fall asleep before seeing these.
Obviously, the director tries to express a lot of things in it, such as hope, freedom, redemption, institutionalization, etc., but unfortunately, the more things you express, the easier it is to express it.Many directors have fallen on this, and Adrian is no exception, completely wasting Tim and Morgan's acting skills and Stephen King's novels.Adrian is still too young, and I think he will continue to make some more cult movies or it will be better.
Clancy Popp, Los Angeles Times
This film review can also be regarded as the most representative of the criticism article. Their main attack points are in three places: the characterization is biased, the rhythm is relatively loose, and there are too many things to express.
It seems that criticism is pertinent, but in the eyes of many people, these criticisms are not enough, and they all think that this is a deliberate provocation.
In fact, it will give everyone this feeling not the fault of those critics who treat movies with a serious attitude. It is mainly because some guys who write about how they attract attention like to follow the trend, and if you do too much swear or criticism, it will inevitably become addicted, so Adrian has some sympathizers.
In general, there are still many good reviews. Although the advantages are not obvious, they are attractive enough to enter the theater. Don’t forget that there are sympathy points.
However, the box office in North America's first weekend was not very satisfactory, with only about 23 million. You should know that Global contacted almost 2,000 cinemas for "The Shawshank Redemption".
Although we don’t expect to get a box office of 60 million in the first week like "Terminator 2", the data of about 23 million is really worrying.
However, as time goes by, this worry gradually dissipated. After Halloween, it entered November and the box office in the second week actually won 27 million!
Most movie fans praised the movie when watching the movie in the cinema. Through the word of mouth of these movie fans, many people have been brought into the cinema.
Therefore, the box office in the second week was higher than that in the first week.
In this way, the total box office in North America is almost over 50 million, and the cost has basically been saved.
If this momentum continues to be maintained later, and with Adrian's previous two movies, the overseas distribution rights of "Shawshank Redemption" have been sold out early, and Universal will definitely make another profit while recovering its investment.
Therefore, in mid-November, Universal held a medium-sized celebration banquet for the outstanding achievements of The Shawshank Redemption.
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