"The Shawshank Redemption" is undoubtedly a good film. It has no action, no stunts, and even no beauty, but it can still deeply move the audience, and its charm has not diminished after more than ten years. What attracts us to it? Some say it's because it reflects "human resilience". Indeed, with a small hammer, in the past 20 years, in a fascist prison with extremely strict personal control, a small tunnel for escape was dug (perhaps it is more appropriate to call a small tunnel by knocking out, the hammer is too small ). Isn't this a manifestation of human tenacity? However, I think this plot is obviously dramatic. This is just the director's need for the plot arrangement. This ending is just to reflect that Andy's "self-redemption" has finally succeeded, otherwise the whole plot and theme will be unsustainable. So some people think that "The Shawshank Redemption" actually reflects how precious "hope" is to people. Yes, there are many places in the film that directly talk about hope. For example, what Andy said in his letter to Rhett after his escape from prison: "Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies." Maybe this is what the work and the director want to tell us. "Fear can hold you prisoner, Hope can set you free." This phrase has become famous.
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