If life deceives you

—An insight of " The Shawshank Redemption " "The Shawshank Redemption" is a drama / crime film, directed by French director Frank Darabont, but the audiences feel that he is more suited to be a screenwriter than a director. The two major actors Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman shape successfully the two roles Andy and Red. The "Shawshank" is a film about freedom, legal and other things, everyone has different thinking after watching the movie. Thinking of myself, it gives me a lot of inspiration in person’s attitude towards daily life, the film encourages people to fight for freedom of persons, to think about the wonderful life and hope, and the most important thing is never give up at any time! In 1947,the banker Andy was accused of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment and kept in Shawshank prison. At the follow days, Andy knows Red, and they become good friends. Life in prison is long and boring, on the one hand, Andy writes to the governor, applies for a library funding, and then Andy builds the first prison library ,helps the newcomer learn knowledge, through all kinds of methods, he completes a self-redemption; on the other hand, he digs an escape tunnel every night, and successfully escapes from Shawshank prison to greet his new life after 19 years in prison. At last, Red eventually successfully releases, They meet each other again in Mexico and intend to open a new life

together!

I have seen the leading role's attitude towards life from the film" Shawshank " , there is a poem written by Russian poet Pushkin, the poem says: If by life you were deceived, Don't be dismal, don't be wild! In the day of grief, be mild: Merry days will come, believe Heart is living in tomorrow; Present is dejected here: In a moment, passes sorrow; That which passes will be dear

The leading role Andy is an optimistic person, even though he is sentenced to jail, He uses an optimistic attitude to face his encounter and boring days, and he keeps changing his daily life, helping other fellow prisoners around him. We should look at ourselves through his performance and learn his attitude towards adverse situation. In our daily life, a lot of disappointments and unfavorable things make us be in trouble, the question is what should we do, Some persons say: just make it! If we have to pinch pennies for everything, there will be nothing left in the end. Others say: just ignore it! The meaning of one’s life is meeting difficults and challenging yourself, we must fight for it with an effective

way, such as Andy’s. There is a Chinese old saying: A great man knows when to yield and when not. When to yield? when we have the strength and be ready to fight for it, but before this time, all we need to do is just keep quiet and keep hope in your mind, In the long days, there is one thing we must do all the time, that is looking for every possible opportunities to make ourselves become much stronger than before. Do some meaningful things to keep hope in our mind, when the proper moment comes, We must make every effort to resist until it is defeated, as Andy says: “Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies!”

When Andy comes the prison the first day, He doesn’t resist, just keeps quiet! When the guards are worried about taxes, he volunteers to help them, makes fellow prisoners have the opportunity to enjoy beer. Later, he is appointed to be a librarian, He tries his best to raise books and money there, builds a good library for his fellow prisoners’ learning and entertainment. One day, a young man comes to the prison, breaks Andy’s life in prison, the young man knows the real murder who kills Andy’s wife and her lover, that is to say Andy is guiltless, but when Andy want to prove his innocence, the warden refuses his request and kills the young witness in a illegal way. Andy becomes depressed. The highlight of the film is when Andy gets out of the jai: in a thunderstorm night, Andy gets through the tunnel he had dug before, he puts forth his strength to pound

sewer pipeline by stone when the thunder comes, as if the God applauds him. And then he gets into the sewer and escapes from the jai, when he reaches the end of the sewer he extends his arms toward the sky in the heavy rain, he is welcoming his freedom and his new life. At that moment, I see the faith win the darkness, hope is the best thing in the world and struggling with injustice is the best way to get freedom.

If life deceives you, don't be dismal, keep hope in your mind!

第二篇：电影《紫日》英文影评

PART ONE About the film

My favorite Chinese film is Purple Sunset .It is produced in 2001 by director Feng Xiaoning.There are 3 roles in this film.Yang Yufu, a Chinese farmer,Najia, a Russian female military doctor, Akiyok,a Japanese girl.

The story was hanppend in 1945,a time when World War II will end.At that time,the Russia declared war against Japan on August,9,1945,charged forword against Japan’s Guandong Army in Daxing anling.So the story was hanpped in Daxing anling,in the northeast of china. The lead actor Yang was saved by Red Army of the Soviet Union from the Japan’s massacre.On his way to escape he met Najia and Akiyok.They were hostile to each other. But in order to survive,they had to get together to go out of the forest.

At first ,Yang and Najia treat Akiyok as a captive .They asked her to lead them go out of the forest.And Akiyok want to killed them.On their way ,they experienced many tough suffering.Such as the fire,the swamp,the tiger and the big river.At last, their lives were closely attached to another after go through the tough suffering, no matter their country were opposed in the war.

Although the three have different langurage and can’t understand better from each other, but during that period,there is somethng common in human nature.Everyone is tiny in the war.

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PART TWO Why I like it most

I love this film very much. I watch it when I was 12 at junior school. Actualy, that is the first movie I ever watched.It impressed me deeply .There are three most movely part in the film.

Yang has a very complicated emotion with Akiyok.He hates Japenese keenly because they killed his families,but when he faced to kill Akiyok ,he struggled with his inner voice and didn’t do that.On the way to escape ,he saved Akiyok 4 times.This is Yang’s kindness .Mabye he known that Akiyok is innocent.He can’t treat her as a scapegoat.

Najia and Yang saved Akiyok although their food is not enough for three. Although the japs killed her little son,Najia aslo give food to Akiyok.This is Najia’kindness.

when Akiyok was trapped in swamp,she unexpectly got Najia’s gun.Yang thought Akiyok will kill him,but she didn’t.She is moved by Yang and Najia gradually on the way.

Although the war is cruel,but the true kindness in human nuture and the eagerness to survive make me feel warmly.

PART THREE About the music box

The music box is a very impotant clue in the film.The film beagin with the music box ang end up with the music box.It appeard 8 times in the film. It was a gift that Akiyok’s boyfriend gived to her.

In the end ,the music box was sent back to Daying anling on 2

sept.2 ,2000.by Yang’s will before he pass away.

PART FOUR About the purple sunset.

The purple sunset appeared 6 times in the film. I tend to explain why the film called “purple sunset”.When a sun become purple,it means the sun is sitting.It indicates that after the inhuman war, peace returns to the world.All races ,the white,the yellow,the black of all beliefs can live together peacefully to build up a new world.In that world,people will respect one’s life and dignity and friendlly each other.

It is a special film. There is no famous actor and actress in the film. It is didn’t have too much actor’s lines.The director use the music and the tableau to convey the story such as the purple sunset,the music box,the grand forest.It is costs low but make a big success.

I watched it over and over times and it shaked me everytime.I really hope you can watch it in your spare time.

That’s all,thank you!

专业：汉语国际教育

学号：113220045300003

姓名：郭珊珊

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