Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies!

I can’t agree with it any more. In the film, the walls of the prison can bind people’s freedom. But they can not deprive people’s hope. The hero, Andy, never abandons the desire for freedom, and he keeps up working for his hope. Every night andy uses the little hammer to dig the wall that in others’ opinion, it will takes hundreds of years to dig through. He makes all preparations for leaving the prison. So he succeeds, and regains the precious freedom. It is hope that helps Andy get through painful prison life and regain the freedom.At the same time, hope saves his friend’s life too. Therefore, in real life, no matter how difficult the situation is, we shouldn’t give up our hope. We should stick to work hard for the hope. In this way our life will not lose its significance.

  So please remember, Hope is a good thing, and no good thing ever dies!

希望是美好的事物，也许是世上最美好的事物。美好的事物从不消逝。影片中安迪有这样一句话：“Don't forget that there are … places … in the world that are not made up of stone， there is something … inside … that they can not get to … that is hope （不要忘了，这个世界穿透一切高墙的东西，它就在我们的内心深处，他们无法达到，也接触不到，那就是希望）”。的确，正像ANDY所说的，监狱的高墙可以束缚住我们的身体上的自由，甚至于体制化的东西可以束缚住我们的精神上的自由，但唯有希望不可以放弃。失去希望的生活是灰暗的，没有生气的，甚至是没有意义的。在ANDY的心中一直就没有放弃对自由的渴望，而且他也一直在为自己的希望努力着——每天晚上都要用那个小锤去挖RED认为几百年也挖不穿的墙壁。而对RED和BROOKS来说，他们早就放弃了希望，因为在他们看来希望只能让自己更痛苦，甚至认为希望便是痛苦的根源。一个人能够在19年痛苦的监狱生活里，不放弃对自由的向往，这是一种怎样的精神信念，所以他成功了，夺回了自己的自由，主的审判迅速降临。

希望挽救了朋友的生命

有了希望，生命就不会失去意义

Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies!记住,希望是美好的，也许是人间至善，而美好的事物永不消逝。

Andy in the film there is such a word: " Don't forget that there are ... Places ... In the world that are not made up of stone, there is something ... Inside ... That they can not get to ... That is hope ( don't forget the world through walls, all things, there's something inside, that they cannot get to, that they cannot touch, that is hope ) ". Indeed, as ANDY said, the wall can bind our body freedom, even in the system that can bind our spiritual freedom, but only hope can not give up. Lose hope of life is dull, lifeless, and even there is no significance. ANDY in my heart has not abandoned the desire for freedom, but he has also been hope for their own efforts -- every night to use the hammer to dig RED that hundreds of years to dig through the wall. And for RED and BROOKS, they had to give up hope, because in their view of hope can only make yourself more pain, even think hope is the source of the pain. A man in the 19 years of painful prison life, do not give up longing for freedom, this is a kind of spiritual beliefs, so he succeeded, recapturing their freedom, the judgment of the Lord fell quickly.

第二篇：《肖申克的救赎》影评(英文版)

The discussion on <Shawshank Redemption>

I think this movie is very meaningful. I like it very much. You must think so too. You must all have a lot to say. But according to what we have appointed, I’m the Chair, so please let me show you my opinion first.

The story begins with the trial of a young banker, Andy Dufrense, victimized by circumstantial evidence, resulting in a conviction for the murder of his wife and her lover. After a quick conviction, Andy finds himself serving a life sentence at Shawshank prison, with no hope of parole. He exists in this prison only in appearance, keeping his mind free from the drab walls around him. His ability to do this results in the gaining of respect from his fellow inmates, but most of all from Ellis Redding. Ellis, commonly referred to as Red, finds gainful use of his entrepreneurial spirit within the drab walls of Shawshank by dealing in contraband and commodities rare to the confines of prison. Andy\'s demeanor and undeniable sense of hope causes Red to take a deeper look at himself, and the world around him. Andy proves to Red and the other inmates that in the conventional walls of Shawshank prison convention will find no home in his lifestyle.

As far as I’m concerned, this movie shows us three things: freedom, friendship, and hope. If we take a movie as a novel, then <Shawshank Redemption> is a great novel without doubt. It reflects the real social life, and creates several typical characters with Classic Quotes and a few kinds of modifications. This movie organizes the main scenario of the story in a simple way and at the same time using some petty lines. It expresses the subject in a very artistic way.

There were three words, the first is freedom. However, what impressed me is nearly everyone in the prison got accustomed to the prison life. What’s more, an old man even suicide after he was set free. I have a very deep feeling of friendship. The second word accrued to me is friendship. Friendship is a necessary in our life. In this movie, the friendship between Andy and Red moved me. It gave me an idea: getting a real friendship is more important than money and power. Friendship is really important, and in my opinion, it is very hard to get a real friendship. When we don’t have a real friend, we will feel very lonely. I may have this feeling during these days. That is really incredibly hard.

Also there are some sentences in the movie that really impressed me. The sentence I like most is “hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” Because I think, it encourages people appreciate the beauty of life, to keep their hope in heart forever. “It was as if some beautiful birds had flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free.” From this sentence, I start to know that, in fact, something cannot be noticed at all. That is like the freedom of our heart. We need it, just like you have never forgotten it.

Another one is: “Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. A strong man can save himself. A great man can save another.” I like this sentence because it teaches me to let me full of courage and hopes. It urges me to have the determination to succeed.

In the end, I want to use a sentence to summarize this movie: Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.