Stories benefit from characterization

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2020)

In Shawshank's world, black and white often have to be seen upside down. In addition to telling about the power of hope, the film also reflects the goodness and ugliness of human nature, just as we can't simply describe a person with good and bad, and many times, we can't judge whether a person is really the same. This film is not only Andy's self salvation, but also tells the world that all salvation comes from the choice of the heart, whether to yearn for the light or fall into the dark, lies in your heart.
The absolute protagonist is a banker, family, career, wealth, fame and seemingly perfect life before he goes to prison. However, he was tragically interrupted and sentenced to life imprisonment because of being accused of murdering his wife and his lover. Since then, Andy's life has been gloomy. I always remember that scene: on the first night Andy and other new prisoners arrived at Shawshank, the old prisoners began to bet on who would cry and who would not. At first, I was a little surprised, because I thought it was common for a criminal to go to prison as a vicious criminal, and someone would cry? To cry, it can only happen to Andy, who had a promising future but was destroyed by misjudgment. However, it's not that Andy is the only one who doesn't cry. He was just silent in the dark.
Red, Andy's good friend, said that all the new inmates would cry the first night, and Andy obviously refreshed all the old inmates' ideas. After all, Andy's wisdom, Andy's actions, Andy's bravery, and in order to leave Shawshank, he spent time and patience, are admirable and regrettable. Praise him for being able to regain his confidence quickly after falling from the cloud to hell; praise him for not hesitating to fight in the face of vicious same-sex prisoners who want to invade him; praise him for not forgetting to rely on his knowledge to help all the people who can help as much as possible when planning to escape, even if only to pass the long prison life, he has also achieved the goal that most people can reach Life.
It's a pity that Andy's best years ended up in a joke of fate. His favorite disciple also died. When he climbed out of the filthy drainage channel as long as five football fields, when he took away the huge "compensation" he deserved, and when he finally recovered from freedom, how could the past 19 years' innocent disaster be liquidated? After all, no one can get rid of fate's teasing. Andy realized his plan by hope, but not everyone has such perseverance, such wisdom, and meet reliable friends, red. Andy's misfortune lies in God's injustice, Andy's luck lies in his never giving up hope, hope is a good thing.