肖申克的救赎英文简介

肖申克的救赎

(The Shawshank Redemption)

介绍

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and

directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth

and Shawshank Redemption. The film stars Tim Robbins as Andrew

Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd

The film portrays Andy spending nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison,

a fictional penitentiary in Maine and his friendship with Red, a fellow inmate.

In 1947, a banker named Andrew

of murdering his wife and her lover, based on strong circumstantial evidence. He

is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences at Shawshank State Penitentiary in

Maine, run by Warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). He is quickly befriended

by Ellis Boyd

sentence who has recently failed to gain parole. Andy finds Red has connections

on the outside who can acquire contraband for the inmates, and first asks Red

for a rock hammer in order to maintain his rock collection hobby, which he uses

to fashion a home-made chess set. He later asks Red for a full-size poster of Rita

Hayworth for his wall, replacing them over the years with ones of Marilyn

Monroe and Raquel Welch.

During manual labor, Andy overhears Captain of the Guards Byron Hadley

(Clancy Brown) complain about having to pay taxes on a forthcoming

inheritance. Andy risks punishment by explaining to Hadley how to circumvent

the taxes legally; Hadley accepts Andy's advice and rewards his friends with a

brief respite and beer. Andy's accountancy expertise is soon sought by other

guards at Shawshank and nearby prisons, and Andy is given a space to work on

their financial matters under the pretense of maintaining the prison library

alongside elderly inmate Brooks Hatlen (James Whitmore). Hadley delivers a

brutal beating to inmate Bogs (Mark Rolston), leader of

gangs' attempt to sexually molest Andy puts Andy in the infirmary; Bogs is

paralyzed while the remaining Sisters leave Andy alone. Andy is able to use his

good will with the guards to help expand the library; when one donation to the

library provides him with the opera The Marriage of Figaro, he plays it for all

the inmates to hear, well-aware of the punishment of solitary confinement he will

receive for the brief moment of is soon freed on parole, but is unable

to adjust to the outside, non-regimented world, and hangs himself;

Andy dedicates the expanded library to Norton creates a scheme

to use prison labor for public works, undercutting the cost of skilled labor and

discretely receiving personal kickbacks for it. Norton has Andy launder the

money under a false identity, in exchange for allowing Andy to keep his private

cell and to continue maintaining the library. In 1965, Tommy Williams (Gil

Bellows) is incarcerated into Shawshank on robbery charges. Tommy is brought

into Andy and Red's circle of friends, and Andy assists Tommy into getting his

GED. Tommy reveals that one of his old prison-mates, Elmo Blatch (Bill

Bolender) had claimed to have committed the murders for which Andy was

charged. Norton, fearing that Andy may expose his illegal activities if he were

released, puts him into solitary confinement and has Tommy killed by Hadley,

claiming he was an escapee. When Andy is finally released from solitary, Norton

threatens to burn down the library if Andy does not continue to launder the

money for him.

Shortly after, Andy informs Red of his dream to live in Zihuatanejo, a

Mexican-Pacific coastal town, and instructs Red, should he ever be freed, to visit

a specific hayfield near Buxton, Maine to find something he had left there. The

next day at roll call, Andy's cell is found empty. Norton, in anger, throws one of

Andy's rocks at the poster of Welch; the rock tears through the poster, revealing

a tunnel that Andy had dug with the rock hammer over the last two decades that

allowed him to escape Shawshank, along with a set of civilian clothes, his chess

set, and the books he had kept for Norton, having swapped them for fakes the

night before. Andy uses his false identity to withdraw all of Norton's money from

the bank, at the same time, sending the evidence to a local newspaper. On the

day the story runs, the police converge on the prison; Hadley is arrested while

Norton commits suicide.

When Red finally achieves parole after serving 40 years of his sentence, he finds

himself in the same bagging job at a grocery store as Brooks, and living in the

same apartment where Brooks committed suicide. Red decides to follow Andy's

advice and visits Buxton. In the hayfield where Andy specified, he finds a cache

of money and a note left by Andy, reminding him of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Red

violates his parole and travels to Mexico; he eventually comes across Andy on the

coast, and they happily reunite.

冰河世纪

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I was really impressed by the film. A problem that many sequels run into is that they r

ely too heavily on the name of the franchise and hope it will blind the audience into li

king a mediocre film. This film didn't have that. It truly stayed true to the characters a

nd themes we have grown to love in the Ice Age franchise.

In this instalment, Manny and Ellie's child is on the way. Manny has a tough time and

is nervous about becoming a father. Ellie, on the other hand, is very excited and feels

ready.

Diego worries he is going 'soft', and struggles with his desire to be a strong, intimidati

ng tiger once again.

Upon being around so much 'baby excitement', Sid feels like he wants some kids. His

wish is granted when he stumbles upon three eggs, which hatch and are revealed to be

dinosaur eggs. Thus, our adventure begins.

Needless to say, most of the key characters have inner struggles that they are dealing

with. The film also introduces a new character, a crazy cool weasel named Buck. Afte

r the film, my boyfriend told me Buck reminded him of Jack Sparrow from the acclai

med 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise. I see the resemblance, as Buck is a little on t

he wild side and has a hunger for adventure.

The animation was beautiful. With each film in the series, the animation gets better. T

he scenery and colors were great, and the characters were well done as well.

A lot of people seem to have an issue with the dinosaurs. They claim it isn't realistic.

My only argument against that is,

f you see this film, you just need to let your imagination stretch a bit. Accept that ther

e are dinosaurs in it, and you'll love it. Don't get hung up on the fact that dinosaurs we

re long gone before the Ice Age.

The film moves at a fast pace and has many laughs along the way. It's a great adventu

re and I really think it will be popular when it hits theaters. The script was pretty good

, the soundtrack was excellent, and I really can't pin point anything that is extremely

wrong with this movie. It stands well on its own, so newcomers will be able to enjoy i

t easily, all while keeping the same spirit of the first two, which is sure to please fans f

rom day one.

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Harry Potter stands on the Ministry of Magic Atrium, facing a wall of reporters photo

graphing him and Dumbledore who stands on his side. Dumbledore puts a hand on Ha

rry's shoulder and takes him away. Cut to the sky and the words Harry Potter and the

Half-Blood Prince appear. Muggles on an office building at London stare at the dark c

louds forming above the City. Suddently, a cloud takes the shape of a skull and three

Death Eaters appear, flying surrounded by dark smoke. The Death Eaters fly among L

ondon streets, entering Diagon Alley, where they abduct Mr Ollivander, the wandmak

er. Among confusion and panic on the wizard street, the Death Eaters fly again surrou

nded by smoke. On the Thames, the Millennium Bridge is crowded with unsuspecting

Muggles. The Death Eaters appear behind St. Paul's Cathedral, flying towards the Bri

dge. They fly around the Bridge making it wobble and shake, making several Muggle

s hold to the Bridge's railings. Suddenly, the Death Eaters make the Bridge's cables sn

ap. The Bridge swings dangerously, as Muggles run away for dear life. Then the Brid

ge starts buckling and twisting and breaks in two. As the bridge crashes into the Tham

es the Death Eaters fly away

电影：重回

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Mike O'Donnell's wife wants a divorce, his kids are remote, he didn't get the job prom

otion he expected, and everything else in his life has gone wrong since that magic yea

r when he was 17, a basketball star, in love, and looked like Zac Efron instead of Matt

hew Perry. He's obviously a case for treatment by a Body Swap ting the

trophy case at his old high school, Mike encounters a janitor who, from the way he sm

iles at the camera, knows things beyond this mortal coil. If only Mike could go back t

o 17 and not make all the same mistakes. In

ht Zone vortex and emerges as Zac Efron. They say be careful what you wish for, bec

ause you might get it. Mike should have been more specific. Instead of wishing to be

17 again, he should have wished to go back 20 years in , he becomes himself

trapped inside his own 17-year-old body. Same wife, same kids, same problems. As O

ld Mike getting divorced, he'd moved in with his best friend, Ned (Thomas Lennon), a

nd now he throws himself on Ned's mercy: Will Ned pose as his father, so Young Mik

e can be his son and help out his kids by enrolling in the same high school again? Ned

, who is a software millionaire and middle-age fanboy, agrees, especially after he falls

helplessly in love with the high school principal, Jane (Melora Hardin).

Young Mike becomes the new best friend of his insecure son, Alex (Sterling Knight).

Then he meets Alex's mom, Scarlet (Leslie Mann), who, of course, before the vortex

was his wife, and before that his high school bride (Allison Miller). She thinks it's stra

nge that he looks exactly like the boy she married at 17. He explains he is the son of a

n uncle, who I guess would have to be Old Mike's brother, so it's curious Old Scarlet n

ever met him, but if she doesn't ask that, why should I?In high school, Young Mike ag

ain becomes a basketball star, befriends Alex, and attempts to defend his Gothish dau

ghter, Maggie (Michelle Trachtenberg), against the predations of her jerk boyfriend,

who as a hot-rodding jock traveling with a posse is, of course, the last guy in school w

ho would date, or be dated by, a moody girl who wears black.

I've seen Body Switches before (Tom Hanks in

med all retread. Then it started to dig in. There are twin romances; as Shakespeare de

monstrated, one must be serious and the other farcical. Young Mike is still seriously i

n love with his wife, Old Scarlet, and she is powerfully attracted to this boy who's a d

ouble for her first love. She thinks that's wrong. He knows it isn't but how can he expl

ain? Meanwhile, best buddy Ned courts Principal Masterson, who for the first time in

his life has Taught Him What Love Means. Before her, ecstasy was owning Darth Va

der's costume. I will not describe what happens the first time they go out to dinner, ex

cept to say that it's comic genius, perfectly played by Melora Hardin and Thomas Len

non.

I attended a screening held by a radio station, which attracted mainly teenage girls wh

o left their boyfriends behind. When Zac Efron took off his T-shirt, the four in front of

me squealed as if there were buzzers in their seats. Now that he's a little older, Efron

has a Tom Cruiseish charm, and a lot of confidence. Why Matthew Perry was cast as

his adult self is hard to figure; does your head change its shape in 20 years?

ing and acting a little better than I expected. Mike is dispatched into that vortex by the

bearded old janitor with a delighted smile. The janitor (Brian Doyle-Murray) is quite

a convenience, supplying vortexes when needed. If his smile reminds you of anyone,

he's played by Bill Murray's brother.

电影：口是心非

When it comes to spy thrillers, Tony Gilroy knows the game. The formula for a crackl

ing entry into this genre is simple enough: keep the action moving and the twists comi

ng, then engage in one late innings sleight of hand that pulls the rug out from under ev

erything. Gilroy, with an adroitness Hitchcock might admire, works admirably in this

arena, turning in a screenplay that's more diabolical and pulpy than his convoluted dir

ectorial debut, Michael Clayton, but no less fun. He maximizes his assets, and conside

ring the wattage of his stars, they are considerable. Although one could not consider t

he plot for Duplicity to be air-tight, the holes are small enough for things to remain afl

oat until after the proceedings have ended. A post-movie dissection on the way home i

n the car will reveal some obvious plotting problems.

For Julia Roberts (who seems to be in semi-retirement) and Clive Owen, this is a muc

h different sort of movie than their previous on-screen collaboration, Closer. The tone

is lighter and the chemistry changes to match. Instead of searing and raw, it's playful a

nd romantic. One of the keys to the production working is for audiences to believe the

ir characters are evenly matched and, by virtue of actions and words, this is evident. T

heir duels are via dialogue, not guns, and their weapons are words. Roberts and Owen

provide characters who clearly love one another but do not trust each other. That's the

way it is in the spy business, where trust is the quickest way to failure.

Duplicity opens five years ago in Rome with the first meeting between CIA operative

Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and MI-6 agent Ray Koval (Owen). The liaison doesn't last

long and Ray ends up on the short end. Skip ahead to today in New York City, where

Claire and Ray are about to meet again. By now, they have graduated to the private s

ector. Ray is an industrial espionage expert working for Equikrom. Claire is a director

of security for Equikrom's rival, Burkett & Randle. (Think of this corporate battle as

akin to the one between Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson.) However, as we

soon learn, she's a Equikrom mole and her new

(of course), with the possibility that Ray and Claire may be playing a game beyond th