Chapter 14 Movies and Wonder Kings That Moved America (Part 1)
Roger Ibert is the most famous film critic in Hollywood and the first Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of all time. He graduated from the University of Illinois and wrote column reviews for the Chicago Sun since 1985. His reviews have been widely cited for many years and printed on the covers of many DVDs as a guide to buyers. Most of the few critics can get to this point. He has become a standard and has his own unique Two-Thumba-Up special praise signature that raises two thumbs.
Most people can't stand his sharp words, but they are based on facts. He never does stupid things like criticizing randomly without watching movies. In his opinion, it is a clown's behavior, and he will not treat movies differently based on nationality and age, otherwise he will not become a real film critic and won the Pulitzer Prize. It is for professional journalists and other media practitioners. The fact that he can win a film critic means everything.
"Let me see what a miracle is like. I have a premonition that Shawshank's redemption may be the darkest dark horse in Hollywood this year. It may even be able to set off a storm comparable to Forrest Gump." Roger said to himself. As a film critic, he would naturally get tickets for the premiere of the movie, so he appeared at the gate of the China Grand Theater.
"The Chinese movies in the China Grand Theater are such a good omen, right?" He walked into the door with a smile and looked forward to the beginning of a movie feast. Of course, if he had a very bad meal, he would not be stingy with his pen so that you would want to jump off the building.
The movie is about to begin. A Leo pattern made of shining stars appeared on the big screen. This is the logo of Lion Gate. Sometimes Wang Huan thinks that Lion Gate is so unlucky. MGM snatched their best logo. The roaring lion is much more ferocious and fierce than this one.
I was happy to think of this Wang Huan again. MGM's logo was the one that was spoofed by Chinese netizens. I always took the producer's avatar instead of the poor lion and roared him. It was full of joy! (You can look at the world of devilish madness. I remember spoofing this logo started with them)
The story begins when Andy wakes up. His girlfriend is murdered for no reason. The incompetent police take him away. The description in the original movie is very rough. The United States is a country that pays great attention to the law. After all, Andy is also a senior white-collar worker with a little money. Unless he offended some rich and powerful figures, how could he be thrown into prison so simply? So Wang Huan did a little more careful in this regard.
Because Andy was working, he offended a very powerful underworld figure. The other party sent someone to murder his girlfriend, which made him go to prison. This is much more reasonable.
Roger nodded. Although this section was not long, it cleverly mobilized the audience's emotions, making them worried and indignant about Andy's fate. At the same time, they were curious about how he got rid of this fate. The director's strength was very good, and the use of color and light was very unique. From Andy's struggle to being wronged and imprisoned, the color of the picture became dark little by little, which seemed to represent his heart. However, when he was finally sentenced to guilt, a light appeared in the picture, which seemed to imply something. This was not something a rookie director could play with. Those ignorant guys were about to be slapped in the face.
After entering prison, Morgan Freeman's performance made Roger praise again. It was so amazing! The performance seemed to burst out from the bones. When he saw Morgan Freeman's thoughtful and slightly curious performance, he wanted to praise it. This is a good movie, at least it wouldn't be a bad movie when he saw it.
The story unfolds towards them bit by bit. Andy's strength, courage and wit have made Uncle Morgan start to ignite. He uses his profession to make life improvements for prisoners. When the most exciting thing comes to the film, Roger almost burst into tears. What a scene? Andy saw a classical music CD in the warden's office. He closed the door of the room without thinking, and then played the song "The Wedding of Figaro" to all the prisoners in the prison. The west wind blowing in the soprano duo singing in Mozart's "Figaro's Wedding". The beauty of the picture is indescribable.
Perhaps Andy and other prisoners couldn't understand what the song was singing, but they could feel a spirit of freedom surging in their hearts. This was a spirit, a power to sublimate life, and they were willing to pay the price of squatting in a small dark room.
What kind of motivation is such a song for prisoners who have been institutionalized in prison, and what kind of blow is it for prisoners who have been basically institutionalized. This song "Figaro's Wedding" is not only an opera, but also a hope. When the warden kept knocking on the door and asked him to turn off the phonograph, Andy turned the sound louder until the prison guard broke in and forced the phonograph to shut down. Everyone who watched it sighed and couldn't help but applaud Andy in his heart.
Roger understood that on the one hand, the movie talks about Andy's story, and more deeply, a system. When people in the prison are completely adapted to this kind of life and system, can they face the society more than ten years later? This is a kind of torture, a cry of dissatisfaction with the system.
Sure enough, when people saw the scene of the prisoner who was finally released from prison on parole and committing suicide by not being able to adapt to this society, people felt heavy inside. Such a person might be by their side, and the urge to do something for them came out in everyone's heart.
The next story became heavier and heavier. When Andy was locked up and the cute young man was killed by the warden, countless people were a little crazy. What was this going to do? Is it a tragedy? This is so troublesome! We must be free, give Andy freedom! When the warden whistled and left, the lights went out, as if hope was extinguished. With the sound of thunder and lightning, Andy took out a rope. His expression was extremely serious, and the audience was confused. Damn! Don’t commit suicide! If you dare to commit suicide, I will scold you!
However, when the movie was skipped, the next day, during the day, the jailer was revealing the wind and found that Andy was missing. The audience even cheered in surprise. When the warden saw the empty cell, his surprised and panic expression was everyone laughed relaxedly and cursed, "You deserve it." Although I don't know how Andy escaped from prison, it's really amazing! It's really typical. Although I don't know, I feel so awesome."
Finally, the warden was so angry that he hit the Marilyn Monroe poster, because Marilyn Monroe's smile seemed to mock him, but the wall that had no return told him the truth. When he ripped open the poster wildly, the dark hole seemed to be swallowing his huge mouth and swallowing everything he had.
The next movie gives the answer, watching how Andy dig out the sand and stone bit by bit and finally escaped from prison. When Old Morgan finally overcomes the psychological pressure and walks out of prison and meets Andy again, the movie ends.
After a period of silence, earth-shaking applause rang out and it took ten minutes to stop. They were cheering and cheering for the birth of a new classic, which far exceeded their expectations. No one suspected that it would succeed, because if it could move itself, it could move the whole world.;
Chapter completed!