[Revised] Blog assignment (due by the end of the day on Wed, July 23)

My favorite movie is “The Shawshank Redemption.” The movie is an American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont in 1994. I have watched the movie more than ten times. Stephen King’s novel, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” was the original work, and the movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1995. 

The outline of the movie is a story about a man who is imprisoned by a false accusation but finally gets his freedom in the end. There is no major action, but the movie is full of humanity. The main character never loses his hope in the long, harsh environment of prison. The friendship with other prisoners, presence of a strong villain, tactics with the villain and thrill of jailbreak, everything is included in a well written script. Moreover, the key scene of the story is tied together with words from the Bible and this makes the story really sophisticated. For example, "Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh." and "His judgement cometh and that right soon," foreshadow the story. Once you start watching, the running time of 140 minutes passes quickly.

This movie can teach us the importance of having faith, rewarding of effort and beauty of friendship. After you have finished watching this movie, it is certain that you feel impressed and refreshed.