Thestorymaysoundsimple,butthetruthbehindthewordsisremarkable.WhenIheardthenameofthefilmfirsttime,IconsideredtheShawshanktobeaman’name,butinfaceitisajail——ahellintheworld.Notonlyfortheinhumanityofthejailors——theybehavedbrutally;butalsoforthejailgnawedatpeople’heartbykeepingthemwaitingandwaitingaslifepassed.Itseemedthatonlythoseutterlyworthlesspeoplewhogaveupeverythingcouldsurvive.That’swherethestoryhappened.

　　ThepartimpressedmemostiswhenAndygotoutofthejai.Heextendedhisarmsinfrontofhimintheheavyrainasifhewerewelcomingthefreshairandthefreedom.Atthatmoment,Isawthefaithwinthedarkness,discharginglightdazzlingtheeyesinthedarkbluesky.Underthelight,Icouldfeelmyrecreantinnermostbeingshiveringashisvoicesaid:“Remember,Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthingsandnogoodthingeverdies!”

　　That’swhyIlikethisfilm:itencouragespeopletofighttopreservethedignityofhumanbeings,toappreciatethebeautyoflife,andthemostimportantistokeephopeforever.Heoncethatisborn,thatisdie.Everyoneisthesame.Theonlydifferenceiswhetherbusylivingorbusydying.Thefilmtellsmeevenamancanliveonce,butifhekeepsfaith,keepshopeandworkshisliferight,thenonceisenough.Thefaithisthebirdthatfeelsthelightwhenthedawnisstilldark,thehopeisthechiefhappinessthatthisworldaffords,andthelifeshouldbefullofthesingingofthebirdandthehappinesshopebrings."What’sthatdoyouthink?It’sthetremblingoftheheart,thesingingofthemind,theflyingofthesoulandthehopetobefree.”