The movie is called THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION and about a banker’s prison life in Shawshank. The taciturn banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) seems weak in appearance but strong in mind and determination. His knowledge and character earns the respect of his fellow inmates--most notably, Red (Morgan Freeman)--and even much of the prison staff. But Andy never gave up the hope of escaping from the prison and go back to the freedom. This beautifully crafted movie features touching and sincere performances from the entire cast, with an uplifting message about humanity's indomitable spirit and the redemptive value of hope. No action, no special effects - just men in prison uniforms talking to each other.
Some meaningful sentences:
Red谈到监狱生活："These walls are kind of funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, gets so you depend on them. That's institutionalized. They send you here for life, that's exactly what they take. The part that counts, anyway." 一个具体的例子就是在这里被关押了50年的囚犯，也是Shawshank监狱图书馆管理员释放之后，居然无法适应外面的生活，而留下Brooks was here的字样之后上吊自杀。用Red在片中反复的一句话就是：这是因为犯人们被institutionalized，制度化了。
关于Hope：Andy说"Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." Red说terrible thing to live in fear。电影海报说Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. "Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." 而在Lost中也有过Hope is too dangerous to lose.我现在理解她为何要离开了，因为她跟我在一起看不到Hope。Red在片中的解说词为这部电影增色不少，他说，"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend." – Red。我在反复阅读这句的时候，会想到你，会问自己my love for you是不是也是一种cage，are you a bird?
我在看电影的时候有个习惯，会记录一些片中比较耐人寻味的话。不过，因为是英语，所有有些听得不是很准确。那我就会到google上去确认一下，今天找到了一个不错的网站，居然专门收集各种经典语句，其中就包括这部电影中的。Retrieved from http://www.quotesplace.com/i/b/The_Shawshank_Redemption 摘抄如下：
"I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are better left unsaid. I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can't expressed in words, and it makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a grey place dares to dream. It was as if some beautiful bird had flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free." – Andy冒险给犯人播放音乐之后，Red 的自言自语。
"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope." - Red 出狱后的Red根据Andy的建议去找一块特别的石头，石头下面是Andy的礼物。
"Geology is the study of pressure and time. Thats all it takes really... pressure... and time... That, and a big goddamn poster." 地质学是研究压力和时间的。
"Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side." Andy从屎尿沟中爬过，然后clean，得到了自由。
"Get busy living, or get busy dying." 忙着生存，忙着死去。
关于记忆：片中提到了一个地方叫圣华塔尼欧，太平洋上属于墨西哥的小岛, 是个没有回忆的地方 a place that has no memory.这个地方令我十分向往，可以忘记过去，不知道是否真的存在。