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My Favorite Movie


The Shawshank Redemption (Japanese title is”ショーシャンクの空に”)

This is my best favorite movie I have seen. This is an American movie, which released in 1994. It is based on the Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption written by Stephen Edwin King. It was not so popular when it released then, but it became popular thanks to starting video rental. Now, there are so many fans. For example, Koizumi Junichiro, Utada Hikaru, and Matsumoto Hitoshi publish this title as a favorite movie on the Internet.

Plot: In 1947, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who was a successful bank clerk, was cast in prison for killing him wife. However actually he didn’t kill her, so he was in the Shawshank Prison regardless of innocence. First Andy was alone because of atmosphere of the prison, but he did never throe away hope, and believed free of tomorrow.
One day he met Ellis Boyd Redding (Morgan Freeman), who called Red and could fit out anything which someone wants to. Andy knew him, and he asked him to get a rock hammer, posters and so on. They became getting along well with each other. In addition Andy got to be trust by Red, friends, and even warden. Because he was an excellent bank clerk, he handled the bribe of warden. After that he broke prison by digging a tunnel by the rock hammer. Finally he got the freedom.
A few decades later Red was allowed going outside temporarily, but he couldn’t adapt to modern society. He lost hope. Suddenly he remembered a promise that Andy tell him to go to a big tree in Mexico before…


This movie’s theme is hope and life. We can learn that it is wonderful not to give up having hope strongly. It gives me a lot of impression. I feel refreshed after watching it. What is the meaning to live? What is the hope? What should I do when I face a difficulty? I cannot help saying to myself about these. It is not easy to answer these questions, but I think that I will live. Also I think friends are important by watching the last scene. I want to form friendship as Andy and Red because bonds of friendship unite them.

I really want you to watch it once!! You will change your mind.