《肖申克的救赎》论文
肖申克的救赎论文
○《肖申克的救赎》中的救赎主题浅析An Analysis of the Theme of Redemption inThe Shawshank RedemptionⅠ. IntroductionThe film The Shawshank Redemption which is adapted from the same name novel of Stephen King has left a deep impression on the people. From the title of the film, it is not difficult to see that the film is talking about the issue of redemption. Then what is redemption? The Lord Jesus in The Gospel has provided a road to redemption for us. The so-called “save” is revealing the distress of human beings; so-called “redemption” is that the way to achieve our goals. What the Christians are most concerned about is whether their sin can be pardoned and their souls can be saved or not. All those are vividly embodied in The Shawshank Redemption.The story begins with the trial of a young banker, Andy Dufrense, victimized by circumstantial evidence, resulting in a conviction for the murder of his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences at Shawshank State Prison. He exists in this prison only in appearance, keeping his mind free from the drab walls around him. His ability to do this results in the gaining of respect from his fellow inmates. Andy’s demeanor and undeniable sense of hope cause Red to take a deeper look at himself, and the world around him. Andy proves to Red and the other inmates that in the conventional walls of Shawshank prison convention will find no home in his lifestyle. Andy keeps hope all the time. He spends twenty years to tunneling the wall, and then crawling five hundred yard to the beautiful new world. Through his own efforts, Andy not only escapes from the prison, but also saves a group of inmates.The film inspires us to love life and edifies us to think about the importance of living and not to lose ourselves. It also gives a positive force and the courage to face difficulties to us. It makes us to realize that ordinary life is valuable. In prison, Andy overcomes all the difficulties with his amazing determination during his progress. Why we can not afford the pain and suffering of life? The author holds that we should never lose hope and dignity in anytime.People often get used to life. They are accustomed to the surrounding environment, from schools to the work environment, from social practice to family life. They have goals, but as the years go by the goals gradually faded, as they had been institutionalized. The Shawshank Redemption helps re-examine life and find the dreams again. Andy retrieves his freedom at last. Time and perseverance can help achieve everything. People should treat well with their own lives and realize the dreams!Ⅱ. The Origin and Connotation of RedemptionWhen the thought that every Christian is guilty and needs redemption has become a deep-rooted tradition which roots in every one living in the Christian culturebackground, the thinking about how to get redemption and what is the value of redemption to human beings is engaged actively.2.1 The OriginFirst, look at the title of the film ─ The Shawshank Redemption. The term of “redemption” originates in the Bible: “Zion shall be redeemed with judgment; and her converts with righteousness.”(Bible, 2000: 15)“Redemption is one of the most basic doctrines of Christianity. It means if people always have the fear and faith towards God, they will surely get God’s redemption. Christianity holds that because of the ancestors of human beings viol ate God’s will, and therefore they are guilty persons. In order to ultimately acquire redemption of God, humans must repent in this life and keep a firm belief in God." (Maigelaen, 2003: 3)Christianity is a way of life, also a manifestation of values, ethics and cultural values. It influences profoundly all aspects of American life. Therefore, the secular meaning of this Christian doctrine has also been developed: only keeping faith, people can get hope, save themselves and the world, too.On the first day, Andy witnessed the rejection of the old prisoners, the cruelty of prison guards, and the hypocrisy of the warden. Just entered the door of Shawshank, Andy and the other new prisoners had become pawns in a bet and objects for fun by the old prisoners. From that moment, the new prisoners would be bullied. In the hall of the prison, the warden solemnly announced: “I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible. Here, you will receive both. Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me.” There is no doubt that it is a warning to the new prisoners. There is nothing in the prison except obedience, not just operational, but also spiritual. Andy understood that they did not have the right to say no in the prison. When the warden asked “any questions”, one asked: “When do we eat?” The warden stared at him and implied the prison guard, and then the prison guard walked over and roared: “You eat when we say you eat. You shit when we say you shit, and piss when we say you piss.” As a result, he got a blow. This shocked Andy a lot. He knew that if he said something inappropriately, he might be the next one to be beaten. The new prisoners who just arrived at the Shawshank from the free world suffered exclusion and humiliation from the old prisoners. But Andy did not want to give up his dignity. There was no doubt that the first night was the toughest. When put in cell, old life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. Most new prisoners came to madness the first night. That innocent fat boy was badly beaten up by the prison guard and died, because he could not withstand others’ provocation and cried. All of those happened on the first day. It shows that if they are not strong enough, they can not protect themselves at all. However, it is enough for Andy to understand one thing that it is hard to get rid of the charge. So Andy decides to do something for himself. He starts to make a plan to escape from the prison. This is the origin of redemption.2.2 The Connotation“Since the 20th century, along with the development of industrialized societies, people are doubt about the western culture, capitalism and the nature of human, which eventually leading to some loss of faith. In this dark world, human beingshave to struggle to survive; we must make every effort to find a way out.”(罗建波,丁旭 2008: 06)Where is the way? How to find it out? This film about redemption provides the answer for people. What is the power of the story for redemption? It is the dignity and belief. And redeem for what? It is freedom and hope. Redemption is a war: a war about freedom breaking imprisonment, hope prevailing over despair; a war to fight for human dignity.Andy is succeeded. During this process, the Christian doctrine redemption plays a very important role. It is because of this, Andy has always been filled with the hope to live in freedom, has never given up the pursuit of freedom, which is deeply affected his friends, Red. Red is re-freed with Andy’s help.“At the end of the film, the azure blue sky and blue sea, symbolize the ideal freedom; and that small boat and two old friends’ smile is a symbol of hope for a better future. This end has been able to impress people; it is because of freedom and hope that it will blend perfectly.” (Dong Congbin, 2006: 17)In the film, Andy gives a very good comment on hope “Do not forget that there are places in the world that are not made out of stone. There is something inside that they can not get to that they can not touch. That is yours. That is hope.” Indeed, the prison walls can bind physical freedom, and even institutionalized things can bind spiritual freedom, but only hope that can not be given up. Life without hope is dark, lifeless, or even meaningless. Hope is a kind of flower that blooms in the dream. With dreams and hope, we can embrace the future.Ⅲ. Andy’s Self- redemption and His Redemption to OthersIn the prison, through his actions, Andy not only changes his own destiny, but also deeply affects the other prisoners. So Andy’s redemption is not just an individual behavior, but a behavior of a group. It is entirely consistent with the definition of redemption in Christianity. The film uses a strong religious terms –“redemption”, when it illustrates the process of Andy’s resistance. Tracing the religious origin of this word, we can easily recall the story of Jesus to save souls. Andy never forgets that hope is the savior, which saves the desire for freedom. (Chen, 2008: 15)3.1 Andy’s Self- redemptionAndy successfully escapes from the prison. What helps him to achieve self-redemption? It is the desire for freedom in his mind and the existence of hope! Hope, which follows God’s will, sleeps on those pages h ollowed in the Bible, attaches on Andy’s body, and creeps upon the 500 yards’ sewer. At last, that unique dirty sewer sends Andy to the beautiful new world.3.1.1 Physical RedemptionAndy, a bank high-level white-collar worker, was framed for murdering his wife and was sentenced two life imprisonments in Shawshank prison. Freedom is forbidden in prison. Andy has to face the prison walls and railings every day. He desires for redemption, because he is full of hope to life and yearning for freedom. However,the reality shows that once you come to Shawshank, it is hard to expect freedom. The only thing is willing to be a slave, must accept the fate of being punished, just like a lamb waiting to be killed. Behind the prison walls and railings, there are two choices: put up your hands helplessly, accept the arrangement given by the fate; or clench fists, find out a way to freedom. Devout Christian Andy chooses the latter. Because he believes the redemption, but also convinces that “I wound up in here. Bad luck, I guess. It floats around. It is got to land on somebody. It was my turn. I was in the path of the tornado. I just did not expect the storm would last as long as it has. I did not shoot my wife, and I did not shoot her lover. Whatever mistakes I made, I have paid for them and then some.” A Western proverb says that: “God save the people who help themselves.” Andy does not want to wait for others’ help, and then it must be self-redemption. This is the first level of redemption--physical redemption, which is to leave the Shawshank prison. Andy looks like a quiet and weak scholar. Unexpectedly, he fights against the coldness and the darkness of Shawshank. He wins the struggle for independence in the prison, the freedom in exchange of the body’s pain, and the resp ect of prisoners and prison guards using his own intelligence and wisdom. In this way, time passes. With courage, wisdom and perseverance, Andy fights for life and accumulates time for freedom little by little. We can not imagine how Andy move on in the dark world; we can only see a seed of freedom buried in the heart and a flower of hope only bloomed in dreams. As a result, it is always full of smiles on his face. In Andy’s mind, he has not given up hope of freedom, and he makes every effort with hope to survive -- that every night, Andy dug the wall with a rock hammer which was only about six or seven inches long . Red thought it would take a man about 600 years to tunnel under the wall with such a little hammer. This is indeed a vast project, but Andy is succeeded. Everyone, including the warden and Red, could not believe that Andy spent 20 years tunneling the wall, and then crawling five hundred yards, which was the length of five football fields. He regained his freedom. Andy achieves self-redemption.3.1.2 Spiritual RedemptionThe spiritual redemption in the film is one of the most important themes. Redemption, as a kind of invisible power, brings hope to Andy. Andy never stops to pursue freedom. He sticks in a dark world to work for freedom in 20 years.Arrived in Shawshank prison, Andy was bullied by others. He struggled with the darkness and silently endured all those unfairness, because he was full of hope in his mind. If there is no hope that he can not afford to live in such a dark prison. Every night, Andy digs the wall with the little hammer. This will require great stamina, but also need the support of a belief--hope. Without hope, maybe Andy has abandoned the ambitious plan. As a prisoner, Andy uses his wisdom as much as possible to enjoy the freedom of a citizen. The warden takes advantage of Andy to launder for him; in return, Andy can work in the library, which makes him feel everything is full of hope. He believes that effort brings success. Each week he writes a letter to the Council to request funding for the library. The library becomes the best one in prison in England; he helps other prisoners to complete their high school education; he quietly endures the long dark confinement time; he climbs the dirty sewer … If there is no hope, Andy will not survive.Every one is free when he was born. But as a prisoner, living in prison, the freedom is taken away. Most people there have nothing to do, or feel despair, or cause trouble, but Andy is not willing to be a drifter. When Andy knew that Red could get something from outside, he asked Red to get a rock hammer for himself in order toregain the hobby--carve stones. Later, Andy hung actress posters on the prison wall. He persisted on his firm beliefs; to not let the prison’s “normal” life take awa y his hope. As Red said, “He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just was not normal around here. He strolled like a man in the park without a care or a worry in the world. He had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place.”3.2 Andy’s Redemption to OthersChristianity emphasizes on “original sin consciousness”. The person who is guilty must be punished. In the Christian’s view, people are guilty. Since the ancestors Adam and Eve had eaten the forbidden fruit, the entire mankind has deeply fallen into the abyss of evil. But God did not give up human beings. On the contrary, he sent his son Jesus to come to save mankind. This is Jesus’ redemption. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy is such a Redeemer. The Shawshank prison changes totally from the chaos and despair to full of friendship, hope and dreams. Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free. A strong man can save himself; a great man can save another.3.2.1 Andy’s Redemption to RedRed was charged with murder. However, he never considered his behavior carefully. In prison, he just lived without any hope. He said: “Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” As if he had given up hope. In several paroles, the interviewer asked: “You feel you have been rehabilitated?” He answered: “Yes, sir. Without a doubt. I can honestly say I am a changed man. No danger to society here. God’s honest truth. Absolutely rehabilitated.” From his tone and attitude, we can know: he never seriously considered this issue, never thought about his crime, even never wanted to change anything. Perhaps at some time in the past, he wanted to be set free, which only based on a hopeless Utopian. Thanks to Andy’s influence and help, Red gradually began to seriously consider his own crimes.With Andy’s help, Red gradually believes there is hope in the prison. At first, Red considers the hope is a very dangerous thing. But Andy does not think so. He never gives up hope. He carves stone every night, digs the wall, and rebuilds the library, and so on. Red accompanies with Andy to experience these things. He is influenced by the sprit o f Andy and gradually accepts Andy’s point of view that hope is a good thing.With Andy’s help, Red feels freedom. In the playground of prison, Andy picked up a p iece of quart, expired a touch of milky light. The small stone touched Red’s heart. Because quartz is usually found in the streams, that people feel a glimmer of freedom. Andy’s words and deeds are full of freedom, which deeply influenced Red. Before leavi ng Shawshank, Andy said to Red: “I tell you where I would go. Zihuatanejo. It is in Mexico. A little place on the Pacific Ocean. The Mexicans say the pacific has no memory. That is where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory. Open up a little hotel right on the beach. Buy some worthless old boat and fix it up new. Take my guests out charter fishing. In a place like that, I could use a man that knows how to get things.” It is like a free man provides a job to another free man. Temporarily, Red forgets that he is a lifetime prisoner.Red finds that he can have hope and freedom in such dark prison. So he begins to long for a normal life, and seriously to do everything for leaving the prison. The last parole interview, he said: “Rehabi litated? Well, now, let me see. I do not have any idea what means. To me it is just a made-up word. Am I sorry for what I did? Thereis not a day goes by I do not feel regret. Not because I am here or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then a young stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him. Tell him the way things are. But I can not. That kid has long gone and this old manis all that has left. I got to live with that.” There is no doubt that Red has been completely changed. His parole is approved. Red obtains the real freedom.3.2.2 Andy’s Redemption to TommyAnother prisoner whose soul is saved by Andy is Tommy. Tommy has a rebellious youth’s personality. He always ho lds his own cynical attitude to himself and the society. He has been in prison many times, but he never seriously considers his future, or tries to change the situation. Maybe he tried, but failed; so, since then, he has been depressed down.In Andy’s opi nion, knowledge is a very important thing. So when Tommy came to Shawshank, Andy showed great hope on him. Andy taught Tommy to read and to write and so on. Before his teaching, Andy said to Tommy: “If we do this, we do it all the way, a hundred percent, nothing half-assed.” These words embody the best character of Andy. That is perseverance. Even if Tommy was tired of them, and prepared to give up when there was no progress, Andy still persisted and ultimately helped him pass the examination. A hippie of the Beat Generation is civilized to a gentleman. We cannot help marveling at the power of redemption.One day, Tommy accidentally told the truth about Andy’s wife’s death. Andy was really innocent. Then Andy requested the warden to re-hear the testimony of Tommy. But the warden refused. Because of the dispute with the warden, he was confinedfor two months. During the confinement, Tommy was killed. This makes Andy to understand that it is impossible to gain freedom through normal channels.3.2.3 Andy’s Rede mption to Other PrisonersThe roof of the license-plate factory needed resurfacing. It was outdoor detail and May was one damned fine mouth to be working outdoors. Andy, Red and some other prisoners were among the names called. Andy with his wealth of economic and legal knowledge helped the bad prison guard Hadley with tax evasion, but only asked three beers apiece for each of his coworkers. He thought a man working outdoors feels more a man if he could have a bottle of suds. On the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the factory roof in the spring of 1949 wound up sitting in a row at ten o’clock in the morning drinking icy-cold beer, courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank State Prison. They sat and drank with the sun on their shoulders and felt like free men. They could have been tarring the roof of one of their own houses. They felt normal again if only for a short while.In order to expand the prison library and the purchase of new books, Andy started writing a letter a week to the state senate. After 6 years, in response to his repeated inquiries, the state allocated the enclosed funds for the library project. It was 200 dollars. In addition, the library district generously responded with a donation of used books and sundries. Then Andy wrote two letters a week instead of one. The state senate finally decided to allocate 500 dollars each year to Shawshank prison library. Andy made deals with book clubs and charity groups. He bought remaindered books by the pound. After several years’ effort, Andy transformed a storage room smellingof turpentine into the best prison library in New England. Prisoners could breathe free air outside the prison like free people.During the donated things, Andy discovered the Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro. He came to radio room, locked the door from the inside, put the disc into the record player, and then opened all the microphones, so that the entire prison people could hear the music. The sonorous and beautiful voice echoed over the prison; the sun shined on everyone’s face; the prisoners listened quietly. Music with the soul of prisoners flied in the sky. Finally, Andy got two weeks solitary for this little stunt. Red said: “I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is I do not want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think it was something so beautiful it can not be expressed in words and makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream. It was like a beautiful bird flapped into our drab cage and made those walls dissolve away. And for the briefest of moments, every last man at Shawshan k felt free.” At that moment, everyone in Shawshank felt soul’s freedom and redemption.Ⅳ. The Destroy of Prison Institutionalization to Self-redemptionAll the enthusiasm and hope have been repressed to numb in prison. In the end, everyone is accustomed to and even dependents on this way of life. As Red said, “These walls are funny. First you hate them. Then you get used to them. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That is ‘institutionalized’.”“In the film, Shawshank prison is a symbol of darkness, evil, decadence and death. It c onfines the prisoners’ hope and freedom. The warden and prison guards are the executors; as well as the batons and the so-called ‘discipline’ has become a tool for spiritual confinement. Confinement destroys people’s thinking.” (Dong Congbin, 2008: 19)4.1 The Destroy on BrooksBrooks, the prison librarian, had been in prison for 50 years. When his parole came through, he was mad. Brooks almost spent the whole life in prison; he even did not want to accept this fact. He put the knife on Heywood’s neck, beca use he did not want to be released from prison: “I got no choice. It is the only way they would let me stay.” The days in prison kill all his faith and hope, only left the fear for the outside world. The prison is all he knows. In there, he is an important man, is an educated man. Outside, he is nothing. After his release from prison, he has completely failed to adapt to the society, which is tremendously changed. He does not know what to do. What he can do. He is confused, lonely and helpless. At last, he chooses to commit suicide (Liu Zijian, 2002: 106). That is the institutionalization. Many people are in the process of experiencing. Then, how many can overcome it? Most will eventually step followed Brooks. Only who firmly hold on the belief as Andy can overcome it, and finally be redeemed.4.2 The Destroy on RedFreedom is a kind of contraband in Shawshank prison. Here freedom is an impossible mirage. Not only freedom is to be prohibited, but the idea of freedom is taken away.Perhaps in Shawshank prison, each prisoner has had the perfect plan for freedom and good vision, but a few decade of obedience obliterates those good things little by little. (陈绍恋, 2009: 03) Red does not even dare there is hope in prison. In his mind, hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. Red said he played a mean harmonica as a younger man, but lost interest in prison. Andy gave a harmonica to Red as a little parlor rejection present. Harmonica is a symbol of hope. But there is one detail: in the dormitory, Red held a harmonica in hand, but did not dare to blow. After several decades’ prison life, Red’s hope is changed into fantasy. The terrible institutionalization of the prison imprisons the soul and the spirit of the prisoners. Therefore, only escaping from this h orrible “hell”, can the prisoners obtain the physical and spiritual redemption.Knowing Brooks’ death, Red pointes out the truth, “Brooks ain’t no bug. He’s just institutionalized. The man’s been in here 50 years. This is all he knows. In here, he’s an im portant man, is an educated man. Outside, he’s nothing. Just a used-up con with arthritis in both hands. Probably couldn’t get a library card if he tried. But I tell you these walls are funny. First you hate them. Then you get used to them. Enough time pas ses, you get so you depend on them. That is ‘institutionalized’. They send you here for life that’s exactly what they take.” These words reflect the personality under the authoritarian regime. They are used to live in it.Finally, Red’s parole is approved. He walks along the traces of Brooks step by step. After 40 years’ prison life, he does not change the habit. Although out of the prison, there is a harsh truth to face. Forty years he has been asking permission to piss, so he can not squeeze a drop without say-so. Gradually, Red personally feels Brooks’ fear and despair. If ever he understands only in language, then this time he has a psychological understand and agrees with Brooks’ action. Because he feels he is useless in the outside world. Then it is a terrible torture to live. Even when Andy finds the thing Andy left, he still habitually looks around to avoid being seen. Red has been institutionalized. But fortunately, Andy’s invitation saves him. On the way to Mexico, Red expresses his excitement and hope as a truly free man. At this moment, Shawshank prison institutionalization is finally completely disappeared.Ⅴ. ConclusionAndy is an intelligent man, and also the one who has a very strong perseverance. He creates a path to freedom for himself at the beginning. He is never depressed and never despairing. He is not waiting for the mercy of fate. From the very beginning, his goal is very clear: to escape from this place, to win freedom. He treats fate actively, without retreat. Beethoven’s interpretation of “strangling the fate of the throat” is perfectly captured on him. In any case, he would not blame on others, he will always be cool to come up with any way to achieve this goal. He is a person no matter what he wants to do will be successful. As his good friend Red says: “Some birds are not 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.” In such a dark place like prison, Andy gets a sincere friendship. In fact, except some abnormal prisoners, the people he knows should be regarded as kind-hearted persons. There is more affecting friendship in prison than the outside world, and perhaps just as the saying: the most beautiful flowers are grown in dirty places.Andy, he will not passively wait to the tragic ending as brooks’. In his mind, there is always the desire for freedom, there is hope. In the two decades, he dug up a road to freedom with a small hammer. Andy crawled to freedom through 500 yards of smelly sewer which could not even imagine. Finally Andy got reborn. At that time, there were thunder and lightning and downpour. Opened his arms, Andy was embracing the freedom. Life is doomed from the start, everyone is the same. The only difference is getting busy living, or getting busy dying. Each person can only live once, but as long as he always has faith and hope, so that his life is meaningful, then, once is enough. Andy’s experience makes the best explanation. The lack of faith leads to the fear of the world and the future, the ultimate outcome is that lives have been deprived of hope. Life is a long process, during which we are going to fight against a wide range of power --- not only the turbulence of the environment, but also the fear in people’s hearts. Especially the latter, is the most horrible, most powerful enemies. It often destroys a person’s faith and hope, leads him into suicide. Brook story illustrates this point. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever di es. Yes, “hope” redeems the “freedom”. With the hope that the Shawshank prison is only a useless place; with the hope that Andy can redeem life and freedom with a small hammer; with the hope that Andy can enjoy each little fun during the process of redemption, and spread it. His arrival has brought light and hope to the people in prison. Andy through his actions confirms to us: only faith can redeem hope, and this is the theme of redemption of the story.Maybe The Shawshank Redemption is just a fable. In fact, it exists in the real life. In real life, everyone consciously or unconsciously plays in the role of prisoner or the person who owns the authority in Shawshank. They spend the whole life without breaking the rules. But redemption lies on their choices. As Andy’s choice, no matter how strong the system is, it can never deprive of people’s rights to choose redemption, because redemption is in our minds. To be redeemed or not, to be a hero or multitude, to choose God or Satan, all of these exist in our minds too. Based on the analysis of the theme of redemption in The Shawshank Redemption, this thesis encourages people to try to preserve their self-respect. They must learn to appreciate life better; the more important thing is always feel faith, because only it can bring hope. As long as to hold on hope and to be persistent, anyone can succeed. This could have been a common sense. But by the demonstration of the movie characters, it can be more persuasive to explain the truth to people. At anytime, belief, hope and freedom should not be given up. As long as there is faith, there is hope; and when we are full of hope, the world will become better.。
肖申克的救赎论文
自由、希望、救赎————《肖申克的救赎》摘要：故事发生在1947年，银行家安迪因为妻子有婚外情，酒醉后误被指控用枪杀死了她和她的情人，安迪被判无期徒刑，这意味着他将在肖恩克监狱中渡过余生。
阿瑞1927年因谋杀罪被判无期徒刑，数次假释都未获成功。
他现在已经成为肖恩克监狱中的“权威人物”，只要你付得起钱，他几乎有办法搞到任何你想要的东西：香烟，糖果，酒，甚至是大麻。
每当有新囚犯来的时候，大家就赌谁会在第一个夜晚哭泣。
阿瑞认为弱不禁风、书生气十足的安迪一定会哭，结果安迪的沉默使他输掉了四包烟。
但同时也使阿瑞对他另眼相看。
好长时间以来，安迪不和任何人接触，在大家报怨的同时，他在院子里很悠闲地散步，就象在公园里一样。
一个月后，安迪请阿瑞帮他搞的第一件东西是一把小的鹤嘴锄，他的解释是他想雕刻一些小东西以消磨时光，并说他自己想办法逃过狱方的例行检查。
不久，阿瑞就玩上了安迪刻的国际象棋。
之后，安迪又搞了一幅丽塔.海华丝的巨幅海报贴在了牢房的墙上。
一次，安迪和另几个犯人外出劳动，他无意间听到监狱官在讲有关上税的事。
安迪说他有办法可以使监狱官合法地免去这一大笔税金，做为交换，他为十几个犯人朋友每人争得了两瓶Tiger啤酒。
喝着啤酒，阿瑞说多年来，他又第一次感受到了自由的感觉。
由于安迪精通财务制度方面的的知识，很快使他摆脱了狱中繁重的体力劳动和其它变态囚犯的骚扰。
不久，声名远扬的安迪开始为越来越多的狱警处理税务问题，甚至孩子的升学问题也来向他请教。
同时安迪也逐步成为肖恩克监狱长沃登洗黑钱的重要工具。
由于安迪不停地写信给州长，终于为监狱申请到了一小笔钱用于监狱图书馆的建设。
监狱生活非常平淡，总要自己找一些事情来做。
安迪听说阿瑞原来很喜欢吹口琴，就买了一把送给他。
夜深人静之后，可以听到悠扬而轻微的口琴声回荡在监狱里。
一个年轻犯人的到来打破了安迪平静的狱中生活：这个犯人以前在另一所监狱服刑时听到过安迪的案子，他知道谁是真凶！但当安迪向监狱长提出要求重新审理此案时，却遭到了断然拒绝，并受到了单独禁闭两个月的严重惩罚。
肖申克的救赎-论文
肖申克的救赎- 论文关键字：希望自由开始生活监狱安迪瑞德高墙“有些鸟是不能关在笼子里的，他们的羽毛太漂亮了，当它们飞走的时候……你会觉得把他们关起来是种罪恶……但是……他们不在了定会让你感觉寂寞……”很早就有听说这部电影很经典，从刚进学校德语老师就有推荐，直至前不久看了一则新闻说是某国的监狱里遗失一名狱犯，经调查发现与影片《肖申克的救赎》里安迪所用的手法一致，我便产生了浓厚的兴趣，细细品味之后才发现……这是一部嘲讽美国司法制度和狱政制度的电影。
因为如果不是因为司法制度上的错判的话，安迪是不会进入肖申克监狱；而如果不是因为狱政制度上阴暗腐败的话，安迪也不会成为诺顿的洗黑钱机器也不会有了后面的整个故事。
他只是一个不善于表达爱意和情感的内敛男人，所以他永远失去了不知道如何向她表达情感的妻子，所以他在妻子出轨之后将她赶出了家门并且死在了情人家的床上。
对他来说，这一切构建成了他心安理得地生活在牢狱里的心理基础，他在赎罪，对他来说他并没有杀害妻子可是他的行为间接或者直接地导致了妻子的死亡。
沉重的负罪感和胶着的漆黑沉沉地包裹着他。
不再有希望和光明。
我看到的是一种多沉重的黑暗，也许，就能明白光明和希望带给我们的快乐。
也许正如瑞德所说，希望是个可怕的东西；尤其对他们来说。
他们不是死囚，所以他们必须抛弃任何希望地活着。
一次或者多次的终身监禁让他们永远也只能生活在这四面高墙之内了。
从一开始对高墙的恐惧到逐渐的适应，以及最后形成了对高墙的依赖，这样的一个过程其实就是一个逐渐摒弃希望的过程。
没有希望，他们可以心安理得地在这里面活着，一直到死去。
所以托马斯会在离开监狱获得他50年牢狱生活之后的第一个假释带给他的那种有限自由感觉时感到一种不安和惊惶，然后自杀身亡。
他说，他没有办法适应这个自由的社会，他小时候只看过一次汽车，而现在到处都是汽车。
自由给了他的是希望，这一点是无须置疑的，然而却正是这样的希望带给他的却仅仅只是担忧和惶恐不安的生活。
肖申克的救赎观后感论文
肖申克的救赎观后感在这个学期的选修课上,我欣赏了一部很好的电影，叫《肖申克的救赎》。
影片讲述的是一个叫安迪的银行家因被污告杀人，无辜入狱，谋划了二十年成功越狱的故事。
肖申克是那所监狱的名字。
希望和自由是贯穿整部影片的重要线索。
而正是拥有希望和自由的信念，一个囚犯才有能力有决心实现自我救赎。
安迪作了囚犯后，是否也失去了自由？我想，是没有的。
至少他会时不时地召唤自由的降临。
在阳台上，阳光尽情散在他和朋友肩头；他让音乐飞遍肖申克，甚至是那最无人问津的角落，告诉每一个不自由之身，听，这就是自由。
他用六年撰写了一段自由传奇------那就是通过他一手建立的监狱图书馆。
在里面的每一个不自由的人通过这个小小的图书馆至少拥有一个读书的自由权。
正如影片所说有种鸟是关不住的，因为它的翅膀太过耀眼。
是的，安迪正是这种鸟。
自由便是他有力的翅膀，一只永不失翅膀的鸟，怎么会肯永远的屈服于监狱的栏杆之下呢? 毕竟鸟的本性就是自由地飞翔。
不过希望是安迪活下来的唯一动力。
安迪说，不要忘了这个世界上还有可以穿透一切高墙的东西，它就在我们的内心深处，他们无法达到，也触摸不到，那就是希望。
在他心中希望是件美丽的东西，也许是最好的东西。
美好的东西是永远不会死的。
正是如此，他用一把小刀花了将近20年的时间来挖了一条隧道，记得那夜电闪雷鸣之夜吗?他忍受着排污管的恶臭爬行50 0码终于逃出监狱。
安迪用二十年挖出了鸟的翅膀。
有五十个橄榄球场的长度的下水道又如何，置之死地而后生，何况那只是下水道。
全身恶臭又如何，人的外在莫不过皮囊一张，何况只是脏了囚衣。
正如破茧的蝴蝶，安迪从下水道钻出时，上帝赐于了他渴望以久的翅膀，这双翅膀不再是虚无飘渺的，它真实的如同手脚。
喊吧，安迪，叫吧，安迪，让雨水冲走蚩伏于你身上的一切一切的恶臭。
哭吧，安迪，我想，正如天上的电闪雷鸣，泪和着雨一起殒落。
一个人因有了希望才会想拥有自由。
当希望占据一个人的心时，他就会想“我需要自由”。
《肖申克的救赎》后体验论文集
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《肖申克的救赎》的后见之明《肖申克的救赎》主要讲述银行家安迪为了重新看到光明，追求自由而进行的“自我救赎”的故事。
《肖申克的救赎》在一定程度上抨击了美国的司法制度和监狱制度。
主角安迪在不健全的法制下被诬陷进了鲨鱼堡监狱。
我认为安迪只是美国司法黑暗统治下的受害者之一。
拯救他的不是监狱，不是圣经，而是希望。
希望拯救了自由，一种精神救赎。
于是故事以狱警杀死犯人的情节开始了监狱的黑暗生活。
我们知道每个进监狱的人都是无辜的，除了瑞德。
在这个黑暗的社会里，正是因为这个错误的判断，他给了他逃避的借口。
他逃跑不是为了逃避他应有的罪恶感；相反，他只想重获自由和梦想。
他曾经以为自己可以光明正大的走出肖申克的高墙，就因为这个希望而变得疯狂不安。
当这种欲望被诺顿彻底击垮的时候，他知道，只有通过更极端的方式，他才能自由的再次重温自己的梦。
也许希望只是为自己照亮道路的支柱，却是监狱里其他人无法接受的。
尤其在托马斯出狱后的生活中，我们可以看到，外面快节奏的生活给他带来了一种不安和恐慌，他的生活完全脱离了他的轨道。
他习惯于被约束和控制。
由于无法适应这个自由社会，他以自杀结束了自己的生命。
他们没有希望，可以安心地在其中生老病死，但安迪和他不同，一直保持着对生存的渴望和对希望的真诚希望，并在不断努力实现。
在黑暗的监狱里，安迪知道他会在监狱里老死或者出去。
他明智地选择了后者。
在安迪帮典狱长洗钱等一系列片段中，美国官员知法犯法的丑恶现象被更加充分地揭露出来。
在欣赏了整个故事之后，我觉得安迪真的是一个聪明人，他聪明地运用自己渊博的地理知识，制定了一个完美的越狱计划，摆脱了杀人罪，惩罚了真正违法的监狱长和狱警。
安迪成功越狱后，实现了他的自由梦想。
通过看《肖申克的救赎》这部电影，我深深明白了一个道理。
人活在世上还是有自己的理想的。
为了自己理想的实现和追求而奋斗，以自己为例：至少现阶段要学好自己的专业知识，为明年下半年的实习打好基础。
《2024年信念拯救希望──评电影《肖申克的救赎》中的救赎主题》范文
《信念拯救希望──评电影《肖申克的救赎》中的救赎主题》篇一信念拯救希望——评电影《肖申克的救赎》中的救赎主题《肖申克的救赎》是一部充满深情的影片，以肖申克监狱为背景，生动地展现了人类在极端困境中如何依靠信念与坚韧意志拯救希望。
本篇影评将针对电影中的救赎主题进行深度探讨。
一、救赎之始：从困境到希望的觉醒影片的起始阶段，主人公肖申克因为被误判成为了一名重罪犯人，陷入了生活的绝境。
此时，电影向观众展现了一个无尽的、毫无希望的场所——肖申克监狱。
但是，在这个被设定为生活荒凉的地狱里，信念却成为了解救人类的精神支柱。
电影以生动的镜头语言描绘了肖申克与同伴们的心理活动与冲突，反映出他们如何以坚定的信念与努力逐渐开始接受这个新的、无望的现实。
二、肖申克的信念：无声的坚守与执着的希望在困境中，肖申克展现了他的独特魅力。
他通过坚持对自由生活的向往和对生活的积极态度，激发了众多囚犯的信心和力量。
肖申克的信念如同生命中的一道曙光，虽然看似微弱，但始终温暖着那些沉沦的心灵。
他用坚定的信念守护着自己的内心世界，以此给人们带来了力量和勇气，重新定义了生命的意义和价值。
三、红海的力量：转变的救赎在肖申克的坚定信念影响下，红海成为了他的救赎之地。
红海象征着未知的希望和新的开始。
肖申克通过不懈的努力和坚韧的意志，最终成功越狱，实现了自己的救赎之路。
这一过程不仅是对他个人命运的改变，更是对所有囚犯的鼓舞和激励。
他的经历向人们传达了信念的力量，即只要有坚定的信念和勇敢的行动，便能够突破困境，重获自由和新生。
四、主题深化：信念与希望的共生电影中救赎主题的深入人心之处在于其传达的信念与希望的共生关系。
肖申克的信念不仅是他的力量源泉，也是激励他人寻找希望的源泉。
电影中通过不同人物之间的互动和交流，展示了在困境中坚守信念的重要性。
无论是肖申克自己还是其他囚犯，他们都在面对生活的不幸时坚守着对未来的希望和信仰。
这种信念的力量在人们心中悄然生根发芽，最终将他们从困境中解救出来。
论美国电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义
论美国电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义一、本文概述《论美国电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义》一文旨在深入探讨弗兰克·德拉邦特执导的经典电影《肖申克的救赎》中所体现的个人主义精神。
该片以斯蒂芬·埃德温·金的中篇小说为蓝本，通过蒂姆·罗宾斯和摩根·弗里曼的精湛演技，呈现了一个银行家安迪如何在错误的指控下入狱，并通过坚定的信念和智慧成功越狱，最终实现自我救赎的感人故事。
文章将从个人主义的角度出发，分析安迪如何在严酷的监狱环境中坚持自我，展现个人意志和智慧的力量，并探讨这部电影如何成为个人主义精神的经典诠释。
二、个人主义在美国文化中的体现个人主义在美国文化中占据着重要的地位，这一点在弗兰克·德拉邦特执导的电影《肖申克的救赎》中得到了深刻的体现。
这部电影以肖申克监狱为背景，通过主人公安迪·杜佛兰的个人经历，展示了个人主义如何在逆境中挣扎、成长并最终实现自我救赎。
安迪·杜佛兰是一个被错误指控杀害妻子及其情人的银行家，他的遭遇充分展示了个人主义者在面对不公正待遇时的坚韧和毅力。
安迪并没有因为被冤枉入狱而放弃希望，反而利用自己的智慧和毅力，逐步改变了监狱的环境，赢得了狱警和狱友的尊重。
在肖申克监狱中，安迪坚持自己的信念和价值观，不与周围的环境同流合污。
他建立了图书馆，帮助狱友们提高知识水平，同时也为自己赢得了时间的自由。
他通过自己的努力，改变了监狱的氛围，使得原本冷漠、残忍的监狱变得充满了人性的温暖。
安迪的个人主义精神还体现在他对自由的追求上。
尽管身陷囹圄，但他从未放弃对自由的向往。
他通过精心策划，最终成功越狱，实现了自己的救赎。
这一过程不仅体现了安迪的勇气和智慧，更展示了个人主义者在面对困境时的坚定信念和不懈追求。
电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义精神还体现在其他角色身上。
例如，瑞德是安迪在监狱中的好友，他也在安迪的影响下逐渐改变了自己的态度和价值观。
论美国电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义
论美国电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义论美国电影《肖申克的救赎》中的个人主义《肖申克的救赎》是一部1994年上映的美国电影，由弗兰克·德拉邦特执导，是根据斯蒂芬·金的同名小说改编而成。
这部影片在世界范围内获得了巨大的成功与赞誉，被视为经典之作。
其中，个人主义是一个核心主题，贯穿整个故事。
影片以主人公安迪·杜佛兰（Andy Dufresne）被误判谋杀妻子与妻子情人而被判处终身监禁为开篇。
在监狱里，安迪面对冷酷残酷的环境和不公正的对待，却从不放弃对自由的追求。
他不愿接受在监狱里度过余生的命运，而是通过自己的努力和智慧，不仅成功获得了独特的地位，还改变了监狱里许多人的命运。
从个人层面来看，安迪的个人主义充满勇气、坚持和智慧。
首先，他勇敢地面对困境，从不因现实的残酷而妥协。
尽管面临终生监禁的命运，他仍然保持着内心强大的自由意志，从不放弃对自由的渴望。
即使监狱生活让他失去了自由，他依然相信自己的能力，不断寻找机会来改变自己的命运。
安迪以非常聪明的方式利用自己的专业背景，为狱警和其他囚犯提供各种帮助。
他听从自己内心的声音，选择了在监狱图书馆里负责图书整理和管理的工作，并在其中发现了一扇通向自由的窗户。
通过帮助他人，他以一种非凡的方式影响了囚犯和狱警，赢得了他们的尊重和信任，建立了自己在监狱内的权力地位。
安迪的个人主义在影片的结尾达到了巅峰。
他以巧妙的计划成功逃离了监狱，并揭露了自己被冤枉的事实。
这不仅是对自己的个人权利的捍卫，也是对正义的追求。
他坚信正义终将战胜邪恶，尽管他之前遭受了巨大的苦难，但他从未忘记自己的原则和对自由的信念。
除了安迪，影片中的其他角色也展现了个人主义的一面。
莎顿兄弟以自己的勇气和无畏之心转变了监狱里残暴的环境。
布鲁克斯老人在获得自由后，却发现自己无法适应现实社会的快速变化，最终选择了自我毁灭。
这些角色都有着独立思考的能力，并为自己的选择负责。
总的来说，《肖申克的救赎》可以被视为对个人主义的赞颂。
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《影视鉴赏》题目：《肖申克的救赎》—在希望与自由中前进指导老师：***课头号：0902040姓名：**学号：**********学院：机电工程学院班级：交通运输二班《肖申克的救赎》:在希望与自由中前进摘要：《肖申克的救赎》是一部激励人心的好电影。
电影主要以安迪.杜德拉在肖申克监狱中所承受的冤屈和苦难的经历为线索，叙述了安迪在狱中花了将近20年的时间终于用一把小鹤嘴锄头挖好了越狱的隧道，终于成功地逃离了冤屈和禁锢自己整整20年的肖恩克监狱，最后与获得释放的好友瑞德在墨西哥阳光明媚的海滨重逢，两人最终过上了自己自由而幸福的余生的故事！从安迪和瑞德身上，我们看到了从苦难绝境中绽放出那种充满自由和希望之光，这种光芒不但照亮了黑暗的世界，还照亮了每个人的心灵！关键词：救赎、肖申克、安迪、希望、自由“坚强的人只能救赎自己，伟大的人才能拯救他人。
”说得真好！我相信很多人都知道这句话，但是有几个能知道句中的“救赎”一词的起源呢？《旧约.以赛亚书》有说道:“锡安必因公平得蒙救赎，其中归正的人必因公义得蒙救赎。
但悖逆的和犯罪的必一同败亡。
”据说这里则是“救赎”一词的起源。
看到“救赎”这个词，让人不由自觉地想起那部与这词密切相关的电影——《肖申克的救赎》。
这部好莱坞巨作问世于1994年，距今已历经16年之久依然没改其本色，深深震撼着世界大众的心灵。
《肖申克的救赎》是弗兰克.德拉邦特根据美国作家斯蒂芬.的小说《丽塔.海华丝与肖申克的救赎》改编而成。
导演德拉邦特的创作意图只是想通过监狱这样一个强制剥夺自由和高度强制纪律的特殊背景来展示一个在希望被磨灭、信仰缺失的年代里关于到底什么是救赎的故事。
而这故事揭示于世人的是：在这虚伪而不公平的社会里，人们依然顽强、永不放弃地去勇敢追求属于自己的生命自由。
希望与自由的气息就这样弥漫在整个肖申克中，洒满在那个禁锢人心自由的上空！在物质生活丰富多彩的今天，在信息科技先进的社会里，“希望”和“自由”时刻都围绕在我们身边，它们对我们来说，已司空见惯，伸手可触。
在这个弥漫着希望和自由的生活里，我们每天都可以按照自己的意愿去做自己想做的事;每天我们都可以自由地选择自己所作的决定、目标和前进方向;每天我们都可以充满希望和自由自在地生活着。
然而，今天的这种生活对于几十年前肖申克里的人来说，这简直就是一种不敢想象的奢望、一场舍不得醒过来的美梦！《肖申克的救赎》主要以肖申克监狱中不同身份的人的不同生活情景为主线，记叙了安迪.杜德兰和黑人瑞德在肖申克被监禁几十年后，最后通过不同的方式顺利离开肖申克，找回了各自生命自由的故事。
故事发生在1947年，美国最大银行家副总裁安迪.杜德兰因被律师指控枪杀妻子及其妻情人而被判决无期徒刑，因此被放逐到肖申克监狱。
进肖申克不久，安迪认识了许多监狱中的犯人，包括在肖申克中最有威望的犯人瑞德，最后他们还成了无话不谈的挚友。
从此，安迪.杜德兰开始了他将近20年的漫长牢狱生活。
就这样，直到19年后的一天，肖申克来了一个年轻的犯人汤米，他从汤米口中无意中得知了妻子与妻子情人被谋杀的真相和凶手。
于是他找到肖申克典狱长要求平反他的冤案。
可是令他想不到的是自私虚伪的典狱长为了自身利益(强迫占用安迪为他赚黑钱)，不但没有答应安迪的请求，还把安迪囚禁于毫无天日的暗室中整整两个月。
典狱长为了销毁对安迪案件的有利证据，甚至不惜地把唯一获知安迪案件真相的汤米给秘密枪杀了。
被囚禁了两个月的安迪被释出黑暗的牢房后，精神被折磨得几乎彻底崩溃。
于是他开始筹划了自己准备已久的越狱计划。
在一个雷电交加的大雨晚上，他终于成功逃离了被压迫和欺辱自己将近20年的肖申克。
重获生命自由的安迪，到各个不同的银行取走了他为典狱长经营所有的钱，并向警局寄去了典狱长所有贪污的揭发信，然后前往自己梦寐以求的墨西哥海滨。
真相大白后，肖申克典狱长开枪自杀。
瑞德也在第三次假释中，成功获得出狱。
最后在阳光明媚的海滨上与安迪重逢，两人最后过上了自由自在的幸福余生！在这部影片中，安迪.杜德兰是核心人物。
没有任何辩驳的理由，巧舌如簧的检察长便把他的余生交给了肖申克漫长的岁月。
但是被冤枉的银行家并没有甘心于命运，他默默地忍受着这突如其来的一切不幸。
然而肖申克并非福地，第一天晚上就有人被活活打死。
这在安迪看来是不可思议的，但是这就是肖申克真实的生活写照。
你要想生存，就必须要学会忍受。
所以，安迪必须在肖申克中学会去面对和适应一切，学会容忍一切，唯有这样的活法，他才能继续生存下去。
就这样，安迪在肖申克将近20年里，他已经能够娴熟地去应对肖申克中的一切。
他自己从来没有绝望过，也从来没有放弃过希望。
在这漫长的20年中，每天他都一个人在为自己的自由重生努力奋斗着。
即使再苦再累，他也从没放弃活。
他坚持下来了，他最后成功了！希望与自由是他在肖申克中坚强活下去的唯一人生目标和信仰。
记得在安迪来肖申克之前，监狱里的人际关系除了变态、打架外，就是无所事事地消磨时间。
混乱、肮脏、恐惧和绝望共同织就了肖申克恶劣的环境。
犯人没有任何人权自由可言，有的只是为典狱长无偿出卖他们的廉价劳动力。
在安迪入狱之后，这个不甘现状的银行家尽管依然无力改变犯人们所受压迫和受凌辱的事实，但他却给他们带来了希望和一种未曾有过的自由生命气息。
就像他对自己好友瑞德所说的那样:“希望是件美丽的东西，也许是最好的东西。
美好的东西是永远不会死的。
”这句话带给了瑞德无限的希望，给予了他勇敢而坚强活下去的信心和勇气。
安迪在鼓励同伴们不失希望的同时，也设法让他们从监狱警官那获取自由，哪怕这种自由是非常短暂的，但是这对于他们来说也已经是一种千年难得的奢望了。
在影片中有几个很鲜明的镜头是这样描写的：在外出干活中，安迪冒险大胆地以啤酒和逃税与监狱警官交换条件，竭尽自己的所能去争取让同伴们喝到了自己渴求却难得的啤酒，这对犯人们来说已是一种“高级”的享受和“极乐”的自由了。
安迪在一旁，看到他们那种自由的快乐，自己也发出了奇异而满足的微笑。
其次，在肖申克播音室中，安迪不顾监狱长官们的反对，大胆向整个肖申克监狱播放了美妙的音乐。
美妙的音乐之声震撼了全肖申克的犯人们被禁锢已久的心灵，让他们有着一种重新获取自由的感觉。
再次，安迪在肖申克中努力经营起来的图书馆，也给同伴们带来了自由的生活乐趣。
这些都是安迪在竭力让同伴们感受到生活自由的体现。
当然，安迪在带给别人希望和自由的同时，也没忘了给不断的给予自己希望。
这种希望，展示给别人的是，在于他将近20年来孜孜不倦地挖洞逃生，他的希望蕴藏在他那坚强的毅力中。
最后，他凭惊人的毅力，终于成就了他20年来一直努力想得到的生命自由。
对此，我们不得不说他是一个对任何人都散发着希望和自由的大英雄。
“希望让你重获自由！”这句话在安迪.杜德兰身上得到了见证。
怯懦容易囚禁人的灵魂，希望容易感受生命的自由。
强者自救，圣者渡人。
到了影片最后，我们才发现真正需要拯救的人却是瑞德。
瑞德因谋杀入狱，在肖申克中呆了整整40年之久。
他在肖申克中威望很高，只要有钱，他什么都可以帮你弄到:香烟、糖果、大麻…甚至安迪用于挖洞的小鹤嘴锄头他都照常办到。
但是很难想象，肖申克中最后发生最明显的变化的还是他。
他在肖申克中生活了整整四十年，他的人生也因此在肖申克中一天一天地慢慢地被体制化。
在他看来，肖申克中从来就没存在过所谓的希望和自由，进了肖申克，就等于把自己的一生都交给了它;在他眼中的肖申克，希望是件很危险的事，希望能叫人发疯;希望没用，你最好认命！他就是有着这样想法的一个人。
当然不仅仅是他，肖申克监狱中的每个人的想法几乎都一样，因为他们的思想已经完成被体制化了。
正因为他们的思想消极，对未来充满了绝望，所以他们每天都百无聊赖地生活，没有目标，也失去了理想。
他们每天唯一能够自己去做到的事情，就是等待时间一天一天的消逝，然后自己也随着生命的终结而销而殆尽。
这就是肖申克人们的宿命意识。
试想，如果没有安迪与他的约定和安迪的勇敢行动证明了希望和自由的存在，他的最终命运会不会也落到老布一样的悲惨下场？他会不会也像老布那样，因长期生活在体制化的牢笼里，最后即使获得释放也无法去适应外面精彩和自由的社会？他会不会因为适应不了自由自在的世界，而遗憾地留下“到此一游”后便含泪与世长辞？在这里，我们可以说是安迪用希望救赎了他，让他最后选择坚持活下去，最后找到了他坚持“希望”的终点——自由。
在影片中，记得瑞德在安迪成功越狱后，曾说过的一句话:“有的鸟是不会被关住的。
因为它们的羽毛太美丽了！”或许在他看来，安迪就是这样一只具有美丽羽毛的鸟吧。
但是他忘了，他自己何尝不是这样的一种鸟呢！“我希望我能越过边境，我希望太平洋同我梦想的一样蔚蓝，我希望我再见我的朋友，然后同他握手，我希望。
”瑞德最后的希望在阳光明媚的墨西哥海滨终于实现了。
因此，我们可以这么说，瑞德是幸运的，因为它最后选择了坚信希望和自由同在。
除了安迪.杜德兰和瑞德，影片中应该还有一个人值得我们去关注，那就是肖申克监狱典狱长。
与安迪.杜德兰和瑞德相比，典狱长在影片中具有很强烈的反面色彩。
如果说安迪是带给同伴们希望和自由的上帝，那么典狱长就是施加压迫于犯人和引导犯人们走向绝境的大魔鬼。
他表面上看起来对上帝有着虔诚的信仰，对《圣经》可以倒背如流。
实质上，他是一个内心虚伪残忍、有着魔鬼般野心的“伪基督”。
“把信仰交给上帝，把贱命交给我”这就是他给肖申克犯人们的苛刻训词。
他的意思无非是“在这里，你们没有任何自由，必须无条件地做任何事。
不许有不切实际的幻想，那是属于上帝的。
”“我是世界的光明，跟跟着我就不会黑暗。
”他自以为这就是上帝给予犯人们的希望。
其实，在他心中，他自己就是上帝。
他残暴的禀性无非是要让囚犯们屈服于他自己，不惜手段地设法把肖申克的每一个人都折磨成完全的体制化，这样才能满足于他野心的掌控欲望。
正是由于他的这种所为，才彻底地磨灭了肖申克每个人对未来的希望，并逼迫许多人走上了绝路。
在肖申克中，安迪.杜德兰用希望“救赎”了同伴们的希望和活下去的信心与勇气。
而典狱长最后的悲惨命运结局却只能说明，他是在用自己的生命去“补偿”别人的生命;用自己的灵魂来“救赎”自己内心的罪过吧！这部影片中的人物塑造很成功，给人一种非常形象、真实、生动的感觉。
无论是在形象塑造上还是在性格塑造上，人物都被描绘得惟妙惟肖，栩栩如生。
或许这就是电影给予人的一种视觉化的效果吧！贾磊磊对于此有这样的说法:“我历来认为，电影中的人物塑造，并不只是一种文学意义上的所谓性格塑造，而是以一种电影的方式确切的说是通过视觉化的表述形式来完成的形象塑造。
观众在梦幻般的观赏情境中，通过一系列不同景别、不同视觉、不同组合方式的镜头走进人物的内心世界，完成对人物形象的心理认同。
进而言之，观众对于人物形象的接受与否，对于影片主旨的赞同与否，都与影片提供观众的视觉路径有关，与影片提供的观点、看视点和观看情景有关。