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Chapter 1493 Survival or death, that is the question

After "The Shawshank Redemption" became popular, "institutionalization" began to be mentioned frequently and became a hot word on the Internet.

The lines in "The Shawshank Redemption" have also been widely circulated by many netizens.

For example: Cowardice imprisons the soul, but I hope it can set you free.

The strong save themselves, the saints save others.

Life boils down to a simple choice: rush to survive or rush to die.

Hope is a dangerous thing.

I have to remind myself that some birds cannot be kept in a cage. Their feathers are so beautiful that when they fly away, you will feel it is a sin to keep them in a cage, but you will feel lonely without them. , but I just miss my friends.

The prison walls are really interesting.When you first go to prison, you hate the walls around you; slowly, you get used to living within them; eventually you find that you have to rely on them to survive.This is institutionalization.

There are places in the world that stone walls cannot shut. There are things in people's hearts that are beyond their control and belong entirely to you.

Etc., etc.

Of course, the promotion of the movie is still going on, and Li Yi, the screenwriter and director, has naturally become an indispensable publicity point.

Different from China, the talk show culture is very popular here in the United States. You can often see some talk shows with different styles in bars and other places. In terms of TV programs, there are also many talk shows, which can be said to have long-lasting popularity and high ratings. It is very high, so usually when celebrities promote movies or something, they usually choose talk shows on TV.

"The Tonight Show with Tommy" is a popular talk show in North America.

This talk show has been around for many years.

"Hi, gentlemen and ladies, it's the weekend again, and it's me again, Tom. It's like this every week. I come here to meet you every week, and many people are used to turning on the TV at the same time every weekend. Turn on your phone and watch "The Tonight Show with Tommy"! So have we also been institutionalized?

This show is really interesting. When I first started working on the show, I was really not used to it. Gradually, I got used to coming here at this time every week to host "The Tonight Show with Tommy" and enjoying it. ;In the end I found myself having to rely on it to survive, this is institutionalization. "

Tommy adapted the lines from the movie in a funny way. Although it was a bit nondescript, the audience laughed out loud.

Because they all know that what Tom is talking about is the most popular movie "The Shawshank Redemption" recently.

"Okay, then let us invite tonight's guest, the screenwriter and director of "The Shawshank Redemption", the miracle director from China, Yi Li!"

The audience at the scene applauded vigorously. In fact, Li Yi already has a large number of fans in Hollywood and North America. Many of those who can come to the scene tonight are Li Yi's loyal fans.

"Clap clap clap!"

In fact, the talk shows here in the United States sometimes look like interview shows, but the style is more humorous.

"The Tonight Show with Tommy" is actually no exception. If there are guests, such as in this episode, Li Yi, the writer and director of the most popular movie "The Shawshank Redemption", it actually turns into a talk show.

After some routine gags, Tom also began to get down to business.

"So Lee, tell our fans, why did you think of writing such a story and making such a movie?"

This question is relatively common, but because Li Yi doesn't often appear in public, fans are still quite curious.

"It has something to do with the news back then. You know, that news was really sensational. The judge was shot in the court. Oh my god, I always thought that this kind of thing would only happen in movies! But the result is that reality is worse than The movie is more magical!" Li Yi said with a smile.

There were bursts of laughter from below.

"So, you were inspired by the courthouse shooting?" Tom asked curiously.

"It can be said that it is, or it can be said that it is not. In fact, this court shooting incident is indeed a very good movie material. It does not even need to be changed. Just start the movie with the shooting in the courtroom, and then peel off the cocoons and tell the story behind it. It seems that it can be A nice movie, but not something I enjoyed doing.

I also paid attention to that news event, but what I was curious about was different from many people. I was particularly curious, how did that person escape from a high-tech modern prison?

For this reason, I became interested in prisons. I learned a lot about prisons and found an interesting thing: in the past, Gothic castle-style prisons were known as the highest security prisons.

And I collected some relevant information and found that in the past, in the era when the story took place, unjust cases and wrongful convictions occurred frequently due to the imperfect legal system. Therefore, I was thinking, if a person was wrongly accused, then What will happen to him in prison? Do you want to jailbreak? What should he do after escaping from what is known as the safest and strongest prison? "

Li Yi talked freely, um, okay, actually he was just making it up!

Listed companies like to brag, draw pictures, and tell stories. In fact, the same thing is true. People don’t actually care that much.

It doesn't matter at all why the movie was made. Li Yi has the final right to explain the truth, so he is naturally more willing to add an interesting background to this.

"Everyone has experienced an environment similar to Shawshank Prison in their lives. An environment that you hated, it made you feel out of place, and you once wanted to break away from it. When you can't break away, you have no choice but to choose to adapt. At the same time, you have become a part of the environment. Gradually, you find that you can no longer live without this environment. You used to work hard to escape, but now you rely on it to survive. It may be the city or country where you live, or it may be your family or team. , or your company or school. The people living in it can be roughly divided into three types: those who cannot adapt, but are unable to break away; those who gradually adapt, and have no intention of breaking away; those who have adapted, but are always ready for opportunities to break away people.

False faith is always inevitable in an evil environment, and Shawshank Prison is no exception. The sanctimonious warden recited verses from the Bible while doing dirty deeds. In such an environment, Andy Dufresne was miserable and unwilling, but he did not choose to escape. On the contrary, he chose to adapt to the environment in his own way, fighting for himself the dignity of a human being and the opportunity to regain his freedom. In the end, Created a Jedi counterattack story. "

"Bah, bang, bang!" The audience applauded. "Then I thought, how can Andy escape from prison? How can he escape from prison in such a high wall?" Li Yi continued.

"I visited a Gothic castle prison similar to the one in "The Shawshank Redemption" and consulted some relevant people. I came to the conclusion that in a normal way, if you want to escape from a Gothic castle prison, it is almost impossible to escape. It's impossible!

But I have to let the hero escape from prison successfully, so what should he do? Not just to escape from prison, but not to escape in a riot, but to leave the wall quietly, so I thought of digging it open! "

"A movie is always a movie, and the screenwriter has the absolute right to interpret it. As long as there is a glimmer of possibility, it is reasonable. How to escape from prison to make people feel shocked?

Then it must be time!

Therefore, Andy spent twenty years to do this thing, to do this thing that others think is absolutely impossible!

This is shocking enough! "

"Did you ever think the movie would be so popular?" Tom asked again.

Li Yi shook his head and said: "I never thought of it. As you know, this movie is not suitable for showing on the big screen because the light is dark and depressing. So, my initial thought was that such a movie should be more suitable for sitting on the big screen." I was watching it on the sofa while drinking beer! I just didn’t expect that everyone would like this story so much!”

"So what are your expectations for this movie?" Tom continued.

"If I have any expectations, I hope it can be divided into three stages. In the first stage, I hope people's first impression after watching this movie is "Wow, what a great prison escape movie!" "I hope everyone will be amazed by the clever plot twists in the film."

"What about the second stage?" Tom wondered.

“The second stage, I think is after a period of time, when you find that your life is not going as you wish, you turn on this movie and watch it, and you find that it talks about success, and you think, ‘Wow, what an inspirational movie! "Thus, maybe it can give fans a little more positive energy in their hearts, pack their bags, preserve their strength, and continue on the road."

"The third stage, after a few years, when things turn around and times change, when you find that your life is still not so smooth, then open this movie, and you will find that you are like them, and you can learn more or less from them. You can find your own shadow.

Like Andy Dufresne, you may have a successful career but an unhappy family. You may be like Rhett, eager to break away but unable to break away from your environment. Of course, you can also make the best of your environment, but you always feel that something is missing.

Are you happy like this?

Sometimes.

But from time to time, you will long for the outside world, a world different from the present one, imagine, prepare, and be rejected. In the end, you give up, become Brooks, and get used to settling for the status quo.

When one day you are finally invited to the world that you have thought about day and night, you don't know how to respond. Because you begin to be afraid of that world, the world you once longed for, and you are afraid that you will not find your place there. And when you have to step into the world that you longed for before and are now afraid of, you find that you are so out of place in the new environment. From this point of view, even after walking out of Shawshank Prison, it is not a new prison outside, so there is no real redemption. So, the question is, how can we get salvation? At this time, you might as well get some inspiration from the movie. "

"Revelation?" Tom asked.

"Yes, revelation, there are three people who successfully escape from Shawshank prison in the movie: Brooks, Andy Dufren and Red.

Although Brooks walked out of prison, he failed to find redemption and chose to commit suicide by hanging from a beam.

Andy Dufresne escaped, so he knew better where he was going. Andy is undoubtedly redeemed.

And Red, like Brooks, was released from prison later in life, and almost followed Brooks's path. But in the end, following Andy Dufren's guidance, he found his way to redemption. Rather than saying that Andy pulled Red's hand, it would be better to say that Red chose Andy. Red was also redeemed.

This actually represents three types of people. We often say that if we cannot change the environment, then adapt to it, but we ignore a question, what if we cannot adapt?

Brooks was undoubtedly trying to adapt to the environment, but he found that he could not adapt at all, so he chose to give up!

And Andy represents another type of person. When he finds that no matter how hard he tries, he can't change the environment, the first thing he does is think about life and ask what kind of life he wants.

Then he sticks to this belief and strives to adapt to the environment, find his own value in the environment, and at the same time increase his irreplaceability to maintain his dignity and pride as a human being. Also remind yourself to always be prepared, because opportunities only come to those who are prepared.

He understands the most important point: when we can change the environment, we must not doubt the life we ​​want because of our past life.

So Andy walked out of his own way, even though it was so incredible, even though it was so difficult!

As for Rhett, like Brooks, he was initially at a loss for the new environment, but he was luckier than Brooks because he could still choose to jump out of this new cage again and go to a new environment. "

"Bah, bang, bang!" The scene burst into applause again.

At this time, Tom asked again: "So, does the Bible have any metaphors in the movie?"

Li Yi said with a smile: "We all know that Andy spent twenty years escaping from Shawshank. This is incredible. On the surface, it seems that he used a small hammer to persevere in carving holes in the stone wall. Seventeen years, so what kind of power drove him to do this? I think persistence comes from the hope that has never been extinguished in his heart; at a deeper level, hope comes from his belief, the belief in the sublimation of the soul, and the sublimation of the soul so that it can Be redeemed.

And this kind of belief comes from the belief that people have transcendence from this world, which can light up the light in people's hearts, dispel the frightening darkness, and no longer be sad or confused.

In Christianity, faith is the starting point for salvation. "

Tom finally asked a very sensitive question: "But many movie fans think that the movie is satirizing people's belief in God. The two people in the movie who seem to believe in God the most are the Warden and Andy - the Warden. He often talks about God's teachings, but in fact he is doing it to protect his own power and money; in order to hide the small hammer that drilled through the stone wall, Andy first hollowed out the Bible, which represents faith, and then hollowed out the stone wall.

Isn’t the purpose of hollowing out the Bible an attempt to break free from the shackles of faith and gain true salvation? "

(End of this chapter)