① 求英文影評 「肖申克的救贖」。
肖申克為好萊塢救贖
好萊塢是不是總是以商業目的來製造事物或藝術？若要創造一件真實自然的事物，一個導演就必須以一絲不苟的態度來接近事物本生，這歸功於完美的過程。這樣一件容易令人退縮的任務，要求絕對卓越的藝術家，他必須擁有無可置疑的管理能力和對於電影藝術中每一個元素精確的敏感度，無論是在音樂、視覺、劇情和表演上。每一種元素都是同等重要的，不僅個體而言能夠保證成功，而且整體上來看，也要求和諧並成為一個整體。之所以如此，是因為這些都決定著藝術家的作品的命運。雖然Frank Darabont已經在他的業界內以他在編劇和導演方面已非常有名，但是，肖申克救贖卻仍是他的處女作。雖然他以身為編劇的主要負責人，但Darabont仍竭力創作了最為收到認可的個體解放的實例在好萊塢的歷史上。肖申克救贖確立了它自己的風格，否定了突變，激勵了情感，把一個有藝術性有影響力的新紀元重新帶回了好萊塢。
故事於一個年輕的銀行家的審判開始，Andy Dufrense，被所謂「充分的證據」指控，最終定罪為謀殺妻子和她的情人。在快速的審訊之後，Andy意識到他將在肖申克監獄服終身監禁，沒有任何的假釋的機會，於是，他假裝表面上仍存在於監獄中，但他的心已經飛出監獄。他的能力是他獲得身邊囚犯朋友們的信任，尤其是Ellis Redding。Ellis，也就是說是Red,因能夠給牢內的其他囚犯提供違禁物品而發現他本身的價值，而Andy的行為和無可置否的對希望的信念使得Red開始重新審視他自己，以及他身邊周圍的世界。Andy向Red和其他囚犯證明，肖申克監獄的大牆內是找不到他們這輩子自己的家的。
通過創作這部影片的基金會，一絲不苟而輪廓鮮明的劇本為這部影片的成功奠定了基礎。Frank用他對肖申克救贖同名小說《麗塔海爾沃斯和肖申克的救贖》的非凡改編，戰勝了自己。在這本小說中，史蒂芬金證實了他能夠打破他原有的寫作風格，而建立一種新的無與倫比的現代文學風格。雖然電影在多方面都映射的小說本身，但Darabont更加入了一些事物本身客觀存在的鏡頭，而小說中卻一筆帶過的，致使成為史上最為成功的小說翻拍成電影的典範。
Shawshank redeems Hollywood
Can Hollywood, usually creating things for entertainment purposes only, create art? To create something of this nature, a director must approach it in a most meticulous manner, e to the delicacy of the process. Such a daunting task requires an extremely capable artist with an undeniable managerial capacity and an acutely developed awareness of each element of art in their films, the most prominent; music, visuals, script, and acting. These elements, each equally important, must succeed independently, yet still form a harmonious union, because this mixture determines the fate of the artist's opus. Though already well known amongst his colleagues for his notable skills at writing and directing, Frank Darabont emerges with his feature film directorial debut, The Shawshank Redemption. Proving himself already a master of the craft, Darabont managed to create one of the most recognizable independent releases in the history of Hollywood. The Shawshank Redemption defines a genre, defies the odds, compels the emotions, and brings an era of artistically influential films back to Hollywood.
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. After a quick conviction, Andy finds himself serving a life sentence at Shawshank prison, with no hope of parole. 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, but most of all from Ellis Redding. Ellis, commonly referred to as Red, finds gainful use of his entrepreneurial spirit within the drab walls of Shawshank by dealing in contraband and commodities rare to the confines of prison. Andy's demeanor and undeniable sense of hope causes 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.
By creating the film's firm foundation, the meticulously chiseled screenplay paved the way for this film's success. Frank Darabont outdoes himself with the phenomenal adaptation of Stephen King's equally noteworthy novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. In this novella, King demonstrates that he can break free from the genre he dominates and still create a marvelous piece of modern literature. Though the film mirrors the novella in many ways, Darabont illustrates a focused objective of improving upon the areas where the novella came up short, resulting in one of the best book to film transitions ever.
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