"This script is really more and more comfortable to shoot, Hong, if it is filmed, the achievement of this movie is probably not low. ”

Freeman said, lit a cigarette, took a leisurely puff.

He enjoyed the feeling on set.

The depressed prison, the architectural style of the 50s, and the people's attire reminded him of his youthful experiences.

"yes, I had high expectations for this movie. Hong Chen nodded and said with a smile.

It can be said that this movie is the movie that Hong Chen attaches the most importance to so far.

From completing S-class missions to get the script, to building a prison later, asking Gary Oldman to go out of the mountain, etc., Hong Chen poured a lot of effort into this movie.

Similarly, in addition to being the leading actor, he is also the producer and producer of the film, and can even be regarded as half a director.

"Haha, from the time you played Joker, I found that you are such a person who is full of surprises. Freeman took a drag on his cigarette and said with a smile.

"I just want to make more good work. Hong Chen nodded and said.

"You have the ability, and there are not many people who are as young as you and have such potential now, even in Hollywood. Freeman sighed.

You must know that Freeman has been in Hollywood for I don't know how many years, and he has seen actors from young to old, but he has seen a quality that few filmmakers have from Hong Chen.

Hardworking, down-to-earth, and powerful.

For young people, it is difficult not to float when they become famous at a young age.

Hong Chen not only did not, but even Freeman admired his dedication.

"I want to be a good actor, but I'm still far from my goal, so I need to work harder. ”

Hong Chen said very calmly, feeling that there was nothing.

At this time, Yan Chi had already finished reviewing the layout of the set, and the next scene was about to start, so the two of them stopped chatting and continued to shoot.

In this scene, Hong Chen clashed with the three members of the "Sister Gang" again, Hong Chen deliberately provoked them, and then was beaten very badly.

Of course, it's just that the plot was "beaten badly".

After that, he was admitted to the infirmary for a whole month.

He did it on purpose.

The reason is also very simple, because Hong Chen is now dealing with tax matters for Prison Guard Hadley.

Hong Chen was admitted to the infirmary, and Hadley's tax return was not handled.

Therefore, for this reason, Hadley beat the boss of the "Sisters Gang" half to death and directly crippled him. The boss could no longer walk, was forced to transfer to the hospital, and had to rely on a flow tube for the rest of his life.

This is the law of survival in prison.

Hong Chen is a smart man, he knows how to use all the resources at hand.

There was no such environment before, but now it is different.

In the month that Hong Chen was hospitalized, Freeman was not idle, in order to welcome Hong Chen back, several of them prepared to prepare some gifts for Hong Chen.

They found some stones specially used for carving, as well as a poster of a female star that Hong Chen had mentioned, and Freeman found it for him.

When Hong Chen returned to his cell, he saw a poster placed on the table and a note left by Freeman: "Welcome back."

A faint smile appeared on his face, but there was something else in his eyes.

In this cold and lonely prison, he felt a touch of warmth from Freeman's body.

It was this warmth that made him make another decision.

The scene filmed today is the scene where the warden comes to check the ward.

The warden took Hadley and two other prison guards to the prison to make rounds, and during this time, Hong Chen held a holy scripture in his hand, and there seemed to be a few different lights in his eyes.

The so-called prison rounds are when the prison guards violently open all the things in the prisoners' cells to find out whether there are contraband.

The prison guards messed up everything on the ground and found nothing.

The warden suddenly picked up the holy scripture in Hong Chen's hand and said, "I'm glad you're reading this book, do you have any favorite passages?"

"Look at yourself often, and God will come down to you at any time. ”

Mark 13:35. The warden smiled lightly and said the source of the sentence in one sentence.

Compared to the brutal Hadley, the warden is the truly terrible man.

He was smiling all the time, speaking the words of the scriptures at all times, like a devout believer. To be precise, he sees himself as the true God of this prison.

No contraband was found, so the warden left with the guards.

As soon as he took a few steps, the warden remembered that he still had Hongchen's scripture, so he turned back and handed it to him, and said:

"I almost forgot, I didn't want to take it away. ”

"The way of salvation is in it. ”

"Yes, sir. Hong Chen nodded, and said indifferently.

If you look closely, you will find that there is a feeling of relief in Hong Chen's eyes.

It's actually a pretty big foreshadowing here.

Because according to the previous conversation between Hong Chen and Freeman, the small hammer he asked for was a very serious contraband. But in the face of such a thorough search by the prison guards, the little hammer was not found.

The reason is simple.

The little hammer is in this Bible.

This mystery will not be revealed until the end of the movie.

When the audience reacts after watching the movie, and then goes back and watches it a second time, they will find that Hong Chen has been hiding that subtle emotional change under his calm expression in the movie.

This change is not understood until the second time.

With an excellent script and excellent actors, the achievements of this movie can truly amaze the world.

The plot behind is more and more exciting.

The reason why the warden personally went to inspect Hong Chen's cell was because the warden planned to officially reuse Hong Chen.

After all, before he went to prison, Hong Chen was a successful banker.

It is particularly troublesome for the United States to file taxes at this stage, and in terms of taxation, Hongchen has an unparalleled advantage.

At first, some prison guards wanted to apply for a school fund for their children, and Hong Chen easily completed it for him. The prison guard held Hong Chen's hand and hurried.

Freeman was speechless in surprise when he heard the prison guards take the initiative to shake his hand.

Because they all know that in the eyes of the prison guards, the lives of prisoners are very low.

After that, half of the prison guards asked Hong Chen to file a tax return.

After that, all the public officials at Shawshank Prison asked Hong Chen to file their taxes, including the warden.

After that, the annual baseball league between the jail and prison officials was set for tax season, and people from other jails came here to file their taxes.

Hong Chen is in Shawshank Prison, and he seems to have a different way of living.

He was more of a lawyer, a banker than those prisoners.......

A normal person.

Here, there's another story.

The location of Hong Chen's "office" is in the library.

In the library, there is also an old inmate who has lived in the prison for 50 years and works as a prison librarian, Brooks.

Brooks is a very good person, and his daily task is to push a cart of books at night, and ask these people in front of cell after cell, "Do you need books?"

The prisoners respected him, and the guards treated him well.

When Hong Chen first came to the library, he looked at the room full of books that had not been updated for decades and asked:

"Why don't you apply for some new books instead of the warden?"

This sentence was exchanged for ridicule from Freeman and Brooks, among others.

"I've been through four wardens, and no warden would spend money on this kind of place," Brooks said. ”

So, Hong Chen went to the warden again and told him about it. The warden's answer was that the funds were insufficient.

Mr. Hong said he could write a letter to the state chamber to increase the budget for them.

The warden also mocked him that the state house would only spend money on the prison in three ways: more cells, more walls, and more guards.

The warden thought that Hong Chen was talking a dream, but still agreed to Hong Chen's request to write a letter.

Everyone felt that Hong Chen was whimsical.

Build a new library or buy new books for a group of prisoners?

It's not as good as buying some dog food.

But Hong Chen did just that, and he began writing weekly letters to the state legislature, without stopping.

Hong Chen's body has a spirit that is incompatible with this world: serious but persevering.

This is also one of the main themes of the movie.

Later in the plot, Brooks, an honest and kind librarian, suddenly holds a dagger hostage one day to one of Freeman's friends.

The dagger had even been pierced into his neck.

As for the reason, it surprised everyone.

That's old Brooks getting out of prison.

A person who has been released from prison, at the moment of his release, tries to stay in prison in this way in a panic.

This was beyond everyone's expectations.

Even Hong Chen didn't understand.

Eventually, Brooks calmed down and put down the knife.

Later, when there was debate about why Brooks did this, Freeman pointed out another theme of the film.

"He's not crazy, he's just completely reformed and institutionalized. ”

"He's been here for 50 years, 50 years, and he doesn't know what it's like out there. ”

"Here he is an important character, he is a cultured person and he is respected by all. ”

"Outside, he's nothing but an old prisoner with arthritis in his hands. ”

"Do you understand?"

Hong Chen looked at Freeman, as if thinking about something, while the other prisoners pouted in disbelief.

Freeman looked around the walls, as if he had seen his end, and said:

"These walls are weird, at first you hate them, then you get used to them, and then you find that you can't live without them. ”

"This is institutionalization. ”

After that, the story of Brooks as the first perspective was filmed, and when Hong Chen saw this story, he couldn't calm down for Brooks for a long time.

He went in at 20 and came out at 70.

He gets scared when he sees the car outside.

He sat on the bus, his hands clenched tightly on the seat, like a frightened child.

"The parole board gave me temporary accommodation. ”

"I work at a convenience store and put items in bags for customers, and my hands often hurt so much that I don't feel it. ”

"I don't think my manager likes me very much. ”

"I don't sleep well at night, I often have nightmares about falling into the bottomless abyss. ”

"I woke up in the middle of the night, and sometimes it took half a day to remember where I was. ”

"I should get a gun and rob the bank so they can send me back and kill that pesky manager by the way. ”

"But I'm too old to do such a stupid thing. ”

"I don't like it, I don't like to live in fear. ”

"I decided to get out of here......"

At Brooks' end, he walked over to the table and carved a few words on the beam with a knife, "Brooks has been here."

Then, hang yourself.