Brooks' story is very moving.

Institutionalization is really a scary thing.

He will change a person unconsciously.

And how many of the changed people were able to escape from it.

It's like the predicament that Hong Chen is facing now.

He also faces life imprisonment and will have to stay in a cell for the rest of his life.

Perhaps, in a few decades, he will be paroled, but what will happen to the world at that time?

Accustomed to life inside the high walls, can you survive outside the high walls?

Just like a domestic cat, every day without worrying about food and clothing, when one day the domestic cat is released into the wild in a harsh environment, can it survive?

Brooks' story is undoubtedly thought-provoking.

However, Brooks' story is only a microcosm.

The current prison is densely packed with hundreds of prisoners.

Freeman, for example, applied for parole every year, but his parole was not approved every year.

The same includes Hong Chen, who faces life in prison.

"The Shawshank Redemption" allows the audience to see from Hong Chen's perspective how many terrible problems a prisoner will face who will be imprisoned for life.

Sometimes, the cost of jail is more than just time.

The plot continues to be filmed.

After Brooks' story ended, Flood received a donation from the State House.

Some used books, $200 donation.

There was also a thank you letter, the last sentence of which said, "Please don't write any more." ”

And Hong Chen's first words when he saw these things were:

"Wow, it's only been 6 years. ”

6 years.

For 6 years, I insisted on writing letters to the state house every week, just for the original sentence that I wanted to expand the library.

Freeman, the warden and others even forgot that Hong Chen had said such a sentence back then.

Sorting through books and miscellaneous items donated by the state house, Hong Chen found an old record inside.

So, that afternoon, in Shawshank Prison, the sound of the first song in decades was heard.

The prisoners, accustomed to hearing the assembly whistle, were stunned at this moment.

They looked towards the window where the music was playing.

There was an intoxicated look on everyone's faces.

"I want to believe that it is beautiful, the beauty cannot be believed, the beauty makes the heart ache. ”

"The song was high-pitched and melodious, and it fluttered high and far in a way that those within the walls could never imagine. ”

"It's like a colorful bird flying into our monotonous cell, making us forget about the existence of the high-walled fence at this moment. ”

"For a moment, everyone in Shawshank felt free. ”

Because Hong Chen played music without authorization, he angered the warden, and he was also locked up for two weeks because of this incident.

When he returned, everyone was discussing whether it was worth it.

Hong Chen's answer is that it is worth it, because here we need music, here we need hope.

"Hope is a very dangerous thing, and there should be no hope here. Freeman admonished him heavily.

Hong Chen was noncommittal.

Since Hong Chen appeared in Shawshank Prison, he has always been out of place in this world.

This is supposed to be a world of despair, silence, and gray, and these prisoners are supposed to struggle to die in pain and exploitation.

The calmness, enthusiasm, and hope in Hong Chen's body unconsciously affect everyone around him.

Later, the state House realized that $200 couldn't beat the flood because they just couldn't stand it.

After receiving the donation, Hong Chen increased the number of letters per week to two letters per week.

Therefore, the state legislature decided to add an annual library investment to the prison, and contacted local libraries to donate many discarded books.

Then, Hong Chen led the prisoners of the prison to build the library together.

It's a really good story, a flood of adversity, and this decades-old prison has brought about a beautiful change.

At the same time, Hong Chen's status in prison is getting higher and higher.

Because the warden is very black-hearted.

He colluded with each other and used prisoners as coolies to make money, and he was scheming.

Hong Chen said to Freeman: "Black money flows through here like a river. ”

"But he's going to have to explain how the money came from?" Freeman said, knowing some common sense.

Hong Chen smiled and said, "So he has to use me, I will use various methods to transfer his money, and when the money comes back, it will be clean." ”

Freeman shook his head and said, "No way, documents always leave traces, FBI, tax office, this matter will definitely be found on someone's head." ”

Hong Chen was very confident and looked relaxed, "That's right, but this person won't be me, and he won't be the warden." ”

"Who's that?"

"Harvey, a ghost I created, a person who doesn't exist, who only exists in documents. Even if the tax bureau really wants to investigate, it will only find out to his head, because money laundering starts from him. ”

Once again, Freeman was impressed by Hong Chen, and his expression was full of admiration and appreciation.

After that, another group of new prisoners came in.

Among them was a young man, Tommy, who was very energetic and passionate, and he was a good person, and everyone liked him.

Tommy has a young wife and a newborn daughter, and after coming into contact with Hong Chen, he takes the initiative to seek Hong Chen's help, hoping that Hong Chen can help him get a high school diploma.

Prior to this, Hong Chen had already helped several prisoners get high school diplomas.

At the same time, Tommy also revealed another important thing:

That is, one of his former companions had personally confessed to killing Hong Chen's wife and her lover.

That companion was held in another prison.

In other words, now the evidence that can prove Hong Chen's innocence has appeared!

At this time, Hong Chen had been in prison for 17 years.

Then, Hong Chen excitedly went to the warden to explain, and he also said that he would not tell the warden about the black money.

In exchange for a month's imprisonment.

It was the longest lockdown in Shawshank Prison's history.

Later, Tommy got his high school diploma. His sentence was only two years for stealing a television from a store.

However, one night, Tommy is called out to talk by the warden.

After confirming that what Hong Chen said was true, the warden asked Hadley to shoot Tommy.

A prisoner who only had a two-year sentence and fantasized about going out and being a good man, a good husband and a good father, died in a pool of blood.

Simply because of the warden's selfish interests.

The warden can't let Hong Chen go, and he also needs Hong Chen to launder money for him.

Later, he threatened Hong Chen, if Hong Chen did not continue as before.

"I'm going to get you out of the solitary cell and into that group of perverts. ”

"I'll smash the library you've worked so hard to build, and then take all the books to the square and burn them, the light of which is estimated to be visible to anyone miles away. ”

"I'm going to make your life miserable. ”

The warden tore off the mask of hypocrisy, and looked like a beast in all his clothes.

After that, he was locked up for another month.

Hong Chen could only compromise.

But this time, Hong Chen's mind changed.

The calm smile on his face was gone.

He's feeling guilty for Tommy's death.

The plan in his heart continued to linger.

And at this time, the climax of the movie really came.