Just as Tino analyzed for Sun Tzuming in the United States, the reunification of the two Germans was just over a year old, and for the Germans, the fall of the Berlin Wall was like a collective prison escape. The demolition of the wall that had been built for 30 years meant that half of the Germans had fled en masse from the prison of autocracy to the free world.

The theme of "The Shawshank Redemption" is "hope", which shows the fear of "the passage of time and the transformation of the environment" through the special background of forced deprivation of liberty and high emphasis on discipline in prison. The "Count of Monte Cristo"-style catharsis of revenge at the end of the film hits the hearts and minds of Germans.

A few minutes after the movie ended, there was still thunderous applause in the screening hall, and Sun Ziming and his party had to go to the screen again to bow and thank everyone.

In the applause, Mr. Frank Bell (the chairman of the jury), who had passed his sixtieth birthday, walked out of the VIP seat, hugged Sun Ziming and them tightly, and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, this is the greatest movie I have ever seen!" ”

The reporters were stunned for a moment, followed by more enthusiastic applause. This movie is indeed great - 'hope', as long as there is faith, there will be hope in life!

With the president of the jury taking the lead, Juan Antonio Barden, Susan Stasberg, Christina Yangda, Zhang Yimou, and other judges stepped forward to hug and congratulate the crew.

When it was the turn of the most junior old Mouzi, he said in Sun Ziming's ear: "Director Sun, this time there will be another miracle!" ”

Sun Ziming also said in Lao Mouzi's ear: "Lao Mou, please, you are the first one among us Chinese to be a judge!" ”

Finally, some moviegoers came forward to hug and congratulate Sun Ziming, including Mr. Amin Müller Starr, who is a popular actor this year. Mr. Starr, who had gray hair, hugged Fa Ge and Morgan Freeman, and said movingly: "Fa, your performance is impeccable, and you, Mr. Morgan, you are the greatest actor!" ”

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It is difficult for a movie to better interpret the relationship and true meaning of the words dream and redemption than "The Shawshank Redemption", and the psychological shock and washing brought by the movie has never been so profound. The two veins of the protagonist Andy and the male second black Red, create the best story about the freedom of dreaming and the redemption of the soul. When I watched the movie, I couldn't help but sigh that compared to Andy's experience, what can be the seemingly unattainable hurdle in our lives, this is the most warm movie! In fact, life has always had dreams, even if it fails, as long as you can have dreams in your heart, you will definitely be able to get the redemption of hope.

DPA (Deutsche Presse Agency)

The tighter the bondage, the deeper the dream will leave traces in the heart. "The Shawshank Redemption" is a dream about how a caged bird flies to freedom, and watching it makes people feel reborn.

- Der Spiegel

There is a bird that should not be kept in a cage, they have so beautiful feathers.

Andy spent 19 years of time and patience digging a path to freedom with a hammer not much bigger than a pencil. This road, his cellmate Red, thought it would take 600 years to dig it.

There are two kinds of people in the world, one is to adapt to the environment and the other is to transform the environment, and Andy belongs to the latter.

- The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Maybe "The Shawshank Redemption" is too good, or maybe it alludes to human nature's pursuit of hope, and it alludes to the psychology of Germans and even Europeans at this time.

As soon as the film was released, it completely suppressed the participating films such as "The Captain", "The Grand Canyon", "Count Uzi", and "Ruan Lingyu", and became a film unanimously praised by film critics and professional fans. With the overwhelming evaluation of film critics and fans, a long queue formed at the entrance of the theater where "The Shawshank Redemption" was screened, triggering a movie-watching boom among Berlin citizens. Even the popularity of "The Shawshank Redemption" has affected the screening of films such as "Count Uzi" and "Grand Canyon". The producers and crews looked at the few fans in the theater, and compared with the long queue on the side of "Shawshank", they were secretly sighing that they were too lucky to come across such an uncontroversial masterpiece.

In such a good situation, Sun Ziming and his entourage did not dare to relax at all, and still went on TV and accepted interviews with reporters step by step. When "The Shawshank Redemption" was invited to theaters in the United States, they all estimated that the box office would not exceed 40 million, which still included Sun Ziming's influence. If you can win a few awards in Berlin and hype it up with the news media, you may be able to win something at the box office. Winning awards is an honor, and the box office is affordable!

When the reporters were also interviewed, they were full of praise for this film, especially the scene where Fa Ge suffered a lot, an actor can freely switch between the four emotions in more than ten seconds, and naturally act like flowing water without any sense of stagnation, which is great! ZDF (German Television 2) obtained the permission of the crew, edited the short scene and showed it on TV, and the host exclaimed: 'This clip can be used as a textbook for performing arts'.

As the film went into theaters, European distributors came to the door waving checks. In less than a week, Sun Ziming and they got 1. $200 million guaranteed box office share in Europe. This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, more than 48 million US dollars have been received, and the film has already made more than 12 million profits. Of course, "The Shawshank Redemption" began to make profits before it was released publicly, and it was also envied by other crews. They certainly pursue artistic value, but who doesn't want the film to make money?

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However, with the excavation of reporters, the media also broke the news that Sun Ziming forcibly fixed the role and fought with white actors on the set, and the crew had to hold another press conference.

Yes, I used Runfat Chow as the lead actor because I knew him so well that I knew him good enough to handle the role of Randy, and it turned out that I was right. ’

'No, I don't mean to reject white actors. As you know, I served my sentence in prison, although I am now good friends with the accuser (the reporter laughs). It's true, last time he also gave my daughter a $100,000 necklace as a gift (laughing again). Alright, alright, seriously. This film can be said to be some of my feelings in prison, and it is also a memorial to my own experience, I can only choose the actors I am most familiar with and the most sure to star. ’

OK, I'll admit, I had the idea of fighting for people of color in Hollywood, but only on the premise that the quality of the film should not be compromised. ’

'What? No, no, I'm not going to be the fighter you call me, I'm just biased. Racial discrimination can never be eliminated, and we can only strive for relative fairness under the sun. Don't contradict me, just like you Parisians call France other than Paris a province. Even regional discrimination cannot be extinguished, let alone racial discrimination. ’

Seeing that the ignorant reporter was still pestering whether he was a fighter against racism, Sun Tzu had no choice but to raise his hand and surrender to them, "OK, I can tell everyone that my next film will be a film starring a white actor." ”

"Ming, are you surrendering to the mainstream of Hollywood?"

Hearing such a merciless question, Sun Ziming regretted a little that he didn't listen to the public relations manager, what kind of question is this? This is simply a question, and it is an unreasonable attempt to stand without back pain.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Sun Ziming shook his head and said: "NO, friend, the iron curtain has fallen, and the future world is cooperation and development, not confrontation, OK?" What we need is proof, not senseless shouting, OK? ”

The scene was silent for more than ten seconds, and the reporter just now blushed and took the initiative to applaud. Yes, if you want to fight for your due rights, the most important thing is to fight for it with your ability, not with your mouth.

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"Director Sun, don't come unharmed"

Sun Ziming hurriedly walked a few steps, shook Guan Jinpeng's hand vigorously, and laughed: "Brother Guan, I came to visit the house a few days ago, and you let me eat a closed door." ”

"You can't blame me, I'm not in Hong Kong, and I spend New Year's Day in Taiwan."

The two exchanged a few words, and Sun Ziming went to shake hands and hug Zhang Manyu, Liang Jiahui, and Qin Han, "Brother Hui, Brother Fa just now was saying that you had regressed,"

Before Sun Ziming finished speaking, Fa Ge answered next to him, "What nonsense, my original words are that Hui Zai has become the biggest green leaf, and Ayu has suffered himself!" ”

Fa Ge is a well-known good man and is familiar with informality, and Liang Jiahui's acting skills are obvious to everyone, when he first filmed "Lame Hao", only he and Jiang Wen, who made a cameo, could withstand Fa Ge's aura. This time in the filming of "Ruan Lingyu", if it wasn't for the deliberate restraint, Zhang Manyu and Qin Han would have stolen the limelight.

"I've won awards, but it's not as good as your 'fairy hair'. Ah Fa, if you win the actor again this time, you have to eat ten catties of lobster and one hundred catties of grouper! ”

"Cut, what is ten catties? If you can be so lucky this time, please eat twenty catties! ”

As long as the fishermen of Lamma and several nearby islands catch good things, they will think of him first, otherwise it will be really difficult to deal with those oversized lobsters and groupers. Last time, someone in Lamma fished out an 80-pound grouper, and Wang Zhongsheng and they went out to 200,000, but they didn't sell it, but sold it to him for a treat. took advantage of others, which made him very embarrassed, and hurriedly donated 200,000 yuan to the primary school on the island.

"Director Sun, your film is amazing!"

Sun Ziming let Guan Jinpeng on the sofa and sighed: "Hey, I'm also lucky, the article is timely, and the film just fits the psychology of fans." ”

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Sun Ziming and they were busy accepting other people's visits, visiting others themselves, appearing on TV promotion, and being interviewed by reporters, and finally waited for what they were looking forward to, the list of nominees for the major awards in the main competition unit of the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.

"The Shawshank Redemption" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography (Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award). Now, everyone is waiting for the award ceremony on the 23rd!