Chapter 1,497 Without talent, you can only rely on perseverance
Inside the studio of "The Tonight Show with Tommy."
Tom and Li Yi looked at each other in confusion again. The one before was a priest, so what is this one?
College Students?
"Are you really a college student?" Tom couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!" Nick said with a smile.
The other spectators below couldn't help laughing.
I had no choice but to call two audience members to come up, and each one made a longer speech than the other.
"So, what major are you studying?" Tom asked again.
"Film and media studies!" Nick said.
"Hahaha!"
This time there was another burst of laughter.
Isn't it? They are really professionals, so it's not surprising that when they went up, they talked a lot.
Of course, a movie is a movie, even if it is the "uncrowned king" in memory like "The Shawshank Redemption", it is impossible for everyone to like it.
However, the perspective of some negative reviews is very interesting. Strictly speaking, they should be regarded as complaints rather than negative reviews.
For example, one of the comments received a lot of likes.
What is written inside is:
"The Shawshank Redemption" has become very popular recently, and people who watched it were full of praises. For this reason, they also went to the theater to watch it again.
Different people may have different feelings when watching the same movie.
I have seen many comments written by people who think that the plot twist of the movie is amazing, that the movie has given people inspiration, that it is a very inspirational movie, etc., etc.
It seems that many people feel that they have been changed after watching the movie, but I want to say that that is just an illusion. People who think that they have been changed after watching the movie are using bullshit logic.
This is just a movie. Simply speaking from the plot of the movie, this movie is pretty good, but is it inspirational? Sorry, I really don’t feel there is anything inspirational about it.
On the contrary, my only feeling after watching the movie was that I finally found the reason for my depression in life.
For me, who is unable to change the current situation, my deepest feeling after watching this film is: "Talent and perseverance are both the best ways for anyone to gain freedom in any situation."
But there is a premise for this, you need to be talented, talented, talented!
Say important things three times, and you are still talented!
Andy, the male protagonist of the movie, who is he? He is originally an elite, and he is an elite among the elites. He is even more talented.
It is not universal at all, so for those who feel inspired and ideologically touched after watching the movie, what I want to say is that you have really been deceived. Of course, this is a movie.
I just want to say that each of us is more Brooks than Andy, not even Rhett.
First, let’s take a look at our leading actor, Andy Dufresne!
Who is he? It can be said that he is definitely young and promising. He is a young banker, and he also studies geology very much. He can also sculpt. Oh, MY GOD. If you have such a talent, congratulations.
You, you really just lack perseverance.
See how Andy turned the situation around in prison.
He heard Captain Hadley chatting with the prison guards and heard them discussing tax issues.
Come on, normal Americans, who doesn’t have a headache every year during the tax season? I still don’t understand those things.
So, if you don’t understand either, then congratulations, you are also an ordinary person!
But what about Andy? With his proficiency in bank financial knowledge, he not only won the safety of his life and some freedom in prison, but also won material and spiritual benefits for his fellow inmates. It is also because of his knowledge of finance.
The hero's mastery also allowed the male protagonist to completely defeat the cruel and insidious warden and gain material freedom for himself.
Look, if you don't know these skills and don't understand financial knowledge, in prison, at most you will be like Red.
Also, tunneling, gosh, all of us have the same idea as Red, right?
But what have we overlooked?
When Andy first asked Red for the hammer, it was really not for the purpose of escaping from prison, because he didn’t have that condition, you know?
If it were Rhett, would he understand? He knows nothing!
Why was Andy able to dig a tunnel? Because he discovered that the wall was some kind of rock that was easy to dig, and he began to have the idea of escape!
Because this is a prerequisite! But if he didn't understand geology, would he still use this method to escape from prison?
Even if you want to, it will definitely be difficult to succeed!
On the other hand, look at the six years of unremitting application letters every week, the two application letters every week for N years, the tunnels dug out day by day with the stone ax that "cannot dig a tunnel in 600 years", amid the sound of thunder and lightning
The sewer pipes smashed with stones, the 500-meter-long stinking sewer that I crawled through while vomiting...all of this can be described in one word: perseverance.
Therefore, the movie actually tells us a cruel fact, that is, anyone who wants to finally gain freedom under the blue sky and white clouds must possess these two things - extraordinary talent and perseverance.
But on the other hand, if we have extraordinary talents and perseverance, then we may not need to think so much at all.
Therefore, "The Shawshank Redemption" is indeed a bowl of chicken soup in my opinion, but for us, it is actually a bowl of poisonous chicken soup.
He used the case of Brooks to tell us that without talent, even if you are outside, you can only do the lowest level of work, climbing from one wall to another.
So, he chose to commit suicide!
He also uses Rhett's case to tell us that without talent, even if he is in prison and is good at dancing, he will end up like Brooks. Of course, he still has another option, and that is to hug his thigh!
But is Rhett really free?
So, I finally realized why I am still depressed:
First: No talent that can be used
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When I was a child, I loved drawing and playing ball, but gradually, I discovered that I was not as good at playing ball as others, and I never mentioned the paintbrush again.
I studied medicine in college, but the days I spent studying medicine were spent learning guitar and reading. After working, I didn’t have time to practice guitar, so it naturally fell into disuse.
All along, I have been practicing calligraphy, seal cutting, sketching, comics, photoshop, flash, Dreamweaver, gardening... and other interesting things intermittently. However, no matter which one, it is typical
Although the reasons for giving up after trying a little bit are different, in the end, they all failed to persevere.
So, I'm basically the kind of person who knows a little bit about everything but doesn't know how to do anything.
Are you the same as me? Or I believe most people are like this, because we are so ordinary, so we are not Andy!
Second: No perseverance
In fact, it can be seen from the above that I have so many hobbies and so many attempts, but in the end I gave up halfway. If I could persist with any of them for half a year, the results would be very different.
I am a typical person who has no ambition but always makes up his mind. I have a notebook specially used for writing plans. I don’t know if others have such a notebook, but I have to create a small notebook like this because every day
After a while, the plans I made will be updated.
In fact, every time I make a plan, I hope I can keep doing it, but...
I knew that I was not sustainable, so after I made my latest plan, I solemnly wrote at the end of the plan: "I hope I can stick to it for three months" - as a result, a month later, these words came to my mind when I wrote the new plan.
I don't have the courage to look ahead.
In fact, many of us are like this. In fact, everyone knows the truth. Perseverance is very important. I remember watching a Chinese movie where a swordsman wields a sword a thousand times a day for ten years, and then he becomes a master.
, but how many people can do it?
So, it’s all bullshit!”
There are many comments below this movie review.
"OH, MY GOD! You and I are actually the same. We both know a little bit about everything, but we can't compare to others in anything!"
"Yes, "The Shawshank Redemption" is the story of a talented banker's escape from prison. In fact, if we think about it carefully, today's tycoons and successful people, even if they are in prison, live better than us outside prison.
!”
"So, he is a saint, and we are not even strong!"
"Well, actually when we watch a movie, it's like going to church for worship, a pilgrimage! We all know that God is powerful, but none of us can become God!"
"Then my years of skill...is it considered a talent? Is it considered a kind of perseverance?"
"Keep it up and you will become a god!"
Of course, such film reviews are always in the minority. In fact, movies are artistic creations. The characters in many movies are different from ordinary people. If he were an ordinary person, would so many people be interested in his story?
the answer is negative!
What's interesting is that Jack, the young pastor who appeared on "The Tonight Show with Tommy", also works part-time as a film critic.
I have to say that this person overturned Li Yi's impression of priests, pastors and the like.
In Li Yi's impression, most of the time, priests, priests and the like would rarely participate in such entertainment events.
But in fact, this is not the case.
Here in the United States, whether it is a priest or a pastor, it is even just a profession.
Jack has verified his account on the social platform. His dual identity as a pastor and a film critic, coupled with the broadcast of "Tommy Tonight Show", has gained him a lot of fans!
His film reviews are very consistent with his identity.
"In the Lord's teachings, human evil deeds are classified into seven sins based on the degree of violation of love: pride, jealousy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust.
It was once explained in "Seven Deadly Sins" that humans are born with original sin.
But people in the world don't think they are guilty, just like Shawshank, the prisoners admit they are innocent.
This world is undoubtedly not a huge prison. Outside the walls is freedom, happiness and love.
We are all imprisoned in Shawshank. We spend our whole lives looking at the outside world but never repent.
Remember the first conversation between Red and Andy?
"You've come to the right place, where everyone is innocent."
Rhett smiled and said to Andy.
The banker who killed his wife was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife and her lover.
Even though he was imprisoned in this prison called Shawshank, he still strongly denied it.
Prisoners are tried, found guilty, and sent to prison. Only when they are reborn and become good people can they get out.
Prison is a place to punish them, but it is also a place to redeem them. But the irony is that if they want to get real redemption, they must admit their guilt.
Warden Norton always holds a Bible. He admonishes the new prisoners, "Put your faith in God and entrust your life to me."
In Shawshank, he has absolute authority, as if he is the incarnation of God, to educate these evil people.
Just like he once said to Andy, his favorite sentence in the Bible is this, "I am the light of the world, and whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but must follow the light of life."
But what is hidden in his exquisite suit is sanctimony. He relied on these prisoners to make a lot of black money, and relied on Andy to launder the black money.
He considers himself the master and thinks that the fate of these prisoners is written by him.
Therefore, when Andy found a witness named Tommy who could clear his name, Norton was afraid that the corruption would be exposed and could not accept that there would no longer be a steady flow of black money.
He was so angry that he asked the guard captain Haley to shoot Tommy to death for trying to escape from prison. The black ledger was hidden in his safe behind the painting that read "The Lord's Judgment Comes Soon".
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He is proud and arrogant. He never knew that he had already committed the most serious sin in the Seven Sins - arrogance.
He is cruel, abuses his power, and claims to be a god, but he is not a god after all. In Shawshank, he only judges others, but never examines his own heart.
Not only was he arrogant, but he also committed the crime of greed, so power blinded his heart, and money covered his eyes, and he fell deeper and deeper. This arrogance eventually backfired on him, and the Lord's judgment came quickly, Shawshank
It became his final place.
Some people say Andy is special, he is not an ordinary person, of course he is not!
This was something Rhett discovered when he first arrived in Shawshank. "His pace and conversation were simply alien. He was like walking in the park, carefree, as if he was wearing an invisibility cloak."
Andy is indeed different.
One of the important reasons why this movie is great is that the character Andy it depicts is great in itself.
He was persevering and spent nearly 20 years digging a tunnel leading to freedom. Many people were saved by Andy's final escape. After struggling to crawl through the 500 yards of dirty and smelly sewer pipes, he faced a thunderstorm and escaped again.
The scene of embracing freedom moved me to tears.
But I was deeply shocked by his careless words.
In order to expand the prison library, he wrote a letter to the state assembly every week to apply for funding, even though he knew it was impossible. He wrote for six consecutive years and finally received a sponsorship of US$200 and a donation of some used books.
He laughed and said, "I have only been writing for six years."
This sentence is shocking. He said, "I only wrote for six years!"
It was an understatement, but it took a full six years!
Andy's persistence is indeed admirable, but what's even more frightening is that he never received any feedback for his efforts.
He doesn't need victory and success to give him a sense of satisfaction and motivation. He just does it habitually, and any gain seems to be an unexpected surprise.
From then on, he began to send two letters a week, and eventually the state Legislature decided to give the Shawshank Library $500 a year so that Andy could write it.
From the moment he stepped into Shawshank, he never admitted his crime.
But nineteen years later, he suddenly realized that it was not me who fired the shot, but I was the one who killed her.
He has already dug the tunnel leading to freedom, and he is waiting for it.
Waiting for this moment, "I did not kill my wife and her lover, and the mistakes I made have been paid for."
He spent nineteen years to redeem himself.
No one can lock him up unless he binds himself.
At this moment nineteen years later, he finally let go of his hatred and liberated himself.
