[US Entertainment] 1994

"Ah, life is complete." Lying on the bed shaking his feet, Josh felt more comfortable than drinking ten bottles of Coke. Carlos silently glanced at the slippers that flew from the other side of the bed to the door, eyebrows A helpless smile was printed between them.

"Congratulations, Joe—" Before Josh could say his name, Josh thumped and pushed Carlos down on the bed, carefully traced the other's eyebrows and eyes, and pinched the other's nose, "Thank you , Carlos, I'm really happy."

Carlos, whose nose was blocked and could barely breathe: "...I am also very happy to see you happy."

But the nose is innocent.

Carlos stared at Josh.Because of the excitement and the heat, Josh's face was blushed, his eyes were shining like stars, and his eyebrows were bent into the most pleasing arc... Seeing Josh like this, Carlos couldn't help but twitch a little. With a smile, he let the other party print kisses on his face. Under the excitement, Josh even accidentally bumped into Carlos' forehead. In the room where the curtains blocked the light, the two giggled like fools. sound.

However, like its excellent quality, "The Shawshank Redemption" is undoubtedly a work that can bring surprises. One week after its release, the film successfully set a box office record for a prison-themed single theater with a box office of 400 million U.S. dollars. Film critics from the media have also been released in succession.

"Variety" magazine took the lead and published a film review under the title "Freedom and Faith".

""The Shawshank Redemption" is a movie that does not need to consider the picture, lighting, acting skills or even the background. The protagonist Andy's belief in chasing freedom is hidden in his weird demands, forbearing character and seemingly calm but like waves at the beginning. In the turbulent words, until the end, in the dirty sewer, under the guidance of Rita Hayworth, and in the roar of the moment after the escape, it gradually surfaced. This is not so much an ordinary prison escape story, Rather, it is an epic eulogizing freedom."

"The whole story of the movie shows Andy's longing for freedom and hope. He never gave up when he was in jail, and he never gave up no matter how much humiliation he suffered. People will always experience countless hardships in their lives. Will he persevere like Andy? Andy firmly believes in the law, but the law betrayed him. The moment he was judged, Andy began to think about another way out of the law, so when he tried to use the law to save himself but failed again At that time, he used his own strength to save himself."

"Andy is not a hero in the popular sense. He doesn't have a strong body, superpowers, or a frightening IQ. All he has is faith. He knocks the road out of purgatory with a hammer and climbs through it bravely." Dirty stinking sewers, in the end, he was free. This is a story of ordinary people chasing freedom, and it will also infect every ordinary person, touching you and me."

The "Washington Post" sent out a sigh of "the strong save themselves, and the sage saves people". Its evaluation of the movie was similar to that of "Variety Show". He is the target of being bullied, but Andy is actually a strong soul. Most people in the world do not have a stronger heart and tenacity than Andy.

"In "The Shawshank Redemption", the contrast between Red and Boo's endings is also touching. They also help in the store, rent the same house, and are also not adapted to the complicated and complicated real world. Boo chooses to commit suicide, but Rhett because of Andy's entrustment survived, and Andy not only saved himself, but also saved Reid, no matter what reason they went into prison, but since they can come out, they have the right to continue to live."

Roger Ebert, who has always been a bit stingy in scoring, actually gave "The Shawshank Redemption" a high score of 4 and a half stars. In the eyes of this well-known film critic, "The Shawshank Redemption" can even be compared with "The Godfather" .

In Roger Ebert's view, "The Shawshank Redemption" tells the story of a civilian hero, a complete, full, and flesh-and-blood civilian story, which has nothing to do with heroism, but just an ordinary person left behind on the way to pursue freedom. The indelible spiritual light.

Excellent films in film history, whether it is "The Godfather", "Schindler's List", "A Fistful of Gold", they tell about a shining group, or a shocking history, or a family, These films are excellent, but they are far away from ordinary people, just like "Schindler's List". How many?

The Shawshank Redemption is different.

Andy is one and could be everyone.

He didn't do great things, he just saved himself.

All of a sudden, although "The Shawshank Redemption" has not yet been released on a large scale, it has become the most anticipated movie in the entire October file.

October belongs to the off-season in the traditional sense of the North American film market. Most film companies will put awards season works, or some works that may be cut in half during the summer, in this month. Therefore, the box office competition in October is a year. The least dramatic of the bunch, but again, there are very few movies that can hit the box office this month.

At the end of September, "The Shawshank Redemption" continued to be released on a small scale in 9 theaters across the United States. In the second weekend of its release, the film's box office slipped compared to last week, only 37 million US dollars, which also made the film's position from last week's No. Six slipped to seventh, but nonetheless, the film remained in the spotlight throughout the schedule.

The media's praise of Josh is no longer limited to the so-called "Josh Walter Miracle". They exaggeratedly claimed that the box office records created by Josh are not so much miracles as myths.

"Josh Walter's performance in "The Shawshank Redemption" is still remarkable, but similar to "Schindler's List", "The Shawshank Redemption" is also a work that focuses on performance at its core. It's just a foil to the story, and the story is the core of the whole movie. Nevertheless, Josh Walter's outstanding performance in the movie is still eye-catching. The role of Andy spans youth and middle age, and Josh will Andy's silent Introversion and desire for freedom are vividly performed. Seeing Andy's face on the screen, the author will always ignore the actor Josh Walter inadvertently, and forget that the 24-year-old him played the old Andy in the movie. Forget that he was young and handsome Jack not so long ago, and forget that his performance as a Nazi demon made him the second youngest supporting actor Oscar in film history."

"Josh Walter Myth, my God, this name is really shameful!" Arnold wrinkled his nose, showing a disgusted expression, "Is the current media so exaggerated?"

Josh waved his hand as if chasing flies: "To be honest, the National Enquirer scolded me with more disgusting words than this. Don't you think it was exaggerated at that time?"

Arnold carded for a moment before explaining: "No, no, no, I just don't want to fight against the "National Enquirer". , look at Richard Gere's current ending, don't you want to be like him?"

Josh immediately took a step back, raised his hands, and shook them vigorously in the opposite direction: "Reject!"

After learning about the color of Richard Gere's underwear through the "National Enquirer" two days ago, Josh swore he would never deal with the "National Enquirer" again.

If he had to deal with him...he had to find a way to find a capable guy, dig up the address of the editor-in-chief of the "National Enquirer", and first take pictures of the color of the other's underwear.

However, before the idea could be put into practice, Carlos knew about it inadvertently.

The other party frowned: "The underwear of the editor-in-chief of the National Enquirer? Josh Walter, what do you want to do?"

Although Carlos was smiling, with Josh's keen protagonist, he could detect the deep dissatisfaction hidden under Carlos' smile.

Carlos even called out his full name.

Josh couldn't help shaking. He quickly winked at Mr. Manager, hoping that the other party could save his life, but obviously, he overestimated Mr. Arnold Keynes' integrity as a double agent. After a while, Arnold revealed that Josh could not wait to scratch his paw with a smile, and then left silently under Josh's pleading sight.

Before leaving, he still kindly closed the door for Carlos.

really--

Josh's hunch was accurate, and the moment the door slammed shut, Carlos' face sank.

"Whose underwear color do you want to photograph?"

"Say!"

"Whose panties?"

"Josh Walter!"

Josh retreated step by step, and Carlos pressed forward step by step. In the end, Josh was cornered and could not retreat. Carlos grabbed him and stuffed him into the cloakroom: "Are you so interested in the color of underwear? "

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October 1994, 10, a day that Josh will never forget.

During this day, Josh went through all the underwear of his lover, black, white, gray, tight, loose, and the other party even sent someone to send a box of lace and fishnet... With death-like eyes in his eyes, he forced him to put it on.

While wearing it, I took pictures as a souvenir.

Josh is very fortunate that this is an era when smart phones are not yet popular, and the pixels of mobile phones are extremely blurry, otherwise...

Perhaps something tragic would actually happen.

The most important thing is that on this night, under the earnest teaching of Mr. Carlos Ross, Josh had a deep understanding of the underwear culture. , what are the other ingredients.

What an unforgettable, knowledge-filled evening!

He not only learned knowledge, but also learned a profound truth!

That is--

Let's invite Colin to stay at home next time!