top1 | The Shawshank Redemption [9.6]
The Shawshank Redemption
Director: Frank Delabonte
Starring: Tim Robbins as Andy / Morgan Freeman as Red / Bob Gunton as Warden Norton / James Whitmore as Brooks / Jill Bellos as Tommy
Summary: In the late 1940s, and Theny, an accomplished young banker, was imprisoned on suspicion of killing his wife and her lover. Hope seems illusory in this prison called Shawshank, and the punishment of life imprisonment undoubtedly dooms Andy to the next dark and desperate life. Before long, Andy tries to approach Red, who is quite popular among the prisoners, and asks the other party to help him get a small hammer. Taking this as an opportunity, the two gradually became acquainted, and Andy seemed to find his own way to survive in a prison of mixed fish, evil, and black and white confusion. He used his expertise to help prison management evade taxes and launder money, and gradually became courteous among prisoners for his association with Red. On the surface, he had gone from hatred for the wall to calmness like Red, but the desire for freedom still pushed him toward the hope and purpose in his heart. And the truth about his crime seems to have taken it all a step further... The film is based on the original book by the famous writer Stephen King.
top2 | Overlord Bieji【9.6 points】
Overlord Farewell
Director: Chen Kaige
Starring: Zhang Guorong as Cheng Dieyi / Zhang Fengyi as Duan Xiaolou / Gong Li as Ju Xian / Ge You as Yuan Siye
Introduction: Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi are a pair of brothers who grew up together, the two of them have a cast, a dan, has always cooperated seamlessly, especially a play "Overlord Farewell", but also full of fame in Beijing, for this reason, the two agreed to perform together for a lifetime of "Overlord Farewell". However, the two people's understanding of the relationship between drama and life is essentially different, Duan Xiaolou knows that drama is not life, and Cheng Dieyi is inseparable from human drama. Duan Xiaolou married the famous prostitute Ju Xian when he thought it was time to start a family, which caused Cheng Dieyi to believe that Ju Xian was a shameful third party, making Duan Xiaolou a traitor, and since then, the love-hate love and hatred war between the three around a play "Farewell to the Overlord" began to escalate with the changes of the times, and eventually led to tragedy.
top3 | The Story of Hachiko, a loyal dog [9.5 points]
The story of Hachiko, a loyal dog
Director: Lasse Hallstrm
Starring: Richard Keele as Parker Wilson / Sarah Romer as Andy Wilson / Joan Allen as Cate Wilson
Description: Hachiko is a mysterious dog because no one knows where it came from. Professor Parker picks up a lost puppy at the town's train station, and it seems that the puppy and Professor Parker have some kind of fate, Parker can't put the puppy down as soon as he picks up the puppy, and finally Parker's love for the puppy Hachiko impresses his wife Carter, who was initially strongly opposed to dog ownership. Hachiko grew up under parker's care, and when Parker went to work, hachiko would always send him to the station, and hachiko would climb at the station early to wait, and Hachiko's loyalty made the people in the town love him more. One day, Hachiko behaved abnormally when Parker was going to work, and actually played a game of picking up balls that he had never played before, and Hachiko's performance made Parker very satisfied, but on that day, Parker died of illness. Parker's wife, daughter Andy and son-in-law Michael buried Parker with great sorrow, but the unknown Hachiko still waited at five o'clock in the evening every day in front of the door of the small station, waiting for the return of the master.
top4 | Spring of the cattle herding class 【9.5 points】
Spring for cattle herding classes
Director: Christopher Balatier
Starring: Geral Juno as Clément / Didier Flamont as Pépinot / Jacques Behan as Pierre / Francis Belland as Rachin
Description: In the French countryside in 1949, musician Clement (Gerald Zuno) works as an assistant teacher at a boys' boarding school nicknamed "Tang Low". Most of the students in the school are difficult problem children, corporal punishment is common here, and the school principal (Francis Belland) is only concerned about his own future, cruel and repressive. The calm Clement tried to improve the situation in his own way, re-composing musical works, organizing choirs, and deciding to use music to open the closed hearts of students. However, things do not go well, Clement discovers that the student Pierre Mo Anqi (Champati Morie) has extraordinary musical talent, but he grew up in a single-parent family, his personality is extremely sensitive and isolated, how to release Pierre's musical talents, which makes Clement headaches; at the same time, his relationship with Pierre's mother is gradually delicate.
top5 | Wrestle it! Dad 【9.5 points】
Wrestle it! Father
Director: Neti Tivari
Starring: Amir Khan as Daddy / Fatima Sana Shaka as Geeta / Sanya Mahota as Babit / Sakashi Tawa as Mom
Synopsis: Mahavira was once a promising wrestler, and after giving up his career, his biggest regret was that he was not able to win the gold medal for his country. Mahavira pinned her hopes on her unborn son, who knew that his wife had given birth to two daughters in succession, named Geeta and Babita. What Mahavira did not expect was that the two girls showed outstanding wrestling talent, which made him realize that even girls could stand on the competition field with their heads held high and win honors for the country and themselves. In this way, under the guidance of Mahavira, Geeta and Babita began a hard training, and the two improved rapidly, and soon became local celebrities because of their consecutive victories in the competition. To get more opportunities, Geeta entered the National Institute of Physical Education, where she would face greater temptations and more options.