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On the Application of Montage —— Comment on the film The Shawshank Redemption

For a good movie, the story should be wonderful, the actors should perform well, and the use of montage skills is also very important. Different montage techniques have different functions in different scenes. In the film The Shawshank Redemption, the director used many montage techniques. This paper analyzes the application of montage in this film. Typical montage techniques in this film include parallel montage, inverted montage, metaphor montage, contrast montage and so on. At the beginning of the film, Andy is on trial, recalling what happened on the night of the murder. During this period, the director used the parallel montage in narrative montage to constantly switch between the crime scene and the court, intercepting the scene of the night of the crime, which not only described the process of Andy's conviction, but also left suspense, which made the audience suspicious and paved the way for the later plot of the story. On the morning when Andy was found out of prison, the warden found the hole in the wall, which was led by Rhett's narration. The director used an inverted montage. The camera goes back to the time when Andy started digging holes. Since then, he has shown Andy's ways to escape from prison in turn, including digging holes, scattering stones, changing books and climbing sewers. During this period, there has been Reid's narration, introducing the cause and effect of Andy's release from prison, and the sentence of the warden and prison guards after his release. These scenes combined to form the climax of the film, and the previous mysteries were solved one by one, including the small hammer Andy used to dig holes, which was hidden in the Bible. Andy had a smile on his face when he withdrew money from the bank. It is estimated that many viewers will also smile at this time, and they can't help but admire the plot setting before and after his release from prison. This is the effect of montage inversion, and telling the whole story is extremely wonderful. I was deeply impressed by the use of two metaphorical montages in the film. One is the warden's inspection. When Andy was discovered, the warden picked up the Bible in Andy's hand and said, "Salvation is in it." When he left, it meant that the way to save was in it. From the later plot, I learned that the small hammer was put in the book, which was punning and extremely clever, and I couldn't help but sigh Andy's calmness. Another place is the embroidery "The trial is coming" that the warden put on the safe, which just means that the warden is about to be approved and justice will be done. In addition, let's talk about lens switching. What impressed me the most was the part where Andy came out to talk to Rhett under the wall after being imprisoned for two months. In this place, Andy tells Rhett his plan to go out. The shots in this section are all close-ups, with slow rhythm and soothing music. The camera switches between two people, which makes people feel that the other person is looking at themselves when talking, and makes the audience feel their inner activities, especially Andy. When he talks about being released from prison, his face is full of longing, as if he had already been released from prison; Then there is Rhett, who looks worried when he listens to Andy. These all increase the tension of the plot, and compared with the following plots, the effect is good, which makes the story more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Here, the director used a contrast montage. Of course, there are still many places in the film, such as the cutting and combination of shots, which are integrated with this story and have a wonderful effect. This time, I will do these simple discussions.

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