Little Farmer Big Star

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And it is not difficult to know the answers to this series of questions.

At the film exchange meeting three months ago, before Li Fan decided to make a movie with the theme of "prison", he once asked Tim Robbins, the actor who plays the protagonist Andy in the film, a question. Is there a prison in Si's hometown of Ohio called Mansfield State Prison?

After receiving a positive answer from Robbins, Li Fan decided to make a movie based on the theme of "prison".

Well, the answer is obvious. The Shawshank prison in the film is Mansfield State Prison in Ohio.

Subsequent reports by major media in Mansfield State City also proved this point.

And why did Li Fan change the name of "Mansfield State Prison" to "Shawshank Prison"?

It may be difficult to have an accurate answer to this question, but from a conversation between Li Fan and Robbins at the film exchange meeting at that time, we may be able to learn some reasons.

At that time, Li Fan said that the name "Mansfield State Prison" was too long and was inconvenient every time it was mentioned. Maybe it could be renamed a shorter one.

Everyone at the scene didn't pay much attention to these words. Looking back now, everyone knew that Li Fan had not finished what he said at that time.

The unfinished words were, "Better call it Shawshank."

This may be the reason why Li Fan changed the name of "Mansfield State Prison" to "Shawshank Prison".

As for why Li Fan chose to film at Mansfield State Prison? This has always been unknown.

You may know the answer later, or you may never have the answer, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that the Shawshank Prison in the film is located in Mansfield, Ohio, and everyone can go to the prison scene.

When I think of this, countless people suddenly have a strong desire to go to Shawshank Prison and see the very familiar scenes in the film.

For example: the cell where Andy stayed for 19 years, the passage to freedom in the cell, the prison playground, the library, the roof of the building renovated by Andy, Red and others outside the prison, Andy crawling to the sewer to freedom, The creek outside the sewer, etc...etc.

Once this desire arises, it is difficult to suppress it.

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Mansfield, Ohio, in front of the gate of Mansfield State Prison.

Relevant personnel from the government department, Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others, were excitedly directing the workers to do something.

Replace the name of the prison on the prison door, "Mansfield State Prison" with "Shawshank Prison."

From this moment on, "Mansfield State Prison" will officially be renamed "Shawshank Prison."

Seeing "The Shawshank Redemption" continue to ferment around the world, Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others quickly made such a decision.

They know that Shawshank Prison is about to receive a large number of tourists.

Li Fan really managed to turn a usually scary prison into a tourist attraction through a movie.

Who had dared to believe before that one day he would have a strong desire to visit a prison?

Prison is a place that everyone avoids. How could anyone be interested in visiting a prison?

I have to say, this is a miracle! The miracle Li Fan created through a movie!

Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others were filled with emotion, excitement and anticipation!

Arvid, who had previously strongly advocated the demolition of the prison, laughed and said: "Clarence, Johannes, I really want to thank you now for your strong opposition to the demolition of this prison.

Otherwise, this place might be in ruins now. Our prison will never be as famous as it is now. "

Johannes smiled and said: "What we should really thank is Mr. Li Fan. It is Mr. Li Fan who made our prison famous all over the world in this way. This is definitely a miracle. Only Mr. Li Fan can create such a miracle." .

Arvid said: "Of course, the person who should be most grateful is of course Mr. Li Fan. He really turned a prison into a tourist attraction. This is really incredible."

Johannes said: "From now on, this prison will be officially called Shawshank Prison. To be honest, its original name is indeed too long."

Arvid said: "I also like this name now."

Johannes said: "Arvid, you didn't like this prison very much before."

Arvid said: "Johannes, you also said that before. Now I have completely fallen in love with this prison. Our entire city of Mansfield will be proud of this prison. This was true before." It’s unimaginable.”

Johannes said: "But now it has become a fact. Mr. Li Fan has created such a miracle."

The two were talking, and the name change of the prison had been completed, and all the scenes in the prison that had appeared in the film had always remained the same.

Now, all we have to do is wait for the tourists to come.

And the first tourists arrived quickly.

A group of people, at least a thousand in number, walked over from a distance, including tourists from the United States and tourists from other countries.

"Look, Shawshank Prison, we're finally here!" A group of people looked excited and expectant, walking quickly towards the gate.

From a distance, they saw the outline of the prison in front of them, which was exactly what Shawshank Prison looked like in the movie. This made them even more excited and looking forward to it.

When they came to the gate, they found that the name of the prison was "Shawshank Prison", which made them even more excited.

They naturally know that this prison was not called "Shawshank Prison" before. The name was obviously changed because of the movie "Shawshank Redemption".

This makes them feel inexplicably proud of the movie "The Shawshank Redemption."

Only if the influence is great enough can the prison be renamed.

Of course they liked the fact that the prison was renamed "Shawshank."

At the gate, all the tourists looked east and west, recalling the scenes and stories in the movie, and felt filled with emotion.

At the beginning of the story, Andy entered Shawshank Prison through this gate and stayed there for nineteen years.

Thinking of the story in the movie, my original excitement turned into melancholy.

Of course, this melancholy is more of a feeling, not only for the film itself, but also for the many things they thought of through the film.

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2018 has become a thing of the past, and I would like to sincerely thank every book friend for their companionship in the past year.

In 2019, we sincerely ask for your continued support!

I wish you all good health, all the best, and be happy every day in the new year!

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