Morgan Freeman
The film “The Shawshank Redemption” is definitely a classic from the perspectives of plot, directing and acting. It also witnessed the success of a great actor Morgan Freeman who perfectly interpreted the main supporting role. In reality, Morgan Freeman’s story to fame is one that speaks for the truth —success awaits opportunities which depend on appropriate time.
Born in 1937, Morgan Freeman did not come to enormous popularity until late 1980s and 1990s. He started learning drama in 1959 when he was already 22. With a late start, he landed on the stage of Broadway late as well at the age of 30. Fortunately, his performing skills were fully trained when he involved himself wholeheartedly in musicals, modern operas and Shakespearean plays. In 1971 he turned his eyes to TV, and played a role as a teacher in an English teaching program. During the period, he also began his journey of playing in films. Though these films he participated in were not in good taste or able to give him enough space to tap his potential, they did offer him opportunities to live on in the film sphere.
Till 1987, he played a ruffian role in “Street Smart”, and his delicate performing skills won his nominations of both Oscar Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Awards. From here he completely focused on films. Later he played in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” “Se7en” “Million Dollar Baby”, etc., most of which earned great sales and reputations. Obviously right now he is much more popular than what he was 30 years ago.
摩根?弗里曼
无论从情节、导演还是从演技上来说，电影《肖申克的救赎》就是一部经典，同时，它见证了在其中完美演绎配角的伟大演员摩根?弗里曼的成功。现实生活中，摩根?弗里曼的成名故事证明了一条真理——成功等待机遇，机遇等待时间。
摩根?弗里曼出生于1937年，但他成名于二十世纪八十年代末期和九十年代。自1959年起他开始学习戏剧，那时候他已经22岁了。因为开始得晚，他初登百老汇舞台时也已经30岁了。幸运的是，当他全心投入音乐剧、现代剧、莎翁剧的演出时，他的演技得到了全方面的锻炼。1971年他又将眼光投入了电视圈，在一个英语教学频道中充当一名教师，也就是在这期间，他开始了演电影的旅程。虽然他在这期间参与的电影都缺乏内涵，也不能给他足够空间来挖掘潜力，但这些电影毕竟给了他在电影圈生存下去的机会。
直到1987年，他在《浪迹街头》中扮演一个恶棍角色，他精湛的表演为他赢得了奥斯卡男配角和金球奖两项提名。从此以后他开始全心投入电影，之后又陆续拍摄了《侠盗王子罗宾汉》《七宗罪》《百万宝贝》等等，其中大部分电影迅速赢得了巨大的票房和名声。很显然现在的摩根?弗里曼和30年前的他相比是出名多了。
