< Cool Hand Luke >-- A Natural-Born World-Shaker

This is definitely one of my favorite prison movies alone side with 

< The Shawshank Redemption >, < In the Name of the Father >, < The Experiment > etc.

However, unlike those movies, < Cool Hand Luke > seems

to be more casual and has a great deal of humors,

nevertheless, it is equally or even more memorable than some 

and extremely be-loved by the audience.

Lucas a.k.a. "Cool Hand Luke" (Paul Newman),

who is a decorated veteran, but also a trouble maker.

He was caught destroying public properties,

and was sent to prison for two years.

He soon becomes the captain and the bosses' nightmare,

because no matter how they punish him,

Luke just never give in... 

Luke is a very special man; he is a hero, but in an unconventional way.

He does not have powerful bodily strength or super brilliant mind, 

but there is no one, not a single person,

can make Luke conforms to the authority.

Just like his famous line: "sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."

He fights his inmate Dragline even though he notices he is much weaker than him;

he bets a lot of money on a poker game even though he has a handful of awful cards;

he escapes from the prison again even though he understands he might get kill...

Although some of his inmates criticize that he has more guts than brain,

Luke nevertheless surprise and admired by his friends. 

He gives them hopes and courage for something they want to do,

but never do due to the authorities.

Luke is also a "real" hero.

He has inner-conflicts just like any one of us.

In one scene he tries to communicate with God,

in order to ask him for advices.

Because on one hand, he does not want to give in to the authorities,

but on the other hand, he also wonders why he cannot conform to the authorities

in order to live a more comfortable life?

Peeking the roof with one-eye,

praying for God's answer,

Luke eventually notices that God is not somewhere else,

but actually inside his heart.

He is the one who controls his actions and thoughts.

If you decide to do something, don't hesitate, follow your heart,

because you are the master of yourself!

Luke is not only the hero among his inmates,

but also the God of himself.

As Dragline describes him: "Hell, he's a natural-born world-shaker."

Amazing acting, thought-provoking plot, and interesting characters,

this is definitely one of the best Paul Newman movies!
And the interesting thing is, each time you watch,
you can find new things in the movie that you never notice before!

P.S. The 50 eggs part is so memorable and funny, I laugh whenever I think about it!

"Nobody can eat fifty eggs"

(That is true except for Luke!)