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    with confidence. This links me to friends‚ safety‚ success and honesty. The two texts that I have studied are the film The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont and the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe. The Shawshank Redemption is about a banker‚ Andy Dufresne who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and his lover‚ is sentenced to Shawshank Prison for two life sentences. As time passes‚ Andy becomes friends with Red and other inmates. Andy brings the guards and

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    belonging depends on a strong relationship‚ developed over a period of time” is portrayed in my text “Romulus my Father” by Raimond Gaita and my related text the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont. In “Shawshank Redemption” the year is 1947 and Andy Dufresne is ordered to serve two life sentences in Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. Inside‚ Andy is subjected to violent attacks from brutal guards and fellow inmates. Slowly‚ he begins to make friends

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    but a new way of seeing things.” The concept of “not the destination but the journey” is seen in this statement. In Frank Darabont’s film: “Shawshank Redemption” this proves to be true‚ likewise in Craig Silvey’s novel: “Jasper Jones”. Both of these texts challenge our understandings of what is success and how by adapting to the journey‚ one can find new qualities within ourselves. “One’s destination is never a place”‚ in the film Shawshank Redemption‚ Darabont’s first portrayal of Andy was

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    The Shawshank Redemption. - movie reviews Richard Alleva Some wise guy might dismiss The Shawshank Redemption as Son of Cool Hand Luke. So it is‚ but it’s more than that. Frank Darabont’s adaptation of a Stephen King novella seems to respond to the old Paul Newman movie‚ amend it‚ complete it. A well-bred young banker is sent to serve a life term in Shawshank prison in Maine after being unjustly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) seems to be a pragmatic

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    Ethical Analysis of Shawshank Redemption Ethics is defined as “a set of moral principles‚ especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group‚ field‚ or form of conduct”. An individual principle and values sum up the belief if an action or behavior is deemed to be right. However‚ this opens up a debate within society or different set of audience/groups if an act or behavior is morally right and acceptable. Luckily‚ there is some virtue that has been transcended into the culture and societal

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    The Shawshank Redemption: Crime Doesn’t Pay The story Shawshank Redemption is in many ways a classic example of the saying “crime doesn’t pay”. The author Stephen King uses the characters Andy‚ Red‚ Warden Norton‚ Hadley and Boggs to show how a life of crime and treating others badly will eventually catch up with a person‚ while living an honest life and treating others with respect and kindness‚ no matter how difficult‚ will benefit a person in the end. Andy Dufresne is a banker from Maine

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    Explain at least two ways in which ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ entertains the audience and keeps them interested. The epic movie‚ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont is a compelling film that has entertained and kept audiences interested for years. The ways in which the film does this is through the use of emotive language‚ contrasting of colours (lighting)‚ settings‚ effective camera angles‚ sound effects and engaging music. These techniques are effectively used to convey the

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    In The Shawshank Redemption the film maker uses a variety of filmic techniques to position the audience and shape their responses to the characters and events of the film. Discuss. Themes: Justice‚ Redemption‚ Techniques: * Parallel - when two or more things are compared. Red and Brooks. The experiences of the men when they leave prison are paralleled (they follow the same pattern). He wants us to see the parallels between the two characters and show the effect of institutionalisation (developing

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    In the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont the purpose of the beginning sequence is to introduce us to Andy Dufresne and his situation; being accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. This sequence uses lighting‚ music‚ sound and camera work to show us Andy’s struggle. A production aspect that shows us this idea is lighting. Low Key Lighting is used in the scene when we see Andy in his car drinking bourbon and loading his hand gun. Low Key Lighting is when the lighting

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    different. A common value that many people have is hope. Hope provides a sense of relief and happiness in people that things will turn out the best for them. The value of hope is shown often by Stephen King in the novel Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption through Andy Dufresne. Stephen King also shows hope through many characters the film Dolores Claiborne. Through his conflicting scenarios‚ Stephen King was able to provide his readers with an idea of hope in the lives of the characters in his

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