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    The Shawshank Redemption Movie Analysis The movie “The Shawshank Redemption” is about Andy Dufresne‚ a former vice-president of a large Portland Bank. He was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Thus‚ he ended up serving two life sentences at Shawshank State Penitentiary. The movie follows Andy’s tormenting life in prison‚ his friendship with a fellow inmate Ellis “Red” Redding‚ and Andy’s determination to claim freedom once again. When one touches the story of freedom

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    story of Shawshank has always been one of my favorites. The ending‚ the beginning‚ the whole movie is just exciting‚ entertaining‚ and lastly‚ puzzling. One thing I and many others love about the movie is the ability it has to all come together at the end. I would say this movie is a drama. It has a lot of highs and lows throughout the film. Andy Dufresne is the main character and plays this really smart man that was accused of murdering his wife and her lover. He was then sent to Shawshank prison

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    Andy the Intelligent: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Intelligence is the capacity to think and reason clearly and to act purposefully and effectively in adapting to the environment and pursuing one’s goals. (Nevid p. 274) Intelligence can be classified in many different categories‚ but it can all so be used as a broad term. However according to Howard Gardner there are seven types of intelligence: Musical‚ Logical-Mathematical‚ Spatial‚ Bodily-Kinesthetic‚ Interpersonal‚ Intrapersonal‚ and Naturalist

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    The Shawshank Redemption is an inspiring story about Andy Dufreine and his efforts to maintain hope and his own survival. The film begins with the story of Andy Dufresne‚ a young vice president of a prestigious Portland bank‚ is wrongfully convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He is then sent to a jail where he learns the lessons about life from a few of the inmates‚ which eventually leads to him being a part of a corrupt scheme to launder money for the warden. But after nineteen years‚ Andy

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    Frank Darabont’s mysterious film “The Shawshank Redemption” is a deep meaningful representation of friendship within a prison. It shows us how hope can be encountered in a dark and deceitful place‚ how both literal and figurative walls trap Andy. To the end‚ Darabont uses symbolism in his description of setting‚ in his use of camera angles and Lighting. The setting of “The Shawshank Redemption” is replete with potent symbolism.The shawshank prison is a dark‚ deceitful place of confinement where

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    Review A story of hope is just about the last thing you’d expect to find in a prison movie. But in The Shawshank Redemption‚ that’s exactly what you get. Shawshank is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ a man convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and shipped to a maximum-security prison in Shawshank‚ Maine‚ for two consecutive life sentences. Over the next years (two hours‚ movie time)‚ he finds his way to inner peace and self-reliance in the midst of the terror and inequity of

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    The key connection that brought all the texts I have studied together was the theme of being trapped. The texts that have links and connections are; The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Birthday Party by Katherine Brush and The Dolls House by Katherine Mansfield. These four texts all have the connection of trapped in common as well as other connections such as character and method of narration. The connection of trapped is a good example that

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    The Shawshank Redemption ENG 225 Sarah Carson May 7‚ 2012 The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was a remarkable motion picture inspired by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont. It was not a big budget movie with a lot of special effects rather it was a story about two convicts Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman)‚ Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ and Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton)‚ the self-righteous‚ Bible-carrying Warden (Filmsite‚ 2012) that vowed they’d never

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    038618252 Keren Hering "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Red is an adaptation of Stephen King’s novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by director Frank Darabont. The movie screenplay is generally loyal to Stephen King’s novella‚ however‚ there are some differences‚ and among the more salient ones are the following: Firstly‚ in the novella Red is a white red-haired Irish man who was doing time

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    critics would consider Shawshank Redemption to be the greatest movie of all time. Although the film has been given this title‚ director and writer Frank Darabont knows the true genius behind this story is writer‚ Stephen King. Stephen King is mostly known for his horror‚ suspense books‚ but this time he wrote a book about Andy Dufresne‚ a banker from Maine who is wrongly charged with murdering his cheating wife and her lover. King writes “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” in the first person

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