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    Watching Shawshank Redemption was not only a fantastic journey‚ but it also made me question some of my beliefs regarding inmates. Andy Dufresne’s character conveyed a kind spirit even though the people he was surrounded by were anything but. Red’s mockery of the behavior assessment committee was especially poignant of what perspective of prisoners. Though I had never considered prisoners to be drastically different people‚ I had never realized how similar they were to us. The idea of contrasting

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    The Struggle of Men Frank Darabont’s movie The Shawshank Redemption (1994) actively displays the trails and conflicts prisoners face in prison in an effort to show that everyone no matter their background endures some type of struggle. Darabont further backs up this claim by narrating the life of Andy Dufresne who was falsely accused of killing his wife. Darabont’s purpose is to generalize people’s fight against humanity‚ in the centralized setting of a prison so that the message is understood by

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    In the film Shawshank redemption directed by Frank Darabont‚ symbolism is used throughout the film to develop  the idea of hope and freedom. The director uses a number of different effects such as camera angles‚ lighting effects‚ voiceover and music to emphasize the idea of hope and freedom to the audience. The definition of hope is a feeling of expectation and desire of a particular thing to happen. Whereas in the film we learnt that hope is holding on to the desire and wish to be freed. The definition

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    The Shawshank Redemption I. Character: Generally‚ in a conventional film‚ the principle character will possess these qualities: * We identify with him or her * They engage us. I want to be clear here that we do not necessarily have to like the principle character‚ but we do have to be engaged by the character; perhaps curiosity is enough. However‚ in almost every conventional film‚ the film tries to make the principle character likable. It accomplishes this through any number of ways:

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    The movie “Shawshank Redemption” is a movie about the struggle of a man named Andy Dufresne‚ who is a banker in Maine that gets convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He claimed he was innocent‚ but because of his cold and sheltered personality no one believed that he was truly an innocent person‚ so he was given two life sentences at the Shawshank Prison. A month later Andy approaches another character who they call Red‚ and Red is the guy you go to in the prison when you need something from

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    The Shawshank Redemption is a film displaying the impact of being institutionalized and hope and how powerful it is. The film is revolved around two main characters Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who has been sent to Shawshank prison for the murder of his wife and her lover and Red (Morgan Freeman) who also was sent to Shawshank for murder has been in Shawshank a lot longer than Andy he is referred to as "the man who can get things." The effects of being Institutionalized in this film is in both brooks

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    The Shawshank Redemption Amy Thomas Mr. Pudwill Film Analysis Period 2 June 10‚ 2013 In the film‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ multiple themes are evident but ultimately the theme of hope is the most highlighted throughout the movie. The main character‚ Andy Dufresne‚ a 30 year old former vice president of a bank was convicted of the murder of his wife Linda and her lover Glenn Quentin. Upon his arrival at Shawshank

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    Director Frank Darabont wrote and directed the film “The Shawshank Redemption” which was based on a novella by Stephen King. “The Shawshank Redemption” touches our hearts and creates warmth in our feelings as it makes us a member of the family as Frank Darabont tells the slow and gentle tale of loving friendship and hope. A Shawshank newcomer (White guy who worked in a bank) in 1946 Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ bangs up a 20-year friendship with a black guy named Red (Morgan Freeman) while in prison

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    Shawshank Redemption Essay Question 8: Analyse how specific techniques were used to portray inspiring ideas in a visual; or oral text. Directed by Frank Darabont‚ The Shawshank Redemption tells the Story of Andy Dufrane‚ a man who has been wrongly convicted of murder and must endure life inside the harsh and corrupt Shawshank prison‚ but despite this he never loses hope of finding freedom. Hope is an important inspiring idea in this film‚ as it is what sustains him during the long and difficult

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    Final Project- Shawshank Redemption What is the dominant perspective in the correctional institutions that are took place in your viewed movie? I choose to watch The Shawshank Redemption; the dominant perspective in the correctional institution that took place in this movie was a get-tough perspective. It is believed that society needs to “get even” with those who do social harm and feel that the longer a person is incarcerated the less likely they will be able to commit another crime. What do

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