Hope In Shawshank Redemption

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 of freedom is the power or right to act, speak or think the way one wants to. In the film we learn that freedom is speaking when one wants to, being able to go to the bathroom and eat when one wants to. Which is not a right in the shawshank prison. These features give us an insight into what being in shawshank prison must have felt like. Throughout this essay I will be highlighting specific scenes that reinforce the ideas of hope and freedom.

The first scene i will be discussing is the rooftop scene where Andy, Red, Red’s friends and other prisoners are sent to the
Even though in the end Andy was punished for his movements, you could tell he didn't regret anything because he felt a essence of hope and freedom, Red also states “... and for the briefest of moments every last man standing in shawshank felt free”. This scene also states that in little things you can find freedom and hope.

So in conclusion the movie Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont uses a number of different filming effects and many other effects to emphasize the idea of hope and freedom. Freedom and hope is a main powerful idea because the director wanted to show us that no matter what situation you are in you can always find hope to stay strong and freedom to feel normal again and that is exactly what i