Shawshank redemption
The film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ uses Mise en Scene to explore aspects of human nature. Discuss.
The film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, immensely displays the beneficial effects Darabont was able to obtain through the complex use of Mise en Scene. Throughout the entire film, Darabont consistently enforced features of human equation which majorly influence the audience’s interpretation. The director accomplishes this by including key themes of human kind such as hope, the simplicity in the different ways/uses of camera angles and the intense representation of lighting and how it is used for a greater understanding of characters.
Without ambition humans are most likely to settle for fatalism, granting themselves no expectations throughout their life. Darabont was able to explore both negative and positive aspects of hope. The context provided in the film, supports the idea of how important desire is within humans. The director depicts this by having Red give in to fatalism, which is conveyed when Red is strung upon the parole board, giving the same testimony expecting to be declined. In opposition to Red, Darabont portrays Andy as optimistic demonstrated through the lengthy period of time it took him to reach his goal to escape. Andy’s perseverance developed from his desire for freedom. As the film progresses, director Darabont extends Andy’s characteristics to be influential to other prisoners (Red especially), which in terms allows the audience to gather any loose accusations of Andy’s optimistic impersonation. Viewers are able to make complex observations and assumptions even by the way Darbont had directed scenes to be shot.
Within the film, Darabont expressly accounts camera angles in order to expand and support prime events, also providing a more sophisticated understanding of characters. The chosen camera angles by the director, allows the audience to distinguish which characters possess authority or weakness. During Andy’s first night being
The film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, immensely displays the beneficial effects Darabont was able to obtain through the complex use of Mise en Scene. Throughout the entire film, Darabont consistently enforced features of human equation which majorly influence the audience’s interpretation. The director accomplishes this by including key themes of human kind such as hope, the simplicity in the different ways/uses of camera angles and the intense representation of lighting and how it is used for a greater understanding of characters.
Without ambition humans are most likely to settle for fatalism, granting themselves no expectations throughout their life. Darabont was able to explore both negative and positive aspects of hope. The context provided in the film, supports the idea of how important desire is within humans. The director depicts this by having Red give in to fatalism, which is conveyed when Red is strung upon the parole board, giving the same testimony expecting to be declined. In opposition to Red, Darabont portrays Andy as optimistic demonstrated through the lengthy period of time it took him to reach his goal to escape. Andy’s perseverance developed from his desire for freedom. As the film progresses, director Darabont extends Andy’s characteristics to be influential to other prisoners (Red especially), which in terms allows the audience to gather any loose accusations of Andy’s optimistic impersonation. Viewers are able to make complex observations and assumptions even by the way Darbont had directed scenes to be shot.
Within the film, Darabont expressly accounts camera angles in order to expand and support prime events, also providing a more sophisticated understanding of characters. The chosen camera angles by the director, allows the audience to distinguish which characters possess authority or weakness. During Andy’s first night being