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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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    a) Name of text: The Shawshank Redemption b) Composer: Frank Darabont c) Source (Where you got the text from. Include date of publication‚ or date of accessing website): Castle Rock Entertainment‚ September 23rd 1994 d) Type of text Film 2. Summarise the text. In 1947‚ banker Andy Dufresne is sentenced to two life sentences‚ being found guilty of murdering his wife and her lover and to serve his sentence at Shawshank State Penitentiary. He befriends

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    In the movie the Shawshank Redemption Andy‚ Brooke‚ Red‚ the warden‚ and some of the guards with institutionalization when they are finally release from prison. . Also how the character act differently when in prison and not in prison They tend to want to ether commit another crime or end up suicide themselves. The prison life changes you and trying to adjust back into society is hard to do. When you get into a daily routine for years long it’s hard to change and adjust to changes in your life.

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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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    a castle of some sort‚ and meet the people of Noradzeer. Who are people who are highly strict about hygiene‚ and are ruled by the 9 Ra-Kacharz. What ever they say are the law. They meet Reece‚ the 1st of the Ra-Kacharz. Who takes advantage of his power. The 3 heroes were believe to bring in dirtiness which are evil to the people of Noradzeer. So they are taken into judgement and were sentence into prison. My favorite part would probably when they are in Toms shop. For Tom is a greedy salesmen

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    The Shawshank Redemption ‘Darabont’s direction in The Shawshank Redemption emphasises contrasts and paradox: in ideas‚ in characters‚ in mood. How does he use cinematic techniques to achieve this?’ In The Shawshank Redemption Darabont uses cinematic techniques to illustrate contrast. Power & Weakness‚ Freedom & Oppression‚ Isolation & Companionship are the fundamental themes that differentiate from each other in the film. Darabont effectively utilises filming techniques to highlight

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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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    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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