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    Title: The Shawshank Redemption Director: Frank Darabont In the movie the character Andy Dufresne played by Tim Robbins is sent to Shawshank prison on a double life sentence for killing his wife and her lover. In the prison he befriends Red‚ played by Morgan Freeman. Andy spends out his sentence helping the guards with tax returns and such and eventually he is laundering the corrupt money in which the prison makes. He is blackmailed by the warden when he says he is out so he escapes through a

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    A movie the calibre of The Shawshank Redemption only comes along once in a long time. The acting and story stand out in the mind of many critics as the best of all time. The novella written by Stephen King is what the movie was based upon and they are quite similar. Although there are similarities‚ the movie captivates and grabs the viewer as opposed to the novella‚ which seems to drag on a bit. Darabont’s adaptation of Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption turns an average novella into a theatrical

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    The movie I’ve selected to analyze‚ which I feel provides a rich moral context‚ is Shawshank Redemption. The movie focuses on main character‚ Andy Dufresne‚ a banker in 1947 who was wrongfully charged with the murder of his wife and her lover. Due to the lacking of his lawyer‚ Andy was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences at Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine. In an attempt to be his best self while serving his time‚ Andy befriends fellow prisoner Eliss Redding‚ otherwise known as Red

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    it is a good film. the definition of a "good film"‚ in my opinion‚ means that it have something that will arouse your sympathy and will touch your soul.   "freedom" yes‚ "freedom". a groups of prisoners enjoying cool beers on the roof‚ the classical music resounding in the Shawshank prison‚ Andy’s persistence in writing letters appealing for establishment of library in the prison‚ prisoners reading books and listening to music in their own library...the movie tells us that even the underpriviliged

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    In Stephen King’s novella‚ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption‚ it is in fact conscious and cognizant actions performed by Andy which result in his escape form the prison and free him of the of grave malice of wrongful conviction. Andy mindfully developed an advantageous‚ reciprocal relationship with the Shawshank administration. The passion from undying hope and optimism‚ in essence are his liberator. Andy’s qualifications‚ experience and knowledge play a large part in the events leading up to

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    however occasionally there is a person who is able to buck that trend and restore hope. Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption‚ by Rita Hayworth‚ is one of the few Christ figures that was able to restore hope to an entire nation. Andy arrived at Shawshank Penitentiary as a thirty-year-old man who had allegedly murder his wife‚ Linda Collins Dufresne‚ and her

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    Shawshank Redemption helps the reader understand the connection of how hierarchy could lead to abuse of power by people with authority. Institutions in which people have or want to have control over others can be open to abuse is shown in The Shawshank Redemption. When the warden says‚ ”I believe in two things‚ discipline and the bible. Put your trust in the lord and your ass belongs to me‚ welcome to shawshank”‚ he is justifying his abuse of power as the need to keep inmates in control. He also

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    The movie "Shawshank Redemption"‚ written and directed by Frank Darabont is about Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who in 1947 is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. However‚ only Andy knows that he didn’t commit the crimes. Sent to Shawshank Prison to do hard time‚ Andy‚ a banker in the outside world has to learn to get by in the brutal‚ cutthroat confines of prison life as he is subjected to vicious attacks from the guards and his fellow in-mates

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    Tasha Otterson Kirsten Lindbloom Sociology 101 25 April 2012 Shawshank Redemption When Mr. Andy Defresne‚ a successful banker‚ found out his wife was having an affair with a pro golfer at the country club he refused to give his wife a divorce. As he began drinking and feeling confused‚ he loaded his gun and had every intention to kill his wife but had second thoughts and decided not to commit the crime. The next day‚ the bodies of his wife and the golf pro were found. The police also found evidence

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    The Shawshank Symbols of Hope In The Shawshank Redemption; Stephen King uses symbolism to help reveal the theme “man cannot live without hope”. In this movie the sisters subplot becomes an important symbol because even though Andy is treated wrongly‚ he continues to tolerate their abuse‚ with hope that he will eventually escape. Many other prisoners in that horrific situation would have been unable to cope or become violent and resentful. Andy’s behavior remained passive. Acting like this

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