Released in 1994‚ the Columbia Pictures film The Shawshank Redemption tells the story of Andy‚ who is falsely imprisoned for the murder of his wife and her lover. Yet instead of quietly serving his two life sentences‚ Andy Dufrense occupies himself with extensive plans for escape. The Shawshank Redemption portrays an intricate and multilayered weave of values and attitudes that are explored using an array of filmic techniques‚ such as music‚ voice-overs‚ plot‚ camera shot‚ characterisation and dialogue
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In the film “Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont it shows that good and evil personalities are shown as opposite to the stereotypes society holds. One expects characters like the warden and the guards to be good people and the prisons to be the bad people yet they are proved different after watching the film. The use of different cinematic techniques such as lighting‚ camera angles‚ music and different shots are used in the film to display the powerful difference between good and evil
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Intent I am writing and explaining my understanding of the film “Shawshank Redemption”. My target audience is for those people who don’t seem to fully understand on why the director has used symbolism as it has a deep meaning in the film. Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont’s film “Shawshank Redemption” is about perseverance‚ survival and ultimately‚ hope. Andy Dufresne is an innocent man who was sentenced for life behind bars at Shawshank prison after being falsely accused of the murder of his wife
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In the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ the director‚ Frank Darabont uses many techniques to create meaning and emphasis regarding Andy and Red’s journey from institutionalisation to freedom. He uses a range of camera techniques‚ sound‚ theme and symbolism to convey his points to the audience. The audience sees the use of camera techniques to show that Andy is redeemed when he escapes from prison‚ sound to show the harshness of reality‚ theme to show that religion is to be interpreted‚ and symbolism
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The Stranger‚ Shawshank Redemption & Existentialism The philosophy of Existentialism described in The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ and Shawkshank Redemption by Stephen King and Frank Darabont.What is unique about these two stories is the fact that the veiwer can view Existentialism in the lives of two men who are opposite in personality‚ yet do similar actions. Even though there are many varietes of existentialism can be categorized into six major themes: existence before essence‚ reason is impotent
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he considers how a lack of belonging as a child impacted upon his own sense of purpose‚ whilst in ‘Ancestors’ he explores the extent to which his connections with family ancestry affect his sense of self-identity. Likewise‚ in the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ director Frank Darabont uses the characters of Brooks Hatlen and Andy Dufresne to explore how it is affiliation with community that creates a strong sense of self. It is through the process of belonging to groups and communities that individuals
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91099 – Visual Texts 2013 Question 3: Analyse how visual or sound effects were used to emphasise a theme in the visual or oral text/s The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont In the film “The Shawshank Redemption” an important theme was the idea of hope and how once you have it; it can be given to others so they too can be hope filled. In various scenes throughout the duration of the film‚ camera work‚ colour and lighting have been used to emphasise this idea of hope and how it can be
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Shawshank Wrongly accused of a double homicide he didn’t commit‚ a banker named Andy Dufrense (Tim Robbins) is sent to Shawshank Prison for life. In Prison he befriends Red (Morgan Freeman) who is able to smuggle things from the outside. He asked Red for a rockhammer (saying he liked geology). He later asks for a poster. After he befriends the guards by giving them financial advice‚ the warden takes an interest in him. Andy builds a prison library and helps the
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Light In A Dark Place The Film Shawshank Redemption directed and screenplay written by Frank Darabont. The two main actors of the film is Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding. The film begins as Andy Dufresne a banker was wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife Linda Collins Dufresne and her lover Glenn Quintin. Prison wasn’t kind to Andy as “the sisters” were beating up and raping Andy‚ having to fight alone against them. Andy using his prior would
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Q. Apply at least two theories or ideas to a media text or genre: The Shawshank redemption – Vladimir Propp’s narative theory relates to this movie. In every narrative there are always certain people that play certain roles and the theory is correct in it’s assessment when compared to this film. Beginning with the hero – this character leads the whole narrative and is usually looking for or trying to achieve something. In this case it is male who is also the main character being Andy Dufresne‚
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