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    The Shawshank Redemption Amy Thomas Mr. Pudwill Film Analysis Period 2 June 10‚ 2013 In the film‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ multiple themes are evident but ultimately the theme of hope is the most highlighted throughout the movie. The main character‚ Andy Dufresne‚ a 30 year old former vice president of a bank was convicted of the murder of his wife Linda and her lover Glenn Quentin. Upon his arrival at Shawshank

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    Critique of "The Shawshank Redemption" The Shawshank Redemption is a great film depicting the journey of Andy Dufresne‚ as played by Tim Robbins‚ getting convicted of murdering his wife and getting sent to jail. The only thing: he didn’t do it. This is one of my most favored movies to watch‚ it also happens to be a good short story by Stephen King. One of the main things that rally grabbed my attention was the casting. I feel that Morgan Freeman as Red was a great choice. His acting is always

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    “Hope is a good thing‚ maybe the best of things‚ and no good thing ever dies‚ (Andy Defresne).” The Shawshank Redemption (1994) directed by Frank Darabont is a testament to the influence and strength the human spirit can hold with the idea of hope and freedom strong in their minds. Ellis “Red” Redding narrates the story from the 1940s to the 1960’s as Andy - the protagonist – struggles and suffers with the fear of being imprisoned after all his hardship. Darabont communicates the ideas of hope and

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    The Shawshank Redemption is a film displaying the impact of being institutionalized and hope and how powerful it is. The film is revolved around two main characters Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who has been sent to Shawshank prison for the murder of his wife and her lover and Red (Morgan Freeman) who also was sent to Shawshank for murder has been in Shawshank a lot longer than Andy he is referred to as "the man who can get things." The effects of being Institutionalized in this film is in both brooks

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    “Everyone needs freedom.” Discuss this idea in light of your study of The Shawshank Redemption. The walls of Shawshank are both confining and comforting for the men they imprison. The Shawshank Redemption takes a dual approach to ideas of freedom‚ exploring both the need for a sense of freedom and the desire to remain in the security of the institution. Andy’s twenty-year struggle to escape represents the profound human need to be free. The enjoyment of the prisoners as they share beers

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    question the importance of reading‚ with many of us just reading for fun‚ and not finding any benefits in reading a text. However‚ the novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King is beneficial towards year 10 boys because it effectively examines important issues‚ such as the influence of institutions and the power of hope‚ in achieving any desires an individual has. King confronts the importance of hope‚ in achieving any desires an individual has‚ through the author’s symbolic

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    Shawshank Redemption Essay Question 8: Analyse how specific techniques were used to portray inspiring ideas in a visual; or oral text. Directed by Frank Darabont‚ The Shawshank Redemption tells the Story of Andy Dufrane‚ a man who has been wrongly convicted of murder and must endure life inside the harsh and corrupt Shawshank prison‚ but despite this he never loses hope of finding freedom. Hope is an important inspiring idea in this film‚ as it is what sustains him during the long and difficult

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    Frank Darabont directed The Shawshank Redemption and wrote the screenplay based on the novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by author Stephen King. The movie was made in 1994 and produced by Niki Marvin. The movie stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins as two convicts serving time in a New England prison named Shawshank. Tim Robbins plays a man named Andy Dufresne‚ a banker‚ who gets convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and is sent to prison in Shawshank. Andy eventually becomes good

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    The Review of The Shawshank Redemption The events The Shawshank Redemption take place in 1947. Andy (Tim Robbins) is a young banker who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to life imprisonment‚ which means that he will be in Shawshank prison through the rest of his life. For a long time‚ Andy does not talk to anyone. While everyone complains‚ he is leisurely walking in the yard‚ just like in the park. A month later‚ the first thing that Andy asks his inmate Red (Morgan

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    The opening scenes of Shawshank Redemption highlight the extent to which the prisoners have isolated themselves and compromised their sense of identity. Freedom is a frightening concept for Red‚ who dreams of being paroled but eventually‚ struggles to find his place in society after almost forty years in prison. Red identifies Andy as the part of himself who never let go of the idea of freedom. The Power of Hope Hope‚ more than anything else‚ drives the inmates at Shawshank and gives them the will

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