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    Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption When comparing the novel and the film of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Steven King there are many similarities. The film follows the novel plot very closely in many aspects of the book. The similarities found in the film and novel is character portrayals‚ key scenes and overall messages. The film accurately captures the essence of the novel. In both the film and the novel‚ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption‚ the characters are portrayed

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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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    Compare and Contrast Essay Shawshank Redemption and Count of Monte Cristo Word Count: 821 In the film Shawshank Redemption (SSR) the protagonist Andy Defrense is accused of killing his wife and her lover though he had no recollection of doing so and therefore he is falsely accused and imprisoned. However In the film The Count of Monte Cristo (CRC) Edmond Dantes‚ the protagonist is betrayed by his friends which subsequently leads him to be also falsely accused and imprisoned. After years of

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    In ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ directed by Frank Darabont the production techniques helped develop my opinion of the main character Andy. The three techniques used are‚ camera shots‚ music‚ and lighting. These techniques helped me become confident in Andy’s personality and my opinion of him. When we first met Andy he is a quiet man‚ giving off the impression that he is cold blooded‚ keeping to himself mostly and not bothered by those outside of his comfort zone. Others however feel that Andy is a

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    with confidence. This links me to friends‚ safety‚ success and honesty. The two texts that I have studied are the film The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont and the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe. The Shawshank Redemption is about a banker‚ Andy Dufresne who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and his lover‚ is sentenced to Shawshank Prison for two life sentences. As time passes‚ Andy becomes friends with Red and other inmates. Andy brings the guards and

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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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    belonging depends on a strong relationship‚ developed over a period of time” is portrayed in my text “Romulus my Father” by Raimond Gaita and my related text the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont. In “Shawshank Redemption” the year is 1947 and Andy Dufresne is ordered to serve two life sentences in Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. Inside‚ Andy is subjected to violent attacks from brutal guards and fellow inmates. Slowly‚ he begins to make friends

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    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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    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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    Frank Darabont ’s The Shawshank Redemption making one of the best duos since Robert Redford and Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Based on Stephen King ’s short story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption the film‚ although not popular in the box office‚ made its profits when released on VHS and DVD (Haviland). It is now listed as second in the top 250 films according to the Internet Movie Database. In this paper‚ I am going to examine The Shawshank Redemption to see if its rhetorical

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