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    Shawshank redemption is more than a film about prison‚ it is a film about hope‚ friendship and inhumanity and among other aspects of society . The main character of the film Andy is being accused‚ tried and convicted wrongly of a double murder that he always confessed his innocent and never lost the hope of that one day his innocent will be proven and he would get his freedom back and he also teaches other prisoners about hope. It is also a film about friendship and human interaction between Andy

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    The Shanshank Redemption The movie The Shawshank Redemption‚ written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on a novel by Stephen King‚ displays excitement and suspense. Mercifully free of cheap horror and overwrought dialogue‚ this 1994 release celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. The movie opens in 1947 as Andy Dufrense‚ a prominent New England banker‚ stands trial for murdering his wife and her lover. Although Andy insists his innocence‚ the jury finds him guilty. As Andy struggles

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    Watching Shawshank Redemption was not only a fantastic journey‚ but it also made me question some of my beliefs regarding inmates. Andy Dufresne’s character conveyed a kind spirit even though the people he was surrounded by were anything but. Red’s mockery of the behavior assessment committee was especially poignant of what perspective of prisoners. Though I had never considered prisoners to be drastically different people‚ I had never realized how similar they were to us. The idea of contrasting

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    Ethical Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption Scott S. Critzer Dr. Gerry R. Sokol and Dr. Nancy Powers EDLP 705—Frameworks for Decision-making: Ethical Perspectives Virginia Commonwealth University February 11‚ 2012 Author Note Correspondence regarding this paper should be addressed to Scott S. Critzer‚ Assistant Principal‚ Randolph-Henry High School‚ 755 David Bruce Avenue‚ Charlotte Court House‚ Virginia 23923. E-mail: critzerss@vcu.edu Ethical Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption It has

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    Media Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption Craig Moody ENC 1101 Composition I July 20‚ 2011 James Slama Andy Dufresne is an innocent man that is sent to prison for murder that he did not commit. There is a lot of innocent people in are prison system. For example‚ George A. Souliotes is convicted of setting a 1997 fire that killed a woman and her two children. George is currently serving life in prison because evidence showed that the substance on his shoes were the same as the substance

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    eventually escapes. SynopsisThe Shawshank Redemption is a dual-protagonist film based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by world-famous author Stephen King. It certainly falls under the genre of Drama‚ as it is a story of hope and‚ namely‚ redemption. Andrew "Andy" Dufresne‚ a New England banker‚ is wrongly imprisoned after being convicted for the murders of his wife and her lover‚ based largely on evidence that doesn’t exist‚ and is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine

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    institution is reprogrammed to accept and conform to strict controls that enables the institution to manage a large number of people with a minimum of necessary staff. The Shawshank Redemption presents the story of several long-term incarceration prisoners and how these prisoners have been institutionalized. Inside Shawshank State Prison‚ Red is a very important man who can get things from outside for everyone in the prison. This ability made him special among the prisoners and made him became

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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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    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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    Shawshank Redemption Themes

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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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