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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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    “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”‚ taken from the collection Different Seasons published in 1982‚ is one of Stephen King’s most acknowledged works. The novella is written from the perspective of Red‚ an inmate of Shawshank State Penitentiary‚ who recalls the story of Andy Dufresne‚ his friend and fellow inmate. Dufresne‚ a banker from Maine‚ is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary to serve a double life sentence after being falsely accused of murdering his wife and her lover. In his narrative

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    Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redemption is all about relationships‚ there are many that influence Andy (the main character). He changes in many different ways throughout the book‚ these relationships influence the different ways Andy changes. The relationship I would like to discuss is one between Red and Andy. The relationship between Red and Andy is more brotherly like because they look out for each other. During the opening of the book Red and Andy aren’t very close they talk but not very

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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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    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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    “One of the strategies for doing first-person is to make the narrator very knowing‚ so that the reader is with somebody who has a take on everything they observe.”(Rachel Kushner). This relates to Red in Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption as through his narration of the story‚ one learns more about his character. At the beginning of the novel‚ it appears as though the story is one that centers around Andy Dufresne. However‚ as the novella continues‚ it is evident that the contents of the

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    In the film‚ Shawshank Redemption‚ the director‚ Frank Darabont‚ uses editing to emphasize many unique moments in the picture. Different cuts are made‚ special effects are used‚ and parallel edits are put to work in this film in several aspects to accentuate certain feelings and emotions in specific moments throughout the film. One of the first aspects of editing that I notices was in the first few minutes of the film. During this moment‚ the audience is shown a gun. This gives the views the idea

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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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    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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    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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