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    The Shawshank Redemption is an uplifting drama about the need for people to break their emotional shackles before they can become truly free. The movie revolves around the two characters Andrew Dufresne and Red. Andy Dufresne‚ is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. He is very isolated and lonely at first‚ but realizes there is something deep inside your body‚ that people can’t touch and get to....’HOPE’. Andy becomes friends with prison ’fixer’ Red (Morgan Freeman)

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    Task: Examine how the themes of hope and power are depicted in "The Shawshank Redemption". You should make reference to at least two of characterization‚ setting‚ key scenes‚ mise-en-scene (including lighting‚ costume‚ ect) music‚ camera angles or any other feature you feel is important. In the film "The Shawshank Redemption" Frank Darobont has used characterization‚ camera angles and mise-en-scene to depict the themes of hope and power. Now the film is about a man called Andy and he is wrongly

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    Shawshank Redemption helps the reader understand the connection of how hierarchy could lead to abuse of power by people with authority. Institutions in which people have or want to have control over others can be open to abuse is shown in The Shawshank Redemption. When the warden says‚ ”I believe in two things‚ discipline and the bible. Put your trust in the lord and your ass belongs to me‚ welcome to shawshank”‚ he is justifying his abuse of power as the need to keep inmates in control. He also

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    Amber McDaniel Shawshank Redemption Shawshank Redemption portrayed the existence of systems and ways of living that can slowly encroach and ultimately dictate one’s course of life. It is stunning to see how the film was able expose a seemingly slow and excruciating. Yet‚ also a life-changing process of being confined inside a prison. The film had captured how routine and drear the life of a prisoner is. Their seclusion can be as simple as being alienated from the outside world. But as it turns

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    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 given to others. During the ‘tarring the licence plate factory

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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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    The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption filmed in 1994‚ directed by Frank Darabont bases a story around the life of prisoners in the Shawshank Prison. The captivating film revolves around the strong friendship that is built between two prisoners‚ Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) a smart banker‚ and Red (Morgan Freeman) a long-term inmate‚ who becomes Andy’s closest accomplice. The storyline is narrated by Red who reflects on Andy’s adjustment and life at Shawshank. Darabont skillfully explores

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    Deviation of Power “Justice and power must be brought together‚ so that whatever is just may be powerful‚ and whatever is powerful may be just” (Blaise Pascal). Power is an outstanding topic in this well crafted novella‚ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption written by Stephen King. Andy Dufresene‚ a gentleman who carries himself well‚ was charged of a crime he did not commit. In Shawshank state penitentiary he faces challenges with the authority of the prison‚ Warden Samuel Norton

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    The movie The Shawshank Redemption is about an innocent man‚ Andy Du Fresne‚ who is sentenced to two life sentences for supposedly killing his wife and her lover. Whilst in the Shawshank prison he discovers the how the presence of hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who feel fear often lack self-confidence. People can use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. On the other hand hope is an emotion that can help someone believe in their self and

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    Frank Darabont’s mysterious film “The Shawshank Redemption” is a deep meaningful representation of friendship within a prison. It shows us how hope can be encountered in a dark and deceitful place‚ how both literal and figurative walls trap Andy. To the end‚ Darabont uses symbolism in his description of setting‚ in his use of camera angles and Lighting. The setting of “The Shawshank Redemption” is replete with potent symbolism.The shawshank prison is a dark‚ deceitful place of confinement where

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