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 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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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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Q. Apply at least two theories or ideas to a media text or genre: The Shawshank redemption – Vladimir Propp’s narative theory relates to this movie. In every narrative there are always certain people that play certain roles and the theory is correct in it’s assessment when compared to this film. Beginning with the hero – this character leads the whole narrative and is usually looking for or trying to achieve something. In this case it is male who is also the main character being Andy Dufresne‚
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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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themselves and does not provide ultimate happiness for society. The prescribed text "Educating Rita" by Willy Russell showcases Rita as losing all of her individuality by gaining knowledge. Mirroring the above thesis‚ my related text‚" The Shawshank Redemption" directed by Frank Darabont encapsulates the idea of institutionalisation. Education is a supplement for the old lifestyle giving new ways to live with detrimental side effects. In the play “Educating Rita”‚ Rita assumes that education is
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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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Frank Darabont’s film: “Shawshank Redemption” this proves to be true‚ likewise in Craig Silvey’s novel: “Jasper Jones”. Both of these texts challenge our understandings of what is success and how by adapting to the journey‚ one can find new qualities within ourselves. “One’s destination is never a place”‚ in the film Shawshank Redemption‚ Darabont’s first portrayal of Andy was as a “killer” going to jail; despite pleading guilty. Even though to Andy that Shawshank was the destination‚ we find
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