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    The movie started with Red telling why they are in Shawshank Prison. Both Red and Andy are convicted of killing their wives. The only difference is that Red is guilty of the crime‚ while Andy is innocent. Red killed his wife by cutting the brakes of his wife’s car for insurance. On the other hand‚ Andy was convicted of killing his wife and her lover by shooting them in the middle of their eyes. Andy appeared guilty cause of evidences such as buying a gun on the same day of the murder with matching

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    her past‚ discovering the truth about Constantine and bringing herself closure. In The Shawshank Redemption‚ Andy is innocently forced behind bars. He spent 19 years

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    it is very possibly the greatest movie of all time. This movie is known as The Shawshank Redemption. Out of the multiple reasons why this film is the greatest of all time‚ three in particular come to mind. The first and probably most convincing reason why this movie is the best ever is the fact that it was nominated for seven Oscars. Another very important reason is the nearly perfect cast for the nearly perfect movie. Finally‚ the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has voted for the

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    ‘Red’) who bond over a number of years‚ finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. A film dedicated to hope and the power of being able to accept the situation for now and regroup. One definition of redemption is “to make good‚ another to find salvation”. The character of Andy Dufresne does not need to follow this train of thought as we later discover him to be an innocent man. Shawshank Redemption surly follows the Latin motto carpe diem‚ roughly translated as “seize

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    wife and her lover. He is then sentenced to serve two life sentences back to back at Shawshank Prison. In the second scene Red is being interviewed as he is requesting parole. We learn he has served 20 years of a life sentence. He is denied. It is understood from the characters attitude that rejection from the parole office is quite frequent. The movie is seen from Red’s perspective‚ and throughout the movie Red narrates the story. We learn that Red is “the guy that can get things”. He believes

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    Rehabilitation vs institutionalisation The film The Shawshank Redemption addresses the process and consequences of institutionalization. Released in 1994 and directed by Frank Darabont‚ it is based on a novella by Stephen King titled Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. Both works trace the lives of long-term prisoners in Shawshank Prison. The fictional penitentiary‚ located in Maine‚ is run by the corrupt Warden Norton and guard captain Byron Hadley‚ the former involved in money

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    Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption Stephen King There’s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America‚ I guess - I’m the guy who can get it for you. Tailor-made cigarettes‚ a bag of reefer‚ if you’re partial to that‚ a bottle of brandy to celebrate your son or daughter’s high school graduation‚ or almost anything else ... within reason‚ that is. It wasn’t always that way. I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty‚ and I am one of the few people in our happy little family

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    "I believe in two things. Discipline and the bible. Here‚ you’ll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank." These words‚ spoken by Mr Norton‚ the prison warden‚ greet the men as they arrive at Shawshank prison. An indication of what they should expect of the place. "Shawshank Redemption" is a film about a banker named Andy who is sentenced to prison for two life sentences for a crime that he did not commit. There are many injustices shown throughout

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    The Shawshank Redemption (1994)‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ is a film about Andy Dufresne‚ a lawyer sentenced to life in prison for supposedly murdering his wife. The main theme of the film is that Andy survives the brutality and corruption of prison through his enduring hope. The director expresses the theme in two scenes from the film. The first sympathises the audience with Andy. The second is about Andy escaping. The film particularly appeals to viewers going through personal hardships like

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    TX GOV M. Champion The quote that jumped out at me was number 13. This short sentence really does summarize today’s political mishaps of the delegates in office. Let me start by saying that anywhere you are in Texas or the country‚ for that matter‚ everyone has opinions about politics and what the government should or should not be doing. Do these individuals have any intelligence on the subject? Probably not as much as they think they do. But being a democracy‚ intelligence doesn’t matter

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