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    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 book are focused on Red‚ and his perceptions and actions in regards to

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    ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont tells the story of Andy Dufresne‚ who is falsely accused and imprisoned for the murder of his wife and her lover and is sent the Shawshank prison. Darabont uses many important scenes throughout the film to show certain key ideas and themes to the viewer. He uses camera shots‚ lighting‚ voice-over and dialogue to help develop these ideas of freedom. One of the key scenes in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is the rooftop scene which uses a number of

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    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 much. Andy only asks

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    The Shawshank Redemption For my analysis‚ I chose the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont directed Shawshank and wrote the screenplay based on the novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by author Stephen King. The movie was made in 1994 and produced by Niki Marvin. The movie stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins as two convicts serving time in a New England prison named Shawshank. Tim Robbins plays a man named Andy Dufresne‚ a banker‚ who gets convicted of murdering his wife

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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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    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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    The prison of Shawshank is a fictional Marine state prison‚ where the story takes place. The prison is also mentioned in several other Stephen King novels. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is a novella‚ which is originally from his collection‚ Different Seasons. Another book overshadowed by its film adaption is Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption‚ the fiction story is written in the present in the year 1976‚ where Red‚ the main character‚ is prisoned for murdering his wife. The

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    In the film “Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont it shows that good and evil personalities are shown as opposite to the stereotypes society holds. One expects characters like the warden and the guards to be good people and the prisons to be the bad people yet they are proved different after watching the film. The use of different cinematic techniques such as lighting‚ camera angles‚ music and different shots are used in the film to display the powerful difference between good and evil

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    Intent I am writing and explaining my understanding of the film “Shawshank Redemption”. My target audience is for those people who don’t seem to fully understand on why the director has used symbolism as it has a deep meaning in the film. Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont’s film “Shawshank Redemption” is about perseverance‚ survival and ultimately‚ hope. Andy Dufresne is an innocent man who was sentenced for life behind bars at Shawshank prison after being falsely accused of the murder of his wife

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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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