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    story of Shawshank has always been one of my favorites. The ending‚ the beginning‚ the whole movie is just exciting‚ entertaining‚ and lastly‚ puzzling. One thing I and many others love about the movie is the ability it has to all come together at the end. I would say this movie is a drama. It has a lot of highs and lows throughout the film. Andy Dufresne is the main character and plays this really smart man that was accused of murdering his wife and her lover. He was then sent to Shawshank prison

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    The film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ uses Mise en Scene to explore aspects of human nature. Discuss. The film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ immensely displays the beneficial effects Darabont was able to obtain through the complex use of Mise en Scene. Throughout the entire film‚ Darabont consistently enforced features of human equation which majorly influence the audience’s interpretation. The director accomplishes this by including key themes of human kind such as hope‚ the simplicity in the different

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    The Shawshank Redemption Essay The movie “The Shawshank Redemption” based on Steven King’s book “Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption” is a classic American film about a life-long honest friendship sprung up in one of the most unthinkable places‚ Jail. In this essay I will be describing and commenting on the scene where Andy Dufresne‚ after years of toil‚ escapes from the haunting wall of Shawshank Prison. The scene starts with a close up of the rope in Andy’s hand‚ the camera slowly

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    Watching Shawshank Redemption was not only a fantastic journey‚ but it also made me question some of my beliefs regarding inmates. Andy Dufresne’s character conveyed a kind spirit even though the people he was surrounded by were anything but. Red’s mockery of the behavior assessment committee was especially poignant of what perspective of prisoners. Though I had never considered prisoners to be drastically different people‚ I had never realized how similar they were to us. The idea of contrasting

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    The Shawshank Redemption is an inspiring story about Andy Dufreine and his efforts to maintain hope and his own survival. The film begins with the story of Andy Dufresne‚ a young vice president of a prestigious Portland bank‚ is wrongfully convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He is then sent to a jail where he learns the lessons about life from a few of the inmates‚ which eventually leads to him being a part of a corrupt scheme to launder money for the warden. But after nineteen years‚ Andy

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    Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption While there often appears to be just a story line in a movie‚ many different techniques are used to give a deeper meaning to the scenario. This is evident in the movie‚ The Shawshank Redemption. The story begins when Andy Dufresne‚ a young vice president of a prestigious Portland‚ Maine bank‚ is wrongfully convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He is then sent to jail where he learns lessons about life through his friends and becomes part of a corrupt

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    The Shawshank Redemption For my film 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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    Shawshank Redemption Sarmad Syed Hum. 150 October 27‚ 2011 Hilary Clay Hicks Shawshank Redemption is a film‚ directed by Frank Darabont adapting it for screen‚ based on Stephen king novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redemption.” This film takes the audience on a journey of despair and hope of individuals in Shawshank prison. Constant routine‚ forced conformity‚ power abuse and the struggle of hope. The use of lighting‚ camera angles‚ music and different shots are

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    The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a very unique movie which involves many different personalities and underlying themes. The personalities of the inmates are very interesting and when they are combined they create a very fascinating plot which looks at prison life in a interesting and different perspective than one normally thinks. The main characters are Andy Dufrense (Tim Robbins) and Eliss "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman). These characters are well complimented by the wise

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    The Shawshank Redemption ENG 225 Sarah Carson May 7‚ 2012 The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was a remarkable motion picture inspired by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont. It was not a big budget movie with a lot of special effects rather it was a story about two convicts Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman)‚ Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ and Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton)‚ the self-righteous‚ Bible-carrying Warden (Filmsite‚ 2012) that vowed they’d never

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