For this assignment‚ I chose to watch and analyze the movie “Shawshank Redemption”. This movie is about a man‚ Andy Dufresne‚ who gets convicted of murdering his wife and her lover even though he claimed he was innocent of the crime. The movie takes place inside the prison where Dufresne is sentenced. In observing the movie‚ I used a functionalist mindset. Functionalist view society as a system in which all parts work together to create society as a whole. They see all societies as having important
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characters who share the basic values of a particular target audience. For example‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ uses the character of Andy Dufresne to represent values such as friendship‚ freedom and hope. Andy is wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover. Once in the prison‚ he is seen as a God-like figure who brings hope and the feeling of freedom to the prisoners in isolated Shawshank. Similarly‚ the character of Rubin Carter‚ in The Hurricane‚ directed by Norman Jewison
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Shawshank Redemption Practice Essay Analyse how BOTH internal and external conflict were important to the text as a whole. Note: “internal conflict” means conflict within a character‚ and “external conflict” means conflict between a character and other individual(s) or group(s). Conflict is not rare (is prevalent or recurring?) in the film ‘Shawshank Redemption’ directed by Frank Darabont. Throughout the film Darabont uses many effective film techniques and camera shots to portray the theme
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understand one or two characters or individuals. !! In the film‚ The Shawshank Redemption the director‚ Frank Darabont‚ uses the prison setting to help the audience to better understand the inmates of Shawshank State Prison. Darabont uses an array of film techniques to illustrate his purpose of institutionalisation and the importance of hope. !! The nature of the prison is cold and oppressive. The prison is lit by blue/grey lighting that complements the blue and grey backgrounds of the walls‚ adding
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response. in the film Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont visual and verbal techniques have been used to manipulate the viewer into thinking that Shawshank is hostile environment‚ a place where humanity is forgotten. The director is able to get this view across by using a strong combination of camera work‚ lighting and music. The way Darabont has continuously used lighting to enhance the negativity of each scene‚ remains constant. The use of low key lighting is connected throughout
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The Theme of Death and Resurrection in The Shawshank Redemption Nick Rissone Religion in Film Mr.Whelehan January 6th 2015 While the film: The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ may simply seem like a groundbreaking‚ prison-break movie‚ there is actually a hidden‚ yet rather prominent‚ religious theme. Yes‚ there are some direct mentions to the bible throughout the film‚ but there is actually a deeper‚ religious message. The most apparent theme in the film‚ would
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film The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont the purpose of the beginning sequence is to introduce us to Andy Dufresne and his situation; being accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. This sequence uses lighting‚ music‚ sound and camera work to show us Andy’s struggle. A production aspect that shows us this idea is lighting. Low Key Lighting is used in the scene when we see Andy in his car drinking bourbon and loading his hand gun. Low Key Lighting is when the lighting in a scene
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Rita Hayworth 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
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I. Problema “Shawshank Redemption” Brief Summary: Andy Dufresne a young and successful banker is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. When he first arrives in prison he is very isolated and lonely. With time he realizes there is something deep within every man‚ that no other can touch‚ that will help him get through this phase in his life. This element is Hope. Andy becomes friends with prison ’fixer’ Red and becomes influential within the prison‚ with both
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“One of the strategies for doing first-person is to make the narrator 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
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