The Shawshank Redemption: Movie Questions 1. A degradation ceremony is a ceremony in which people are stripped of their personal identities and thrown into a brand new situation; something that they have not experienced before. An example of this from the movie was when the men first arrived at Shawshank Prison at the beginning of the movie. As they were walking in‚ they were surrounded by the “experienced” convicts and teased. They were then stripped naked‚ covered in powder to make sure they
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Media Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption Craig Moody ENC 1101 Composition I July 20‚ 2011 James Slama Andy Dufresne is an innocent man that is sent to prison for murder that he did not commit. There is a lot of innocent people in are prison system. For example‚ George A. Souliotes is convicted of setting a 1997 fire that killed a woman and her two children. George is currently serving life in prison because evidence showed that the substance on his shoes were the same as the substance
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path of the tornado... I just didn’t expect the storm would last as long as it has.” ‚ Is a quote from the character Andy Dufresen from the film Shawshank Redemption. It is one of many quotes that have greater meaning in this film about the path of Andy and his torturous life in prison. Each of the three main characters in the film Shawshank Redemption has several events that change the morals and ethics of the character. It is a great example of how you can have a set of value that are ethical
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“The Shawshank Redemption” uses a very unique style of cinematography in order to capture the audience‚ with each film technique having a purpose to fulfill. The part of the movie that will be discussed is the scene where the main character “Andy” breaks out of the prison. This is a very significant scene as it symbolizes many things‚ Including the most important of which‚ is freedom. In The Shawshank Redemption‚ the use of long takes‚ close ups‚ and slow zooms toward the characters make the story
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eventually escapes. SynopsisThe Shawshank Redemption is a dual-protagonist film based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by world-famous author Stephen King. It certainly falls under the genre of Drama‚ as it is a story of hope and‚ namely‚ redemption. Andrew "Andy" Dufresne‚ a New England banker‚ is wrongly imprisoned after being convicted for the murders of his wife and her lover‚ based largely on evidence that doesn’t exist‚ and is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine
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The Shawshank Symbols of Hope In The Shawshank Redemption; Stephen King uses symbolism to help reveal the theme “man cannot live without hope”. In this movie the sisters subplot becomes an important symbol because even though Andy is treated wrongly‚ he continues to tolerate their abuse‚ with hope that he will eventually escape. Many other prisoners in that horrific situation would have been unable to cope or become violent and resentful. Andy’s behavior remained passive. Acting like this
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Darabont’s use of symbolism in the film The Shawshank Redemption. Explain some of the significant symbols in the film and what they are used to convey.” Frank Darabont’s film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a prison drama that tells the story of Andy Dufresne‚ a banker who is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover‚ however; only Andy knows he did not commit the crimes. He spends twenty years in Shawshank Prison‚ during this time he befriends a fellow
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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 best two-hundred and fifty movies ever‚ The Shawshank Redemption was number
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In ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ Darabont uses the characters of Andy and Red to develop the message of the importance of hope. Through Andy we learn that if we have hope we can maintain dignity and strength of mind through even the toughest of circumstances. The character of Red shows us that if we lose our hope‚ we become imprisoned by fear‚ but his relationship with Andy is also developed to show that hope can be gifted to others. This message is truly relevant in our
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institution is reprogrammed to accept and conform to strict controls that enables the institution to manage a large number of people with a minimum of necessary staff. The Shawshank Redemption presents the story of several long-term incarceration prisoners and how these prisoners have been institutionalized. Inside Shawshank State Prison‚ Red is a very important man who can get things from outside for everyone in the prison. This ability made him special among the prisoners and made him became
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