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Shawshank Redemption Injustice Essay

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How does Frank Darabont via a select number of cinematic techniques explore the theme of injustice? Thomson Delloso The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, injustice is explored in many ways. Andy Dufresne along with narrator and friend Ellis Boyd Redding together explore the harsh realities of prison life such as brutality and corruption. The viewers of this text are shown the foul treatment that the prisoners receive and the ways that some like Andy get around it. The main motivation for freedom and justice to be served was that of hope and determination. Injustice is show when Andy Dufrense is led almost being raped by the Sisters for a second time. The use of the feeling of freedom whilst on the roof of the factory. It is …show more content…

E- In this particular scene Andy is confronted by the Sisters for the all too common sexual abuse. The use of the over the shoulder angle refers to the perspective of Andy whilst he was being threatened by Bogs. This is to give a perspective to the audience to what Andy saw and close enough as if it was a viewer of the text there and to also help the audience place the characters in their setting. Meanwhile Bogs’ face is continually half shadowed throughout the scene-partial lighting reveal. E- The partial lightning reveal shows to the audience of the text that the character has a more sinister side and inner evil. This is shown numerous times throughout the movie, which enforced the sinister side of particular characters. Bogs shows his exertion of authority by sexually abusing Andy. However, compared to the first time Andy was raped, this time he defied Bogs dominance by using made up information he ‘read’. So as Bogs was undermined he beats Andy to regain and enforce his dominance over

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