The Movie ' The Shawshank Redemption '

In 1994, Frank Darabont’s film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ received a poor reception when released; it only made a $0.3m profit. More recently the film has become known as one of the greatest movies of all time, it has inspired hope in many people, helping them to lose weight, leave abusive marriages and such like. The film is based mainly upon two convicts, and the idea of hope. Andy Dufresne is a ‘Hot Shot Banker’ imprisoned with two life sentences, for the suspected murder of his wife and her lover and ‘Red’ (Morgan Freeman) whom Andy redeems hope in, along with the other convicts, saving them from institutionalisation.

The movie the Shawshank Redemption, based on the book by Steven King, I believe is one of the best movies ever made. The portrayal of prison life in the movie is the best I have seen and a star-studded cast including Morgan Freeman supports the characters and brings to life the everyday struggles of life behind bars. In this paper I will relate topics from class to the movie and discuss information we have learned through out the semester.

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The Shawshank Redemption is a story about the challenging obstacles one is faced when he is unjustly convicted and sentenced to more than just one lifetime in the shawshank prison. It was originally a story by Stephen King in 1982 then made as a movie in 1994. The movie was directed by Frank Darabont. The main character Andy Dufresne is played by Tim Robbins. Tim Robbins is an american actor, seen in a number of films and also is a director and a producer. Alongside Tim, Morgan freeman plays Red, andy's new found best friend in prison.

Shawshank Redemption is one of the best masterpieces’ in the genre of crime. Its portrayal of life in prisons is very intriguing. The main character in the film Andy has been convicted of murder and sent in to Shawshank State Penitentiary. There in the prison Andy befriends Red who constantly fails at getting paroled. Andy is abused by other inmates as well as prison Warden. At the end, Andy escapes using his knowledge from books and attains freedom. This film is not just notable in the world of entertainment but also holds significant message about prisons. Prison life depicted in the film may not exactly be a true reality about prison but it does show some important elements. The prison management as observed in the film is a great

Corruption of justice in the prison system is relevant in Stephen Kings, novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The Cause of this corruption was the greed of the administrators, and the lasting effects it had on the prisoners mentally, physically, and emotionally.

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The film explains the story of Andy Dufresne, a young city banker who is sentenced to life in prison after being wrongfully accused of murdering his wife and her lover. The film analyzing the effects of long-term incarceration on individual prisoners by exploring what is called institutionalization. It portrays how individual’s experiences within a prison can rapidly grow onto someone until it is only life one is familiar with and can relate to. It outlines how one has to rely on the institution of the prison itself to remain who he is. Shawshank blurs the line between what is considered right and wrong and furthermore exemplifies the notion that isolating and reforming criminals will turn them into law-abiding citizens.

The Shawshank Redemption - a 1994 American film adjusted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - is a constraining story about the despondency of desire, the frailty of force, the salvation of self-worth, and the impunity of institutionalization. Written and conducted by Frank Darabont, the film illustrates the story of Andy Dufresne, a hotshot banker who is sentenced to a life behind bars for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. During his time at Shawshank State penitentiary, a fictional Maine state prison that assists as the primary location in the eponymous story, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding and manages his self-identity

Directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption is a film about a man named Andy Dufrensne, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and was ordered to serve two life sentences in Shawshank prison. Using Andy, Brooks and Red The director influenced the viewers to think about an idea of hope and hopelessness whilst watching the film. ADD more about plot “friends with red”, based on novel. Hope is shown through various cinematic techniques throughout the film. An example of hope being shown in the film is when Andy played Mozart from the warden’s office through the prison speakers for all the inmates to hear.

The movie the Shawshank Redemption has been viewed as a Christ-figure film. One way that it could be viewed as a Christ-figure film is because it meets the criterion “Becomes embroiled with conflicts with authorities”. In the movie, the character Andy, gets into a couple conflicts with authority. At the very beginning of the movie Andy is charged with Murdering his wife and her lover. Next we see Andy get into a conflict with the Captain of the Guard when Andy confronts him about some money that he has inherited. After this comes the scene where Andy has just received a shipment of books for his new library in the prison. Among the books are some records and a record player. Andy takes it upon himself to lock everyone out of the warden’s office

Frank Darabont’s film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is powerful through story and production. The consistent use of strategic film techniques such as camera use, music, dialog, editing, symbolism, themes and juxtaposition contribute to the rich quality of film. Three scenes which made a particularly significant impression on the audience were Andy and Reds outdoor conversation, Andy’s escape and Reds free man ending. The cinematically basic scene, in which Andy and Red converse in the prison yard, discussing prison life and Buxton, plays a significant role in relation to the story line and character development.

The world renowned movie critic, Roger Ebert, captures the essence of The Shawshank Redemption when he discusses how it gradually develops the qualities of time, patience, and loyalty through the friendship of two prisoners who overcome despair. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), an intelligent young man and vice president of a bank is sentenced to serve two life sentences at Shawshank Prison on false charges for the murder of his wife and the man she was having an affair with. Once at Shawshank, Andy becomes good friends with Red (Morgan Freeman), a tenured inmate who helps the audience understand life at Shawshank through his dialogue and narration. Eventually, the warden hears of Andy’s expertise in banking and uses him to launder money in an extravagant scheme. In his 19th year in prison, Andy hears the true story of how his wife died, and he presents his findings to the warden in hopes of overturning his sentence. The warden denies him the opportunity and Andy decides he can take no more, so he escapes through a tunnel he had been digging for nearly 20 years. After he escapes, Andy exposes the warden’s crimes then flees to a far away city in Mexico where he planned to meet Red if he ever was released. Red is granted parole shortly after Andy’s escape, and the two friends are reunited as free men. Some critics say The Shawshank Redemption’s progression of events is too slow; however, its length allows it to successfully portrait the unique friendship of Andy and Red

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Shawshank Redemption; a movie comprised of many concepts from our current correctional system. The main character, Andy Dufresne was sentenced to prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. He was to serve a consecutive sentence of two life terms. Dufresne is an educated man and was employed as a banker. His fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd Redding, nicknamed as Red, was serving three life sentences for murder. The ole wise man helped Dufresne endure his days behind bars and a friendship developed. Red was known as the go to man for items within the prison. Andy fascinated by rocks asked Red for a rock hammer. Later to find out, Andy had used the very same hammer to dig a hole in the wall and escape. Andy Dufresne was forced to be at Shawshank State Penitentiary for 19 years as an innocent man. Dufresne endured assault, harassment and blackmail in the period of his stay. The advantages to his stay were the friendships he built and helping fellow inmates get their General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Red was finally paroled after serving 40 years of his sentence. Red had a hard time adapting to society after being institutionalized, as he called it, for such a long time. In the end, both Dufresne and Red were reunited in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Shawshank Redemption explored many areas of the correctional system such as, punishment, prison rape, corruption, institutionalization, rehabilitation, reintegration and parole.