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Spellbinding Metamorphosis The evolution of the Shawshank Redemption, from the literary prose of Stephen King to the cinematography of director and screenplay writer Frank Darabont, is nothing short of a spellbinding metamorphosis. Stephen King, diverging from his prolific tales of horror, presented his audience, Different Seasons, a collection of novellas in which, “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”, is included. It is a story of the hope, courage and friendships that, main character

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 and simple old man, Brooks (James Whitmore), and the evil warden. The personalities of the Shawshank prison combined to form a sort of community. One never really thinks of a prison as such, but it seems to

overall quality of the film and the depiction of the idea of hope, through the execution of associated emotions and behaviours. Frank Darabont employed Tim Robbins to play the main protagonist; Andy Dufresne and supporting actors Morgan Freeman and James Whitmore to play Elis Boyd Redding “Red” and Brooks Hatlen. Andy Dufresne exhibits a distant and calculated persona, his main source of hope relies on his eventual escape fuelled by his innocence, thus remaining constant throughout the film. His frequent

prison to feel like one is trapped. If one doesn’t have hope, one is still a prisoner. Andy Dufrense, played by Tim Robbins, Red Boyd Redding, “Red”, played by Morgan Freeman, Warden Samuel Norton, played by Bob Gunton, and Brooks Hatlen, played by James Whitmore, play a vital role exemplifying the havoc fear can cause if hope is not present and how life can be more meaningful when it exist. In The Shawshank Redemption, there are constant waves of fear and hope, but hope is the only factor able to set

Morgan Freeman plays Red, narrated the story of Andy and his life in Shawshank. Bob Gluten plays Warden Norton, and William Sadler plays Heywood, James Whitmore plays Brooks who is all friend with Red and Andy in the prison. Clancy Brown plays Hadley, the lead prison guard.The actors that are chosen for this film are perfect for their roles. Morgan Freeman is an excellent and layered actor as in the novella

world (“Morgan Freeman Stars” 58). One of the characters, played by James Whitmore, commits suicide because it is difficult for him to adjust to the outside world. Red, another prisoner, does the same thing when he is on parole (Alleva 16). Red states that “in [prison] he’s an important man” where “outside he is nothing” but a “con [who] probably couldn’t get a library card if he tried” (qtd in Armstrong 81). Before Red and James hang themselves, they do something with the knife in their hands. To

Parshwa Shah (1641068) Vaibhav Shah Ethics 05 September 2017 The Shawshank Redemption In the movie The Shawshank Redemption the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commited. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sent to Shawshank prison for the murder of his wife and her secret lover. Ethical Dilemma Should Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) escape the prison? Scene’s Description Andy (Tim Robbins) first smuggled

Did you ever sit down and think to yourself: What movie should I watch? The answer is The Shawshank Redemption. The story was written by Stephen King, and then Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay and directed the movie. The legendary Morgan Freeman plays Red, and Tim Robbins plays Andy Dufresne. They did an amazing job playing the role that they were supposed to. In this movie, you will be able to see how much of an impact one person can make. How one person showed an inmate that no one should let

the rest of the way to her front door. The young woman opened up her door and immediately felt that sense of uneasiness again even though her home was full of light. She could hear the water running in the bathroom and figured that her boyfriend, James, was just taking his usual night shower. She went into the kitchen to get a quick drink of water. As she drank the cool liquid she felt an immense feeling of relief. She advanced toward the bathroom. She walked down the hallway heading towards the

There the 4 of us were sitting in New York at a bar when an army recruit comes over to us and says “Do you want to make your country a better place?”.Then he says “Join the army right now all I need is your name and home address. Jack and Fred said they had wanted to sign up since kids but were scared. So we all signed the paper and gave him what he needed. We all went home in the city as normal working men that got drunk most nights out the week. After two days of signing up to join the army we