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    Hope holds within it the ability to overcome misfortune and hardship, it is a powerful guiding force that brings about a subtle optimism. Shawshank Redemption is a film in which the idea of hope is explored in different ways through the lives of three characters; Andy Dufresne, Red, and Brooks. These men are all serving time in a rough and corrupt prison. Throughout the film, the director demonstrates the idea that hope is important in the lives of individuals because it breeds courage, through which

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    Watching this movie was based on a setting to symbolize how redemption can be use to forgive. This movie was based on diffrent events that show crime, memory, and redemption.The film has events that make the poiint of view of how the character that is in death row. His life in the movie shows the conflict between the mom and her son which are displayed as she rembers all the events that happen before she arrives at the location where he is.after she arrives she starts talking to him to say that she

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    Andy Duframe, a banker wrongly accused of a double homicide of his wife and her secret boyfriend is sent to life in prison. Soon after he is convicted he befriends Red. Red is able to smuggle things from the outside into the prison walls, including a rock hammer and poster. Andy earns respect from the guard with financial advice and eventually helps the prison warden with financial scams. After complications, Andy loses respect and refuses to help with finance, and starts to wonder about life on

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    In the film The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, the main characters undergo many isolated and hopeless experiences. Andy Dufresne, the protagonist of the film, he was sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and her secret lover. The director has used Mise en Scene and cinematography techniques to show the isolated and hopelessness experiences of Brooks and Andy. Through these isolated and hopelessness moments, it made the audience feel that hope is the most important

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    There have been various prison related films from the past. The Film “Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont, is one of these movies that has shown the true intensity and lifestyle in a prison in great depth. The Film is about a man called Andy who is claimed to be guilty for the murder of his wife and lover, he was sent to Shawshank Prison for 2 life time sentence and undergoes many events that will test him until he breaks. The only thing Andy could do is hope for a day he would be free

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    Masculinity Issue in The Shawshank Redemption A short synopsis from Rosanne Salvatore and Parick Montero about this movie is: "Two imprisoned men, Andy and Red, bond over the years through their shared decency. Andy figures out how to survive prison by upholding his own moral code - and even how to escape it." The fact that the film set place in a male prison screams the idea of masculinity. However it might not be the kind of masculinity that is usually expected or seen in the typical Hollywood

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    What would you crawl through to be set free? Shawshank redemption is a spectacular movie full of excitement and it has many dramatic scenes which have a very large impact on the audience. The film “the Shawshank redemption” directed by “frank Darabont” is truly amazing as it will make you think about geniuses that made the story. It will definitely leave you wanting to see it again and again. In my opinion I really enjoyed this film because of the way Andy has entered Shawshank prison, Andy is brave

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    Shawshank Redemption is revolved around freedom and hope. Hope is what gets the prisoners in Shawshank through each day, many times as a exact result of Andy's warm and tender demeanor and inspirational living. Hope is what helps us look forward to the next day. It helps us find happiness in the most darkest times. Hope is what drives Andy to try to regain his freedom. For him, freedom is the final product of decades of unwithering hope. It's hard for someone not to feel a little more hopeful in

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    The Power of Hope in The Movie “The Shawshank Redemption” The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is based on Stephen King short story "Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption". The movie narrates the life of a prisoner, Andy, who has to face and manage all various circumstances and adversities that he encountered through his life in the jail. The movie has successfully conveyed the intended message to the viewer on how brutal and harsh a prisoner's life can be, shown by the behavior of the guards carrying

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    The Shawshank Redemption

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    The Shawshank redemption depicts an innocent man, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), sentenced guilty for murder of his wife and her lover. During the movie we follow Andy’s time in prison and with famous actors Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman working together with director Stephen King, the Shawshank redemption sends a strong message about both incarceration and hope. In my opinion it would be an insult to the film industry in whole to even attempt remaking a movie this powerful. Stephen King has created

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