Shawshank Redemption

The principal theme of the movie remains around the life of a prisoner, Andy, and tells us about the various circumstances and adversities faced by him and how does he manage to go through all this. The movie skillfully integrates the representation of harsh realities of the prison world and remains successful to a large extent in conveying the intended message to the viewer as to how brutal and harsh a prisoner’s life can be.

As the years pass by, Andy develops a respect from his inmates and some of the guards by using his banking skills and his education. By assisting the warden, Samuel Norton, with his financial endeavors and trying to get a new library for Shawshank, Andy is able to slowly gain favor with the prison’s authority. However, by helping the warden embezzle money, Andy does not realize that this is reducing his chances of ever leaving Shawshank because the warden does not want to get caught with his crimes. Andy is taken advantage of and placed in solitary confinement, which further pushes him to find freedom that he secretly has been planning all along. One morning, Andy’s cell is empty and the warden finds an escape route that Andy dug for twenty years with a rock hammer hidden in his bible. In the end, Andy exposes the warden and moves to Mexico where Red will meet him when his time in prison is complete. Hope is what Andy was fueled by and is what gave both Red and Andy willpower to survive and seek for freedom.

Directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption tells the Story of Andy Dufrane, a man who has been wrongly convicted of murder and must endure life inside the harsh and corrupt Shawshank prison, but despite this he never loses hope of finding freedom. Hope is an important inspiring idea in this film, as it is what sustains him during the long and difficult years within the prison, and it is the result of this enduring hope that Andy finally finds freedom. There are many visual and oral techniques used throughout the film to portray the idea of hope. This includes the hope that Andy holds, and

The Shawshank Redemption is more than just a film outlining the burden of isolation and imprisonment. It is an insight into the minds of imprisoned men, who have to face terrible hardship while trying to live out their days doing hard labour. It shows us the power of hope, friendships and determination and it never failed to keep me on the edge of my

Shawshank Redemption has conveyed the emotions and feelings of hope to us using different techniques to do with visual and musical aspects. The scene where Andy is playing opera through the warden’s mic, so all the Shawshank inmates can have a

Andy walked into Shawshank as a nerdy looking man lacking the general qualities of a hard time criminal, he didn't seem to fit in like the rest of the inmates. However, as time passed in prison Red and the other prisoners opinions of him changed drastically, in a good way. Stephen King uses similes to describe Andy's mystique qualities that Red picked up on from the beginning, “as neatly as a good magician does a card-trick. He was a man who adapted fast.” Andy already knows that Reds a man who knows how to get things in prison and he adapted fast by meeting Red and getting straight to the point by asking him for a rock hammer, then passes Red the money smoothly just like a magician doing a card trick and not being seen. Andy knows what he's doing and is good with money from his previous banking job which works in his favour throughout the rest of the story. An odd smart looking man with knowledge of money is pretty much the complete opposite of how you’d generally see men in prison doing time, and this was just the start of it. Most prisoners at Shawshank who didn’t look as ruthless as others tended to meet the sisters. “They like to size you up before they make their real move, like jackals finding out if the prey is as weak and humstrung as it looks” Andy was a strong hearted man inside, but lacked the masculine qualities on the outside. However, Andy did all he could to fight off ‘the sisters’ from all the trouble they caused him, and although he failed multiple times, he found a way with his special powers to end it all. “I don’t think you understood me, I’m going to bite whatever you stick into my mouth.” Andy was a smart man with all kinds of tricks up his sleeve, although he nearly got beaten to death after this escapade he finally decided to utilise his money skills to really stop this by paying off the poorly paid guards to beat Bogs Diamond up. The rest of Diamonds crew backed off by Andy at this point… “he was a banker in the straight world - a man who understands better

The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont is a film based a character named Andy who is in the Shawshank Prison for two life sentences as he is sentenced for murder of his wife and her lover. This film shows us how Andy gets moments of freedom and and give hope

“The Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont is an exceedingly powerful movie, which demonstrates the ability of possessing hope in a prison using film technique. This consists of camera shots and angles, music, lighting, setting, and themes which are crucial in establishing the emotional states of characters and demonstrating the growth of hope in the individuals. Darabont influences the audience to recognize hope portrayed in the film by virtue of the characters Brooks, Red, and Andy Dufresne. Three scenes in particular effectively demonstrate Andy’s ability to permeate faith throughout the jail and directly influence each of the characters.

Shawshank Redemption is directed by Frank Darabot, published in 1995 Australia. The film focusses on the theme of forgiveness and escape. It follows an unusual friendship between Andy and Red set in a 1930’s American prison. The main focal scenes explored include: Brooks suicide and Tommy’s death. The film is to be narrated by Morgen Freeman (Red), it shows the 20 year period of Andy’s imprisonment. As a part of the analysis emphases on the scenes as it introduces the audience to the Shawshank prison and Andy’s first moments when attends to the prison to the very moment when he escapes to Mexico.

The scene of Andy’s arrival introduces us briefly to several important characters and Darabont uses with the aid of reds dialogue to give the audience insight of what there opinions of Andy was on first arrival. “he was just a little turd in prison grays. Looked like a stiff breeze could blow him over. That was my first impression of the man.” The arrival of Andy in Shawshank Prison was the point of no return for him. Darabont uses this scene as a reality check for Andy which makes him feel extremely small quickly. Darabont does this by using high angle shots of the guards high up with guns showing how insignificant Any is now compared to them. This is also shown in the close up shots of Andy showing his concern and his darting eyes trying

When Andy first arrives at Shawshank, he gets of the bus with a nice suit on and appears frightened and cold. The prisoners watching the new inmates take bets on the new men and Andy. Red, a main character perceives Andy as just a rich and probably weak man, so he bets Andy will have an emotional breakdown the first night. Andy’s behavior doesn't reveal much in the beginning. He is quiet and keeps his distance from people, Red even describes him as a “Cold Fish”. The guards first impressions of Andy seem to be that he is just another criminal who killed his wife. Andy is very compliant and doesn’t give them any trouble. A dangerous group of prisoners, the sisters, prey on weaker prisoners and target Andy early on. We can see that people's perceptions of Andy were based on his physical appearance and stereotypes they believed.

“The Shawshank Redemption” movie demonstrates how cruel prison can be. It illustrates how life is unfair, and sometimes the criminal obtains freedom, and the upstanding citizen pays the price for the criminal’s deeds. Andy Dufresne exhibits that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. This movie is jammed packed with life lessons, but you will just have to view it for yourself.

Holding onto one’s humanity is a skill that takes constant practice and the conscious decision to do so. The protagonist of the film, Andy, is very different from the rest on his inmates at Shawshank in that he manages to hold onto his humanity throughout his time in prison despite many trying situations. This trait is first expressed when Andy asks if anyone knows the name of man who was beaten to death by the guards on his first night in prison. By simply having some human emotion Andy has proven that he is not willing to let prison change who he is as a human being. Again, Andy leaps out of his comfort zone during his confrontation with the guard on the roof. Perched on the edge of the roof, Andy spreads his wings and risks the fall in order to grant his inmates a taste of the outside world through the simple luxury of a few beers for his friends to enjoy. The great beauty of a man who not only has the courage to hold onto his own humanity but also has the boldness to help others do the same is what makes Andy such a captivating protagonist. His courage and determination are the only thing keeping him human and moreso, keeping him sane.

A man by the name of Andy Dufresne was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in Shawshank prison. He was an obvious black sheep among the prisoners, but as time went on he grew relationships with the crooks and realized the injustice in the justice system. In the creation of friendship between Red and Andy, hope was spread throughout the prison. While many themes are present in the film The Shawshank Redemption, hope, friendship, and injustice are also relevant in the world today.

Survival is the key struggle in The Shawshank Redemption. This film takes place in the corrupt Shawshank State Penitentiary where mental and physical abuses inflicted upon prisoners are the hard realities of the system. For the prisoners of Shawshank, life is often bleak and violent. However, the will to survive is what keeps the characters motivated to retain their humanity and challenge the institutionalization of Shawshank. In particular, the film’s main protagonists, Andy Dufresne and Ellis “Red” Redding, exemplify the struggle for survival in the face of a corrupt, frightening, and oppressive prison system. In order to survive the harsh realities of the world, people adapt with personal traits like courage and resourcefulness in addition to forming community with other people.