Shawshank Redemption Research Paper

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The Shawshank Redemption

Parents, do not let the R16 rating stop you. Yeah, there are several uses of the F word, and some implied rape, but just put that on the back burner. Up front and in a full view is perseverance, hope, friendship, and principled role models. The Shawshank Redemption is rated number one movie on iMDB and was voted the must see movie before you die. Behind the harsh prison life is the amazing, captivating story of Andy Dufrense played by Tim Robbins. The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont staring Morgan Freeman as "Red" and actor Tim Robbins as Andy Dufrense is a movie about Andy being sentenced to two life sentences back to back after being accused of murdering his wife after suspicion of an affair. Throughout the film the friendship between the two main characters grows like …show more content…

Spanning from 1947 through 1966, The Shawshank Redemption takes the "innocent man" in a prison theme and veers in a distinctive way. Rather than venturing down the typical crusade of freedom route Darabont went with a different approach. Focusing more on the personal expense of acclimating to prison life and how a number of prisoners console to normal prison life and lose the ability to withstand life on the other side of the walls. Ellis Boyd Redding (Morgan Freeman) or "Red" as his friends address him as, self-proclaims himself by saying "I'm known to locate certain things from time to time". He is the narrating voice throughout the film. Rather than intruding upon the story Red's words aid and give perspective. Red can be regarded as a pessimist and isn't particularly adamant on his perspective on hope "Hope is a dangerous thing my friend, it can kill a man...". For the most part Red is a man with a good soul who has done a horrid deed. His friendship with Andy is one of the more heartwarming highlights in The Shawshank

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