In Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption, he explores the idea of institutionalism through the key characters Red and Brooks. Darabont uses symbolism, narrative structure and characterisation to express this idea, and does it through a wide range of filmic techniques.
The first character in the movie we see as institutionalised is Brooks. Darabont uses characterisation to explore this theme through brooks. Originally, Brooks is a rather cheerful man. He does his job in the library and takes care of his crow, Jake. But upon learning that he is eligible for parole, he attempts to kill another man in the prison. He says “It’s the only way they’d let me stay.” This piece of dialogue directly shows that Brooks does not want to leave prison, and is
The first character in the movie we see as institutionalised is Brooks. Darabont uses characterisation to explore this theme through brooks. Originally, Brooks is a rather cheerful man. He does his job in the library and takes care of his crow, Jake. But upon learning that he is eligible for parole, he attempts to kill another man in the prison. He says “It’s the only way they’d let me stay.” This piece of dialogue directly shows that Brooks does not want to leave prison, and is