Based on a novel by Stephen King, the film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ directed by Frank Darabont, follows a hotshot banker (Andy Durferne) who is wrongly accused of the murder of his wife and his wife 's lover. During Andy’s back to back life sentences at Shawshank prison in 1947. He uses his banking skills to gain favours with the warden and a few of the guards. Andy does this in order to build a prison library and renew a sense of hope and dignity to the other inmates. After serving an arduous 19 years in the hands of the corrupt and insane warden, Andy ultimately breaks out of prison. This empowering story made me consider bigger social issues such as, people who are falsely convicted and prison rehabilitation. Some themes that were prominent
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Some of the prisoners have not seen the outside world for upwards of 20 years and may never see it again. In situations like this you need hope, as it may just be the only thing you have that others cannot destroy – although they may try. The concept of not seeing the outside world for over 20 years was baffling and foreign to me. The time Andy shouldn’t have served must have been even more gruelling knowing that he was innocent. However Andy did not break. I admired his determination, patience and infectious spirit that he almost always kept up even if he was knocked down. One of my most favourite quotes in the film shows the untouchable emotion of hope. “There 's something inside... that they can 't get to, that they can 't touch. That 's yours. ‘What 're you talking about?’… Hope.” ‘They’ refers to the warden, the guards and the other inmates that beat him, rape him and crush all hope, however Andy is determined to that his spirit wont be broken. I related the hope that Andy gave Red and the other inmates to other films such as ‘One flew over the Cuckcoo 's nest’ where the main character is wrongfully admitted into a mental hospital. However instead of dwelling on something that he cannot change the main character turns the situation around for the better and gives the other patients hope. This theme is important for year 12 students to learn because hope is what gets you through the school year. It helps you push through the challenging work such as exams or internals in order to get a result in the
Some of the prisoners have not seen the outside world for upwards of 20 years and may never see it again. In situations like this you need hope, as it may just be the only thing you have that others cannot destroy – although they may try. The concept of not seeing the outside world for over 20 years was baffling and foreign to me. The time Andy shouldn’t have served must have been even more gruelling knowing that he was innocent. However Andy did not break. I admired his determination, patience and infectious spirit that he almost always kept up even if he was knocked down. One of my most favourite quotes in the film shows the untouchable emotion of hope. “There 's something inside... that they can 't get to, that they can 't touch. That 's yours. ‘What 're you talking about?’… Hope.” ‘They’ refers to the warden, the guards and the other inmates that beat him, rape him and crush all hope, however Andy is determined to that his spirit wont be broken. I related the hope that Andy gave Red and the other inmates to other films such as ‘One flew over the Cuckcoo 's nest’ where the main character is wrongfully admitted into a mental hospital. However instead of dwelling on something that he cannot change the main character turns the situation around for the better and gives the other patients hope. This theme is important for year 12 students to learn because hope is what gets you through the school year. It helps you push through the challenging work such as exams or internals in order to get a result in the