Morgan Spurlock

Shawshank Redemption takes place in Maine in the middle of the twentieth century. The narrator is known as “the guy that can get it for you (1),” referring to a guy that can get things those in prison might want, like cigarettes, alcohol, or anything else within reason. This makes him a very important man in prison, because in order to get what people want, he has to have connections on the inside and outside. Given that he is the only one the reader knows about that is able to do this, he seems…

Vinoth Loganathan Mark 3.9 Frank Darabont – Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile Anne Bradstreet once said “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” Frank Darabont effectuates this simple principal in his work. He successfully illustrates and imparts this comprehension into the mind of his viewers making his impact in the world. It can be drawn that this principle is close to his heart as it is craftily presented in most of his works. Frank…

Pulp Fiction is a film directed by Quentin Tarantino, which stars John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, and Samuel L. Jackson, and it was released October 14, 1994. It takes a very different approach to film by using a vignette style with each vignette not necessarily in order. It follows the lives of several characters that revolve around the gang boss Marcellus Wallace, and how they intertwine. Vincent (Travolta) and Jules (Jackson) are two hitmen for Marcellus and they are charged with…

There are a number of conflicts Frank Darabont used to show institutionalisation in the film Shawshank Redemption. This is shown in physical, verbal, internal conflict between the prisoners, guards and the warden. Conflict can be found in the form of physical violence. At Shawshank prison physical violence was not only common between the inmates but the guards were also violent toward the prisoners. The first few years Andy was at Shawshank Red’s voice over stated he would, “every so often, turn…

Prison Cultural Essay The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast my culture and the culture of Stanley “Tookie” Williams the author of Life In Prison. The book takes place while Stanley is serving time in prison on death row for being convicted of murdering four people in 1981, during two separate robberies. Stanley is serving his sentence in San Quentin prison in San Francisco California (Williams, 9). Stanley is an african american male who grew up in South Central Los Angeles…

Losing something or someone that is really dear to your heart can have a long term effect on a person. It can affect the way the feel, and act. In the movie Shawshank Redemption Andy Dufresne, experiences the death of his wife. The movie follows Andy Dufresne who is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn’t commit the crimes. Andy deals with death of freedom by him convincing…

School Vs. Prison Genre Although some people may argue the fact that prison and school films are unrelated in every way, I am here to argue the fact that these two genres are similar in many ways that some might not be able to point out for themselves. I am going to use three different critical articles as well as three different movies to explain my reasoning. I feel as though the significance of comparing these two genres is very important because it gives additional meaning to some aspects of…

The Silence of the Lambs is a film about Hannibal Lector, a crazed psychiatrist who is serving life in prison for murder and cannibalism. The FBI believes that Lector may have information about a murderer who is killing young women and skinning them. The FBI sends a young investigative student, Clarice Starling, to talk to Lector. Being a psychiatrist, Lector is able to question Clarice just as she questions him. In the end, Lector escapes only to pursue an old acquaintance and Clarice solves…

Albert Einstein, academic genius and incredibly influential person once said, “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” There are often times when someone knows an action is wrong, but instead chooses to go with the group and could’ve stopped the criminality, but didn’t. This is a form of mob mentality. Mob mentality is how a person’s mind works when they are part of a large group. When someone joins other people, they…

Convicted By Murder Have you ever dreamed when you were a young teen about going to prison or your parent told you that they were going to put you in a scared straight program? A young male, Alexander Gordon Smith wrote a book called “Lockdown Escape From Furnace”. Furnace Penitentiary, in the distant future, is the world’s most secure prison for young offenders. It is buried a mile beneath the Earth’s surface. One way in and no way out. Once you're there, you're there until you die, and…