Redemption

In this week’s module, we looked at the comparison between Stephen King’s short story of Rita Hayworth Shawshank Redemption and Frank Darabont’s altered cinematic version. We are focusing in on how and why we believe theses changes were made. When analyzing the two forms, I noticed the major difference was mostly revolved around the characters. The first change I noticed was the character Brooks. In the short story, Brooks was a minor character, and the audience didn’t know exactly how he ended…

As he continues to spiral down the path of losing control over his rational thought and actions he leads himself to kill his wife and regrets his decision leading to his attempt towards redemption in his final moments. Othello requests that when Cassio and Lodovico relay what has happened to Venice that he should be remembered as he was before he let jealousy and anger rule his actions. He does not want to be remembered as a man who gave into jealousy or who acted against his best nature and…

demonstrated the opposite to our past ideas on prisoners . Shawshank Redemption was a film that truly made people think . It made people consider how we judge the people of society . We’ve all carried out bad things in our life , perhaps not to the level as these prisoners yet people are provided another opportunity . It also allows one to consider carefully regarding trusting people simply because everybody else does . Shawshank Redemption does a remarkable job at snapping stereotypes people…

Greed and Redemption Settlers to the new world saw the american as an infinite supply of resources that could be tapped into to further their home country. Ever since the first step onto American soil by the settlers was driven by greed. Indians and their land were perceived as undeveloped, and uncivilized for this reason settlers treated the indians as a lower class than themselves. With this in mind the treatment of the indians, and their lands were driven by the need for Crown’s to grow…

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…

A film about forgiveness, redemption and freedom, as it will be explored and challenged by Bruce and Eva in this post-apocalyptic western. In this film, Bruce comes across Eva, a girl from his past and decides to rescue her. As they confront each other, suppressed feelings arise. Will Bruce be able to redeem himself from his past? Will Eva allow herself to be rescued and forgive? As the director for this project I will explore the relationship dynamic between Bruce and Eva. An encounter with…

1. Identify the film’s title, director, AND production designer (or art/visual designer). I watched the film Shawshank redemption. It was directed by Frank Darabont, and the production designer was Terence Marsh. 2. What is the focus of this film? Explain using examples from the film. I was undecided whether the focus should be the truth of human nature or the struggle for human dignity, but I think that it should be the struggle for human dignity. I say this because the main character was a…

of Billy Wilder movies, and especially Sunset Boulevard. He also recommended that I watch The Sting, which I have now added to my watchlist on IMDb. I told the professor that a couple of my favorite films are The Social Network and The Shawshank Redemption. He agreed that both of these movies told excellent stories, and he even said that he was on the Harvard campus when Mark Zuckerberg crashed the campus servers with Facesmash. When I was initially assigned this engagement task it was not…

The first two books of The Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, by Dante follow Dante as he journeys from hell to purgatory. In Inferno, Dante meets the poet Virgil who guides him through the rings of hell. Once the two reach the bottom of hell, Virgil continues to guide Dante through the next realm in Purgatory. Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of…

In the intriguing film The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont, two characters who have served long sentences in Shawshank Prison face a drastic change in their lives by being released on parole and freed to enter the real world again. Darabont uses the characters “Red” Redding and Brooks Hatlen to present the theme of hope and how it can change their fate when living in such an unfamiliar world. Red Redding and Brooks Hatlen are very similar in the story they take throughout the…