The movie has some very interesting narrative elements. The plot is about a man who is wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to serve out a life sentence at Shawshank Prison. The movie is set during the years of 1947-1966 and follows his experiences once he arrives at the prison. In act one, although Andy profusely claims his innocence, he is convicted anyway and sent to Shawshank.
The Shawshank Redemption The film, The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont, is based on the lives of several prisoners at Shawshank State Prison. All of the prisoners and the prison itself are somehow redeemed or changed in the duration of the film. They battled against institutionalisation and fear and some learn to hope for a better future. The main character in the film is Andy Dufresne. He is a young banker who is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to life at Shawshank State Prison.
Adrian Krump was charged with manslaughter, facing up to 17 years in prison. Danny’s parents tried to portray him as a sweet kid who loved sports. However, Danny had been in trouble several times before: he had been suspended from school, had shot with slingshots at houses before, and helped burglarize a house. At this point, the next thing was for the jurors to
“Knowledge is Power” Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-hakk Malik El-Shabazz, was a street hustler convicted of robbery in 1946. He spent six years in prison and used this time to enhance his education level simply by reading. After his release from prison, he became an influential leader, and member of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X became a heroic advocate for the rights of blacks and has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. After hitting rock bottom in 1946, at age 20, Malcolm x was sentenced to six years in prison for larceny and breaking and entering.
Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont is an inspiring drama about the friendship and journey of two young men. The film stars Tim Robbins, who plays a young and successful banker, Andrew “Andy” Dufresne, sentenced to life term at Shawshank State Prison in Maine, blamed for the murder of his wife and her lover. Morgan Freeman, who plays the Character Ellis “Red” Redding, a prisoner in the same jail, narrates Andy’s story to the audience. ‘I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here.
However “Tookie” was most famous for the four brutal murders he was convicted of in 1981.2 Stanley “Tookie” Williams III was later executed on December 13, 2005 at San Quentin State Prison in California.2 He was as violent behind bars as he was on the streets but “Tookie” revealed his humanistic characteristic through the children books he penned in effort to stop gang violence. He also wrote a national street peace initiative, known as the Tookie Protocol for Peace. This protocol helped achieve “Tookie’s” last wishes which included violence
Malcolm X was a street hustler dealing in drugs and prostitution when the age of school. He was convicted of robbery in 1946 and sent to prison for seven years. Malcolm X has opened up a future that totally different from his street and prison life by learning new words, continuously reading books and copying dictionary while he is in prison. He became a noted black civil rights leader, reformer, author and speaker after getting out of jail. Malcolm X is a great man.
The narrator’s environment reveals the despair in being an African American. The narrator thinks of his brother saying “He had been picked up, the evening before, in a raid on an apartment down-town, for peddling and using heroin.” This is already a sad fact. When someone has to turn to illegal crimes it shows a major issue. To make matters worse the narrator states “these boys (his students), now, were living as we'd been living then.” The state and condition that led to Sonny to a life of drugs and crime isn’t unique. In fact it is almost perpetual to all in the community.
Describe one piece of research into false confessions [10m] One piece of research that looks into false confessions is Gudjohnsson (1990). The study is a case study about a 17 year old boy who confessed to crime and was subsequently imprisoned for one year. Later it was found out that his confession was false and he was not guilty of committing the crime. Gudjohnsson wondered how false confessions can arise. As a result of this Gudjohnsson suggests there are three types of false confessions: Voluntary confessions whereby the person freely confesses to a crime, Coerced Internalised confession which occurs when a suspect doesn’t remember where they were when the crime they are suspected of committing.
A college professor by the name of David Gale is convicted of the rape and murder of a close friend and fellow member of his anti-capital punishment activist group, known as Deathwatch. Using Gale as an easily recognizable target in society most definitely came into play when trying to persuade the jury of his innocence or guilt. David had graduated at the top of his class, was an active member of Deathwatch, a well-known and respected professor at the University of Austin, a published author, and a loving and devoted father. The film leads you to believe that Gale must be innocent because he’s a good man, but every good man has flaws. As great of a man as he sounds, Gale drank scotch religiously.