The Shawshank Redemption

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The Shawshank Redemption is a film based on the Stephen King novel “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. It is based on the imprisonment of a thriving young accountant named Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins. He is sent to prison for the murder of his late wife and her lover. Andy is enrolled in Shawshank prison, a disheartening place where hostility from both the prison guards and inmates is not only tolerated but quite common. While Andy is serving his sentence he comes across a man named Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, played by Morgan Freeman. Ellis is serving a life sentence and has become well customed to the traditions during his imprisonment. Red’s area of expertise inside the prison is the “import/export” business. Red’s first impression of Andy is that he is quite different from the average inmate, which of course works against Andy’s favour. As the movie continues Andy begins to befriend many of his fellow prisoners as well as the guard in order to reap the benefits only they could provide. He helps one of the most well known guards in Shawshank prison with his financial problems in exchange for a round of chilled beers for him and his cell mates. After this point in the movie starts the reign of Andy Dufresne. Andy continues to work on many different projects pertaining to the improvement of the prison’s facilities. He begins teaching the inmates that chose to study, completing the guards’ tax returns and even assisting the Warden, played by Bob Gunton, to work in some extra profits for him. These little favours greatly help his persona at the prison. Over the years of his sentence, he slowly builds up a reputation for himself with the guards and prisoners. The main theme of the movie is hope; Andy never, even after the many years of imprisonment, loses hope for a brighter tomorrow. This is something he believes that can be passed on to his other
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