Shawshank Shawshank RedemptionRedemptionA PowerPoint by: Carrie HessA PowerPoint by: Carrie Hess

CharactersCharacters

Andy Dufrasne played by Tim Andy Dufrasne played by Tim Robbins.Robbins.

A New England banker accused of A New England banker accused of murdering his wife and her lover. murdering his wife and her lover. Claims he is innocent, but Claims he is innocent, but everyone is innocent in everyone is innocent in Shawshank.Shawshank.

Likes to collect rocks, read, starts Likes to collect rocks, read, starts a library, and dreams of building a a library, and dreams of building a boat at the Pacific Ocean.boat at the Pacific Ocean.

Close friends with Red and Brooks.Close friends with Red and Brooks.

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Characters continued.Characters continued.

Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding played by: Morgan Freeman.played by: Morgan Freeman.

Fellow inmate and prisoner in Fellow inmate and prisoner in Shawshank. Imprisoned as a Shawshank. Imprisoned as a young man he has almost young man he has almost been entirely institutionalized. been entirely institutionalized. Very close friends with Andy Very close friends with Andy and dreams of being free and dreams of being free someday.someday.

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Characters continued.Characters continued. Warden Norton played by: Bob Warden Norton played by: Bob

Guntan.Guntan. The warden is a very religious The warden is a very religious

man who on the side is hiding man who on the side is hiding money in false bank accounts and money in false bank accounts and using Andy so his crime can’t be using Andy so his crime can’t be traced to him.traced to him.

He enjoys using sadistic means to He enjoys using sadistic means to torture his prisoners such as torture his prisoners such as throwing them in the “hole”. He is throwing them in the “hole”. He is very powerful and exerts very powerful and exerts immense influence on the prison.immense influence on the prison.

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Characters continued.Characters continued. Brooks Hatlen played by: Brooks Hatlen played by:

James WhitmoreJames Whitmore The prison librarian, Brooks The prison librarian, Brooks

has been in Shawshanks for has been in Shawshanks for almost all of his life. almost all of his life.

He is known for his caring He is known for his caring personality( takes care of a personality( takes care of a baby crow Jake), but baby crow Jake), but eventually is released. eventually is released.

He gives into He gives into institutionalization and institutionalization and commits suicide because he commits suicide because he can’t live in the real world.can’t live in the real world.

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Characters continued.Characters continued. Tommy Williams played by: Tommy Williams played by:

Gil BellowsGil Bellows A young man in and out of A young man in and out of

prison his whole life, prison his whole life, Tommy came to Tommy came to Shawshank for robbery. Shawshank for robbery.

Has a wife and child at Has a wife and child at home, so he enlists Andy’s home, so he enlists Andy’s help in learning how to read help in learning how to read and write so he can get a and write so he can get a high school diploma.high school diploma.

Was in prison with the man Was in prison with the man who killed Andy’s wife and who killed Andy’s wife and her lover.her lover.

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ThemeTheme Institutionalization is a major Institutionalization is a major

theme in Shawshank theme in Shawshank Redemption. Many prisoners Redemption. Many prisoners have been in the prison for so have been in the prison for so long that they have been long that they have been institutionalized, which means institutionalized, which means the only life that they know is the the only life that they know is the one within the prison walls. Ex: one within the prison walls. Ex: Brooks lived most of his life in Brooks lived most of his life in the prison, so when released he the prison, so when released he does not know how to live in the does not know how to live in the outside world. Things have outside world. Things have changed so much while he was changed so much while he was in prison and he even thinks of in prison and he even thinks of crimes he could commit in order crimes he could commit in order to be thrown back into prison. He to be thrown back into prison. He eventually commits suicide eventually commits suicide because he cannot handle life in because he cannot handle life in the real world. the real world.

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SymbolsSymbols The Holy BibleThe Holy Bible: : To the To the

warden, the Bible is sacred warden, the Bible is sacred and to be followed at all and to be followed at all times, so it is a rule book. times, so it is a rule book.

To Andy he hides his rock To Andy he hides his rock hammer in the Bible going hammer in the Bible going against the rules completely.against the rules completely.

Embroidered “His Judgment Embroidered “His Judgment Cometh and that Right Soon”Cometh and that Right Soon” a symbol of the warden’s a symbol of the warden’s faith, but ironic because his faith, but ironic because his own judgment will come when own judgment will come when Andy anonymously tells on Andy anonymously tells on him.him.

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Symbols ContinuedSymbols Continued

The music symbolizes hope The music symbolizes hope and especially Andy's hope and especially Andy's hope that he will someday be free that he will someday be free and living on his own again. and living on his own again. The music can be in his heart The music can be in his heart and mind and the warden and mind and the warden cannot take that away from cannot take that away from him.him.

The harmonica is a symbol of The harmonica is a symbol of harmony and it shows the harmony and it shows the harmonic relationship between harmonic relationship between Andy and Red because Andy Andy and Red because Andy gives it to Red. It also gives it to Red. It also symbolizes hope.symbolizes hope.

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Technical ShotsTechnical Shots Aerial shot:Aerial shot: A shot taken A shot taken

from the air which is often from the air which is often used for large crowds or to used for large crowds or to emphasize how expansive emphasize how expansive and large something is.and large something is.

Close up:Close up: The camera The camera focuses in very closely upon a focuses in very closely upon a person or object to person or object to emphasize the importance of emphasize the importance of an expression or meaning of an expression or meaning of an object.an object.

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Technical Shots Technical Shots continuedcontinued Two Shot: Two Shot: Shows the Shows the

relationship of two people by relationship of two people by body language and their body language and their discussion when it is only them discussion when it is only them in a shot.in a shot.

Long Shot: Long Shot: This type of shot This type of shot emphasizes size and the emphasizes size and the enormity of a setting. It also can enormity of a setting. It also can emphasize the quantity like in emphasize the quantity like in this case the amount of this case the amount of prisoners Shawshank holds.prisoners Shawshank holds.

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Background InformationBackground Information

Shawshank was the quietest film to be nominated for seven academy Shawshank was the quietest film to be nominated for seven academy awards. It did not win any.awards. It did not win any.

In 1995, a year after it came out in the theaters, Shawshank became In 1995, a year after it came out in the theaters, Shawshank became the top video rental of the year.the top video rental of the year.

Based on the book Based on the book Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank RedemptionRita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by: Stephen King by: Stephen King

An actual correctional facility was used that had been shut down for An actual correctional facility was used that had been shut down for cruel and unusual punishment.cruel and unusual punishment.

The original Red was a white, Irish man with red hair, but Morgan The original Red was a white, Irish man with red hair, but Morgan Freeman was chosen because his personality matched perfectly.Freeman was chosen because his personality matched perfectly.

The last scene on the beach was almost left out of the movie, but it The last scene on the beach was almost left out of the movie, but it was too important that they be reunited for the audience’s sake. It was too important that they be reunited for the audience’s sake. It showed the love story between two friends who transcend life and showed the love story between two friends who transcend life and space in order to remain close.space in order to remain close.

Shawshank Redemption shows that with hope and persistence, Shawshank Redemption shows that with hope and persistence, everyone can find their own place in the sun.everyone can find their own place in the sun.

““Get busy living or get busy dying”- it’s important to have hope and to Get busy living or get busy dying”- it’s important to have hope and to live for something or else it isn’t worth living.live for something or else it isn’t worth living.