"The Shawshank Redemption", directed by Frank Darabont, attitudes and values, techniques used, essay

"The Shawshank Redemption", directed by Frank Darabont, based on a novel by Steven King, is a film about the harsh realization of prison life in which the main character Andy Dufrense is wrongly convicted of a double homicide. Andy is injected into a maximum security prison which was a fortunate thing because it allowed him to reach for part of himself he could not in the outside world, courage, fortitude and strength. Using these attributes …

…'real world', courage, fortitude and strength. Using these attributes he is able to maintain ones hope and dignity, and break free of his psychological imprisonment, and find true freedom. Contempory social issues of justice and injustice are revealed through the techniques and conventions of cinematography, symbolism, and the themes of maintaining hope, friendship, dignity and ultimately redemption. All these aspects of the Shawshank Redemption either challenge or confirm the attitudes and values of the reader.