Shawshank Redemption
Shawshank redemption tells the story of a banker, Andy Dufresne played by Tim
Robbins, who has been wrongly accused of murdering his wife and her lover after,
Discovering their affair in 1947. Andy knows that he has not committed this heinous
Crime, but he has just been convicted and must serve two life sentences at the Shawshank
State Penitentiary where his life begins a momentous change. Upon arriving to the
Shawshank State Penitentiary Andy befriends Ellis “Red” Redding, played by Morgan
Freeman, who is also serving a life sentence for the crime he committed. Red is the
Inside man who can procure just about anything imaginable item for anyone inside the
Penitentiary, we later find out exactly just how Andy employs his friendship to procure
Some very important items. Andy knows that he has been wrongly convicted and never
Stops trying to figure out what truly happened, in hopes of being freed someday.
Andy has begun to adapt to his new life in prison, securing a trustee position
Working in the library where he assist guards from his and neighboring prisons with there
Taxes annually. He wants to make an impact on someone else's life, so he teaches
Inmates to read along with classes on acquiring a General Educational Development
(G.E.D.) diploma to other inmates. Andy works with another trustee in the library,
Brooks Hatlen played by James Whitmore, who is one of the oldest convicts at
Shawshank arriving there in 1905. Brooks is later paroled from the prison and has a
Difficult time adjusting to life on the outside of prison after serving so many years. After
Not being able to adjust Brooks later commits suicide. “These walls are funny. First you
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From Stephen King after Rob Reiner had offered $2.5 million. (*3) Stephen King did not
Like the movie adaptation of the Shining and decided not to partake in the making of this
Book to movie writing instead trusting someone he considered a friend although
Rob Reiner Had submitted his version of Actors who would portray the characters and
His Cinematographic views, Frank Durabont decided to cast his own actors and use his
Vision of how the book would transpire into film. It would cost an estimated $25 million
To make the movie with an estimated box office gross of $28.3 million in the United
States and $58.5 million worldwide. (*4) “The Shawshank Redemption is an allegory
For Maintaining one's feeling of self worth when placed in a hopeless position”, as
Quoted by Roger Ebert film critic for the Chicago Times. (Chicago Sun Times)
(09-23-1994)
Sometimes in movie production a film is developed from a piece of literature. Directors will use the plot of a book either to create a unique movie, or to give the audience a chance to see what their favorite book is like when acted out on the screen. Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" is a good example of a work adapted to video. The movie has slight differences from the book, but the director Lamont Johnson follows the original closely.
before he was even convicted of the crime! Mr. Stevenson spends so much time advocating for
An example in the film that highlights the demise of the studio system is when Joe pitches a script idea to a producer of Paramount. Joe is quick to say that the film only needs one main character, has many outdoor locations and can be made ‘for under a million dollars’ (Joe Gillis, Sunset Boulevard, 1950), which highlights the idea of saving money on a s...
One of the first topics discussed by Jacobs is the history of the prison and prison organization. The beginning days of Stateville
How does being sentenced to prison affect someone later in his or her life? Many people pose the question, but they have yet to form an immutable response. Oscar Wilde once said, “one of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be”, this quotation engenders the philosophy of prison, which consists of one being held responsible for his or her wrongdoings. The book Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman explores how a once drug money launderer goes to jail for a crime which she committed almost a decade earlier. At the time she committed the crime, she considered herself lost and naive in regards to her life.
unjustly put into jail. He accepts going to jail even though he was put in jail
In his book Newjack he spoke of a variety of things pertaining to prison life at Sing Sing. As a new Correctional Officer coming into the ranks myself, or Newjack as he describes it I can relate to many of the issues he spoke about. Issues like when he talked about putting his game face on when he enters the prison for his shift. A Correctional officer is a person who must try to be a role model type figure, and keep his personal feelings in check. A Correctional Officer also must to be able to leave the job at the gate on the way out and not bring it home with him.
..., and creating CGI and miniature sets according to illustrations by famous Tolkien artists. These examples that Thompson gave all were able to convince me of the significance of how the films were made.
film, on such a low budget and most of it went to the one semi-famous
The book titled Beyond Bars: Rejoining Society After Prison offers invaluable lessons of how both men and women may successfully depart prison and return to society. The book was written by Jeffrey Ross and Stephen Richards, both of whom are college professors and criminal justice experts. The population of prisons across the United States has increased dramatically in recent decades despite overall crime rates decreasing during the same time period. Approximately seven million American people are in some form of correctional custody. Between the years1980 and 2000, America’s prison population increased by 500 percent. During the same time period, the number of prisons grew by 300 percent (Ross and Richards, xii). Close to 50 percent of people admitted to confinement have previously served time, exemplifying that the criminal justice system “recycles” inmates through the system again and again (Ross and Richards, xi). Unfortunately, many convicts simply do not remember how to or are ill-equipped to return to society once their sentence ends. Ross and Richards, through their valuable lessons within their book, seek to lessen the problems that ex-prisoners may face when released from prison.
his life with petty crime in Brooklyn, New York. After escalating his way up in
Unlike a menial position at your local Walmart, a position at your local prison is admirable and moderately difficult to land, hence one has to be prepared and qualified to take on the duties expected of them if they aspire to land a job as
When Walt Disney made the movie the Unites States was in the “Great Depression.” It was very important that he didn’t make any mathematical mistakes on this movie because if he did he would be in financial troubles. Without thinking Disney decided to go on with the movie, telling everyone how much of a success it will be. The only problem was is that Walt calculated it to only cost $250,000. Instead it cost around $1.5 million! This was a giant mistake to make, especially during the great depression! As the production of the movie went on Walt had to borrow money from the bank. Lillian Disney was not happy when Walt had to take the mortgage out on the house! Walt wasn’t able to pay...
Moviemaking is a risky business, for it is not always profitable. Only one in ten films ever recovers its initial investment from theatrical exhibition. In fact, four out of ten movies never recoup the original investment. In 2000, the average studio film cost had a total cost of over $80 million per film. No other industry in the world risks that much capital to make, finance, produce ...
... overcome the obstacles that once held them back and had led them to prison in the first place The experiences of prison are enough to make a former inmate “do whatever it takes to avoid a second term” (“Rehabilitative Effects”) This being said, the many religious, therapeutic, and educational proceedings have also given prisoners an initiative to stay out of prison The religious aspect gives inmates hope and courage The therapeutic provides inmates with a safe environment to share their issues and to receive positive encouragement And finally, the educational offers a way to acquire a GED and or occupational skills that will enable the previously incarcerated with skills that will give them an advantage to obtaining a job. The negative side of prisons has become the face of prisons, blinding the public to all of the good that incarceration offers the incarcerated.