What redemption and hope bring to the audience in ``The Shawshank Redemption''

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2019.05.10Kiyoto Seito

*This article touches on the ending of the story, so we recommend watching the movie before reading it.

"The Shawshank Redemption" synopsis

Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a young bank vice president, is admitted to Shawshank Prison on charges of murdering his wife and son. At first, Andy rebels against the rules of the prison and isolates himself, but Red (Morgan Freeman), an old guard at the prison and a procurer, senses something different about him than the other inmates. was. One day, two years after Andy entered the prison, Andy wins beer for his fellow inmates as a reward for solving an inheritance problem that the warden, Chief Hadley (Clancy Brown), was having. After this incident, Andy begins to be respected by both prison staff and fellow inmates.

Ever since his feature-length debut, `` Carrie '' (1974), author Stephen King has continued to provide fascinating material for movies. Starting with ``Carrie'' (filmed in 1976), `` The Shining '' (1980), `` Misery '' (1990), `` IT '' (1990), and its remake `` IT╱If you see it, it's over.'' . King has been called the standard-bearer of modern horror for his series of works such as ` `Stand by Me '' (1986) and `` The Green Mile '' (1999). There are also many die-hard fans. ``The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994) belongs to the same genre.

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How King and Darabont were brought together

It is well known that King actively supported the adaptation of his works into films. ``Dollar Baby'', which was founded with his wishes in mind, is a project that transfers the rights to make an original work into a movie for just one dollar to students and young filmmakers. Frank Darabont, who made his directorial debut with ``Old Woman's Room'' (1983), a short film adaptation of ``The Woman in Room 312,'' a short story from King's first collection of short stories, `` Midnight Shift '' (1978), was a beneficiary of the project. This is one person who participated in the event.

Later, in 1987, King, who liked ``The Old Woman's Room'', transferred the rights to make the novella `` Rita Hayworth in Prison '' (1982) into a movie to Darabont. The Shawshank Redemption completed the script in eight weeks, and the film, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, will be produced by Warner's Castle Rock Entertainment. Rob Reiner, the director and founder of Castle Rock, was the driving force behind the success of ``Stand by Me,'' also based on King's original work. A person who is related to the original work.

For this reason, Reiner originally directed the film, with Tom Cruise (other candidates include Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, and Nicolas Cage) playing the main character Andy, and fellow prisoner Red played by Harrison Ford (and others). There was also an idea that Darabont would direct the role himself (Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, etc.), but this film marked his memorable feature debut. Ta.

Freeman applauds Robbins' performance

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