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The Shawshank Redemption is a feature film concerned with the repression of individuals within an institution- a prison in this case. It is concerned with routine, forced conformity, power abuse and the struggle of hope to exist in such a lifeless world.Characteristic of this "feel good" genre film, the "good guys", Andy Dufrense ....
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.... in the lives of every individual.
The repression of Shawshank, as well as the enforced routine, is depicted by the film makers through lighting, camera angles and music. The majority of scenes have no background music; the impact of silence achieving the purpose of indicating the lack of life within and refusal to allow any expression, very effectively. The only music that actually dominates a scene is where Andy lock himself in the wardens office and plays Italian opera over the tannoy system. The impact this has on the other prisoners, transfixing them, shows how Andy ....
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