Friday, April 18, 2014

Theme and Thesis - Shawshank Redemption - PART 2

Hello Screenwriting Non-Essential Readers,

My name is Haruki Titsoto and I doing guest post on one of my favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption.

What's the theme of Shawshank Redemption?

You might ask....what are the three themes?

Three themes?  A person has three dimensions!

Yes!  You've got:
1) Physical Theme
2) Intellectual Theme
3) Emotional Theme

The physical theme of Shawshank Redemption is, "How do I get out of this prison?"

The intellectual theme of Shawshank Redemption is, "How do I get out of this "intellectual" prison?"

The emotional theme of Shawshank Redemption is, "How do I get out of this "emotional" prison?"

Red(emption) is mentored by Andy Dufresne.  Andy teaches Red the thesis answers to all three themes.

The first is, dig your butt out.
The second is, read and self-educate.
The third is, embrace hope.






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