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Comparing The Shawshank Redemption And The Fantastic Mr.

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In Gene Siskel's review of The Shawshank Redemption he argues that it is an "inspirational drama of individuals struggling against overbearing authority." Discuss how the idea works in both The Shawshank Redemption and The Fantastic Mr. Fox In The Shawshank Redemption and The Fantstic Mr. Fox, the main characters and their peers fight against injustice. Throughout the two movies, these characters are mistreated and face many hardships, but hope is a major theme that is apparent. Both of these films have strong authority figures that are overbearing, and try to control the victim’s lives. In the Shawshank Redemption, a brilliant experienced banker, Andy Dufresne is wrongly accused of killing his wife and her lover. He is ordered to serve two

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