Bob Gunton Essays

"The Shawshank Redemption" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 1994, and opened a few weeks later. It got good reviews but it did not do good business as it does not have an interesting title and it was a "prison drama" which did not attract women. It contained almost no action, it starred actors who were respected but not big stars, and it was a long 142 minutes. This was a movie that needed word-of-mouth to find an audience, and indeed business was slowly but steadily growing when

The Green Mile a 1999 file based on a Stephen King novel set in 1935. It follows a man named Paul as he tells his story of being a prison officer in a penitentiary. He oversees death row inmates during this time, where he meets a black man named John Coffey who was convicted of the murder of two young white girls. Soon, Paul and his fellow officers discover after John’s arrival they discover his ability to heal those who are sick and suffering. Paul is conflicted with going through John’s execution

Released in 2005, Lord of War is a crime war film, with the beginning set in the 1980s when the Cold War had begun to thaw. The time frame of the film sheds light on the dark world of illicit arms trafficking, a global menace that has claimed lots of lives since the end of the Cold War. Yuri Orlov is an opportunistic businessman who finds fortune after the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union. Huge reserves of Soviet weapons became available at bargain rates, and as billions of dollars'

He used to carve it the whole night and get the small pieces of rock in his clothes and throws it off in the Exercise yard. He used to put a big poster to hide whatever he has tried to dig so far. On the night of escape Andy wore Warden Norton’s (Bob Gunton) prison 's shoes to his cell, catching a lucky break when no one notices. He packed some papers and Norton 's clothes into a plastic bag, tied it to himself with the rope he 'd asked for, and escaped through his hole. The tunnel he 'd excavated

In the film The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, the main message in the film is hope and fear. The main purpose of the opening scene is to introduce us from Andy Dufrense the main character who has been accused as a murderer of his wife and her lover. Moreover, the opening sequence is significant because it shows Andy 's transformation from being a regular civilian to a criminal in high security prison. Basically, this report will focus on the opening scene were the director has

Elia Kazan’s 1954 film On the Waterfront is a crime drama starring legendary actor Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a former prize-fighting boxer turned dock worker employed by Johnny Friendly (portrayed by Lee J. Cobb), the corrupt leader of the local dock workers union. After witnessing the murder of a fellow co-worker and friend, Joey Doyle, Terry is faced with the difficult decision of speaking against Friendly, a long-time family friend and the boss of his older brother Charley, in court in relation

Based on O’Brien’s biography, our surrounding’s can have a tremendous influence on who we are and who we become. Tony O’Brien has most likely faced a massive change in his attitude. He explains about the terror he felt from being captured and dragged into prison. However, O 'Brien meets Nader Ali, a Shiite Muslim who was a bookkeeper who changed his view of prison by treating O 'Brien like a brother. Because, of Nader Ali, the prison felt like Nader Ali’s home, and O’Brien was the guest. After three

The second collaboration between Tak Sakaguchi and Ryuhei Kitamura after "Versus," resulted in a film very similar in themes and aesthetics with the splatter and cult favorite. A family on vacation runs on a group of bank robbers near na isolated forest. The gangsters take the family as hostages but soon after, a samurai rises from the grave and attacks them. Sometime later, some policeman who were pursuing the robeers arrive in the same place only to be ambushed by a zombie who seems to have organized

The Shawshank Redemption, an American drama, directed and written in 1994 by Frank Darabont is a classic even famous today. The film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spent nineteen years of his life in the Shawshank state prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. The film, clearly exemplifies the hardships of the incarcerated inmates through characterisation in the form of Brooks Hatlan and Andy. This further creates institutionalisation as a means to redemption of one’s soul

Losing something that you have had for a long time can affect the way you act and feel. In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne, experiences the death of freedom. The movie follows Andy Dufresne who is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he did not commit the crimes. The way Andy deals with death of freedom is that he helps the warden and guards, he builds a library

She sets a thief to catch a thief. Will he also steal her heart? Private investigator Helen Hu must team up with art thief Reuben Costa to rescue her mother, who has vanished while trying to make amends for stealing some bejeweled eggs fifteen years ago. ONCE A THIEF is book 1 in USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Protector Sweethearts, a Christian romantic suspense collection that showcases unsung heroes and heroes behind the scene. This series is a spinoff of Jan’s Savannah Sweethearts

Is prison effective as rehabilitation for wrong-doers in the US? Shawshank’s Redemption, an all-time best movie produced in 1994 starred and led by actors Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. A story about two imprisoned men’s experience with the corrupted prison institution through their way of self-redemption. There is a line, which was well read by Morgan Freeman, I am particularly fond of. Here I quote ‘These walls are funny. First you hate them, then you get used to them. Enough time passes, you

Satire  can be described as the literary art of diminishing or derogating a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking toward it attitudes of amusement, contempt, scorn, or indignation. Satire has been use ordinarily. It is a elegant way to criticize the dissatisfaction. Satire show anywhere, we can find them at book, movie, article even TV show. The Shawshank’s Redemption is a such satire movie. The movie tell about the story when Andy in the jail. The main character Andy was framed by killed his

Within this essay I shall conduct a comparison between two different films those being The Shawshank Redemption (1997, dir. Frank Darabont) an American film about young convict Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) and the decades of his life inside the prison of Shawshank alongside Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding (Morgan Freeman) and comparing it to the French film, Amelie also known as La fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain (2001, Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) which details the life of the title character Amelie as she

A comparison Essay about the Documentary Evolution of a Criminal by Darius Monroe The poem “Invictus “By William E. Henley In the movie Evolution of a criminal and the poem Invictus are both comparison, considering that they both explain how you will occasionally go through dark days in your life. It is important that you overcome big obstacles and not just give up. Always look at the brighter side of horrible situations. Evolution of a criminal is about 3 adolescent boys who

Samah Alshaikh Acc 352 – Fall 2014 Chapter 6 Research Problem Day Class Facts: Rachel and Brad Spartan purchased a beach house early 2011 to use it for recreational and rental purposes. Because the house was in a bad situation and needed a substantial repair, Rachel and Brad decided to repair the house themselves. After they completed the repair work, they occupied the house for 38 days during the year and rented it for 49 days. Among the 38 days, 24 days they were engaged in work on the beach

Christmas Carol Literary Analysis Have you ever wondered if someone can change overnight? In this book Scrooge changed very rapidly with the ghost appearing and changing him completely . In the beginning of the story Scrooge was hateful and in the end he was very loving. But once he started to change he changed very rapidly. When the ghosts started coming he started changing , each time one ghost came he changed little by little . In the book “ a christmas carol “ by charles dickens , the

Scrooge’s Transformation Essay In the Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits, past, present, and future. When the spirits take Scrooge to the past present and future, Scrooge undergoes a major transformation Dickens demonstrates this by showing that Scrooge changed from a lonely, greedy man, that didn’t like Christmas and dislike people to a generous man that likes Christmas and was more accepting of other people. Dickens shows

The Watergate Scandal was a political scandal where President Nixon had the help of five burglars and the burglars snuck into the Democratic National Committee office and stole documents and recorded phone calls. President Nixon did this so he could find out more about what the democratic side was doing during the election of 1972. This occured on June 17, 1972 and caused President Nixon to resign in August of 1974. After this Americans did not trust the White House and their government. Watergate

the music portrays and how the natives are identified by others because of the music is how reggae music is a contributing factor to what is known as the Jamaican identity. ‘When the music hits you feel no pain’ is a popular line by reggae icon Bob Marley. Reggae music is the foundation in which Jamaican people have rooted their attitudes in, such as anti-Babylonian behaviour and their belief that things will change for the better if you are easy going with time and hard work, it is also the