ShawshankredeemsHollywoodCanHollywood,usuallycreatingthingsforentertainmentpurposesonly,createart?Tocreatesomethingofthisnature,adirectormustapproachitinamostmeticulousmanner,duetothedelicacyoftheprocess.Suchadauntingtaskrequiresanextremelycapableartistwithanundeniablemanagerialcapacityandanacutelydevelopedawarenessofeachelementofartintheirfilms,themostprominent;music,visuals,script,andacting.Theseelements,eachequallyimportant,mustsucceedindependently,yetstillformaharmoniousunion,becausethismixturedeterminesthefateoftheartist\'sopus.Thoughalreadywellknownamongsthiscolleaguesforhisnotableskillsatwritinganddirecting,FrankDarabontemergeswithhisfeaturefilmdirectorialdebut,TheShawshankRedemption.Provinghimselfalreadyamasterofthecraft,DarabontmanagedtocreateoneofthemostrecognizableindependentreleasesinthehistoryofHollywood.TheShawshankRedemptiondefinesagenre,defiestheodds,compelstheemotions,andbringsaneraofartisticallyinfluentialfilmsbacktoHollywood.Thestorybeginswiththetrialofayoungbanker,AndyDufrense,victimizedbycircumstantialevidence,resultinginaconvictionforthemurderofhiswifeandherlover.Afteraquickconviction,AndyfindshimselfservingalifesentenceatShawshankprison,withnohopeofparole.Heexistsinthisprisononlyinappearance,keepinghismindfreefromthedrabwallsaroundhim.Hisabilitytodothisresultsinthegainingofrespectfromhisfellowinmates,butmostofallfromEllisRedding.Ellis,commonlyreferredtoasRed,findsgainfuluseofhisentrepreneurialspiritwithinthedrabwallsofShawshankbydealingincontrabandandcommoditiesraretotheconfinesofprison.Andy\'sdemeanorandundeniablesenseofhopecausesRedtotakeadeeperlookathimself,andtheworldaroundhim.AndyprovestoRedandtheotherinmatesthatintheconventionalwallsofShawshankprisonconventionwillfindnohomeinhislifestyle.Bycreatingthefilm\'sfirmfoundation,themeticulouslychiseledscreenplaypavedthewayforthisfilm\'ssuccess.FrankDarabontoutdoeshimselfwiththephenomenaladaptationofStephenKing\'sequallynoteworthynovella,RitaHayworthandShawshankRedemption.Inthisnovella,Kingdemonstratesthathecanbreakfreefromthegenrehedominatesandstillcreateamarvelouspieceofmodernliterature.Thoughthefilmmirrorsthenovellainmanyways,Darabontillustratesafocusedobjectiveofimprovingupontheareaswherethenovellacameupshort,resultinginoneofthebestbooktofilmtransitionsever.Whilemaintainingsomeofthepoeticandmovingdialogueofthenovella,Darabontalsoprovesthatafilm\'sscorecangenerateagreatdealofemotionalresponsefromitsaudience,asdialoguedoes.HeemploysthecunningThomasNewman,sonofthelegendaryHollywoodcomposer,AlfredNewman.Darabontshowsrecognitionforthefilm\'sneedsbyemployingNewman,whomakesthegentlepianochordswhispersoftlytotheviewer,asifapartofthescripteddialogue.Newmanlendshimselftoindividualismandtendstodrivemoretowardstheuniqueintherealmofscorecomposition.HiseffortinShawshankdidnotgounnoticed,ashisscorereceivedanOscarnominationin1995.Whileuniqueandindependent,Newman\'sscoreneveronceintrudesonyourconcentrationordistractsfromthefilm.Withworkfromvastarrayoftalentedscenedesigners,costumedesigners,composers,cinematographers,andvariousotherHollywoodartists,thecastofTheShawshankRedemptionhadastrongfoundationtoworkwith.Themarvelouscastofthisfilmwilldazzleyouwithsomeofthemostconvincingperformancesyouwillwitnessinafilm.WhilebothTimRobbinsandMorganFreemanshineasAndyandRed,respectively,thetruespectacleofactinglieswithintheplet...