INT: Hello, I’m here with Lucy Brown, who has just viewed, Shawshank Redemption for the first time, and is willing to answer a few questions. Firstly, how do you think Red and Andy’s friendship develops throughout the film?

LUCY: Fantastic question! I believe Red and Andy’s friendship developed majorly throughout their time in prison. Both Red and Andy started out as complete social opposites, Red presumably from a poor background and Andy from a privileged white background. They both ended up learning new things from each other. Red takes Andy under his wing and shows him the way to do things in prison. Both characters gain mutual respect for each other whilst being in prison. Red and Andy struggle to survive the horrors of prison, but in …show more content…
Frank Darabont uses a close up of Red while he explains to Andy that he doesn’t think he could, “make it on the outside” without him. I believe this shows how much Red relies on Andy and how much he needs him by his side. The director swaps between a close up of Red, to a close up of Andy while they are talking. This shows that they are not in the same shot and are in totally different headspaces at that point of the movie. While Red and Andy are talking there is a quiet, non-diegetic piano sound playing in the background. Throughout the movie, both characters develop grey hair, which indicates the change in era and shows how long they have been in prison. I believe the ending was very powerful as it displays an unbreakable bond between two characters. When Red and Andy reunite, the director uses an extreme long shot, to demonstrate their friendship while they hug. …show more content…
I believe I can relate to this quote as sometimes I sit around not doing anything, waiting for time to pass, instead of being active and finding something to entertain myself. I think the meaning of this quote is that if you aren’t actively living your life, getting up from your metaphorical backside and doing things, then you are effectively pushing yourself closer to death. The director used over the shoulder shots, which shows Red’s concern about Andy and close ups to show the conversation between Red and Andy when the quote was being said. He also uses subjective point of view, as the camera is behind Red’s back, looking at Andy and his facial expressions. The subjective point of view alternates between Red and Andy during their conversation. You could see that Andy was agitated and his heart was racing, as he was breathless, kept looking down and not making eye contact with Red. I believe Red was worried for Andy and wanted to do his best to help