The shawshank Redemption,

             A film has: Conflict, Action, Dialogue, Setting, Atmosphere and Point of view. Choose two of these and, with close reference to 'The Shawshank Redemption', show how they are used to aid the
             communication of a key theme from the film.
             Hope is a key theme in 'The Shawshank Redemption'. Two major elements that are used to aid the communication of this theme are
             Conflict is used throughout the entire film to highlight the key theme of hope. A prime example of this conflict is Ellis Redding (Red)
             who is in conflict with himself. Red simply refuses to have any hope in his prison life. Red believes that hope is a dangerous thing and after
             meeting Andy Dufresne is in a constant battle with himself, trying not to trust in hope after witnessing it destroy many people before him. It is noticeable that Red is afraid of hope for the same reason. Red's conflict becomes more evident when Andy gives him a harmonica, only a short
             period after Andy's debate with Red about music freeing the soul and the fact the hope is a good thing. Even in darkness of his cell, Red only
             dares to blow his harmonica once and reacts by clenching it tightly, frightened by the idea that music frees the soul and the hope that Andy
             Dialogue plays a vital part in the communication of the main idea of hope. Most of the dialogue that involves hope has Andy involved and a good example of this dialogue is when Andy is let out of the hole after playing the music over the loud speaker. Andy describes how the music cannot be taken away from him. Andy then asks Red if he has ever felt that way about music and Red talks about playing a harmonica when he
             was younger and says that it didn't make much sense on the inside. Andy is shocked and insist that it makes the most sense on the inside and the
             importance of it to remind of the outside world and hope. Red replies saying "Hope is a dange
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