The Shawshank Redemption
Summary
The Shawshank Redemptionstar Bob Gunton explains one central change the movie made from Stephen King ’s novella , and why it was an improvement . Released in 1994 , the beloved Frank Darabont film followsAndy Dufresne ( Tim Robbins)as he spends twenty geezerhood in Shawshank prison house for a execution he did n’t commit , serving as an exploration of friendship and promise . The pic , which is free-base on King’sRita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemptionnovella from 1982 , feature Gunton as the sadistic Warden Norton , who serves as the central antagonist .
During a late episode ofThe Kingcastpodcast fromFangoria , Gunton is asked about howThe Shawshank Redemptioncondenses the three prison wardens from King ’s novel into one character . According to Gunton , this was a change that Darabont made that finally better the celluloid as it relates to Andy ’s character bow and the main subject . Check out Gunton ’s explanation below :
Yes , and I think that was , for me anyway , Frank Darabont ’s coup . He saw , and I certainly agree , that to have a Heron be at his dependable , he has to overcome the adversary at his worst . To load that with three dissimilar personality , then it would just be kind of vaguely against the penal organisation or something else .
But having one hombre live 20 geezerhood , with the two of them , and actually in fairly close quarters , was , I think , a virgule of whiz . It made this a metaphor rather just a wonderfully - told story . Andy is the luminance , Warden is the darkness , and the obscure seeks to control the light . And the lite flutter and then is born-again in the darkness .
The Warden Change In The Shawshank Redemption Was The Right Call
Bob Gunton’s Warden Is An All-Time Movie Villain
King ’s novelette is one of his most memorable stories , and rightly so , butThe Shawshank Redemptioncondensing the warden into one character was ultimately the proficient choice for the photographic film . make three disjoined wardens does work in King ’s translation , but Gunton proves himself an especially formidable antagonist in Darabont ’s movie . Spending the extra time with Norton allow audiences to see the lawful depths of his sadism , and he becomes a sour swarm that hangs over Andy , the prison , and the others in theShawshank Redemptioncast of reference .
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As Gunton explains , make believe Norton a more primal flesh in the narrative also improves Andy ’s electric discharge . An old storytelling saw is that a hero is only as strong as the force of antagonism arranged against him or her , and , with Warden Norton , Andy now has a clear foe to overcome . If there had alternatively been multiple wardens , the chronicle would have lacked a cleared antagonist , make it in the end less satisfying when Andy escapes duringThe Shawshank Redemption ’s ending .
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The Shawshank Redemptionmay not have been a box federal agency hit at the time of its release , but it has since go down as one of the best movies of all sentence . Its powerful topic and fibre are a major ground for this , admit Gunton ’s portrayal of Warden Norton . WhileThe Shawshank Redemptionlikely would still have been a compelling film had it adhered more closely to King ’s novel , make Norton a key villain figure was evidently the proper call .
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Cast
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman headliner in Frank Darabont ’s 1994 adaptation of Stephen King ’s novelette Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption . After being condemn to life in prison for the alleged execution of his wife , Robbins ' Andy Dufresne memorise the time value of hope , persistence , and true friendship as he befriends kindhearted convicts like Freeman ’s " red-faced " Redding and employ his wittiness to expose the secluded crimes of Bob Gunton ’s cruel penitentiary warden Samuel Norton .
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in Frank Darabont’s 1994 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. After being sentenced to life in prison for the alleged murder of his wife, Robbins' Andy Dufresne learns the value of hope, persistence, and true friendship as he befriends kindhearted convicts like Freeman’s “Red” Redding and uses his wits to expose the secret crimes of Bob Gunton’s cruel penitentiary warden Samuel Norton.
