-After finishing both the book and the movie-
When I watched the movie right after finishing the book, I could notice some scenes that were different from the book. In many ways, these differences served to give a stronger emphasis on the theme of “hope.”
As showed in the above picture, the poster used for “The shawshank redemption” states
Fear can hold you prisoner
Hope can set you free
The movie’s stark contrast between Andy’s hope and the surrounding environment makes this message stronger. First, the wardens are much crueler in the movie than in the book. While Tommy is sent to a better penitentiary (to prevent him from giving help to Andy) in the book, he is ruthlessly shot and killed by Norton in the film. Further, the film provides much more detailed and realistic scene of the inhumane environment of the shawshank – with emphasis on inhumanness of the wardens and the ‘sisters.’
However, while the’ dark’ is portrayed much darker in the film, the ‘bright’ is filled with more hope. A scene in which Andy turns on a classical music and let everyone in the prison listen to it was certainly a part that could not be found in the book. Along with some other behaviors of Andy, such act clearly underscores the hope that Andy had in his mind and his willingness to share it with his friends. To sum up, although Andy was placed in even worse condition in the movie, his determination was stronger, and his hope was brighter.
Such difference between the book and the film is also shown in the ending. Whereas the book ends as Red finds Andy’s message and decides to look for him, the movie finishes as Red actually finds Andy and reunite in pleasure, getting rid of the uncertainty that remained in the book and reemphasizing the ‘hope.’ Although the book was also clear in the message it intended to deliver, the movie made a stronger one, making the story once more touching and intimate.
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