In this bonus episode, Steven and Alex, with a loving yet critical eye, take a look at one of the most iconic movies of all time: Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption. Topics explored include: What are Andy Dufrene's character qualities that allow him to endure the arbitrary cruelties of prison life and aid him in his successful plot to escape?; What can we learn from this movie about how power and authority corrupts institutional life?; Is this movie a critique of prison life itself?; What kind of redemption is achieved at the end of the movie, given Andy's innocence?

Further Resources:

• A DVD copy of the movie can be purchased from Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shawshank-Redemption-DVD-Tim-Robbins/dp/B07YMFVQ7F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LYYW2OKFX5T1&keywords=shawshank+redemption+dvd&qid=1665489375&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjA4IiwicXNhIjoiMS43MCIsInFzcCI6IjEuNzYifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=shawshank+rede%2Caps%2C569&sr=8-1
• Stephen King's original novella can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rita-Hayworth-Shawshank-Redemption-Stephen-ebook/dp/B08GPQ3JL4/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=shawshank+redemption+book&qid=1665489415&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjI3IiwicXNhIjoiMS41MCIsInFzcCI6IjEuNjMifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=shawshank+redemption+%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1
• An excellent study of how the movie was made: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shawshank-Redemption-Revealed-Story-Keeps-ebook/dp/B07TWB7MFF/ref=sr_1_4?crid=V06JQ33BQQK9&keywords=shawshank+redemption&qid=1665489476&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjA4IiwicXNhIjoiMi42MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuMjgifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=shawshank+redemption+%2Cstripbooks%2C305&sr=1-4&asin=B07TWB7MFF&revisionId=&format=2&depth=1
• A short but incisive analysis of the movie by renowned critic Mark Kermode: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shawshank-Redemption-BFI-Film-Classics/dp/0851709680/ref=sr_1_5?crid=V06JQ33BQQK9&keywords=shawshank+redemption&qid=1665489590&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjA4IiwicXNhIjoiMi42MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuMjgifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=shawshank+redemption+%2Cstripbooks%2C305&sr=1-5