The subject matter/plot and characters of both these movies are similar in many ways they both contribute the same message. ... When Young is released out of the hole and returned to the general population of the prison, he "snaps" and plunges a spoon into the artery in the neck of another prisoner (Tommy Lee Jones). ... In "The Shawshank Redemption", the main messages are portrayed by the characters; one of the main characters (Red) narrates throughout the film which gives the audience a clearer understanding of what the inmates went through. ... The characters within these films also reinfor...

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