Problem
A. What red herrings do the filmmakers provide that suggest that Red might do what Brooks did? Notice the similarities in story and style.
B. What internal conflict does Red have outside of Shawshank, and how are they suggested in this shot?
C. What does this pan imply that Red is thinking? Why?
D. What was Red's promise to Andy, and how does Red's promise to Andy save Red's life?
E. What does Red discover under the stone wall? When did Andy leave it? What is Red supposed to do with this gift? Why?
F. What themes does Andy impart in his letter to Red? Why is it appropriate or fitting that Andy provides a voiceover here?
G. How are Brooks and Red foils? What does Red choose? Why?
H. In the novella, King closes with Red hoping that he'll meet Andy in Mexico, but it doesn't definitively conclude with him reuniting with Andy. The film chooses to explicitly showcase their reunion. Why?
I. Why does the film close with an extreme long shot of Andy and Red in Zihuatanejo? What does the shot suggest for the two men?
SOURCE: The Shawshank Redemption Film 1994.