| A | B |
|---|
| Protagonist | This guy Andy is like the main character. You want things to go well for him. |
| Antagonist | There's this really evil warden who abuses all the prisoners. |
| Foil | Morgan Freeman plays Andy's prison friend. He's a guy who smuggles stuff in, so he's very outgoing, totally unlike Andy. |
| Conflict | The crazy part is, Andy might be innocent! But the Warden tries to keep that from getting out. |
| Resolution | All I'll say is that the ending is really satisfying. |
| Trope | There's this moment where Andy feels free and he's standing in the rain shirtless looking up at the sky. Kind of a cliche... |
| Spoil | Are you going to watch it? I don't want to tell you how it ends. |
| Theme | The movie is all about hope, really. That's the idea that runs throughout the whole thing. |
