Bob Gunton and Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption
Summary The Shawshank Redemption star Bob Gunton explains one key change the movie made from Stephen King's novella, and why it was an improvement. Released in 1994, the beloved Frank Darabont film follows Andy Dufresne as he spends twenty years in Shawshank prison for a murder he didn't commit, serving as an exploration of friendship and hope.
Yes, and I think that was, for me anyway, Frank Darabont’s coup. He saw, and I certainly agree, that to have a hero be at his best, he has to defeat the antagonist at his worst. To dilute that with three different personalities, then it would just be kind of vaguely against the penal system or something else.
The Warden Change In The Shawshank Redemption Was The Right Call Bob Gunton's Warden Is An All-Time Movie Villain Close King's novella is one of his most memorable stories, and rightly so, but The Shawshank Redemption condensing the warden into one character was ultimately the best choice for the film. Having three separate wardens does work in King's version, but Gunton proves himself an especially formidable antagonist in Darabont's movie.
As Gunton explains, making Norton a more key figure in the narrative also improves Andy's arc. An old storytelling adage is that a hero is only as strong as the forces of antagonism arranged against him or her, and, with Warden Norton, Andy now has a clear enemy to overcome. If there had instead been multiple wardens, the story would have lacked a clear antagonist, making it ultimately less satisfying when Andy escapes during The Shawshank Redemption's ending.
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