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On a narrative level The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about the power of hope in the face of extraordinary hardship. But underpinning Andy Dufresne’s story we also find a blistering critique of the prison system and criminal justice policy in the United States.
RESOURCES
• How to support male survivors:
rainn.org/articles/sexual-assault-men-and-boys
• Just Detention International:
justdetention.org
• Statistics and facts about sexual violence:
rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence
• Criminal Justice and Prison Facts:
sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts
REFERENCES
• Ava DuVernay's documentary The 13th:
imdb.com/title/tt5895028
• Watch The 13th on Netflix:
netflix.com/title/80091741
• The Race Gap in US Prisons:
motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/02/the-race-gap-in-u-s-prisons-is-glaring-and-poverty-is-making-it-worse
• Biden's Crime Bill Speech Is Worse Than You Think:
pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/03/joe-bidens-1993-crime-bill-speech-is-worse-than-yo.html
• Rope Needs More Gay by Rantasmo:
youtube.com/watch?v=1v6gGZn10OQ
CITED ARTICLES:
• LA Times movie review, September 23, 1994:
articles.latimes.com/1994-09-23/entertainment/ca-41876_1_shawshank-redemption
• Washington Post movie review, September 23, 1994:
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theshawshankredemptionrhowe_a03f7a.htm
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Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh
Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh
Logo Design: Justin McIntosh
Outro music: Jonathan Mann
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On a narrative level The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about the power of hope in the face of extraordinary hardship. But underpinning Andy Dufresne’s story we also find a blistering critique of the prison system and criminal justice policy in the United States.
RESOURCES
• How to support male survivors:
rainn.org/articles/sexual-assault-men-and-boys
• Just Detention International:
justdetention.org
• Statistics and facts about sexual violence:
rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence
• Criminal Justice and Prison Facts:
sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts
REFERENCES
• Ava DuVernay's documentary The 13th:
imdb.com/title/tt5895028
• Watch The 13th on Netflix:
netflix.com/title/80091741
• The Race Gap in US Prisons:
motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/02/the-race-gap-in-u-s-prisons-is-glaring-and-poverty-is-making-it-worse
• Biden's Crime Bill Speech Is Worse Than You Think:
pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/03/joe-bidens-1993-crime-bill-speech-is-worse-than-yo.html
• Rope Needs More Gay by Rantasmo:
youtube.com/watch?v=1v6gGZn10OQ
CITED ARTICLES:
• LA Times movie review, September 23, 1994:
articles.latimes.com/1994-09-23/entertainment/ca-41876_1_shawshank-redemption
• Washington Post movie review, September 23, 1994:
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theshawshankredemptionrhowe_a03f7a.htm
PATREON
If you’d like to help fund my video essays, please visit Patreon:
patreon.com/popdetective
PAYPAL
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paypal.me/popdetective
TEXT TRANSCRIPT
Coming soon
COMMENTS
All comments are held for approval on account of YouTube comments being a continuing dumpster fire. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks.
FAIR USE
All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! newmediarights.org/fairuse
CREDITS
Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh
Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh
Logo Design: Justin McIntosh
Outro music: Jonathan Mann
Help us caption & translate this video!
amara.org/v/pjv2
