For my third film, I was planning on watching the South Korean film ‘Unlocked’. However, I am on my parents Netflix account, and because I have not gone home since the summer, Netflix has kicked me off the platform due to not being part of the Netflix household. Netflix was the only platform I could find the movie ‘Unlocked’; Therefore, I had to change plans and watch the next film on my list, the 1994 film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Before watching the movie, the first step was to ask the free versions of ChatGPT and Perplexity.ai to “Give me a summary of the film The Shawshank Redemption”.
ChatGPT Summary
Perplexity.ai Summary
My Comparison
After reading both summaries and watching the movie, I can say that both descriptions of the film were accurate. However, Perplexity.ai’s summary is much more in depth in comparison to ChatGPT. Yet, that is not to say that ChatGPT is not valuable. Both sites discuss the major plot points in the film, Andy convicted of double murder and sentenced to two life sentences, Andys friendship with Red, his relationship with the warden and the guards, and his escape through the prison walls.
Perplexity.ai was much more detailed in its summary and provided details that are important to the plot of the film. Such as Andys’ relationship with the sisters gang, which causes his time to be even more unbearable and his transformation of the prison library (the scene where Andy finally gets a large shipment of books and other resources, and he plays a song over the prisons loud speaker is definitely my favourite scene).
Which Sites Summary Was Better
I feel that both sites were great summaries in their own way. If you were looking for a short and concise summary to get an idea for what takes place in the film without spoiling the details, ChatGPT’s summary would be perfect. However, if someone was needing to have more details about the film, due to needing to watch the film but not having the time, then Perplexity.ai’s summary would be the one for them.