The theme of hope in the movie Cool Hand Luke.

The movie Cool Hand Luke, written by Donn Pearce and directed by Stuart Rosenberg, is a movie about a chain gang in the earlier half of the twentieth century. The main character, Luke, played by Paul Newman, is a character who wants to be his own boss, and who is determined to escape from the road prison he is serving his two year sentence at. When Luke first arrives at the prison, nobody really takes …

…though things are looking very bleek for him. Luke never gives up hope of finding God. The attempt is made in this movie to show that no matter what happens, people should always have hope, and shouldn't take their problems too seriously. The main character, Luke, exemplifies the hope and faith that people need in their lives. He also never takes his problems too seriously, which is another characteristic that people need in their lives.