I truly believe that how a story is framed determines how most people will perceive it. The mainstream media generally succeeds in its manipulation of most people's takes on news stories. https://www.projectcensored.org/censored-news-media-framing-hr9495/
https://nonprofitwa.org/h-r-9495-alert-the-fight-isnt-over/
When it comes to fictional stories, there are the masters of the craft (one of my favorites is Tolstoy), and we can learn much from them. I like how you broke down the many themes in The Shawshank Redemption.
I do not share your faith in AI, as you already know (smiling). . .