The Shawshank Redemption (1994) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

I apologize for the late upload! But this was an incredible and moving film! It is easy to see why so many hold this movie in their number 1 spot! In our after movie discussion we only cover a small portion of what makes this movie so great for us and we could honestly talk for hours about it! Thank you for all the support!

@williamsmith5340 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies you see the legend of hell house

@ramongallegos2851 3 жыл бұрын

Watch Green mile please

@krypticeye2126 3 жыл бұрын

One of my all time FAVE movies! Tim and Morgan are perfect casting. I will watch any portion of this movie whenever it comes on. It is a masterpiece, I am a massive Stephen King fan, but only a few of the movies are well translated. The best are the short stories like this one. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is the original title, they stay pretty much on point with the story, except Red is a white Irishman. I can't think of a better actor than Morgan to play him though, he was absolutely perfect as Red. As many will probably suggest, The Green Mile should be high on your list. Stephen King story set in prison and a massively character driven story like this one, which Stephen excels at regardless of what they say about the 'Horror' writer. Tom Hanks does a great job there. Great reaction, so glad you enjoyed this piece of cinematic history.

@shwicaz 3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful film on so many levels. Tim Robbins is such an amazing actor. Check him out in 'Bob Roberts' for another amazing performance.

@elbow8144 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reaction to this movie. Fantastic.

@Crabitat 3 жыл бұрын

When Andy is at his lowest point, he talks to Red about going to Mexico if he were to ever get out. Red responds that he shouldn't torture himself with "shitty pipe dreams". Andy then proceeds to crawl through a shitty pipe to get to his dreams... and off to Mexico

@CharlieRogers50 3 жыл бұрын

Also, during the cell check the warden gives Andy his Bible back he says "Salvation lies within." And then to find out that's where he was hiding the rock hammer and had in it Andy's direct means of escape and "salvation"...just an epic script.

@PhantomFilmAustralia 3 жыл бұрын

The shit pipe burst and shot raw effluent in the air. Only a pipe under pressure would do that. For Andy to emerge from an open-ended pipe, there would have been no pressure.

@CharlieRogers50 3 жыл бұрын

@@PhantomFilmAustralia Mr. Physics expert over here lol

@PhantomFilmAustralia 3 жыл бұрын

@@CharlieRogers50 Nah. Just common sense.

@aternialaffsalot 3 жыл бұрын

@@PhantomFilmAustralia yeah you're right but who gives a shit

@TheOneTrueChris 3 жыл бұрын

The final line of the movie -- Red saying "I hope." -- was just perfection.

@Steve_Blackwood 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, after arguing with Andy that hope is bad, he ends up with a whole list of “I hope”. Just wonderful.

@k1productions87 3 жыл бұрын

The final two lines in fact "I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. ... I hope" Dreams and Hope, the two things he never dared to have

@antondzajajurca7797 3 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the scene from Good Will Hunting..It is not your fault. First you hear it, you immediately forget it until it is repeated. Then it starts to sink in . and repeated again....then one ( at least it did it to me) realizes the power of that statement . Basically if someone would ask me to describe the plot or what SR is all about, there would be only one word - Hope.

@Trapper50cal 3 жыл бұрын

Hope is a good thing and no good thing ever dies... -Andy

@MrBendylaw 3 жыл бұрын

Not as good as, IMHO, as 'just shitty pipe dreams'.

@michaelsmoot7165 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Shawshank came out the same year as Forrest Gump and didn't win 1 academy award. Also, this may be one of the most re-watchable movies ever made

@jermainemartinez8282 3 жыл бұрын

I heard they wanted Tom Hanks to audition for the role of Andy.

@_zurr 2 жыл бұрын

@@jermainemartinez8282 They do look sort of similar.

@lopezlion3164 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I've watched it about 5 times. And I always excited to watch it again. Without a doubt my #1 movie.

@ScottTrolls 2 жыл бұрын

It had Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction and The Lion King to contest with. Sadly it didn't win any academy award. It should have

@newalchemy9742 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, that happens a lot. The hype train always wins out. This movie was far superior to Forrest Gump, but that movie was more commercial and feel good. Same happened in 1997. LA Confidential was an all-time great film, but lost out to Titanic, which was more commercial movie, though a far, far inferior film.

@Steve_Blackwood 3 жыл бұрын

“I guess I just miss my friend”, gets me every time. This movie is imminently rewatchable. I don’t care how often I’ve seen it, if I stumble across it while channel surfing, I’ll stop and watch it again. Love it.

@alucard624 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I think everybody does that, even if you own a copy of it. Hell, I was just watching it the other day on FX where they aired it unedited. Such a great film.

@Runforestrun 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Every time I see it playing on TV, i stop to watch it.

@michelleblackwell5122 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@sudhisira 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. That is why I have seen the start of this movie a couple of dozen times, but the ending? - I have seen that a few hundred times!

@user-md8wt4qz5g 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have watched this movie around 20 times and it never gets old

@znk0r 3 жыл бұрын

"I'd hate to deprive you of this...salvation lies within." Indeed...that's where my rock hammer is hidden.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Right!!

@onepcwhiz 3 жыл бұрын

Dammit I'm not quick enuf!

@k1productions87 3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, look at the chapter. It is hidden in EXODUS

@nigelcoleman7666 3 жыл бұрын

"Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh" Andy was prepared for the inspection.

@augiemesa9429 3 жыл бұрын

@@k1productions87 I wanted to point that out too. Also, very second book of the Bible so it's prob just enough pages ahead to start carving a space. Clever.

@Matthew-bx5yf 2 жыл бұрын

Brooks' suicide is legitimately one of the most heartbreaking things in film. I don't tear up for movies but I struggle with that sequence.

@fordtrucks33 Жыл бұрын

Yes but remember… if you read the books, Brooks is in jail for killing his wife and daughter. Who never had a second chance…

@lewis0705 Жыл бұрын

@@fordtrucks33 nobody mentioned the books

@fordtrucks33 Жыл бұрын

@@lewis0705 You should read it. Only 100 pages

@JAYSAL22 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: When the Prison Guard is arrested you see the Cop reading the Miranda Rights because that year in 1966 was the same year the rights were established.

@dizzyrascal5015 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice that as I thought they were introduced later

@VC-Toronto 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Salter Some older "cop" shows do show them reading from a card. I think the issue was that unless it was read from the card, it could be said that the officer didn't say them correctly, giving grounds for the arrest to be voided.

@richardwarnercool1 2 жыл бұрын

@@VC-Toronto more than that, the miranda rights are meant to be read from a card to this day, with no alterations or deviations whatsoever and then be signed by the person they are being read to. Otherwise it is grounds for a case dismissal.

@shanehefner4988 2 жыл бұрын

People were always read their rights but they were read in English. The Supreme Court stepped in when a gentleman named Miranda didn't speak or understand English.

@PBurn88 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardwarnercool1 I can't comment on the card and signature part, but just wanted to mention that it is absolutely not grounds for a case dismissal if they aren't read. That is a common misconception from TV shows and films. Not reading somebody their rights simply means if they happen to verbally give you evidence incriminating themselves during questioning, you can't use that in court. Wouldn't affect the majority of cases.

@jotham777 3 жыл бұрын

The original end was meant to be like the book: Red on the bus. As you said. But then they decided to add the end on the beach. I’m glad they did. After everything the characters went through, it was a satisfying end the audience came to earn.

@k1productions87 3 жыл бұрын

ending the book with "I hope" is a great ending for a book, but a horrible ending for a movie But having the book end with the beach scene might not have been as strong in print as it was on screen. It is an example of how movies and books should still be different types of experiences, and rightfully so

@Mr.Ekshin 3 жыл бұрын

@@k1productions87 - Well, the beach scene has no dialogue between Andy and Red... it's just the imagery. Which is hopefully what the book put in your head... that imagery of the two old friends finally meeting up again.

@Carrot421911 3 жыл бұрын

@@k1productions87 I totally agree! If Red had described their meeting on the beach in the book, I dont think that would have worked very well. But just showing it without dialogue in the film works perfectly! Both the book ending and the film ending work perfectly for their respective mediums.

@k1productions87 3 жыл бұрын

@@Carrot421911 Exactly. When you are reading words in a print medium, ending with the words "I hope" are incredibly powerful. But when you are watching in a visual medium, it is the image of the two friends finally meeting that is the most powerful. The only other option would be to have the movie end as the book did, but save the meeting at the beach for the after credits. Something they didn't do in the mid 90's, but would be more likely to do today

@DreamyWoIf 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently, the studio decided this and forced the director Frank Darabont to do it because he wanted to end it with the bus ride. He was petty about the decision and thus filmed the close-up of the reunion from a distance.

@kathyastrom1315 3 жыл бұрын

I am always worried that reactors won’t get the Brooks subplot and just get antsy to get back to Red and Andy, but everyone is fully invested in him and feels his death deeply.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Super powerful character and scene!

@gregall2178 3 жыл бұрын

James Whitmore was a great character actor.

@Apethantos 3 жыл бұрын

A testament to the writing, directing and acting of this film. Also, I wouldn't call it a subplot, it's a pretty important sequence involving the themes of institutionalisation and hope, and is used to juxtapose Brooks' and Red's fate, Red chose hope.

@jbrisby 3 жыл бұрын

Stephen King handed it in a more subtle way. We never find out what happened to Brooks, but we DO see that his bird Jake couldn't make it on the outside either. The prisoners find him dead in the yard. I kind of like it better than the movie version; the symbol is more powerful than seeing Brooks literally dying.

@kathyastrom1315 3 жыл бұрын

@@orangewarm1 Well, I keep hearing people say how long the movie is, and I wonder if they think that the director should have just snipped out the entire Brooks story to save time. I, otoh, don’t think a movie is “long” until it approaches three hours, so I don’t really understand the complaint here.

@mikeoxstiff 3 жыл бұрын

Tim Robbins himself said that while most films just tack on a happy ending, what makes this one so good is that the happy ending is earned. Also, the movie is long so the viewer feels that prison, just like geology, is just pressure and time.

@Unqualifiedmedicalperson 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: this is Stephen King’s favorite adaptation out of all his books.

@metadeth578 2 жыл бұрын

it's a great book

@arminarlert1953 Жыл бұрын

Omg this is Stephen King’s Im so dumb I thought he only wrotes horror 😭😱

@Tenchi707 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit! Is he the greatest writer of all time or something?

@yaqubebased1961 Жыл бұрын

Stand by Me

@curtisberard7831 11 ай бұрын

@@yaqubebased1961 The Running Man

@ShawnRavenfire 3 жыл бұрын

This the best kind of twist ending -- the kind where you don't see it coming, but when you go back and re-watch it, you realize all the clues were right in front of you.

@disconnexionsdotcom 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen it a bunch of times but I never noticed his writing next to the poster. I knew it was there obviously. I figured he covered the whole thing up, but you can see it when the warden first came into his cell. Such a great little clue.

@dontbstingy3587 3 жыл бұрын

Red cut his wifes brakelines to collect the insurance money but she picked up her friends and all 4 died in the crash. In case anyone was wondering what he is in for.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Dang!? Is that in a commentary or directors cut or the book!?

@TomVCunningham 3 жыл бұрын

@@TBRSchmitt that's in the book

@TomVCunningham 3 жыл бұрын

@@betsyduane3461 yeah

@rustincohle2135 3 жыл бұрын

How the hell would Red even have a shot at parole if he was responsible for 4 people's deaths??

@TomVCunningham 3 жыл бұрын

@@rustincohle2135 because time is a flat circle.

@jmuduke99 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been lucky to have gotten to know Morgan Freeman pretty well over the last 20 years through work. Last time I talked with him he asked me “how much pull” I had in our kitchen. I responded “I’ve been known to locate things from time to time.” I got a smile from him.

@artbagley1406 6 ай бұрын

Excellent!!!

@maximegoettelmann3843 3 жыл бұрын

This movie left such a strong impression on me that I have the Rita Hayworth poster on my door, because when I leave my house, freedom is behind

@frog212whyd4 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a Raquel movie because of that poster

@adrock1011 2 жыл бұрын

Thats a really cool idea

@chrissibersky4617 2 жыл бұрын

Do you hate gay men too?

@Tenchi707 Жыл бұрын

Cmon man wth

@Noggahide 3 жыл бұрын

There are very few perfect films out there, this is one of them.

@Gankhisprawn 3 жыл бұрын

There’s no such thing as a perfect movie! *Shawshank Redemption*: Hold my Bohemian Style beer!

@TedBrogan 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Salter You mean Raiders.

@TedBrogan 3 жыл бұрын

I always used to describe Joe vs the Volcano as the "perfect little movie".

@mattduck69er 3 жыл бұрын

Good will hunting is perfect for me too

@azazello1784 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect crap. The movie ended in a very boring and predictable way.

@cromlaughsatyourfourwinds8333 3 жыл бұрын

I believe this movie is as close to perfection as a movie can be. The story, the incredibly rich characters, the excellent acting and the beautiful soundtrack especially the music playing to Andy's escape. Awesome!

@mr.osclasses5054 3 жыл бұрын

This movie is near the line of a perfect drama with the pacing, suspense, acting, editing, etc. If you're looking for a potential perfect comedy, check out Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. So good and infinitely watchable.

@kasparov937 2 жыл бұрын

First 2/3 of the film are really good, it's the 3rd act that elevates this film to greatness, the 3rd act was amazing....

@aeav81 2 жыл бұрын

+ Morgan Freeman Narrating 😉

@commsense1979 3 жыл бұрын

This was one of my Dad's favorite movies. The line "I guess I just miss my friend" was his favorite. He had lost a lot of friends over the years so it resonated with him. This video uncovered fond memories of my dad, so I'm glad you all watched it.

@EvilOdysseus 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a fun fact; The photos of young Red on his mugshot is acutally Morgan Freeman's son.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 3 жыл бұрын

He’s also in the film when Andy first arrives. He’s the one ‘reeling in’ the new fish.🙂

@kagemaru259 3 жыл бұрын

The scene where Red meets Andy when he's playing catch took multiple takes. Morgan Freeman actually injured his shoulder from throwing the ball so many times and had to wear a sling.

@that.ll_do_pig 2 жыл бұрын

@@kagemaru259 😮

@Krust23 2 жыл бұрын

FuN FaCT 🥴

@michaelmcdonald8877 Жыл бұрын

Bob Gunton, the actor who played the warden, is a true badass in real life. He was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne division and fought in the catastrophic battle for Firebase Ripcord in July 1971. He was one of the last soldiers to leave the Firebase (located in the Highlands of South Vietnam) before it was captured by the North Vietnamese Army. Bob stayed behind to retrieve classified documents so they would not end up in enemy hands. He received a reward for his heroics.

@OriginalPuro 10 ай бұрын

Haha, holy shit. Thank you. That is indeed badass. A good man.

@WeerdMunkee 5 ай бұрын

He was also gracious enough to offer himself as Harold Ramis's body stand-in for Ghostbusters Afterlife. A selfless man indeed!

@michaelfitzgerald38 3 жыл бұрын

What’s still surprises me is that Captain Hadley is the voice actor for Mr. Krabs.

@garygregg4108 3 жыл бұрын

And the antagonist in Highlander

@danreilly6528 3 жыл бұрын

@@garygregg4108 And voiced Surtur in Thor : Ragnarok!

@jbrisby 3 жыл бұрын

And Red is the guy from The Electric Company.

@Gankhisprawn 3 жыл бұрын

and Hank in Detroit: Become Human, and Sgt Zim in Starship Troopers. Clancy Brown is fantastic.

@csw3287 3 жыл бұрын

@@jbrisby Easy Reader

@Rmlohner 3 жыл бұрын

In the original Stephen King story, Red really is Irish. But they cast Morgan Freeman because if you can have that voice narrate a movie, why wouldn't you, and so that line "Maybe because I'm Irish" instead comes off as a joke. And oddly enough, a few years later he played ANOTHER King character who was originally Irish in Dreamcatcher (aka, the movie about poop monsters).

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha what a great inside joke!

@OneEyedJack1970 3 жыл бұрын

Haha... the shitweasels.

@christopherschreiber5805 3 жыл бұрын

DUDDITS!!

@Ivy94F 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE how that joke works both ways. In the book its a funny response because the guy’s hair is red, so he’s just being a smartass by saying maybe its because I’m irish. But when Freeman says the exact same line, its even funnier because he’s black and its his name that has the word ‘red’ in it. Both ways, its a way of making fun of the question of why his name is red, because it should be obvious in both instances.

@nikaltesla9400 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ivy94F ... and the way he delivers the line is perfect. You see some insight into Ellis Redding's sense of humor. He does it again when they are going through the library books and Red says the Count of Monte Cristo should be categorized as educational.

@PurushaDesa 2 жыл бұрын

So cool you said that about the ending. The bus fading to black actually was the original ending but Castle Rock urged Frank Darabont to reconsider and have the audience receive the catharsis of seeing the two men reunited. It changes the ending from an intellectual message about the theme of hope to a more emotional experience of hope being rewarded and fulfilled. I’m very happy with the ending - I love how bright and sunny everything is and Morgan Freeman’s big toothy smile too.

@samuraiwarriorsunite 3 жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman was cast early on and when Kevin Costner and Tom Hanks turned down the role of Andy Dufresne director Frank Darabont asked him if he had any suggestions for an actor to play the part and one of the actors he suggested was Tim Robbins. The rest is cinematic history.

@212mochaman 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Imagine a world where Tim Robbins is forest gump and Tom Hanks is andy dufresne

@Nick-ck5mk 3 жыл бұрын

If this movie is on TV doesn't matter if it's 5 minutes in or 5 minutes left I'm watching it

@knowyourhistory 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like it would be adapted into a good tv show.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good rule to have!

@ILDomer17 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@jdee8243 3 жыл бұрын

@@knowyourhistory If they ever touch this movie and try and adapt it in anyway I will go on a hunger strike or something. Some things just need to be left alone because they are perfect.

@jbrisby 3 жыл бұрын

@@knowyourhistory They should turn 'IT' into a TV show. I still don't know why they bothered doing it as a movie at all. Just didn't work.

@FatimaMarques0890 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact: He ket his rock hammer hidden in the Exodus gospel, chef's kiss!!

@solezeta1314 Жыл бұрын

Brook's whole tale gets me everytime. Especially in "I go to the park and feed crows every day in the hope that my friend might return" 😭

@abdulazizabdullah6497 2 жыл бұрын

I am 57 and I still cry. Each. And. Every. Time. Despite watching countless times and almost memorising the entire script, i still cry. This is lightning in a bottle, the perfect storm. This can never be replicated or surpassed. That is why it has held the #1 spot on imdb greatest ever movies list since 2008 since entering the list in 1997 at #2.

@Tenchi707 Жыл бұрын

I cry a lot

@jdee8243 3 жыл бұрын

GOAT movie. Brings me joy when people discover it.

@m2c_tave689 3 жыл бұрын

In Shawshank prison, hope is such a dangerous thing. Andy made hope the best of things. Cause you can get busy living, or get busy dying. Such a classic line.

@chipsthedog1 3 жыл бұрын

Also Red telling Andy freedom was a shitty pipe dream and 5hen Andy escapes through a shitty pipe. Magnificent.

@m2c_tave689 3 жыл бұрын

chipsthedog1 so true. I never thought of it that way. Great insight for the dialogue with double meanings. Dare I say the double entendres.

@Ivy94F 3 жыл бұрын

@@chipsthedog1 Wow. That’s a good observation.

@coasterchum8289 3 жыл бұрын

Just noticed when red said to Andy that his dream was a shitty pipe dream....and Andy crawled though a shitty pipe to achieve his dream....brilliant

@757optim 3 жыл бұрын

Andy inscribed the Bible with, "Dear Warden, You were right. Salvation lay within."

@phj223 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the ending how the camera pans up and zooms way out before Andy and Red really meet, it's like the movie is telling the audience "ok you've seen enough, this moment is for them, get the hell outta here!"

@carograh 3 жыл бұрын

Now I think you’re ready for The Green Mile... another amazing film based on a Stephen King story

@Grnademaster 3 жыл бұрын

If you guys haven't seen The Green Mile ... I have no words for that travesty.

@jbrisby 3 жыл бұрын

Hated that book/movie. Just a cheap knockoff.

@professionaljackass 3 жыл бұрын

And don’t forget about “Misery,” which Kathy Bates won an Oscar for.

@tyhar7493 3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say if they liked this then the Green mile is the next logical movie.

@carograh 3 жыл бұрын

@@tyhar7493 it’s even heavier IMO I hope they’re ready

@garygregg4108 3 жыл бұрын

The guy that played Boggs played Drake in Aliens alongside the tough girl. That actress played John’s foster mom in Terminator 2. Howdy y’all from North Texas!!! Keep it up!!! Love it!!!

@Hiraghm 3 жыл бұрын

I think he also played Al Shepherd in From the Earth to the Moon

@davidanderson1639 3 жыл бұрын

That would be Mark Rolston. He’s also in Lethal Weapon 2, the Saw films & The Shield. Really underrated actor.

@FilthTribeFTP 3 жыл бұрын

Drake had some great dialog in Aliens... My favorite line of his, hands down, was, "HUEYGGH!!! SSHHHIIIAAAAAAUUUHHHRRRRGGHHHH!!!" -Pfc. Mark Drake, 2nd Squad Gun Team, USCM

@Carrot421911 3 жыл бұрын

Alien! Thank you, I knew I had seen his face someplace before!

@jermainemartinez8282 3 жыл бұрын

Also in The Departed as well

@hendragnw26 3 жыл бұрын

There is a term i learned the first time in this movie: INSTITUTIONALIZED. It broke my heart that Brooks was so institutionalized, he was scared of his own unlocked door aka his own freedom.

@bdog1323 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw this movie twice in the theater, it still amazes me how empty the theaters were back in the day. Oscar nominations in '95 helped this movie blow up significantly.

@billymuellerTikTok 2 жыл бұрын

it should have won

@bdog1323 2 жыл бұрын

Over the years probably, but it went against forest gump and pulp fiction. Shawshank was a movie so many people never heard of since it came out late in the year.

@m2c_tave689 3 жыл бұрын

The score in Shawshank Redemption is so amazing. It speaks like another character in the movie. Especially during the intense dialogue moments. With the single note piano hits building to an eventual crescendo.

@davidl2569 2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Newman is amazing

@jean-paulaudette9246 3 жыл бұрын

"No thanks. I gave up drinking." Because the last time he drank, his wife died, and he went to prison.

@shainewhite2781 3 жыл бұрын

This film still holds 9/10 on IMDB.

@ChrisWake 3 жыл бұрын

Some things just deserve the hype it receives. Delivers on all fronts.

@joshcoll2518 3 жыл бұрын

This is a 10/10

@FutureBoy. 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's been the number one film on IMDB for years, and you can't argue with that, even if it's not your own personal favourite.

@lauce3998 3 жыл бұрын

For me is 10/11

@starwish2467 3 жыл бұрын

Spending even just a short few minutes, every now and again, with 'old friends' is lovely.

@MuckMan_Movies 3 жыл бұрын

I love it when the warden says 'salvation lies within' when he gives the bible back to Andy

@Hexon66 Жыл бұрын

And that Andy almost certainly would have to know that the warden would never actually open the book, considering what's inside.

@MrDuneedon Жыл бұрын

For me, this is definitely one of the greatest movies of all time. Easily in the top 10. Maybe even top 5.

@thomaswilkinson6101 3 жыл бұрын

Those smiles in that last scene says it all.

@nicotti 3 жыл бұрын

Another great Tim Robbins movie that you've probably never heard of is "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994), by the Coen Bros.

@conureron3792 3 жыл бұрын

Also Bull Durham. Baseball movie

@stevemccullagh36 3 жыл бұрын

And was another bomb the same year for Tim Robbins 😄

@krypticeye2126 3 жыл бұрын

Jacob's Ladder, massive mind trip, Tim was great in that.

@Melancthon7332 3 жыл бұрын

oh man, they HAVE to watch some Coen Brothers movies.

@cteal2018 3 жыл бұрын

@@conureron3792 Bull Durham is arguably the best Baseball movie ever

@JakeSandersonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Bitter sweet to see others react to Brooks's death. Hate seeing people sad but also glad they react as they should with it. To this day, still the saddest scene I have ever seen. (My opinion of course)

@teacherlion 3 жыл бұрын

I read the book when I was a kid and loved it. I was so excited when this film came out. One of the few films that did justice to the book. Morgan Freeman's voice is amazing.

@lordlickorice 3 жыл бұрын

The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most satisfying movies I’ve ever seen. It is absolute perfection in every way. I can’t imagine any existing scene being cut from the film. Every moment is valuable.

@chrisswanson8666 3 жыл бұрын

1 of the best movies ever, a top 5 of the 90s...........came out the same week as pulp fiction, 2 of the top movies of the 90s in the same week..........

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that crazy timing!

@jbrisby 3 жыл бұрын

If you like this movie, I recommend The Fisher King. Kind of a strange movie, but it has a similar vibe. When Robin Williams starts his monologue "Did you ever hear the story of the Fisher King?", get ready to cry.

@shainewhite2781 3 жыл бұрын

Such a good movie, such a powerful motion picture experience.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree!

@k1productions87 3 жыл бұрын

It is just a shame it had to go up against another powerful motion picture experience that year, costing it the "best picture" spot T~T

@philipcochran1972 3 жыл бұрын

The Warden gave Andy the Bible back and said "Salvation lies within"

@minnesotajones261 3 жыл бұрын

And it opens to and the torn pages begin at the opening of Exodus... just perfect!

@rickylyon3846 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite part is the little note Andy wrote inside the cover: "Dear Warden, you were right. Salvation does lay within".

@sidtom2741 2 жыл бұрын

You can actually feel the presence of Zihuatenejo through Andy's eyes

@m2c_tave689 3 жыл бұрын

Great reaction as usual. This movie is so intense, with amazing writing. Acting. Top 10 in my books for sure. So many intense monologues in this movie that make me cry. Red's parole speech. Brooks fear after leaving the prison. The rooftop confrontation with the Hadley. "I think someone's to have an accident happen to them." I cry during each one.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Rewatching the brooks scene while I was editing made me break down just like Sam did in the moment! Super powerful movie!

@m2c_tave689 3 жыл бұрын

TBR Schmitt I have today the way you edited this reaction was just impressive. Great work. You got all the important moments, critical dialogue and subtle moments. I also love how you jump cut the dialogue to condense time and trim the fat. This coming from a former movie trailer editor. This applies for all of your reaction cuts. Keep up the great work.

@curthoglund8031 3 жыл бұрын

My all time favorite movie!! You two are my favorite of the 1st reaction videos of this movie

@dlynch600 Жыл бұрын

I don't comment on KZfaq videos often (5 times ever maybe?), but I couldn't help myself on this one. Shawshank Redemption is probably my favorite movie and I've seen it countless times. It makes me emotional EVERY TIME I watch it. I found myself in a rabbit hole of Shawshank "1st time watching" reaction videos lately. I should get a life, I know 😄, but I couldn't help seeing others experience this gem of cinema for the 1st time also. I wish I could re-live that day. It's THAT good! I must say, your analysis of every aspect of this film and what makes it so incredible was spot on and brilliant! By far the best I've come across. You clearly do so many of these because you both are very good at it and SHOULD be doing what you do 😊. It looks like I will be watching many more of your videos now. Bravo!

@chrisformby3039 3 жыл бұрын

As the warden said to Andy when handing back his bible, "salvation lies within"🙏. Now you MUST watch The Green Mile, please.🙏🙏.

@JojosCrazyChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Now that you’ve watched The Shawshank redemption, the next film everyone would recommend after this, is “The Green Mile”. It’s made by the same people who did this movie (as well as based on another book by Stephen King). So if you ever get the chance, please check it out! 🎥🎬

@gregall2178 3 жыл бұрын

How many actors from this did you spot in The Green Mile? ;-)

@jlbarnes 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The Green Mile is my favorite.

@ravenlunatic8 3 жыл бұрын

@@gregall2178 I can think of 3 off the top of my head.

@FilthTribeFTP 3 жыл бұрын

@@gregall2178 Jeffrey Demunn, William Sadler, can't think of the 3rd one right now....

@gregall2178 3 жыл бұрын

@@FilthTribeFTP The sheriff in The Green Mile is one of the prisoners in Shawshank (Brian Libby)

@sorinturle4599 3 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece movie, one of the best ever made. It missed the Oscar just because in that year it competed with another very great one, Forest Gump.

@212mochaman 2 жыл бұрын

Two others actually. Pulp Fiction. Both are now considered top 10 of all time

@Aeneiden 2 жыл бұрын

This one is better

@tristanswartout863 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite cinematography scene of the movie is how when Brooks walks out the prison gate it’s looking inward (no hope) and with Red it’s looking outward (hope) when he walks out. My favorite movie and great reaction guys!

@ChristopherZavalaVlogs 3 жыл бұрын

Clancy Brown is the actor who does the voice of Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob Still, The Shawshank Redemption is one of the greatest Stephen King movie adaptation ever and still sad 😪

@KisLevTVLIVE 2 жыл бұрын

This was so fun to watch. The interaction between you two is incredibly lovely, and I love how you respect one another. Awesome.

@nickcolbert9615 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are a lot more bright than your average “movie reactor”. I find that very refreshing. I only discovered your channel yesterday and I’ve already watched at least five videos. As I said it’s refreshing to watch people that can actually give intelligent commentary on a film. You guys rock! 🤘🏻👊🏻✌🏼🖖🏼🍻

@vincentbergman4451 3 жыл бұрын

Tim Robbins was “Merlin” in Top Gun. Tom Cruises RIO/ WSO after Goose.

@larryw.c.4544 Жыл бұрын

Many years ago a friend asked me if I had seen Shawshank, and I told him it didn't sound like my kind of movie. He said " Do yourself a favor and go see it before it's out of the theaters " I did. This is one of the top movies ever made. I've lost track of the number of times I've watched it. I tell people "Do yourself a favor " I went back to him and thanked him for the favor.

@jonnyp3811 3 жыл бұрын

Top 5 of my favorites.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Good Choice!

@timminore2126 3 жыл бұрын

Good review. It was overshadowed when it came out in 1994, because Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump came out the same year. The strange sounding name also contributed to low box office. It was after it came out on video that word of mouth grew and it because a legend.

@eliasb8 3 жыл бұрын

28:23 In the book, they never meet at the end. The director wanted to be faithful to the book but, in the test screening, everyone wanted to see them meet. He reluctantly added the last scene to the movie and eventually conceded that the movie turned out better with it!

@AuspexAO 2 жыл бұрын

That heartbreaking song "Brooks was here" is written by Thomas Newman who also wrote the excellent scores for American Beauty, The Green Mile, Meet Joe Black, and Six Feet Under (The classic HBO show). Dude has a very emotional style.

@crimesforkibble6912 3 жыл бұрын

I know the word classic and masterpiece get tossed around a lot these days but this film definitely is

@thomasfrei7711 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best movies written by Stephen King, another is The Green Mile in my opinion^^^ Great job man.

@McPh1741 3 жыл бұрын

This movie is recognized as one of the greatest movies ever made. Can you believe it bombed at the box office when it was release.

@kegr1066 3 жыл бұрын

small Eater egg I love is when the warden opens the Bible and it shows where Andy's rock hammer was, the Bible opens on the book of Exodus. chef's kiss to the prop department for that one

@elliemiller 3 жыл бұрын

I envy you guys getting to watch this for the first time. I saw it in the theater and it's still one of the best of all time.

@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you two take the time to break down how you felt about the movies that you review.. I think you two are the best movie reactors on KZfaq hands down!!

@christoffsimply3179 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading your experience with this movie... Tell me that is not the single best ending you ever seen. You know what it takes to write a story that the entire audience sees in front of their faces but misses the entire time? I still have the half-ticket stub from 1994 seeing this. Lots of us "olds" would say this is the best story ever told. That ending! It makes such sense but none of us ever seen it coming. They don't make stories like this too often. Really brilliant. So happy to see your first time with it ! Thanks! I owe you one.

@sbunc92 3 жыл бұрын

React to Stand By Me, another non-horror Stephen King story. It was published in the same book as the Shawshank Redemption.

@Zombiepull 3 жыл бұрын

non-horror? its about growing up. if thats not Horror i dont know what is

@DefenestrateYourself 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a coming of age movie-not horror. I know you’re trying to make a cute point, but c’mon

@d2heffz231 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing your guys reaction was awesome, so glad you watched this classic.

@eqgilethan 3 жыл бұрын

Great reaction to a fantastic film! Certainly one of my favorites of all time. On a side note, the piece Andy plays to the entire yard is a duet "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" (you can see 'Le Nozze di Figaro' on the cover in the film). As Red said he'd like to think the two Italian ladies are singing about 'something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words', when actually, they're discussing a plot to expose infidelity being committed by another character. Just a little inside joke I thought I'd share in case you watch the film again. Granted, it is a beautiful piece and just a simple search of Duettino Sull'aria on KZfaq will bring up a quality recording.

@curtisberard7831 11 ай бұрын

Norton -- "I hate to deprive you of this. Remember salvation lies within." Andy -- *thinks* "You don't know how right you are."

@sandyn3384 2 жыл бұрын

I bawled my eyes, NGL. I own the book by SK and also the DVD and I will never forget this movie. It grabs you and stays with you.

@TheBushDownTheStreet 3 жыл бұрын

The sash wringing... the trash thinging... mash flinging... the flash springing, bringing the the crash thinging the... Squidward : Yes. The Shawshank Redemption.

@blilianschmitt-realtor129 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly think that the best part of your videos is the awesome analysis that you make at the end. You truly walk us thru so many details and your comments are always so honest and so smart. This is certainly a fantastic movie and I'm glad to see it again thru your eyes and comments. You two are amazingly entertaining. Great reactions to a great choice of movie!

@zeezee9670 Жыл бұрын

@35::29 _Then when they did his whole cell finding everything, I honestly thought that the pick was in the bible._ Great intuition Sam. When the warden took the bible from Andy for a few seconds asking him of any favorite passages. Andy's answer was prompt:: *Watch ye therefor, for you know not when the master of the house cometh.* Considering the enormous psychological pressure he was under at that moment, Andy definitely kept his spirits up behind the poker face with an *extremly bold, intelligent & quick sense of humor.*

@sudhisira 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Thank you. I remember seeing this (on VHS) at home with my wife almost exactly 25 years ago. So great to see the reaction of another couple seeing this for the first time.

@m2c_tave689 3 жыл бұрын

I think Samantha could pull off the Rita Haworth hair flip for sure. Her hair is Top shelf on that OP level. Schmitt has definitely got himself a winner.

@jbrisby 3 жыл бұрын

Only one actress alive can pull off the hair flip, and that's Rhea Seahorn.

@scipioafricanus5871 3 жыл бұрын

@@jbrisby Saul Goodman's girl.

@QBAN2010 2 жыл бұрын

Samantha makes Rita Hayworth look plain….!!!

@-C.S.R 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure by now someone wrote that in the book it ends when the bus drives over the hill and it leaves it up to you to guess what happens next. I’m so glad the movie put them meeting back up at the end because it just makes it the perfect ending to any movie ever!

@QahnaarinDovah Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite parts of this movie is something you’d never notice on your first watch. The warden says “salvation lies within” when giving Andy back his Bible. The very Bible containing his rock hammer

@averagejoesworkshop 2 жыл бұрын

I've recently discovered your channel. I appreciate your authentic reactions and breakdowns at the end. The Shawshank Redemption is the greatest movie ever made IMO. So much good stuff to discover upon repeat viewings. The sound design is so good. Even this video has the clicking shoes when Andy's walking back to his cell. Also, that Andy had to keep the secret of escape for most of the time he was there and made time after escaping to go to Buxton to set up the box for Red to find, IF Red ever got out, and IF he remembered that conversation and acted on it! Such a genuine friendship!

@apkelly01 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing to Lose is another good Tim Robins film :)

@nicotti 3 жыл бұрын

Great movie suggestion!

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the suggestion! We have not seen it

@pvanukoff 3 жыл бұрын

An excellent choice. Recently saw it for the first time myself. Well worth a watch.

@lukenuetzmann 3 жыл бұрын

I think you meant to say "The Hudsucker Proxy".

@darkjedi447 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen this movie so many times and I still get choked up watching it. A classic!! Keep smiling!🤘🙂

@JoeArce210 3 жыл бұрын

Shawshank had never had an inmate as smart as Andy, and once he had gotten it all figured out, he played it like a fiddle

@jmsmys13ify 3 жыл бұрын

Coming to Prison also helped him open up and become more of a people person, considering he was probably on the spectrum. Once you can navigate the toughest of convicts and guards with a smile on your face, everything else should be easy.

@JoeArce210 3 жыл бұрын

@@jmsmys13ify Well said

@jmsmys13ify 3 жыл бұрын

@@JoeArce210 I guess it should be said that Andy probably rehabilitated more people than those whose job it was to do so.

@JoeArce210 3 жыл бұрын

@@jmsmys13ify And we saw that

@singbluesilver1973 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly the iconic tree got hit by lightning and is no longer there. 😔

@robertparker6280 3 жыл бұрын

I do agree there is no words for this movie and this needs to be seen at least once in your life.

@k.c.8658 3 жыл бұрын

For something different try watching Marty. Ernest Borgnine (Mermaid Man) won an Oscar for his performance.

@jlbarnes 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that movie. So heartwarming.

@onepcwhiz6847 2 жыл бұрын

"Shiity pipe dreams." I've seen this movie many times and I JUST NOW got that. Wow I can't believe I missed that for years.

@lloyddobler2227 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, guys! That was such a good review. Well done with the editing. It's such a good movie. I'm thankful to cry along with you; tears of sorrow and of joy. Looking forward to the next one.

@youdoitillwatch 3 жыл бұрын

For a great Tim Robbins movie you should check out "The Hudsucker Proxy." It's quirky and not for everyone. But starring Robbins, Paul Newman and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and directed by the Cohen brothers, it's definitely worth checking out.

@kathyastrom1315 3 жыл бұрын

My two fav Robbins’ films, other than Shawshank, are Bull Durham and Bob Roberts.

@TBRSchmitt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! We will definitely check it out!

@conureron3792 3 жыл бұрын

Mystic River is another

@darcywiley5096 3 жыл бұрын

And they dock ya!

@disconnexionsdotcom 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites movies. It gets better everytime i see it. I was too young to appreciate it when it came out. Tim Robbins had such a great run from 90-94

@123haninhk 3 жыл бұрын

I think you should also react to all the pinup women on Andy’s wall: Rita Hayworth’s movie “Gilda”, Marlyn Monroe’s “Seven Years Itch”, and Raquel Welch’s “One Million Years BC”.

@supastar25 3 жыл бұрын

Nice....you guys released this reaction to my Number 1 favorite film on my birthday...thanks for that! I absolutely love this film and I don't know how many times I've watched it. Such a classic.

@Trusteft 2 жыл бұрын

The actor playing the warden, Bob Gunton, played some of the most memorable "evil" characters. My personal favorite being from TNG, Captain Benjamin Maxwell. Captain Hadley (Clancy Brown) was also of course one, for example in Highlander as The Kurgan. Great actors in the movie.