That you hated the Warden shows the depth of the written character and the phenomenal acting by that actor. This is one of the best acted movies I have ever seen. Each character was more than whT they seemed and we got glimpses of those differences, just enough to give hope or misery.. it is one of my favs for sure
A lot of people don't realize Stephen King writes anything other than horror.: A mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again.
Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption." King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too." The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣
He writes in several genres and does them all exceptionally well. One of my favorites is a high fantasy novel called Eyes of the Dragon. When Game of Thrones came out, I hoped they would look at Eyes of the Dragon, but they haven't so far. After what they did to The Dark Tower, a high fantasy/western novel series, I think maybe it's a good thing. Adaptions of his movies really are a crap shoot. haha
But at the same time, there's a bit of horror in everything he writes. A lot of it in this movie, the leeches and the confrontation in Stand By Me... The Green Mile is obvious.
@@oliviarogers2808 he's also been know to respond to people who ask why he writes such gruesome stories. His pet response is "why do you assume I have a choice?"
This movie hooked you deep and early. Your verbal comments show how this move did what all good movies do: got you involved. The Shawshank Redemption truly is a masterpiece.
Loved your reaction and how involved and passionate you were with the storyline. It's an amazing movie on all levels. It's one you can watch over and over and never tire of it.
Love the movie and reaction. Just sad that no reactors include one of the best part of dialogue in the movie, Red’s final narration. “I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”
A bunch of friends and I went to see this when it first came out. One of the guys was really moved by this saying it was the most beautiful movie he had ever seen. My roommate is 72 just got out about a year ago. He had been in the Texas prison system since he was 30 years old. When he was about 20, he was sentenced to life in prison for multiple armed robberies and attempted murder. He was paroled after 7 years but a couple of years later he was pulled over for drunk driving. The cop saw a pistol lying on the front seat and of course arrested him. They immediately revoked his parole and he spent the next 42 years behind bars.Oh, the stories he could tell! There are so many things that are new to him! I've done my best to reorient him to life in the 21st century. When he got his smartphone I helped him set it up and he was amazed at some of the things it could do, like googling things watching movies etc. He's doing well, and got his social security and VA pension and is thinking about getting a car. I told him no drunk driving and no pistols!
@@Deathbird_Mitch thanks Mitch! Yes, he doesn't mind talking about stuff if you ask him. Lots of stuff some good some real bad. Yes now that he's out he's having to get used to a different diet. According to him, meals were heavy on cornbread and beans along with ground up animals that the prison raised, and dessert once a week. Anyway he's adjusting well.
@@jasonm8017 Brooks killed his wife and daughter after a losing streak at poker. Red sabotaged the brakes in his wife's car for insurance money. He ended up killing her, a neighbor and the neighbor's little boy. Steven King wasn't as sentimental with the characters, as the movie.
Through the first half of the movie I kept saying to myself, "Omg, he's so sweet, thinking the prison's not corrupt or that the guards give even a fraction of a f*ck." Don't ever change, my friend. ✌🏽💜
Brooks had arrived at Shawshank in 1906; 50 years later, he's released into a totally alien world. It's been 2 world wars and a change in culture that includes women being more independent and actually going out and holding jobs. It's so different, and Brooks has no family or friends outside of prison, to help him adjust. Now that you've seen this non-horror prison story written by Stephen King, you should now watch another Stephen King prison period piece set in the American South in 1935. I promise you, it's even better!
2024 I am a 71 year old pensioner and still watch this MASTERPIECE and acclaimed one of the best movies ever made. Glad you see the meaning of the film, Redemption, Friendship, Love and HOPE. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands. When you are feeling down, watch this again and you will have a beautiful life.
I will admit I did not see this film because of Tim Robbins relationship to Susan Sarandon, not a fan of her off script. Seen them in Bull Durham, didn't care for their performances. Always liked Morgan Freeman. Seeing these reaction videos, I have missed out on a really, really well acted, screen masterclass of a movie. The movie gets you invested right from the start. So well done to everyone making this classic.
Fun facts: The "shit" in the pipe was made from oatmeal and chocolate sauce. The room in the halfway house was actually inside the prison where they filmed the movie (Mansfield, OH).
I grew up watching Morgan Freeman. My first time seeing him was on a children's television show called The Electric Company that was on in the late 60s/early70s. A few others in the cast became somewhat well known but not like Morgan Freeman.
Morgan playing Vincent the Vegetable Vampire is still one of my favorites. Just can't stop eating vegetables. Mel Brooks as the Blond-Haired Cartoon Man unscrambling sentences was cool too. Electric Company was like a matured version of Seasame Street with sketch comedy.
I watched Electric Company too. Does anyone else remember a segment with a toy roller coaster that carried chocolate powder? I don't remember if it was on Electric Company, or on some other similar show.
Warden Norton is one of the most hated characters in movie history. The actor who plays Norton is named Bob Gunton and he's a decorated Vietnam War veteran who saw combat with the 101st Airborne. He is 76.
And of course Green Mile and Shawshank, though they are very different movies, are both prison movies adapted by Frank Darabont from works by Stephen King.
The prison this was filmed in is in Mansfield Ohio. About an hour south of where I live. Its a tourist attraction now. If anyone is ever in the area I highly recommend the tour. It's the Mansfield reformatory.
I normally don’t like prison movies but I kept hearing how good it was. I was not disappointed. It is an excellent movie and there are lessons to be learned. Thanks for your reaction.
I'm really glad you're working your way through a top movies list. It will give you so much better appreciation for film than just responding to the latest reaction trend. And it will be more fun for film buffs and older folks (You know, people who have seen a lot of films in their life, and require more of their movies.)
The powder that they were dusted with was DDT powder to kill lice. DDT was used to kill all kinds of bugs and insects. It was banned here in the U.S. in the late sixties I think. Could be early seventies.
I loved the symbolism of, all through the movie, we saw lights going off in many cells, but never once in Andy's. The last night he spent there, we saw the lights go out. We thought it might be that he finally gave up hope, but it was more like "be sure to turn the lights off when you leave!" hahaha
I watch this movie every time it's on. I just love it. It shows the inhumanity and humanity in that jail. There are some really brutal and beautiful moments here. Somewhere in the movie Andy tells Red that he was straight as an arrow in life, it took jail to make him a crook. Best ending ever!
Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption." King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too." The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣
Fun facts: The building they used still stands in Mansfield, Ohio. It is now a tourist attraction and was a real prison. Had the privilege of walking through it 4 times. The interior (cell blocks) is in a different location though. The tunnel was a mock-up they built and can be viewed at the prison in Mansfield. It is a life-sized mock-up. The tree under which the Red located the stone and Andy's letter was on a farm in Mansfield. It suffered storm damage and had to be removed. The wood was cut and sold to woodworkers everywhere. I'm proud to say I obtained some small pieces of this wood and made 5 pens out them.
And Andy went in in 1947, and asked for Rita Heyworth in 1949. Brooks arrived in 1905 and was there 50 years, so he got out in '55. I think it's possible that as a reactor and thinking all the time about what to say, and then talking over some of the dialogue, you're going to miss a lot of details.
So glad you loved this film. It is easy to see a "director's cut" if you want. The film is supposed to end when Red is on the bus, after his "I hope" monologue. Frank Darabont wanted to end the film with the audience "hoping" that Red and Andy reunited - after all, "hope is a good thing" But, American test audiences wanted everything spoonfed to them and demanded a "happy ending", so the studio demanded that final beach scene be tacked on. Still a magnificent film but I think I prefer the director/writer's version..
This movie was filmed in a real prison (closed long before the movie). You can even take tours of the prison. It's the Ohio reformatory in Mansfield Ohio. I live about an hour north from it. The tour is pretty interesting. I recommend if anyone is in the area to stop and check it out.
"I can already tell that guy there on the left is going to be pretty mean." That guy there on the left is the voice actor for Mr. Crabs on Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Fun fact. So the movie was made in Ohio near one of my relatives city. my cousin tried out as an extra and was cast as a bag boy in the grocery store scenes. its funny because he had initially tried out as a corrections officer or cop and was cast as a bag boy....real occupation at the time? police officer🤣 he just has one of those baby faces that the casting agent couldn't see him as an officer. he's now the director of safety in that town.
Your reaction to this movie was so cute you just can’t help yourself. A great story by the writer Stephen King. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were so good in this movie.
In a cut scene, jake the crow also died.He had died of starvation since Brooks wasn't around to feed him at prison, and had no natural self preservation abilities.
Talk about timing!! I work where this movie was filmed and today my staff put together a gift bag for you! How crazy is that?! Needless to say, you'll know it when you see it, lol. Your reaction was priceless and I'm glad you finally watched it.
You said it all Kabir....one of my favorites, always. Great storytelling by Redd...it's a long movie, but every second captivates you and you are certainly engaged by the story, and then the wonderful feel good ending...my heart wanted to burst. "Hope is a good thing, and no good thing ever dies", what a feeling Redd felt at that sentence, and a great feeling we all need, never give in, have some hope to forge through the pain, the meaning for life....it gives you a purpose...and through this story, it was beautifully expressed. 💙🌺
This movie holds the #1 spot of _Best films of all times_ on imdb. Has held the spot for several years. The year of its release, it got nominated for several Academy Awards. Didn’t win any however. Lost out to another film of that year: *Forrest Gump.* Your view of inmates are somewhat innocent. Nothing wrong with that. But there are vast differences between european and american views on prisons, and serving time. Not to mention the time in which this film is situated.
One of the details that people often miss that I really enjoy is that he hid the Rock Hammer in the book of Exodus. Exodus is the books of the Bible where Moses frees the slaves.
Good Day, Kabir. Although set in Maine, the prison used was the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The large main building and Cell Block 1 are now a Museum. They offer tours, can be used for special occasions, and offer overnight cell accommodations for the brave. ( haunted ) The street scenes were primarily N. Main St where the shop owners agreed to have their stores redone to fit the time period. Many still look the same. The halfway house is the Bissman Building, and still looks the same today. (It was a beer distributor, hence the name "Brewery") The store was the E and B Market on 4th Street which has been torn down. I was fortunate to be an extra con in the yard scenes. The premiere was held at Mansfield's Renaissance Theatre, a restored 1929 movie palace, before New York and Los Angeles. I volunteered working the theatre restoration. The prison was also used in the movie "Tango & Cash” and was the Russian cell block in "Airforce One". An interesting side note: In the bad winters, crows from 7 or 8 counties move into Mansfield by the hundreds due to large granaries that used to be between town and the prison. Brook's crow was a natural. The passage of time from the unfiltered Chesterfields to the filtered cigarettes offered Tommy by the warden, and the subtle aging of everyone is superb. Many people miss the subtlety of when Brooks left the prison, you see the prison through the gates, and when Red left you are looking forward over the fields toward the town. And they don't notice when the warden opens the Bible and finds the cut out, that it is the book of "Exodus"! I am 75 now with Parkinson's and don't get to attend movies very often. I enjoy the reaction videos on TH-cam.
Friendship doesn’t die easy. I’ve lost one real one ever, but that was unfortunate. Bonds only break because someone did it intentionally, their bond never got broken.
Funny story: Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption." King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too." The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣
Loved your reaction! This movie is damn near perfect in every way. I always found it really interesting that they avoid telling the audience what the actual crimes of the inmates were. It lets the audience connect to the characters and see them as just people passed what their crimes were. Just think, you never learn what Brooks’ crimes actually were and so his end breaks you. The only other crimes that are explicitly stated are Tommy and Red who’s stories are about reform and growth. It’s just a nice reminder to the audience about empathy.
I loved your reaction! You were very astute with little things like the wall being soft to carve his name. Feel free to talk through the movie as much as you want as it is a reaction channel. Lol
"Shawshank redemption", "The Count of Monte Cristo" and the Korean version of "Oldboy" are the best wrongfully imprisoned movies ever. But "Oldboy" is the best of the three, as far as mind fucks go.
Great movie, reaction & commentary. Would love to see your reaction to the movie "Seven" with Brad Pitt & Morgan Freemen, both are police detectives who work together to track down a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as a motif in his murders. I love psychological thrillers, the movie creeped me out but I loved it. Here are some other good thrillers - "The Call" with Hailie Berry, "Misery" with Kathy Bates and James Caan and of course "Silence of the Lambs" with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. Another good one to watch on your own time is "Knock Knock" with Keanu Reeves.
That old prison is right down the hill from me about 4 miles. The hotel Brooks stayed at was an old building in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. Steven King wrote this as well as the green mile, another great story. The farmland scene before the rock wall is also here about 4 miles south of me. Love your reaction!
Thank you Kabir, I really enjoyed your reaction to one of my favorite movies, please keep them coming. A few facts from the movie, and my observations: 1. Andy told Red that he had asked his wife to marry him under that tree. So I think that he had buried some kind of memento there to signify the start of a new chapter in his life. Then chose that spot again for Red to find what he had left for him, signifying a new start for both of them. 2. When Red is finally paroled, it seems to be that the parole board sees that he has had his spirit broken and lacks hope. But could also be that 50 years was the standard time for "life" when Brooks was released, and it had been amended to 40 years by the time Red got out. 3. When the warden opens Andy's Bible to see where the rock hammer had been, I'm sure that there was a certain depth needed to conceal it. However, it was at the first page of the second book of the old testament called Exodus. The story of how the Jewish people fled from persecution in Egypt.
Regarding your question about a pension: at the time Brooks went in, there was no Social Security (the US version of a pension for the elderly and disabled). By the time he was released, it had been created, but being an unpaid worker in prison, he likely wouldn't have been participating (you pay into it via taxes taken from your wages). There are also pensions from some employers for retired employees who have worked for them for many years (like the post office), but again, Brooks wouldn't have qualified.
Prisons these days are much nicer than you might think, they can even have tablets and flat screen tvs if they’re lucky, but you normally need headphones to hear any sound so they can’t be used as a distraction. Techmoan did a good video on prison tech a while ago.
You missed one KEY to the timeline, Red got turned down in 59, that was 10 years after his 20 years, thus Andy was in for 10 years in 57 and came in in 1947. So, 65 would have been his 16th year in prison.
Coming to the comments at the beginning of the video because I feel it needs to be said: you might have the friendliest, most open and welcoming face I've ever seen. Also, something I've always thought: Hadley complains a lot for someone who got $35k in inheritance in the 30s. That would have to be well over half a million today, possibly much more.
My friend was a prison guard and he told me the first info the prison requires to know is your contact info in case a prisoner dies or gets killed during his or her sentence. Prisons are not country clubs.
This movie was filmed at Mansfield prison in Mansfield Ohio just a few hours from my city. They shut the prison down just beg they started filming this movie and they allowed good behavior prisoners to stay behind as extras. One of my uncles was actually visible in a scene in the movie, obviously uncredited.
According to the story Brooks killed his wife and kids, Red killed his neighbor while trying to kill his wife. The neighbor borrowed the car that red had messed up the brakes on. They all had a past except Andy.
That you hated the Warden shows the depth of the written character and the phenomenal acting by that actor. This is one of the best acted movies I have ever seen. Each character was more than whT they seemed and we got glimpses of those differences, just enough to give hope or misery.. it is one of my favs for sure
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Another Steven King short story turned into a great movie. He has probably created more stories to big moves than any other author ever.
I’ll never get tired of watching someone watch this for the first time.
A lot of people don't realize Stephen King writes anything other than horror.: A mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again.
Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption."
King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too."
The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣
He writes in several genres and does them all exceptionally well. One of my favorites is a high fantasy novel called Eyes of the Dragon. When Game of Thrones came out, I hoped they would look at Eyes of the Dragon, but they haven't so far. After what they did to The Dark Tower, a high fantasy/western novel series, I think maybe it's a good thing.
Adaptions of his movies really are a crap shoot. haha
But at the same time, there's a bit of horror in everything he writes. A lot of it in this movie, the leeches and the confrontation in Stand By Me... The Green Mile is obvious.
@@oliviarogers2808 he's also been know to respond to people who ask why he writes such gruesome stories. His pet response is "why do you assume I have a choice?"
Stand By Me is probably his other most famouus non-horror story
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this movie over the years, but Brooks hanging himself makes me cry every single time.
This movie hooked you deep and early. Your verbal comments show how this move did what all good movies do: got you involved. The Shawshank Redemption truly is a masterpiece.
Loved your reaction and how involved and passionate you were with the storyline. It's an amazing movie on all levels. It's one you can watch over and over and never tire of it.
Thanks so much :) it’s a fantastic movie. I really bonded with the characters!
"Rita Hayworth an actress? must be code for something?" 🤣🤣 Rita Hayworth was an American actress in the 40's. Love your reactions.
He knew she was an actress. He meant her name as code for something else illicit.
This is a film about male friendship and its beauty. It's perfection. The best finale of all time.
Love the movie and reaction. Just sad that no reactors include one of the best part of dialogue in the movie, Red’s final narration.
“I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”
I also like Red's echo of "get busy living or get busy dying."
That's just a *shitty pipedream*.
they are probably just sitting silently watching it because they are paying attention
“…g_dda__ed right”
My all-time favorite movie!! It's a masterpiece!!
A bunch of friends and I went to see this when it first came out. One of the guys was really moved by this saying it was the most beautiful movie he had ever seen. My roommate is 72 just got out about a year ago. He had been in the Texas prison system since he was 30 years old. When he was about 20, he was sentenced to life in prison for multiple armed robberies and attempted murder. He was paroled after 7 years but a couple of years later he was pulled over for drunk driving. The cop saw a pistol lying on the front seat and of course arrested him. They immediately revoked his parole and he spent the next 42 years behind bars.Oh, the stories he could tell! There are so many things that are new to him! I've done my best to reorient him to life in the 21st century. When he got his smartphone I helped him set it up and he was amazed at some of the things it could do, like googling things watching movies etc. He's doing well, and got his social security and VA pension and is thinking about getting a car. I told him no drunk driving and no pistols!
He's lucky to have you. And you get to hear stories no-one else ever will.
@@Deathbird_Mitch thanks Mitch! Yes, he doesn't mind talking about stuff if you ask him. Lots of stuff some good some real bad. Yes now that he's out he's having to get used to a different diet. According to him, meals were heavy on cornbread and beans along with ground up animals that the prison raised, and dessert once a week. Anyway he's adjusting well.
You are a hero to be such a good friend.
One of the greatest movies....ever! 🧡💛💙💚
It's #1 on IMDB Top 200.
Brooks didn't have a family because he killed them. It's in the novella.
#1 I knew that. He killed them? I did not know that. Well, I’m sure he had a good reason.
@@jasonm8017 Brooks killed his wife and daughter after a losing streak at poker.
Red sabotaged the brakes in his wife's car for insurance money. He ended up killing her, a neighbor and the neighbor's little boy. Steven King wasn't as sentimental with the characters, as the movie.
@@TangentOmega TY, maybe I should read more? Always tell myself I just don’t have the time. Not the only lie I tell myself.
@@jasonm8017Novellas are a pretty quick read, actually. Especially compared to The Stand, which is over 1100 pages in it's full edition.
Through the first half of the movie I kept saying to myself, "Omg, he's so sweet, thinking the prison's not corrupt or that the guards give even a fraction of a f*ck." Don't ever change, my friend. ✌🏽💜
One of the best movies ever made !
my favorite movie ever, I love Andy and Red's friendship development soo much. The movie has a lot of good life lessons worth remembering
My favorite movie of all time
Brooks had arrived at Shawshank in 1906; 50 years later, he's released into a totally alien world. It's been 2 world wars and a change in culture that includes women being more independent and actually going out and holding jobs. It's so different, and Brooks has no family or friends outside of prison, to help him adjust.
Now that you've seen this non-horror prison story written by Stephen King, you should now watch another Stephen King prison period piece set in the American South in 1935.
I promise you, it's even better!
You didn't name the other movie.
The green mile, I googled it,took.0000456 sec. This comment took longer. Learn to google.
A classic! One of my favorites!
2024 I am a 71 year old pensioner and still watch this MASTERPIECE and acclaimed one of the best movies ever made. Glad you see the meaning of the film, Redemption, Friendship, Love and HOPE. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands. When you are feeling down, watch this again and you will have a beautiful life.
One of the films I can watch over and over, like Goodfellas. One never gets tired of the plot, the characters, the writing. Just awesome.
Goodfellas is so trite. Growing up in a mob town, it's nothing special, but I can see why others find it fascinating.
I will admit I did not see this film because of Tim Robbins relationship to Susan Sarandon, not a fan of her off script. Seen them in Bull Durham, didn't care for their performances. Always liked Morgan Freeman. Seeing these reaction videos, I have missed out on a really, really well acted, screen masterclass of a movie. The movie gets you invested right from the start. So well done to everyone making this classic.
One of only a handful of movies I teared up at the end
Fun facts:
The "shit" in the pipe was made from oatmeal and chocolate sauce.
The room in the halfway house was actually inside the prison where they filmed the movie (Mansfield, OH).
I grew up watching Morgan Freeman. My first time seeing him was on a children's television show called The Electric Company that was on in the late 60s/early70s. A few others in the cast became somewhat well known but not like Morgan Freeman.
Rita Moreno. Also very well known.
Morgan playing Vincent the Vegetable Vampire is still one of my favorites. Just can't stop eating vegetables. Mel Brooks as the Blond-Haired Cartoon Man unscrambling sentences was cool too. Electric Company was like a matured version of Seasame Street with sketch comedy.
I remember The Electric Company most for the Spider-Man appearances.
Morgan as Easy Reader. Yes!
I watched Electric Company too. Does anyone else remember a segment with a toy roller coaster that carried chocolate powder? I don't remember if it was on Electric Company, or on some other similar show.
Warden Norton is one of the most hated characters in movie history. The actor who plays Norton is named Bob Gunton and he's a decorated Vietnam War veteran who saw combat with the 101st Airborne. He is 76.
Rita Hayworth was the beautiful actress in the black and white movie they were watching. She was the Marilyn Monroe of the 1940s.
One of my most favorite movies! It’s excellent! I’ve watched it countless times.
I love this movie!
One of the best movies ever in my opinion. I’ve seen it so many times and it never fails to move me
It was awesome :)
The best. Everything was perfection.
Green Mile, Shawshank, Forrest Gump, the Sting, Saving Private Ryan, are my short list of the 5 greatest movies ever made. Your mileage may vary.
And of course Green Mile and Shawshank, though they are very different movies, are both prison movies adapted by Frank Darabont from works by Stephen King.
The prison this was filmed in is in Mansfield Ohio. About an hour south of where I live. Its a tourist attraction now. If anyone is ever in the area I highly recommend the tour. It's the Mansfield reformatory.
Excellent movie in every way.
I can watch this movie over and over! Brilliant!
Andy went in 1949 - Red (Morgan Freeman) states that when Andy first arrives.
The warden was a complete coward. He knew exactly how his time in prison would be.
Agreed. He could dish it but couldn’t take it
Your naivete regarding the guards not giving a shit about what the prisoners do to each other is truly sweet and touching.
"what do you mean no? Did you feel any sympathy for your victims?" About as appropriate a reaction as I've ever seen
I normally don’t like prison movies but I kept hearing how good it was. I was not disappointed. It is an excellent movie and there are lessons to be learned. Thanks for your reaction.
I'm really glad you're working your way through a top movies list. It will give you so much better appreciation for film than just responding to the latest reaction trend. And it will be more fun for film buffs and older folks (You know, people who have seen a lot of films in their life, and require more of their movies.)
Yeah I’m really looking forward to getting deep into the list, so many iconic names on there!
The powder that they were dusted with was DDT powder to kill lice. DDT was used to kill all kinds of bugs and insects. It was banned here in the U.S. in the late sixties I think. Could be early seventies.
'Delousing'
I loved the symbolism of, all through the movie, we saw lights going off in many cells, but never once in Andy's. The last night he spent there, we saw the lights go out. We thought it might be that he finally gave up hope, but it was more like "be sure to turn the lights off when you leave!" hahaha
Crazy that this movie didn’t get the appreciation it deserved at the time it was in theaters
I watch this movie every time it's on. I just love it. It shows the inhumanity and humanity in that jail. There are some really brutal and beautiful moments here. Somewhere in the movie Andy tells Red that he was straight as an arrow in life, it took jail to make him a crook. Best ending ever!
If you haven’t already seen it “The Green Mile” is another great movie. Stars Tom Hanks and other A List stars.
Andy went in in '49. It says so when they show his bus arriving at the prison.
Love this movie. So great.
This was based on a novella written by Stephen King. One of his best stories ever. Great reaction, so glad you enjoyed it!
The Green Mile is another good one.
The prison is real, not used any more in Ohio.
Most of Steven kings drama fictional books are amazing reads. Try Delores Claiborne and Misery. Those are my favorites outside of his horror stories.
Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption."
King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too."
The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣
I always love how much younger Andy looks in the outside
Fun facts:
The building they used still stands in Mansfield, Ohio. It is now a tourist attraction and was a real prison. Had the privilege of walking through it 4 times. The interior (cell blocks) is in a different location though.
The tunnel was a mock-up they built and can be viewed at the prison in Mansfield. It is a life-sized mock-up.
The tree under which the Red located the stone and Andy's letter was on a farm in Mansfield. It suffered storm damage and had to be removed. The wood was cut and sold to woodworkers everywhere. I'm proud to say I obtained some small pieces of this wood and made 5 pens out them.
One of my top ten movies of all time. Morgan Freeman is in my top 5 actors for life. He’s extraordinary.
And Andy went in in 1947, and asked for Rita Heyworth in 1949. Brooks arrived in 1905 and was there 50 years, so he got out in '55. I think it's possible that as a reactor and thinking all the time about what to say, and then talking over some of the dialogue, you're going to miss a lot of details.
So glad you loved this film. It is easy to see a "director's cut" if you want. The film is supposed to end when Red is on the bus, after his "I hope" monologue. Frank Darabont wanted to end the film with the audience "hoping" that Red and Andy reunited - after all, "hope is a good thing" But, American test audiences wanted everything spoonfed to them and demanded a "happy ending", so the studio demanded that final beach scene be tacked on. Still a magnificent film but I think I prefer the director/writer's version..
This movie was filmed in a real prison (closed long before the movie). You can even take tours of the prison. It's the Ohio reformatory in Mansfield Ohio. I live about an hour north from it. The tour is pretty interesting. I recommend if anyone is in the area to stop and check it out.
I acted in Shawshank for two months. Great experience!
"I can already tell that guy there on the left is going to be pretty mean."
That guy there on the left is the voice actor for Mr. Crabs on Sponge Bob Square Pants.
I haven't seen this movie in decades. Great reaction choice.
After Brooks dies and Red says "He should have died in here' you can hear a Crow "Caw" in the background. Kind of like Jake agreeing with Red.
Greatest movie ever!!! I suggest you watch Pulp Fiction next
Both of which lost the Best Picture Oscar to "Forrest Gump" - 1994 was a strong year for legendary movies.
@@joeday4293 don't forget Airheads, Dymb and Dumber and It's Pat!
Boggs getting what is due, is one of the most satisfying scenes in cinema.
Fun fact. So the movie was made in Ohio near one of my relatives city. my cousin tried out as an extra and was cast as a bag boy in the grocery store scenes. its funny because he had initially tried out as a corrections officer or cop and was cast as a bag boy....real occupation at the time? police officer🤣 he just has one of those baby faces that the casting agent couldn't see him as an officer. he's now the director of safety in that town.
Your reaction to this movie was so cute you just can’t help yourself. A great story by the writer Stephen King. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were so good in this movie.
In a cut scene, jake the crow also died.He had died of starvation since Brooks wasn't around to feed him at prison, and had no natural self preservation abilities.
Prison is located in Mansfield Ohio, was the Ohio Reformatory, now it's a museum.
Possibly one of the best movies ever. Enjoy.
Talk about timing!! I work where this movie was filmed and today my staff put together a gift bag for you! How crazy is that?! Needless to say, you'll know it when you see it, lol. Your reaction was priceless and I'm glad you finally watched it.
You said it all Kabir....one of my favorites, always. Great storytelling by Redd...it's a long movie, but every second captivates you and you are certainly engaged by the story, and then the wonderful feel good ending...my heart wanted to burst. "Hope is a good thing, and no good thing ever dies", what a feeling Redd felt at that sentence, and a great feeling we all need, never give in, have some hope to forge through the pain, the meaning for life....it gives you a purpose...and through this story, it was beautifully expressed. 💙🌺
This movie holds the #1 spot of _Best films of all times_ on imdb. Has held the spot for several years.
The year of its release, it got nominated for several Academy Awards. Didn’t win any however. Lost out to another film of that year: *Forrest Gump.*
Your view of inmates are somewhat innocent. Nothing wrong with that. But there are vast differences between european and american views on prisons, and serving time. Not to mention the time in which this film is situated.
One of the details that people often miss that I really enjoy is that he hid the Rock Hammer in the book of Exodus. Exodus is the books of the Bible where Moses frees the slaves.
In Andy’s case, smart is smart, it’s our choice how we use our intelligence
There are very few serious films about a friendship between two men without the obligatory female love interest.
Good Day, Kabir. Although set in Maine, the prison used was the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The large main building and Cell Block 1 are now a Museum. They offer tours, can be used for special occasions, and offer overnight cell accommodations for the brave. ( haunted ) The street scenes were primarily N. Main St where the shop owners agreed to have their stores redone to fit the time period. Many still look the same. The halfway house is the Bissman Building, and still looks the same today. (It was a beer distributor, hence the name "Brewery") The store was the E and B Market on 4th Street which has been torn down. I was fortunate to be an extra con in the yard scenes. The premiere was held at Mansfield's Renaissance Theatre, a restored 1929 movie palace, before New York and Los Angeles. I volunteered working the theatre restoration. The prison was also used in the movie "Tango & Cash” and was the Russian cell block in "Airforce One". An interesting side note: In the bad winters, crows from 7 or 8 counties move into Mansfield by the hundreds due to large granaries that used to be between town and the prison. Brook's crow was a natural. The passage of time from the unfiltered Chesterfields to the filtered cigarettes offered Tommy by the warden, and the subtle aging of everyone is superb. Many people miss the subtlety of when Brooks left the prison, you see the prison through the gates, and when Red left you are looking forward over the fields toward the town. And they don't notice when the warden opens the Bible and finds the cut out, that it is the book of "Exodus"! I am 75 now with Parkinson's and don't get to attend movies very often. I enjoy the reaction videos on TH-cam.
Friendship doesn’t die easy. I’ve lost one real one ever, but that was unfortunate. Bonds only break because someone did it intentionally, their bond never got broken.
"They send you here for life, and that's exactly what they take. The part that counts, anyway."
Funny story: Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption."
King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too."
The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣
Loved your reaction! This movie is damn near perfect in every way. I always found it really interesting that they avoid telling the audience what the actual crimes of the inmates were. It lets the audience connect to the characters and see them as just people passed what their crimes were. Just think, you never learn what Brooks’ crimes actually were and so his end breaks you. The only other crimes that are explicitly stated are Tommy and Red who’s stories are about reform and growth. It’s just a nice reminder to the audience about empathy.
I loved your reaction! You were very astute with little things like the wall being soft to carve his name. Feel free to talk through the movie as much as you want as it is a reaction channel. Lol
Thanks so much :) yeah I think a lot of people don’t realise the purpose of this channel 😅
"Shawshank redemption", "The Count of Monte Cristo" and the Korean version of "Oldboy" are the best wrongfully imprisoned movies ever. But "Oldboy" is the best of the three, as far as mind fucks go.
A piece of trivia … the actor who plays Captain Hadley, the main guard, is also the voice of Mr. Krabbs on Spongebob
Great movie, reaction & commentary. Would love to see your reaction to the movie "Seven" with Brad Pitt & Morgan Freemen, both are police detectives who work together to track down a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as a motif in his murders. I love psychological thrillers, the movie creeped me out but I loved it. Here are some other good thrillers - "The Call" with Hailie Berry, "Misery" with Kathy Bates and James Caan and of course "Silence of the Lambs" with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. Another good one to watch on your own time is "Knock Knock" with Keanu Reeves.
That old prison is right down the hill from me about 4 miles. The hotel Brooks stayed at was an old building in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. Steven King wrote this as well as the green mile, another great story. The farmland scene before the rock wall is also here about 4 miles south of me. Love your reaction!
Thank you Kabir, I really enjoyed your reaction to one of my favorite movies, please keep them coming. A few facts from the movie, and my observations:
1. Andy told Red that he had asked his wife to marry him under that tree. So I think that he had buried some kind of memento there to signify the start of a new chapter in his life. Then chose that spot again for Red to find what he had left for him, signifying a new start for both of them.
2. When Red is finally paroled, it seems to be that the parole board sees that he has had his spirit broken and lacks hope. But could also be that 50 years was the standard time for "life" when Brooks was released, and it had been amended to 40 years by the time Red got out.
3. When the warden opens Andy's Bible to see where the rock hammer had been, I'm sure that there was a certain depth needed to conceal it. However, it was at the first page of the second book of the old testament called Exodus. The story of how the Jewish people fled from persecution in Egypt.
Andy was imprisoned in 1947. He was there until the late 60's.
Regarding your question about a pension: at the time Brooks went in, there was no Social Security (the US version of a pension for the elderly and disabled). By the time he was released, it had been created, but being an unpaid worker in prison, he likely wouldn't have been participating (you pay into it via taxes taken from your wages). There are also pensions from some employers for retired employees who have worked for them for many years (like the post office), but again, Brooks wouldn't have qualified.
This in my opinion is the greatest movie of all time
Prisons these days are much nicer than you might think, they can even have tablets and flat screen tvs if they’re lucky, but you normally need headphones to hear any sound so they can’t be used as a distraction. Techmoan did a good video on prison tech a while ago.
The ending is just so perfect
The camera angles are very good seeing how Tim Robbins is 6'5".
Another Stephen King nugget of gold. 👍
You missed one KEY to the timeline, Red got turned down in 59, that was 10 years after his 20 years, thus Andy was in for 10 years in 57 and came in in 1947. So, 65 would have been his 16th year in prison.
Coming to the comments at the beginning of the video because I feel it needs to be said: you might have the friendliest, most open and welcoming face I've ever seen.
Also, something I've always thought: Hadley complains a lot for someone who got $35k in inheritance in the 30s. That would have to be well over half a million today, possibly much more.
My friend was a prison guard and he told me the first info the prison requires to know is your contact info in case a prisoner dies or gets killed during his or her sentence. Prisons are not country clubs.
My favorite movie of all times. Great story by Stephen King. I knew you'd enjoy it.
There is some good news in a way about Tommy. In the book that the movie is based on, the warden transferred him instead of having him shot.
Stephen King is such a genius. Another fantastic reaction!❤️
This is absolutely one of my favourite movies. I must have watched this at least 20 times. So glad you enjoyed it.
This movie was filmed at Mansfield prison in Mansfield Ohio just a few hours from my city. They shut the prison down just beg they started filming this movie and they allowed good behavior prisoners to stay behind as extras. One of my uncles was actually visible in a scene in the movie, obviously uncredited.
According to the story Brooks killed his wife and kids, Red killed his neighbor while trying to kill his wife. The neighbor borrowed the car that red had messed up the brakes on. They all had a past except Andy.
The building where the movie was filmed was a real prison in Ohio. And the prison in this movie was set in Maine.