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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
“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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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!!!
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
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.
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!"
@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.*
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I don't comment on TH-cam 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!
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..........
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
I was a resident at Mansfield Reformatory. in 1989 and 1990, in Mansfield Ohio. Mansfield Reformatory would be shut down a short time later, and then this film became the setting for one of the greatest prison movies ever made, the Shawshank Redemption. I was a kid then, sentenced to three months for stealing a car. A lot of people, when I tell them about this little bit of my history, find it hard to believe, but I have my prison records to prove it. Of course, being in prison isn't exactly the kind of thing one brags about, but my checkered past doesn't change the fact of my having been part of cinematic history. A few little interesting facts: The perspective of Andy, when he is walking into Shawshank for the first time, looking up at the windows above the entrance (it is one of several), is the exact same perspective I had. Walking into that door, I looked up at the windows, terrified, but also wondering about the building, its architecture. Upon arriving at the place, the prison looked like a veritable castle. So yes, I was looking at everything, taking everything in. The cells in the film are not the cells of Mansfield, that is, Shawshank. They actually built a set for that part of the film because by the time the movie was made, the cells were in disrepair and unusable. You can search "Mansfield Reformatory" in TH-cam and see what the cells were really like. They were tiny, claustrophobic. You had a metal footlocker that you shared with your roommate, there was a tiny sink and above it was a polished piece of steel for a mirror. The toilet was porcelain, stained brown with rust and age, looking like a small stool in the corner of the room. The shower room wasn't as it was portrayed in the movie. In reality, the Mansfield showers was nothing more than a single pipe hanging from the ceiling and running the length of the tiled room, and the water was always cold, there was no hot water. In fact, in order to get hot water in your cell, like for making the instant coffee you got from the inmate commissary (store), you had to wait for the single scheduled daily delivery of hot water by inmate trustees. When Andy and the other inmates are lined up for orientation, that is, the little pep talk from the warden, that was not inmate intake at Mansfield. That is actually one of the many dayrooms at Mansfield that served many functions, including religious services. The chow hall where Andy finds the meal worm in his oatmeal looks to be the same dining area of Mansfield's Reformatory. The bus coming into the prison through that single gated entrance is the entrance prisoners came through at Mansfield, exactly the same thing. The same route. It was pretty much the way it was depicted in the Shawshank Redemption. Since the cell block depicted in the movie isn't the actual cell blocks of Mansfield, the image of the inmates marching single file down to the dining area isn't how it was at Mansfield. In fact, the walk to the chow hall was very cramped, the walkway in front of the cells barely as wide as a man, and contained from floor to ceiling with bars. And when you got to the end of the walkway you walked down these stairs in a zigzag pattern. The stairs had brass rails that is was my job to polish. Huge brass rails the size of one's arm. I didn't get paid for it, I volunteered so I could get out of my cell every day. Shawshank was a dark and depressing place. The film has a peculiar -- and dare I say -- special meaning to me. It represents one of the darkest periods of my life, for a number of reasons of which, none the least of which is my time at Shawshank prison.
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.
All I did was just watch your video with clips from the movie and I was crying all over again. Such an amazing film. Thank you. I am so glad you guys enjoyed it.
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.
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!
I have this really obscure line I quote all the time- Andy's first night in prison, when Hadley comes in to stop the yelling, he uses God's name in vain and a prisoner yells 'He blasphemed, I'm telling the Warden!' I say it with my friends and no one ever remembers where it's from lol.
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! 🤘🏻👊🏻✌🏼🖖🏼🍻
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
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 TH-cam hands down!!
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! 🎥🎬
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 TH-cam will bring up a quality recording.
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!
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In the original story (by Stephen King!) Red is a white Irish man. He is called "Red" because of his red hair. They have Freeman refer to this when Andy asks why he is named Red and he replies "Maybe because I'm Irish".
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.
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 😪
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!
This is the first reaction I ever saw on this channel. Been watching for about a year and Sam's smile at the end is still probably the biggest one I have seen on this channel. They still bring this movie up in other reactions. My favorite movie of all time. Hope is a good thing.
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!
One of my favorite movies you see the legend of hell house
Watch Green mile please
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.
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.
Thank you for your reaction to this movie. Fantastic.
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
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.
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.
@@PhantomFilmAustralia Mr. Physics expert over here lol
@@CharlieRogers50 Nah. Just common sense.
@@PhantomFilmAustralia yeah you're right but who gives a shit
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
I heard they wanted Tom Hanks to audition for the role of Andy.
@@jermainemartinez8282 They do look sort of similar.
Absolutely, I've watched it about 5 times. And I always excited to watch it again. Without a doubt my #1 movie.
It had Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction and The Lion King to contest with. Sadly it didn't win any academy award. It should have
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.
The final line of the movie -- Red saying "I hope." -- was just perfection.
Yeah, after arguing with Andy that hope is bad, he ends up with a whole list of “I hope”. Just wonderful.
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
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.
Hope is a good thing and no good thing ever dies... -Andy
Not as good as, IMHO, as 'just shitty pipe dreams'.
Fun fact: He ket his rock hammer hidden in the Exodus gospel, chef's kiss!!
“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.
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.
Same here.
Every time I see it playing on TV, i stop to watch it.
Same here
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!
Yes I have watched this movie around 20 times and it never gets old
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.
Yes but remember… if you read the books, Brooks is in jail for killing his wife and daughter. Who never had a second chance…
@@fordtrucks33 nobody mentioned the books
@@lewis0705 You should read it. Only 100 pages
"I'd hate to deprive you of this...salvation lies within." Indeed...that's where my rock hammer is hidden.
Right!!
Dammit I'm not quick enuf!
Not only that, look at the chapter. It is hidden in EXODUS
"Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh" Andy was prepared for the inspection.
@@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.
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.
I didn't notice that as I thought they were introduced later
@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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
Super powerful character and scene!
James Whitmore was a great character actor.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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
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.
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.
Excellent!!!
There are very few perfect films out there, this is one of them.
There’s no such thing as a perfect movie!
*Shawshank Redemption*: Hold my Bohemian Style beer!
@Andrew Salter You mean Raiders.
I always used to describe Joe vs the Volcano as the "perfect little movie".
Good will hunting is perfect for me too
Perfect crap. The movie ended in a very boring and predictable way.
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.
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.
Fun Fact: this is Stephen King’s favorite adaptation out of all his books.
it's a great book
Omg this is Stephen King’s Im so dumb I thought he only wrotes horror 😭😱
Holy shit! Is he the greatest writer of all time or something?
Stand by Me
@@yaqubebased1961 The Running Man
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!
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.
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....
+ Morgan Freeman Narrating 😉
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.
If this movie is on TV doesn't matter if it's 5 minutes in or 5 minutes left I'm watching it
I feel like it would be adapted into a good tv show.
That’s a good rule to have!
Same here
@@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.
@@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.
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.
Haha, holy shit.
Thank you.
That is indeed badass. A good man.
He was also gracious enough to offer himself as Harold Ramis's body stand-in for Ghostbusters Afterlife. A selfless man indeed!
Imagine how the world changed from 1905 to 1955 for Brooks. Two world wars, airplanes, automobiles, even radio and television.
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
I watched a Raquel movie because of that poster
Thats a really cool idea
Do you hate gay men too?
Cmon man wth
Here's a fun fact; The photos of young Red on his mugshot is acutally Morgan Freeman's son.
He’s also in the film when Andy first arrives. He’s the one ‘reeling in’ the new fish.🙂
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.
@@kagemaru259 😮
FuN FaCT 🥴
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.
What’s still surprises me is that Captain Hadley is the voice actor for Mr. Krabs.
And the antagonist in Highlander
@@garygregg4108 And voiced Surtur in Thor : Ragnarok!
And Red is the guy from The Electric Company.
and Hank in Detroit: Become Human, and Sgt Zim in Starship Troopers. Clancy Brown is fantastic.
@@jbrisby Easy Reader
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" 😭
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).
Hahaha what a great inside joke!
Haha... the shitweasels.
DUDDITS!!
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.
@@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.
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.
I cry a lot
GOAT movie. Brings me joy when people discover it.
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.
Hmm. Imagine a world where Tim Robbins is forest gump and Tom Hanks is andy dufresne
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)
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
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.
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!!!
I think he also played Al Shepherd in From the Earth to the Moon
That would be Mark Rolston. He’s also in Lethal Weapon 2, the Saw films & The Shield. Really underrated actor.
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
Alien! Thank you, I knew I had seen his face someplace before!
Also in The Departed as well
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.
Also Red telling Andy freedom was a shitty pipe dream and 5hen Andy escapes through a shitty pipe. Magnificent.
chipsthedog1 so true. I never thought of it that way. Great insight for the dialogue with double meanings. Dare I say the double entendres.
@@chipsthedog1 Wow. That’s a good observation.
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!"
Now I think you’re ready for The Green Mile... another amazing film based on a Stephen King story
If you guys haven't seen The Green Mile ... I have no words for that travesty.
Hated that book/movie. Just a cheap knockoff.
And don’t forget about “Misery,” which Kathy Bates won an Oscar for.
I was gonna say if they liked this then the Green mile is the next logical movie.
@@tyhar7493 it’s even heavier IMO I hope they’re ready
For me, this is definitely one of the greatest movies of all time. Easily in the top 10. Maybe even top 5.
This film still holds 9/10 on IMDB.
Some things just deserve the hype it receives. Delivers on all fronts.
This is a 10/10
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.
For me is 10/11
Spending even just a short few minutes, every now and again, with 'old friends' is lovely.
@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.*
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.
it should have won
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.
"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.
Those smiles in that last scene says it all.
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.
Thomas Newman is amazing
Such a good movie, such a powerful motion picture experience.
Absolutely agree!
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
Andy inscribed the Bible with, "Dear Warden, You were right. Salvation lay within."
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.
Absolutely! Rewatching the brooks scene while I was editing made me break down just like Sam did in the moment! Super powerful movie!
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.
I don't comment on TH-cam 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!
"No thanks. I gave up drinking." Because the last time he drank, his wife died, and he went to prison.
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
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..........
Wow that crazy timing!
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.
I love it when the warden says 'salvation lies within' when he gives the bible back to Andy
And that Andy almost certainly would have to know that the warden would never actually open the book, considering what's inside.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Another great Tim Robbins movie that you've probably never heard of is "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994), by the Coen Bros.
Also Bull Durham. Baseball movie
And was another bomb the same year for Tim Robbins 😄
Jacob's Ladder, massive mind trip, Tim was great in that.
oh man, they HAVE to watch some Coen Brothers movies.
@@conureron3792 Bull Durham is arguably the best Baseball movie ever
I was a resident at Mansfield Reformatory. in 1989 and 1990, in Mansfield Ohio. Mansfield Reformatory would be shut down a short time later, and then this film became the setting for one of the greatest prison movies ever made, the Shawshank Redemption. I was a kid then, sentenced to three months for stealing a car. A lot of people, when I tell them about this little bit of my history, find it hard to believe, but I have my prison records to prove it. Of course, being in prison isn't exactly the kind of thing one brags about, but my checkered past doesn't change the fact of my having been part of cinematic history.
A few little interesting facts: The perspective of Andy, when he is walking into Shawshank for the first time, looking up at the windows above the entrance (it is one of several), is the exact same perspective I had. Walking into that door, I looked up at the windows, terrified, but also wondering about the building, its architecture. Upon arriving at the place, the prison looked like a veritable castle. So yes, I was looking at everything, taking everything in.
The cells in the film are not the cells of Mansfield, that is, Shawshank. They actually built a set for that part of the film because by the time the movie was made, the cells were in disrepair and unusable. You can search "Mansfield Reformatory" in TH-cam and see what the cells were really like. They were tiny, claustrophobic. You had a metal footlocker that you shared with your roommate, there was a tiny sink and above it was a polished piece of steel for a mirror. The toilet was porcelain, stained brown with rust and age, looking like a small stool in the corner of the room.
The shower room wasn't as it was portrayed in the movie. In reality, the Mansfield showers was nothing more than a single pipe hanging from the ceiling and running the length of the tiled room, and the water was always cold, there was no hot water. In fact, in order to get hot water in your cell, like for making the instant coffee you got from the inmate commissary (store), you had to wait for the single scheduled daily delivery of hot water by inmate trustees.
When Andy and the other inmates are lined up for orientation, that is, the little pep talk from the warden, that was not inmate intake at Mansfield. That is actually one of the many dayrooms at Mansfield that served many functions, including religious services. The chow hall where Andy finds the meal worm in his oatmeal looks to be the same dining area of Mansfield's Reformatory.
The bus coming into the prison through that single gated entrance is the entrance prisoners came through at Mansfield, exactly the same thing. The same route. It was pretty much the way it was depicted in the Shawshank Redemption.
Since the cell block depicted in the movie isn't the actual cell blocks of Mansfield, the image of the inmates marching single file down to the dining area isn't how it was at Mansfield. In fact, the walk to the chow hall was very cramped, the walkway in front of the cells barely as wide as a man, and contained from floor to ceiling with bars. And when you got to the end of the walkway you walked down these stairs in a zigzag pattern. The stairs had brass rails that is was my job to polish. Huge brass rails the size of one's arm. I didn't get paid for it, I volunteered so I could get out of my cell every day.
Shawshank was a dark and depressing place.
The film has a peculiar -- and dare I say -- special meaning to me. It represents one of the darkest periods of my life, for a number of reasons of which, none the least of which is my time at Shawshank prison.
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.
All I did was just watch your video with clips from the movie and I was crying all over again. Such an amazing film. Thank you. I am so glad you guys enjoyed it.
You can actually feel the presence of Zihuatenejo through Andy's eyes
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.
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.
Two others actually. Pulp Fiction. Both are now considered top 10 of all time
This one is better
This was so fun to watch. The interaction between you two is incredibly lovely, and I love how you respect one another. Awesome.
My all time favorite movie!! You two are my favorite of the 1st reaction videos of this movie
Norton -- "I hate to deprive you of this. Remember salvation lies within."
Andy -- *thinks* "You don't know how right you are."
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!
Every time I watch this movie, I can't help but hear Mr.Krabs' voice when Clancy Brown is cussing
One of the best movies written by Stephen King, another is The Green Mile in my opinion^^^ Great job man.
I have this really obscure line I quote all the time- Andy's first night in prison, when Hadley comes in to stop the yelling, he uses God's name in vain and a prisoner yells 'He blasphemed, I'm telling the Warden!' I say it with my friends and no one ever remembers where it's from lol.
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! 🤘🏻👊🏻✌🏼🖖🏼🍻
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
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 TH-cam hands down!!
Im surprised you could both watch this film & not shed tears 😮
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!
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How many actors from this did you spot in The Green Mile? ;-)
Absolutely. The Green Mile is my favorite.
@@gregall2178 I can think of 3 off the top of my head.
@@gregall2178 Jeffrey Demunn, William Sadler, can't think of the 3rd one right now....
@@FilthTribeFTP The sheriff in The Green Mile is one of the prisoners in Shawshank (Brian Libby)
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.
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.
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!
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.
Only one actress alive can pull off the hair flip, and that's Rhea Seahorn.
@@jbrisby Saul Goodman's girl.
Samantha makes Rita Hayworth look plain….!!!
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.
Dang!? Is that in a commentary or directors cut or the book!?
@@TBRSchmitt that's in the book
@@betsyduane3461 yeah
How the hell would Red even have a shot at parole if he was responsible for 4 people's deaths??
@@rustincohle2135 because time is a flat circle.
Seeing your guys reaction was awesome, so glad you watched this classic.
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.
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.
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 TH-cam will bring up a quality recording.
"I hope the pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams" :)
Top 5 of my favorites.
Good Choice!
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!
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.
Guys.....
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The Discussion Between You 2 just WOW ... I LOVE IT VERY MUCH.
You 2 are just Amazing, Perfect and Thoughtful Reviewers.
You just describe and analyzing the events amazingly.
i can't find words to give you the right grade of how good you are, you like an A+ reviewer because you don't take small unimportant detail and make it huge and build a negative point for the movie.
You just took the whole events and comments on it's event, i don't find reviewers like that so much.
Most of the Reaction Videos are by People had saw the movie before and then made a reaction, and it is clear that they saw the movie before hence from they talk, and most of them are pausing the movie so many time to comment on every single shot/frame/song/kiss/hug/joke/car chase/kill scene, there is a reaction video is a 56 mins including up to 16 mins of pausing the movie.
Again, This is the 4th reaction Video i Watch from your channel and i tend to complete every movie i had seen and watch your reaction on it and enjoy your discussion about it at the end.
Best Regards, From Cairo, Egypt. Again
The Warden gave Andy the Bible back and said "Salvation lies within"
And it opens to and the torn pages begin at the opening of Exodus... just perfect!
My favorite part is the little note Andy wrote inside the cover: "Dear Warden, you were right. Salvation does lay within".
In the original story (by Stephen King!) Red is a white Irish man. He is called "Red" because of his red hair. They have Freeman refer to this when Andy asks why he is named Red and he replies "Maybe because I'm Irish".
Tim Robbins was “Merlin” in Top Gun. Tom Cruises RIO/ WSO after Goose.
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.
I've seen this movie so many times and I still get choked up watching it. A classic!! Keep smiling!🤘🙂
I do agree there is no words for this movie and this needs to be seen at least once in your life.
I know the word classic and masterpiece get tossed around a lot these days but this film definitely is
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.
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 😪
So glad you guys loved this movie, I love it so much every time it plays in a movie theatre I go to see it on the big screen.
Also at one point in the movie the warden says to Andy redemption is found inside (the Bible) how right he was
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!
This is the first reaction I ever saw on this channel. Been watching for about a year and Sam's smile at the end is still probably the biggest one I have seen on this channel. They still bring this movie up in other reactions. My favorite movie of all time. Hope is a good thing.