One of those movies that if I come across it channel surfing I will watch it till the end regardless of where it is at. One of the few examples of the perfect film.
Sometimes I have to work out in the middle of nowhere and stay in hotels. On one stint, the hotel I was staying at only had one channel and it played Shawshank Redemption at 4pm every single day. I watched it every time.
What a great observation. So many little gems like that strewn throughout the movie. The rock hammer hidden in the Bible under the Exodus chapter was another .... 'you were right warden - salvation lies within' - So good
Fun Fact: When Brooks goes free, the camera looks to the inside of the prison, but when Red goes free it looks to the outside, just freedom. What a masterpiece
@@920WASHBURN This masterpiece is MUCH deeper than anyone who watches this only once or twice knows... but unlike Red said in the yard, it's no "shitty pipe dream" 😉
Kind of irrelevant. Doesn't make the story any better. And you are probably one of 10 people in the world that knows this. Guess people not knowing it affected the ratings of this movie eh? 🙄
Since you asked , sewer pipe is made of cast iron. It’s actually a little brittle, so it can be broken with a hammer or a rock. Great reaction as usual.
Thats why it is clay. Very easy to break through. Hence why most older homes still to this day have clay sewer pipes are roots from trees penitrate them causing sewer backups.
It is astounding that The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, and Pulp Fiction were all the same year. Also Lion King, Ace Ventura, and the Mask. All 6 of those are among the most rewatched movies of the 90s.
When the Warden comes and searches Andy's cell, he literally hold the bible with the rock hammer in it. And Andy keeps his cool so perfectly. All the Warden had to do was actually open the Bible, but he didn't.
I always think people miss that after the reveal. Esp when he starts walking out with it before he hands in back to Andy. Andy's heart would have been beating out his chest and he kept his cool.
The original ending of the movie was Red on the bus talking about how he hopes to meet his friend. Later during test screenings people wanted to see them actually reunite so the producers made the director film the beach scene with Andy and Red in post-production.
@@chrissmalley83 I agree, though it might have worked had they kept the original ending, then silently added the beach reunion scene after the credits.
@@3Rayfire There was a line of dialogue originally where Andy referenced needing a man who can get things, but Darabont cut it for being too whimsical and cute. He said no script was ever more improved by throwing out a line of dialogue like a giant turd than this one.
The prison is old and the pipes were made from CAST IRON which is brittle, and deterioration is ripe so when pee and poo is a constant it gets eroded(facts). Almost as weak as ice. Anybody who knows geology knows that....Andy did!
@@jgrey8959 My Dad and I recently visited the Mansfield Reformatory where they filmed majority of this movie, and we got to take a picture using the tunnel. As I grew up in the 90's watching it on TBS with my dad, it's one of the cooler father/son photos we've ever taken
This is one of those movies, where if you flip passed it on cable TV, you have to stop and watch some of it, and if you watch some of it, you have to stay around until the end.
"Get busy living or get busy dying..." damn right. I suffer with depression and anxiety. Sometimes I remind myself that hope is a good thing maybe the best of things, and a good thing never dies.
I, too, suffer from depression. A number of years ago, I was helped by a young woman I've never met, who was herself going through stress and anxiety, health problems, and was pursuing her dream. What helped me was supporting and encouraging her in her pursuit... now she's successful and an expert in animal nutrition. To paraphrase Eugene Morrow from Gattaca: she lent me her dream. On the bad days nowadays, I remind myself of what I want on my tombstone if I don't d-e by my own hand: "I win". Life didn't beat me.
We care about you! Sorry for your sufferings. Yes, every day, find one thing to give you hope! A nice kid handing you a cart at the grocery, a beautiful tree (I love trees), a flock of geese, a kindness you did for a stranger, being united in humanity's ups and downs because we each have them. And of course, the very source of Hope itself, God, Who loves you for all eternity. Stay strong 💪 ❤
This movie is rated #1 IMDB best movies of all time. The story, the acting, the characters, cinematography, etc are all first rate. I *still* love watching this movie, and still love watching reactions to this movie. (One quick fact: When the warden opens up the Bible near the end, the rock hammer is hidden in the Chapter of Exedus, where the Jews flee Egypt. Just a minor point, that lends to how good this movie is)
I first watched this movie a few weeks ago on a flight home, while mentally hoping to find a sense of direction, and it left a profound impact on me. The messages of "purpose" and "not letting hope die" resonated deeply. These messages make the journey that more fulfilling as we see Andy and Red overcome their pasts and find redemption.
I am a 71 year old pensioner 2024 and still watch this master piece and considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Really glad you understand the meaning of the film, Redemption, Love and Hope. So if you ever have a bad day just watch this movie again. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
7:55 RED: Red. Name's "Red." ANDY: Why do they call you that? RED: Maybe it's because I'm Irish. For those that don't know this, there's more to it behind Red joking that everyone calls "Red" because of the simple fact that he's Irish, it's actually a nod to the original story the movie is based on; "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" . You see in the original story, Red is a actually red-haired Irish-man and Andy was supposed to be described as being a very short (shorter than the average man) but brilliant man (much like the film). Even though his character was SUPPOSED to be played by an older white guy with red hair to be more in sync with the original story, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we CANNOT picture anybody else other than Morgan Freeman playing the part because of the fact that he was just TOO perfect for the role for him NOT to be cast.
4:58 delousing powder. Flees, Bed Bugs, Body Lice was a serious deal back then. Diseases can spread rapidly in a prison so new entries were well.. deloused, with an insecticide powder.
Brooks didn't have a family when he got out because he killed them, according to the novella. In the movie, the character was intentionally made more sympathetic. Specifically, he killed his wife and daughter after losing at gambling.
^^^^ Best example I know of is Jaws. The book was honestly crap imho. SOOOO glad Spielberg and the writers didn't follow the storylines. For instance, Hooper was banging Mrs Brody in the book. Making him likable was a much better plan.
This is the BEST MOVIE EVER and it saved my life I suffer from anxiety and depression and I was going to end my life but I saw this and from that day on I get living my life. I have watched it so many times I have forgotten. This is the perfect film.
OMG!! soooo excited u picked The Shawshank Redemption. This movie is a Masterpiece of cinema. The Holy Grail of all movies. The Mona Lisa of motion pictures. The Shawshank Redemption is my #1 favorite movie ever. Ive seen its so many times and it still pulls at my heartstrings. Loved your reactions and seeing the emotions. Great Job. Keep up the good work
The Brooks being released chapter is like a rock hammer to the soul, it starts small but then makes a big hole. This movie really shows us the value of financial literacy
I think I've watched more than a 1000 movies and I work in the film industry. I truly, to this day, believe that this is objectively the best movie ever made. Every scene is so good, EVERY scene. It has the best pacing I've ever experienced in a movie. Just when it COULD get stale, the scene ends perfectly and we seamlessly transition into an even better scene. Truly inspiring.
'I could watch that forever. I could watch it like over and over again.' Yup. It is among the films that I've watched over and over again the most in my life. I'd estimate 300 times, although I didn't count. This is a perfect drama. It expertly juxtaposes the emotional highs and lows, engages you with credible characters and situations throughout, the performances are amazing. Just 3 reasons this is IMDB's top-rated film.
In my opinion, tim robbins wasn't always that great an actor. He had a few acting boners before he came into his stride. That came about with Bull Durham. After that he pretty much shined as an actor. Morgan Freeman, always a great actor.
"What the batman didn't know is the joker hadn't actually escaped" CHIMICHANGAS DO YOUR STUFF 'Uh wait someone's down here please don't flush anything!'
As a caver who's crawled through a tight passage called 'Colostomy crawl' filled with liquid mud, liquid slurry, though disgusting, would act as a lubricant and make it much easier to slide through the pipe. Espcially if it has a downward tilt to the river.
Admittedly we all kind of owe Ted Turner's cable networks a great debt. The Princess Bride and Shawshank were on regular rotation on TBS and TNT and that's how most of us got to see them.
Is that true or are you messing around? Lmao. It BLEW MY MIND when I was watching Shakes The Clown and realized that the guy who does SpongeBob voice (Tom Kenney) was also the cocaine addicted birthday clown. Lol. This is about to BLOW MY MIND again to realize that captain Hadley in Shawshank was also Mister Krabs.
@@jimmymcgill2772 That's Clancy Brown. He's Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepant and Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and Surtur in Thor Ragnarok.
This film has been number one on my list ever since I saw it the first time. It's one of the few films that I am always happy to watch again, no matter how recently I saw it last.
This wasnt a full length book,it was one of 4 novellas in a collection by King and this was probably the closest you could get a film to the original. Prison being a place for rehabilitation is a more modern concept and is/was rarely part of the process in America.
$10 in 1949 is worth $132.00 today; it was worth it. I have seen this movie so many times. It is still the highest-rated movie on IMDb and has been for years.
One of the brilliant touches I love about this is the subtlety of its depictions of freedom. Andy was a prisoner, yet was always free, while Red and Brooks were still prisoners even when they were no longer in prison. It's no coincidence they reference cages and birds so often, as one represents imprisonment and the other freedom, and when Brooks is leaving prison he lets Jake go.
Hi VKunia, I myself am on parole and just completed my federal probation after getting out in June 2019. Still got 2yrs and 4 months to go for the parole, did approximately 19 yrs before I hit the streets and I got my own stories about both state and federal prisons. It's been tough getting used to life starting all over but hope, and believe it or not, your channel and others is like having a friend to hang out with keeps me in a far better place in my head rather than feeling institutionalized. Just wanted to say, thank you for being you❤
The Shawshank Redemption is my favourite movie of all time. I remember when I first saw it back in I think 1998? when I was in high school. My 10th Grade english teacher had us watch it and write a paper about it (I can't remember what the assignment was exactly) and I just...fell in love. I've seen it a gagillion times since then and it never fails to give me goosebumps when I re-watch it (which is at the very least once a year and that isn't including watching reaction videos like yours lol). This is a film, in my opinion, that gets better and better with every watch. Everything about this film to me is a masterclass in cinema. It performed rather poorly at the box office for some reason but seemed to gain its footing through VHS rentals and sales and now it's considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The Novella by Stephen King titled: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, is slightly different but it's pretty much the same. You should read it when you have the chance!
The sewer pipe wasn’t made of metal. It was terra cotta pipe which is the same material they make flower pots from but in this case it’s thicker and stronger.
One of my favourite lines didn't make it through your edits... "I like to think the last thing to go through the wardens head, other than that bullet..." I love that line. This movie hit different, and like you many of us can watch this over and over and over again. It never fades, you'll always want to see it again.
You really get it...with one slight exception.......the sewer pipe was clay not metal. However Red as a Black man in those times rode on the back of the red pickup. This was one of the best "reaction" vids I have seen. When he had the warden's shoes he also had the spare suit under his prison garb, The rock hammer was hidden in Exodus....nice touch.
Red was rejected the first two times because he was just going through the motions, ticking the boxes, giving them what he thought they wanted to hear. And they knew he wasn’t sincere. The final time, he said it from the heart, the bare truth…and so was accepted.
Also 40 years is like a soft cut off for Life sentances. It may be it did not matter what he said ever, they were just going to release him after 40 years.
And the parole board members had progressed. The first two times it was a bunch of old guys, but in 1967 it's a younger group headed by a much younger man, and a woman on the board as well.
I know the guard Byron Hadley is Mr. Krabs and I just see/hear Mr. Krabs when he's on the screen. But if you like this kind of movie, there's an early 2000s show called Prison Break you might like (it's almost like Shawshank but has alot of conspiracy and a love story thrown in). I've rewatched it so many times, and every time, I see something new and am still impressed by everything about the show.
The tree in the field was struck by lightening and split in 2011. In 2016, it was blown down by strong winds. It had previously been a tourist attraction for fans of the movie.
Fun fact: The scene of Brooks feeding a maggot to Jake, which was monitored by American Humane Society (AHS). AHS took an objection to make use of live maggot and kill the insect while filming the scene. So the society suggested the team of The Shawshank Redemption to use a naturally died maggot for the filming. Thus, the crew had to search for a naturally dead maggot and complete the shoot of that particular scene :)))
Don’t those shits have anything better to do? Guarantee any one of them would’ve screamed and thrown the damn thing if they’d found it in their food and then taken off running.
In 30 years, I don't think I have ever encountered a single person that didn't appreciate this movie...which is probably why it's the highest user rated movie of all time on IMDB
#1 on my favorite movie list, it's often #1 on imdb, it's just an incredible movie. Should have won a pile of awards but it ran right into Forrest Gump, just bad timing on that. I've probably watched this movie 50+ times, it's somehow comforting to me -- if I'm home sick, I'll watch it. Or if I'm depressed. Etc etc etc... I'm so glad you loved it! Great reaction, thank you!
Like Forrest Gump this is one of those films that I don't think anyone gets tired of. And people say narrating in films sucks... and both of these films have plenty. LOL
The prison most likely would have been built in the early 1900s or late 1800s when sewage pipes were made of clay. Because of this, Andy was able to break the clay pipes. He wouldn’t have been able to do this if the pipes were metal.
16:00 You don't know just how right you are with that statement. When a person gets out of prison, if he has no family left, it is starting all over again, except this time you have nothing but the shirt on your back. I knew too many that went to prison and when they came out, they had nothing and they committed more crime to go back, because it was safe while locked up. The old saying, three hots and a cot. In prison I was told you have really no worries, except to stay out of trouble. 34:27 I have watched it over and over again many times. It is a very good movie. It's down to Earth and very heartwarming.
V: "Oh, someone's gonna come and shake things up, aren't they?" Me: "My dear, you have no idea..." I loved how you reacted to "Randall Stevens" getting all his hard-earned cash from the warden's bank accounts! Even those of us who didn't say it out loud were thinking it. And yes, the warden in this movie is a complete and utter hate sink.
The thing that I love so much about this movie is that Andy was NEVER a prisoner. He was in prison, but he wasn't a prisoner. He was an escapee that hadn't escaped yet. That's how he was always able to keep going throughout all the shit he went through, because he wasn't just sitting there or just taking the beatings or the punishment, he was constantly, actively escaping. He was able to handle anything they threw at him because he knew that it was all going to be temporary.
He made the choice to escape on day one, and everything he did was in service to that...well no, not everything. He also did everything he could to de-institutionalize, the people he met in there. He wanted them to be free too, despite being in those walls.
You’re absolutely right about the book (which is actually a novelette) and its connection to the movie. I read the novelette long before the movie was given the green light. It quickly became one of my all-time favorite reads. And then the movie-also one of my favorite films ever- it didn’t disappoint. It’s a rare occurrence when both the book and the movie are equally wonderful.
LOVE the movie and your reaction- -note wouldn't it be cool if at the end, when Andy goes to the bank, if in Red's narration or the guy or lady at the bank had called Andy "Randall" or "Mr. Stevens"?
Remember that this is Red's story, not Andy's. It's not about Andy's innocent imprisonment and subsequent escape and justice, it's about Red's redemption. His being saved from the same fate as Brooks.
Of course it's Andy's story. He was an uncaring, cold, distant workaholic who drove his wife away and ended up evolving into the compassionate, caring, humanistic person at the end of the film. That's his redemption. At no point has Frank Darabont or King (or even Morgan Freeman) ever claimed the focus of the story is on Red.
@@reedbecker But it's literally the whole point of Andy's character. I get the feeling this film has been watched so many times, and people are so over-familiar with it, that some are projecting random new ideas onto the story and inventing new meanings.
@@MrPicklerwoof Never denied that Andy didnt have his own redemption, but it's Red's story. He is narrating, and when Andy escapes, it continues with Red in prison until he gets out with only clips of what Andy did through Red's retelling. We see more of Red's journey to meet Andy than we did Andy's journey of freedom.
34:23 "I could watch this over and over again". I've been watching it over and over for 30 years. It's one of those movies that, if you stumble upon it while channel surfing, you just have to put the remote down and watch the rest of it. Almost every Gen X American has seen this movie more than a dozen times. Back like 20 years ago some cable networks would play Shawshank all the time because it was guaranteed to suck viewers in. This came out in 1994, same year as Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, True Lies, Lion King, Dumb & Dumber, Ace Ventura, and about 30 other great movies (IMO, 1994 was the best year for movies, ever)... and was a box office flop in the theaters, but in home rentals, it dominated... and continues to be one of the most re-watched movies of all time.
I enjoyed watching you react to this movie... Is one of my favorites too... This one proves that you only need a good script to make an epic movie... No CGI, no 50 feet monsters, light sabers or zombies... Just a human tale with Redemption at the end.
Author Stephen King loved this film so much he mailed the royalties check back to writer/director Frank Darabont. Darabont also directed other King adaptations like THE GREEN MILE, THE MIST, and a short called THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM. Film critic Roger Ebert supposedly joked Darabont's entire career depended on adapting Stephen King stories.
This and Hearts In Atlantis are my favorite Stephen King films. My college friend Mika is in Hearts as the girl. Shawshank is one of my top 10 films of all time. I really love how he built up that library. Just like any prison library, it had its prose and cons. Oh, and I never noticed before this reaction video that the ending is foreshadowed by a line that Red says. When Andy is talking about going to Mexico and fixing up a boat, Red calls it "sh*tty pipe dreams". Considering Andy's escape route, that is hilarious! Another film based off a book that I love is The Rainmaker.
There's a reason when this is playing on a cable channel...they'll play it like multiple times every weekend for months at least once a year. It's literally a yearly holiday season of Shawshank for like 2-3 months. Yes, you can watch it forever and it gets that respect. 😁
30:07 The pipe was made out of *Cast Iron.* Which is super strong as a whole, but very *brittle* upon impact with anything sharp and small. They eventually stopped using it when Steel became more abundant in the 60's & 70's. If your home is old, it will probably still have the old cast iron sewer pipes underground, between your house and the main sewer system outside.
The word masterpiece gets used too iften to describe things but that word perfectly describes this movie. Morgan Freeman is possibly the greatest actor in history and his voice is so iconic i bet most people around the world can identify him from it.
I have actually been to the Prison in Mansfield Ohio many times! It’s just as creepy and now much more run down than from the movie since it shut down. They have the props from the movie like Reds Jumpsuit and the Wardens office and gun, it’s all VERY COOL. There is also a new state penitentiary behind it that tourists are restricted from taking photos of.
I have also been to the site of the Big oak tree and the wall where red goes. Unfortunately the Tree was hit by lightning and burned down, and the field is now full of corn, but there’s still a Shawshank Film site sign in the road next to it.
Anyone who says Stephen King is a hack writer (and many people have said that over the years) can shut the hell up. This novel, this movie, hit so hard on so many levels
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Andy gave Red a reason not to commit suicide. Gave him hope. You are correct.
"I could watch that over and over again." So say we all. I've lost track of how many times I've watched it. One of my all-time favorites.
Agreed!! I tend to rewatch this at least twice a year 🙂
VKunia got Shawshanked like the rest of us. Impossible to turn away from it if it's on.
One of those movies that if I come across it channel surfing I will watch it till the end regardless of where it is at. One of the few examples of the perfect film.
Sometimes I have to work out in the middle of nowhere and stay in hotels. On one stint, the hotel I was staying at only had one channel and it played Shawshank Redemption at 4pm every single day. I watched it every time.
Many of us have felt that way! And thanks to TNT....!!! lol
Red was literally right when he called going to Mexico a shitty pipe dream.
Why Andy chose Taco tuesday, I'll never understand
Careful your racism is showing
How the hell has that never occurred to me????? 😂😂😂
What a great observation. So many little gems like that strewn throughout the movie. The rock hammer hidden in the Bible under the Exodus chapter was another .... 'you were right warden - salvation lies within' - So good
@@clevelandcbi Some things are just inconceivable. Like how Christopher Guest’s fingers in The Princess Bride go up to 11.
Fun Fact: When Brooks goes free, the camera looks to the inside of the prison, but when Red goes free it looks to the outside, just freedom. What a masterpiece
I never pickup on things like that
@@920WASHBURN This masterpiece is MUCH deeper than anyone who watches this only once or twice knows... but unlike Red said in the yard, it's no "shitty pipe dream" 😉
When red and Andy have their last talk in the yard, the sun shines on Andy while red is in the shadow
Bravo, Vince
Kind of irrelevant. Doesn't make the story any better. And you are probably one of 10 people in the world that knows this. Guess people not knowing it affected the ratings of this movie eh? 🙄
Since you asked , sewer pipe is made of cast iron. It’s actually a little brittle, so it can be broken with a hammer or a rock. Great reaction as usual.
They did take some license though as the sewer pipe is not under pressure but the gushing looked more dramatic.
or ceramic
I bet you a 10k it is clay.
Thats why it is clay. Very easy to break through. Hence why most older homes still to this day have clay sewer pipes are roots from trees penitrate them causing sewer backups.
Yes to the clay pipe. It looks like terra cotta (clay).
It is astounding that The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, and Pulp Fiction were all the same year. Also Lion King, Ace Ventura, and the Mask. All 6 of those are among the most rewatched movies of the 90s.
That's wild, I grew up on all of those
also True Lies, Dumb and Dumber, natural born killers
Don’t forget about Brandon Lee’s performance in “The Crow.”
Never again.
Wait Ace Ventura AND The Mask? Holy shit Jim Carrey golden era
When the Warden comes and searches Andy's cell, he literally hold the bible with the rock hammer in it. And Andy keeps his cool so perfectly. All the Warden had to do was actually open the Bible, but he didn't.
And he says, "Salvation lies within," which was especially true in Andy's case.
And when the warden finally does open it, the first page is Exodus.
"You were right, warden. Salvation lies within!"
I always think people miss that after the reveal. Esp when he starts walking out with it before he hands in back to Andy. Andy's heart would have been beating out his chest and he kept his cool.
Yeah I noticed that only after second watch. That man was calm as a rock holy sh*t.
Stephen King in a 2016 interview said that “Shawshank Redemption” is his personal favorite film adaptation of his work.
I'd like to think that Stephen believed that his trilogy, *The Stand* was a close second.
I can't even think of another adaptation that would come close.
@@dangshnizzle6929 Green Mile is pretty much neck in neck imo.
@@noblenurgle8609Nah..The Green Mile is great but The Shawshank Redemption is the greatest film of all time, in my opinion.
I read in interview he did where he said that the screenwriter for "The Mist" changed the ending... And he liked the screenwriter's ending better.
"I don't suppose it would help to tell them I'm not homosexual."
"Neither are they. You'd have to be human first."
They don’t qualify.
The original ending of the movie was Red on the bus talking about how he hopes to meet his friend. Later during test screenings people wanted to see them actually reunite so the producers made the director film the beach scene with Andy and Red in post-production.
The beach scene feels exactly as tacked-on as it is, but I don't begrudge viewers for wanting that level of closure.
@@chrissmalley83 I agree, though it might have worked had they kept the original ending, then silently added the beach reunion scene after the credits.
However, by there not being any dialogue it maintains the books ending. The last words written and spoken..... *_"I hope."_*
@@3Rayfire There was a line of dialogue originally where Andy referenced needing a man who can get things, but Darabont cut it for being too whimsical and cute. He said no script was ever more improved by throwing out a line of dialogue like a giant turd than this one.
The prison is old and the pipes were made from CAST IRON which is brittle, and deterioration is ripe so when pee and poo is a constant it gets eroded(facts). Almost as weak as ice. Anybody who knows geology knows that....Andy did!
The pipes could also be made out of thick terracotta depending on the age of the prison as well.
In the book Andy had access to the prison blueprints when building the library and used those to plan his escape.
@@benschultz1784They looked like terracotta to me also
Most likely cast iron given the age and location of the prison.
Also I don't think terracotta would make that noise when hitting it with a rock
"Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side." - Both literally and figuratively.
The escape reveal is one of the best reveals in all of cinema. The camera panning backwards through the hole? Perfection.
Then everyone leans over and peers into it.
That shot of Hadley, the Warden and Red peering into that tunnel has been my computer wallpaper for many years.
@@jgrey8959 My Dad and I recently visited the Mansfield Reformatory where they filmed majority of this movie, and we got to take a picture using the tunnel. As I grew up in the 90's watching it on TBS with my dad, it's one of the cooler father/son photos we've ever taken
This is one of those movies, where if you flip passed it on cable TV, you have to stop and watch some of it, and if you watch some of it, you have to stay around until the end.
That is exactly how I discovered this movie. Flipping channels on cable and going, "Huh, what's this..."
And getting hooked to the end.
Me too!! And Forrest Gump
"Get busy living or get busy dying..." damn right.
I suffer with depression and anxiety.
Sometimes I remind myself that hope is a good thing maybe the best of things, and a good thing never dies.
I, too, suffer from depression. A number of years ago, I was helped by a young woman I've never met, who was herself going through stress and anxiety, health problems, and was pursuing her dream. What helped me was supporting and encouraging her in her pursuit... now she's successful and an expert in animal nutrition. To paraphrase Eugene Morrow from Gattaca: she lent me her dream.
On the bad days nowadays, I remind myself of what I want on my tombstone if I don't d-e by my own hand:
"I win".
Life didn't beat me.
We care about you! Sorry for your sufferings. Yes, every day, find one thing to give you hope! A nice kid handing you a cart at the grocery, a beautiful tree (I love trees), a flock of geese, a kindness you did for a stranger, being united in humanity's ups and downs because we each have them. And of course, the very source of Hope itself, God, Who loves you for all eternity. Stay strong 💪 ❤
This movie is rated #1 IMDB best movies of all time.
The story, the acting, the characters, cinematography, etc are all first rate.
I *still* love watching this movie, and still love watching reactions to this movie.
(One quick fact: When the warden opens up the Bible near the end, the rock hammer is hidden in the Chapter of Exedus, where the Jews flee Egypt. Just a minor point, that lends to how good this movie is)
I first watched this movie a few weeks ago on a flight home, while mentally hoping to find a sense of direction, and it left a profound impact on me.
The messages of "purpose" and "not letting hope die" resonated deeply. These messages make the journey that more fulfilling as we see Andy and Red overcome their pasts and find redemption.
Someone needs to mention that the guy who played Hadley is also the voice of Mr Krabs on SpongeBob
Watch "Highlander" sometime.
18:36 "Hope is a dangerous thing."
33:53 "I hope I can make it across the border. I hope."
Such a great movie.
But later Andy's letter says "Hope is a good thing...maybe the best of things" Its the one thing that can keep us going and maybe even to survive
I am a 71 year old pensioner 2024 and still watch this master piece and considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Really glad you understand the meaning of the film, Redemption, Love and Hope. So if you ever have a bad day just watch this movie again. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
7:55 RED: Red. Name's "Red."
ANDY: Why do they call you that?
RED: Maybe it's because I'm Irish.
For those that don't know this, there's more to it behind Red joking that everyone calls "Red" because of the simple fact that he's Irish, it's actually a nod to the original story the movie is based on; "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" . You see in the original story, Red is a actually red-haired Irish-man and Andy was supposed to be described as being a very short (shorter than the average man) but brilliant man (much like the film).
Even though his character was SUPPOSED to be played by an older white guy with red hair to be more in sync with the original story, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we CANNOT picture anybody else other than Morgan Freeman playing the part because of the fact that he was just TOO perfect for the role for him NOT to be cast.
This is a very cool info and so wholesome
The filmmakers were ahead of their time, well before Netflix and Hollywood started replacing gingers with black people lol.
In the book, he was a red head.
Wild. If this were made today people would cry “woke” and review bomb. 😂😂😂
I can’t picture anyone other than Freeman playing Red because of his narration throughout….I mean honestly his voice and narration is unmatched.
4:58 delousing powder. Flees, Bed Bugs, Body Lice was a serious deal back then. Diseases can spread rapidly in a prison so new entries were well.. deloused, with an insecticide powder.
“I could watch that over and again.”
Oh, you will. You will.😂
Well written, brilliant casting, perfectly paced. This truly is the perfect film
GOD-tier pacing. A textbook case study of story pacing in film
@@A_Qwynide honestly the best pacing I can think of in any movie. An emotional rollercoaster in the best way
Brooks & Tommy deserves so much better.
Brooks didn't have a family when he got out because he killed them, according to the novella. In the movie, the character was intentionally made more sympathetic. Specifically, he killed his wife and daughter after losing at gambling.
@@TangentOmega Like The Boys, sometimes the adaptation is better than the original
^^^^ Best example I know of is Jaws. The book was honestly crap imho. SOOOO glad Spielberg and the writers didn't follow the storylines. For instance, Hooper was banging Mrs Brody in the book. Making him likable was a much better plan.
Ranked #1 film of all time on the IMDB website. Now you know why.
The greatest movie ever made.
"Either you get busy living or get busy dying."
Not even the best prison drama film, which is Midnight Express.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm wasn't aware you had the truth, now i know
“Hope is a good thing, the best of all things”
Great yes, greatest no
@@Beardo2517 what is the greatest of all time, you seem to be the man to talk to about this
This is the BEST MOVIE EVER and it saved my life I suffer from anxiety and depression and I was going to end my life but I saw this and from that day on I get living my life. I have watched it so many times I have forgotten. This is the perfect film.
Andy, taking the wardens nice shoes to wear in the sewage pipe is hilarious!😂
OMG!! soooo excited u picked The Shawshank Redemption. This movie is a Masterpiece of cinema. The Holy Grail of all movies. The Mona Lisa of motion pictures. The Shawshank Redemption is my #1 favorite movie ever. Ive seen its so many times and it still pulls at my heartstrings. Loved your reactions and seeing the emotions. Great Job. Keep up the good work
I get the feeling you like this movie a bit.
I guess I just miss my friend. One of the best lines ever.
The Brooks being released chapter is like a rock hammer to the soul, it starts small but then makes a big hole.
This movie really shows us the value of financial literacy
I think I've watched more than a 1000 movies and I work in the film industry. I truly, to this day, believe that this is objectively the best movie ever made. Every scene is so good, EVERY scene. It has the best pacing I've ever experienced in a movie. Just when it COULD get stale, the scene ends perfectly and we seamlessly transition into an even better scene. Truly inspiring.
'I could watch that forever. I could watch it like over and over again.' Yup. It is among the films that I've watched over and over again the most in my life. I'd estimate 300 times, although I didn't count. This is a perfect drama. It expertly juxtaposes the emotional highs and lows, engages you with credible characters and situations throughout, the performances are amazing. Just 3 reasons this is IMDB's top-rated film.
The guard is also the voice of mister crabs once you know you'll always never unhear it
I never get tired of watching this movie. Still holds up after 30 years. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, two of the best.
In my opinion, tim robbins wasn't always that great an actor. He had a few acting boners before he came into his stride. That came about with Bull Durham. After that he pretty much shined as an actor.
Morgan Freeman, always a great actor.
@@wal6377 This and Hudsucker Proxy basically cemented him as a great in my eyes.
"why he chose to escape on enchilada night i'll never know"
Nice LOL
to be fair, a poop river is easier to crawl through than the poop rockslide.
"What the batman didn't know is the joker hadn't actually escaped"
CHIMICHANGAS DO YOUR STUFF
'Uh wait someone's down here please don't flush anything!'
As a caver who's crawled through a tight passage called 'Colostomy crawl' filled with liquid mud, liquid slurry, though disgusting, would act as a lubricant and make it much easier to slide through the pipe. Espcially if it has a downward tilt to the river.
"I could watch this over and over again" welcome to every dads dream on TNT in the '00s
Admittedly we all kind of owe Ted Turner's cable networks a great debt. The Princess Bride and Shawshank were on regular rotation on TBS and TNT and that's how most of us got to see them.
the fact that the captain also plays Mr Krabs in SpongeBob
Is that true or are you messing around? Lmao. It BLEW MY MIND when I was watching Shakes The Clown and realized that the guy who does SpongeBob voice (Tom Kenney) was also the cocaine addicted birthday clown. Lol. This is about to BLOW MY MIND again to realize that captain Hadley in Shawshank was also Mister Krabs.
Same it hard to believe
@@jimmymcgill2772 That's Clancy Brown. He's Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepant and Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and Surtur in Thor Ragnarok.
Nah, that was The Kurgan.
Also, Red Death in The Venture Bros and Lex Luthor in the DCAU.
This film has been number one on my list ever since I saw it the first time. It's one of the few films that I am always happy to watch again, no matter how recently I saw it last.
This wasnt a full length book,it was one of 4 novellas in a collection by King and this was probably the closest you could get a film to the original.
Prison being a place for rehabilitation is a more modern concept and is/was rarely part of the process in America.
The novela provided more context than the movie could due to time constraints.
Walking in the warden's shoes is a pretty darn symbolic statement about guilt and self-forgiveness.
$10 in 1949 is worth $132.00 today; it was worth it. I have seen this movie so many times. It is still the highest-rated movie on IMDb and has been for years.
One of the brilliant touches I love about this is the subtlety of its depictions of freedom. Andy was a prisoner, yet was always free, while Red and Brooks were still prisoners even when they were no longer in prison. It's no coincidence they reference cages and birds so often, as one represents imprisonment and the other freedom, and when Brooks is leaving prison he lets Jake go.
I've studied this movie as part of the English exam this year. It was a great film to talk about the characters and themes
Hi VKunia, I myself am on parole and just completed my federal probation after getting out in June 2019. Still got 2yrs and 4 months to go for the parole, did approximately 19 yrs before I hit the streets and I got my own stories about both state and federal prisons. It's been tough getting used to life starting all over but hope, and believe it or not, your channel and others is like having a friend to hang out with keeps me in a far better place in my head rather than feeling institutionalized. Just wanted to say, thank you for being you❤
The Shawshank Redemption is my favourite movie of all time. I remember when I first saw it back in I think 1998? when I was in high school. My 10th Grade english teacher had us watch it and write a paper about it (I can't remember what the assignment was exactly) and I just...fell in love. I've seen it a gagillion times since then and it never fails to give me goosebumps when I re-watch it (which is at the very least once a year and that isn't including watching reaction videos like yours lol). This is a film, in my opinion, that gets better and better with every watch. Everything about this film to me is a masterclass in cinema. It performed rather poorly at the box office for some reason but seemed to gain its footing through VHS rentals and sales and now it's considered to be one of the greatest films of all time.
The Novella by Stephen King titled: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, is slightly different but it's pretty much the same. You should read it when you have the chance!
The one movie where everyone is allowed to shed a tear
I consider this to be one of the greatest movies of all time with one of the greatest endings ever.
Damn you for making the word murder so cute in such a serious moment 😂
The sewer pipe wasn’t made of metal. It was terra cotta pipe which is the same material they make flower pots from but in this case it’s thicker and stronger.
masterful writing
This movie is a timeless masterpiece. Fun Fact: Morgan Freeman requested Tim Robins to play Andy to the producers.
One of my favourite lines didn't make it through your edits... "I like to think the last thing to go through the wardens head, other than that bullet..." I love that line.
This movie hit different, and like you many of us can watch this over and over and over again. It never fades, you'll always want to see it again.
Agreed, though I appreciated her keeping in a line I under appreciate, "The warden deprived us of his presence."
Really old water/sewage pipes were ceramic. So basically pottery and easy to crack if you hit them hard enough.
16:33 "I don't know why this is making me so sad."
Just wait a minute...
You really get it...with one slight exception.......the sewer pipe was clay not metal. However Red as a Black man in those times rode on the back of the red pickup. This was one of the best "reaction" vids I have seen. When he had the warden's shoes he also had the spare suit under his prison garb, The rock hammer was hidden in Exodus....nice touch.
Red was rejected the first two times because he was just going through the motions, ticking the boxes, giving them what he thought they wanted to hear. And they knew he wasn’t sincere. The final time, he said it from the heart, the bare truth…and so was accepted.
Also 40 years is like a soft cut off for Life sentances. It may be it did not matter what he said ever, they were just going to release him after 40 years.
And the parole board members had progressed. The first two times it was a bunch of old guys, but in 1967 it's a younger group headed by a much younger man, and a woman on the board as well.
I know the guard Byron Hadley is Mr. Krabs and I just see/hear Mr. Krabs when he's on the screen. But if you like this kind of movie, there's an early 2000s show called Prison Break you might like (it's almost like Shawshank but has alot of conspiracy and a love story thrown in). I've rewatched it so many times, and every time, I see something new and am still impressed by everything about the show.
This is possibly one of the finest movies ever made
Cool sunglasses my man
The debate is whether it's the finest not if it's one of the finest.
You know why it's so good? Because there's not a single woman in it to spoil it 😂
Definitely top 5 all times
This, and Champagne & Bullets.
The tree in the field was struck by lightening and split in 2011. In 2016, it was blown down by strong winds. It had previously been a tourist attraction for fans of the movie.
Fun fact: The scene of Brooks feeding a maggot to Jake, which was monitored by American Humane Society (AHS). AHS took an objection to make use of live maggot and kill the insect while filming the scene. So the society suggested the team of The Shawshank Redemption to use a naturally died maggot for the filming. Thus, the crew had to search for a naturally dead maggot and complete the shoot of that particular scene :)))
Don’t those shits have anything better to do? Guarantee any one of them would’ve screamed and thrown the damn thing if they’d found it in their food and then taken off running.
I do so love it when You enjoy a film V. I enjoy your celebrations and get sad when you cry. I love your reactions. Keep them coming.
In 30 years, I don't think I have ever encountered a single person that didn't appreciate this movie...which is probably why it's the highest user rated movie of all time on IMDB
#1 on my favorite movie list, it's often #1 on imdb, it's just an incredible movie.
Should have won a pile of awards but it ran right into Forrest Gump, just bad timing on that.
I've probably watched this movie 50+ times, it's somehow comforting to me -- if I'm home sick, I'll watch it. Or if I'm depressed. Etc etc etc...
I'm so glad you loved it! Great reaction, thank you!
Like Forrest Gump this is one of those films that I don't think anyone gets tired of. And people say narrating in films sucks... and both of these films have plenty. LOL
Don't get tired of The Outsiders (1983) is also rewatchable. Also, American History X & The Sixth Sense
1994 was a remarkable year for movies.
Ive never heard anyone say that, especially not someones opinion i would take seriously
" The Streets Of Fire " - " Empire Of The Sun ".
The prison most likely would have been built in the early 1900s or late 1800s when sewage pipes were made of clay. Because of this, Andy was able to break the clay pipes. He wouldn’t have been able to do this if the pipes were metal.
If you want a fun fact, the guy at the start that say," FISH, FRESH FISH TODAY!" Is Morgen Freeman's son
16:00 You don't know just how right you are with that statement. When a person gets out of prison, if he has no family left, it is starting all over again, except this time you have nothing but the shirt on your back. I knew too many that went to prison and when they came out, they had nothing and they committed more crime to go back, because it was safe while locked up. The old saying, three hots and a cot. In prison I was told you have really no worries, except to stay out of trouble.
34:27 I have watched it over and over again many times. It is a very good movie. It's down to Earth and very heartwarming.
That's the perfect word for this movie 🎥 , MASTERPEICE !!!
Great reaction to a classic movie. Can't believe this didn't win Best Picture at the Oscars 😊😊😊😊😊😊
V: "Oh, someone's gonna come and shake things up, aren't they?"
Me: "My dear, you have no idea..."
I loved how you reacted to "Randall Stevens" getting all his hard-earned cash from the warden's bank accounts! Even those of us who didn't say it out loud were thinking it. And yes, the warden in this movie is a complete and utter hate sink.
THIS is a all time BEST movie ever made, that is why it has been voted "the best movie of all time" -i will give them right 🙂
Fun fact Hadley is mr krabs
*Your reactions are soooo incredibly beautiful* Definitely one of the greatest movies ever made
The part when Brooks gets released and what he goes through always gets me crying.
The thing that I love so much about this movie is that Andy was NEVER a prisoner. He was in prison, but he wasn't a prisoner. He was an escapee that hadn't escaped yet. That's how he was always able to keep going throughout all the shit he went through, because he wasn't just sitting there or just taking the beatings or the punishment, he was constantly, actively escaping. He was able to handle anything they threw at him because he knew that it was all going to be temporary.
He made the choice to escape on day one, and everything he did was in service to that...well no, not everything. He also did everything he could to de-institutionalize, the people he met in there. He wanted them to be free too, despite being in those walls.
You’re absolutely right about the book (which is actually a novelette) and its connection to the movie. I read the novelette long before the movie was given the green light. It quickly became one of my all-time favorite reads. And then the movie-also one of my favorite films ever- it didn’t disappoint. It’s a rare occurrence when both the book and the movie are equally wonderful.
@30:06
Pipes back then were cast iron. Smacking cast iron with something heavy and solid can break it relatively easily.
Yep, this is one of the rare perfect movies. I've seen it more times than I can count, and there isn't a single plot hole or inconsistency.
LOVE the movie and your reaction-
-note wouldn't it be cool if at the end, when Andy goes to the bank, if in Red's narration or the guy or lady at the bank had called Andy "Randall" or "Mr. Stevens"?
Remember that this is Red's story, not Andy's. It's not about Andy's innocent imprisonment and subsequent escape and justice, it's about Red's redemption. His being saved from the same fate as Brooks.
Of course it's Andy's story. He was an uncaring, cold, distant workaholic who drove his wife away and ended up evolving into the compassionate, caring, humanistic person at the end of the film. That's his redemption.
At no point has Frank Darabont or King (or even Morgan Freeman) ever claimed the focus of the story is on Red.
That’s your interpretation, I don’t agree that it’s not Andy’s story. Both are redeemed, thanks in large part to their friendship.
@@MrPicklerwoofdude, no way Andy did that. Even if he said it. He was always the same man you met. He just blamed himself, as we often do.
@@reedbecker But it's literally the whole point of Andy's character. I get the feeling this film has been watched so many times, and people are so over-familiar with it, that some are projecting random new ideas onto the story and inventing new meanings.
@@MrPicklerwoof Never denied that Andy didnt have his own redemption, but it's Red's story. He is narrating, and when Andy escapes, it continues with Red in prison until he gets out with only clips of what Andy did through Red's retelling. We see more of Red's journey to meet Andy than we did Andy's journey of freedom.
34:23 "I could watch this over and over again". I've been watching it over and over for 30 years. It's one of those movies that, if you stumble upon it while channel surfing, you just have to put the remote down and watch the rest of it. Almost every Gen X American has seen this movie more than a dozen times. Back like 20 years ago some cable networks would play Shawshank all the time because it was guaranteed to suck viewers in. This came out in 1994, same year as Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, True Lies, Lion King, Dumb & Dumber, Ace Ventura, and about 30 other great movies (IMO, 1994 was the best year for movies, ever)... and was a box office flop in the theaters, but in home rentals, it dominated... and continues to be one of the most re-watched movies of all time.
Wonderful reaction, Vicky. This is one of the best films ever made. Your reaction was so honest. ❤
I enjoyed watching you react to this movie... Is one of my favorites too... This one proves that you only need a good script to make an epic movie... No CGI, no 50 feet monsters, light sabers or zombies... Just a human tale with Redemption at the end.
Maybe the happiest ending in movie history.
Author Stephen King loved this film so much he mailed the royalties check back to writer/director Frank Darabont. Darabont also directed other King adaptations like THE GREEN MILE, THE MIST, and a short called THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM. Film critic Roger Ebert supposedly joked Darabont's entire career depended on adapting Stephen King stories.
If so that's a hell of a career.
Captain Hadley, the main guard, is played by Clancy Brown … He is also the voice of Mr Krabbs on SpongeBob
Get busy liking, and get busy subscribing (To VKunia). You damn right. - Ellis Boyd Redding, probably.
This and Hearts In Atlantis are my favorite Stephen King films. My college friend Mika is in Hearts as the girl. Shawshank is one of my top 10 films of all time. I really love how he built up that library. Just like any prison library, it had its prose and cons. Oh, and I never noticed before this reaction video that the ending is foreshadowed by a line that Red says. When Andy is talking about going to Mexico and fixing up a boat, Red calls it "sh*tty pipe dreams". Considering Andy's escape route, that is hilarious! Another film based off a book that I love is The Rainmaker.
IMO Morgan Freeman's best role🙏🏽
it made him....he was an struggling underrated actor till then with drug and alcohol addiction. it straightened him out.
Imo tied
with Crazy Joe Clark
There's a reason when this is playing on a cable channel...they'll play it like multiple times every weekend for months at least once a year. It's literally a yearly holiday season of Shawshank for like 2-3 months. Yes, you can watch it forever and it gets that respect. 😁
I kept hoping for a sequel, where that Elmo Blatch goes to Mexico, and checks into Andy’s motel.
A 3 hour movie cut to 30 minutes? My favorite movie, glad you liked it!
As beautiful as ever 💕
Its become almost the boring answer to say but it truly is the greatest film I have ever seen
30:07 The pipe was made out of *Cast Iron.* Which is super strong as a whole, but very *brittle* upon impact with anything sharp and small.
They eventually stopped using it when Steel became more abundant in the 60's & 70's.
If your home is old, it will probably still have the old cast iron sewer pipes underground, between your house and the main sewer system outside.
“Why he chose enchilada night, I’ll never know.”
😂🤮😂
I always find it funny that no one realizes that Guard Hadley is Mr Krabs 😂😂😂
The word masterpiece gets used too iften to describe things but that word perfectly describes this movie. Morgan Freeman is possibly the greatest actor in history and his voice is so iconic i bet most people around the world can identify him from it.
I have actually been to the Prison in Mansfield Ohio many times! It’s just as creepy and now much more run down than from the movie since it shut down. They have the props from the movie like Reds Jumpsuit and the Wardens office and gun, it’s all VERY COOL. There is also a new state penitentiary behind it that tourists are restricted from taking photos of.
I have also been to the site of the Big oak tree and the wall where red goes. Unfortunately the Tree was hit by lightning and burned down, and the field is now full of corn, but there’s still a Shawshank Film site sign in the road next to it.
Anyone who says Stephen King is a hack writer (and many people have said that over the years) can shut the hell up. This novel, this movie, hit so hard on so many levels
considering how prolific he is his batting average is astonishing