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There are a large number of really great significant films missing from the top 200 list because it's driven by viewer voting. Thus new movies are more likely to be on the list. One movie not in the top 200, Casablanca (1942). HOW?
13:04 Half court shot (Rita Hayworth poster to cover up de tunnel). 13:14 Full court shot (Bible to hide the hammer). Two amazing winning shots in 10 seconds. Two
A nice little touch is the difference between Red and Brooks' release. When you see Brooks first step out of Shawshank, you see it from the prison being in the background. When you see Red first step out of Shawshank, you see it with the outside of the prison in the background. It's a beautiful and perfectly subtle way of expressing the state of both men's minds during release, Brooks longing for the prison, and Red longing for the outside.
Thank you, director Frank Darabont, for two things: 1. writing and directing one of my favorite movies of all time. And 2. realizing Morgan Freeman had to narrate this film, thus starting his fantastic film narration career.
So much about this film relies on the narrative being from the perspective of red, especially the end twist. The book obviously does this, but it's trickier to do this in film without a narrator. So yes, I believe that was a smart pick.
It's from a Steven King novella. That's why it is set in Maine. Terrible casting, Andy is supposed to be a tiny, greasy French Canadian. Tiny so he gets picked on. Tiny so he can fit through small spaces. Also there were no black people in Maine in the forties, lol.
My cousin went to prison in 2001 for 20 years and when he got released he told us about how the world changed. How everyone has cellphones, Facebook is a thing, music can be streamed, the internet doesn't take forever and can be browsed on your phone. He talked about how the world just grew too fast. I thought about Brooks when he said that. A movie is special when you can empathize, but this film helped me understand hope. He's now adjusting to the world, but I know he's going to be okay.
A little point I’ve realised about this movie… Andy didn’t get the rock hammer to escape, he got it for his hobby. He only realised the wall had been made of easily excavated stuff when he tried to carve his name.
And that's why most if not all prisons in the US have a program to reacclimate inmates who are getting released to as much of the world as they can. And part of the program is to establish a game plan when they get out on when they plan to do
James Whitmore did an amazing job as Brooks. The whole sequence from the time he steps foot outside the prison gate to his final goodbye (and even Red seeing the message he left behind) always gets me. You can see the terror in his eyes about facing the world on the bus ride.
I got intrigued by him as I couldn't place him in any other movie, turns out he played the lead role in the film version of Black Like Me which I'm now compelled to watch.
I tried for a couple of years to get my dad to watch this film with me. He was put off by this description of the movie: "A man finds hope in prison with the help of an inmate." My dad never saw the movie--he died of cancer. It was a decade later that I realized I had mis-interpreted the description. Watching this reaction with you, I am again reminded of exactly which inmate found hope in prison with the help of an inmate.
For years I tried to get my mom to watch this movie & she would always say she didn’t want to watch a prison movie. I tried telling her that while yes it takes place in a prison it’s not really a prison movie like American Me but more about friendship & perseverance. One day she finally broke down and watched it & afterwards she called me to say how much she loved the movie. I do think some people are out off by the prison aspect & there are a few tropes that you see in every prison movie however, at least in my mind, I never really categorized this as a prison movie.
I’ve watched a lot of reaction videos to this film and I really enjoyed yours in particular. I’m very impressed that you predicted the tunnel behind the poster and the rock hammer in the Bible so early on in the movie. Also by far you had the most expressive and entertaining reaction to the Elmo Blatch reveal out of anyone else I’ve seen
Great reaction Clariss like always, this is a masterpiece of cinema, A masterclass in pretty much every category. An incredible script, wonderful direction, gorgeous score and phenomenal performances by Freeman and Robbins. Some fun facts about this movie, Stephen King sold the rights for $1,000, The baseball throwing scene took 9 hours The scene where Andy and Red are standing and talking outside whilst Red is throwing a baseball back and forth took a staggering nine hours to film. Morgan Freeman threw the ball endlessly the whole time. The following day, when he arrived at work, his arm was in a sling. Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford were considered for Red, and Brad Pitt audition for the role of Tommy but he pulled out of the role because of another movie, later Brad Pitr said he regretted that decision. Red’s mugshot is Morgan Freeman’s son , When you see Morgan Freeman’s papers at one of his parole hearings, there are mugshots of a younger Red attached. These are actually photos of Alfonso Freeman - Morgan’s son. He also had a small part in the movie. He was one of the inmates shouting ‘Fresh fish!’ Stephen King’s novella was titled, ‘Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.’ This was shortened for the film because they didn’t want people to think it was a biopic about Rita Hayworth. This was proven to be true when several actresses applied for the ‘lead role of Rita Hayworth’. Keep up the amazing work.
Fantastic movie, the best movie NEVER to win an Oscar, Morgan Freeman definitely deserved an Oscar for this. I've seen this over 20 times, and still cry at it.
Arguably the greatest adaptation of a Stephen King work (even King feels that way) - Frank Darabont would go on to do 2 more - THE GREEN MILE & THE MIST (Both worth a view) . Glad you finally got to this and your impressive watch, hon. *Hugs*
And while I assume it's on the list, if it isn't, it would be a CRIME if you didn't also check out The Green Mile. At least if you haven't already seen it.
A perfect script, perfect actors and the perfect director. There is a reason that is movie is at the top of everyone's list of great movies. Wonderful reaction!
Hi Clariss! I love the purple hair; my daughter did almost exactly the same thing herself a few years ago…but her hair was as dark as yours, and it COST THE WORLD to have it done right!
Yup, this reaction was filmed back in 2021. It only just now made it to the channel from the vault of older reactions. And my it cost the world for this hair to look good too! Thank you!
I was 100% not surprised to see the screencap of you crying to this one. Sort of always am surprised people have not seen this. And I have not seen much myself to date, travel and work and such don't leave much time for pleasantries. But I have watched this many times. And I cry knowing what's coming every time. Else the story and delivery of it is perfect. There is no other way to put other than that as an irrefutable fact. The saying "This is the way it's done" applies to this near to the level of The Last Of The Mohicans I believe. It's definitely on that plateau.
It's nice to see how after being an evil guard that he was able to put his life back together and open the Krusty Krab in Bikini Bottom. Congrats Mr. Krabs/ Mr. Hadley.
Glad you understand the meaning of this film. Redemption, Love, Friendship, HOPE. P.S. This film is rated as a Masterpiece and is the best film ever made. So when you feel down watch this film again and you will have a beautiful life. I am a 71 old pensioner. 2024 and still watch this. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Best movie ever. I watched it in 1994 in the cinema. At the end the whole audience was stunned into silence crying happy tears. Then the clapping started, never seen anything like that before or since.
According to the book, Red is actually of Irish descent. Coincidentally, Morgan Freeman also has Irish ancestors. Here's the background he's given in the book: His father-in law was a rich businessman who agreed to a marriage only if Red took a job in his business. When Red was young he discovered his wife had a valuable life insurance policy. In order to get the payout from this policy, he cut the brakes on her car. Unbeknownst to him, she picked up her neighbor, who brought along her infant. This resulted in the deaths of three people, which earned him a life sentence in prison.
So many subtle details in this movie, you can watch it 20 times and still see new things. eg: Andy walking from the shadow into the light after telling Red to get busy living or get busy dying. Brooks being released and walking into the shadow, Red being released and walking into the light...
10/10 never give up hope "The Shawshank Redemption" should have won Best Picture for 1994. A story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) getting falsely convicted of murder and sent to the hellish Shawshank prison, the movie is beyond amazing. In prison, Andy meets Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), who was imprisoned many years earlier. Red gets Andy a poster of Rita Hayworth. Over the next twenty years, Andy experiences all the horrors that one would expect in jail: beatings by the guards, rapes by other inmates, and so on. But he never gives up hope. This movie, like "Carrie", "The Shining", "Dolores Claiborne", "The Green Mile" and "Hearts in Atlantis", just goes to show what a great author Stephen King is. When we think of horror, we think of spooky horror, but "The Shawshank Redemption" is a different kind: personal horror. Pure genius. I can only hope that in the coming years, this movie is recognized as what it is: a masterpiece. I can't believe that it won no Oscars!
For another prison movie (at least partly), check out Shot Caller (2017), starring among many others Nikolaj Coster-Walday (Jamie Lannister you know) and Jon Bernthal. Family man Nikolaj makes a mistake and winds up in a California state prison, and once inside it's sink or swim. His time in prison is told in flashbacks, while we follow current day Nikolaj as he at the start of the movie is released from prison, and he struggles to complete a deal he can't back out from. Fantastic performances, and with a haunting score. The last movie that had me this gripped was Sicario (2015), and that's saying something.
Damn good movie! You go through so many emotions while watching it. Curiosity of who these people are and why they are, anger at how these men are treated and what they go through, joy in the moments that allow you feel their moments of relief, sadness over the one character's murder and another over a character killing himself, and then pure happiness when Andy escapes and Red joins him in the end.
Gr8 reaction 2 a Gr8 film; it, also, is one of my fave's! Now onto a personal note: @ the 15:21 mark, Red makes a comment here that Brooks probably couldn't obtain a library card upon his release even if he tried. About five yrs after this film was issued theatrically, I was employed @ the Malibu Public Library working the circulation desk. One day while I was on staff, the actor James Whitmore walks into the bldg lobby, make his way to where I'm situated and states that he'd been residing in that particular city for thirty yrs and that this was the very first occasion that he actually made a point of visiting the local library there. So I registered him right on the spot. Therefore I'd like to think that "Brooks" did, in fact, receive his library card after all.
Fun fact: I lived on the road you see Brooks and Red walking down for years, Park Avenue. It still looks pretty much the same, cool old-timey buildings and shops. They have a Shawshank Trail, there are road signs all over that take you on it. There's a little old lady who runs a candy shop and she has a picture of her and Barack Obama. She said when he found out about the Shawshank Trail, he wanted to go and the Secret Service told him no and he was upset about it.
You're good. You had some really key points of the movie figured out immediately. I don't know if you noticed, but when the warden finds the cutout where the rock hammer was kept, the Bible chapter it's open to is the Book of Exodus.
Dang, Clariss! You called out major spoilers long before they even happened! I loved your reaction to this. I just subscribed after watching your reaction to 12 Angry Men. Thanks for the great content!
This is the first time I’ve came across your channel. You’re really well spoken and bright, so I’m excited to watch your reaction! I think you’re going to love this film. I think it’s incredible.
Crazy to think this movie either bombed or lost money in the theaters (can't remember, all I know is it did poorly) - it's one of those that gained recognition and became well-acclaimed and well-liked after it came out on VHS/DVD
This is my all time favorite movie I’ve probably have watched it pretty close to 600 or more times since it came out. I have lived in Maine all my life and know the state well so it always amazes me how much the scenes they filmed in the movie even though all the movie scenes were filmed in Ohio. I had even lived in Portland, Buxton and live still about 15 minutes from Buxton now and the Buxton film scenes look so much like what the actual town of Buxton looks like which was and still is very rural farm land with many hayfields and cornfields. The prison the called Shawshank I’m thinking was actually a prison called Windham Correctional Center about 20 minutes from the city of Portland where Andy’s bank was. I’ll have to stop now because there’s a hell of a lot more to compare but this comment is way too long now.
When Andy mentioned Harvey the Rabbit, a figment of his imationation, he was referring to the movie Harvey the Rabbit. It's a b/w movie starring James Stewart who has an immaginary friend: a six foot tall rabbit walking on two feet. It's a pretty funny movie about a mid life crisis where Stewart can't make sense of working so hard for just a few bucks at a desk job.
Harvey also makes an ‘appearance’ in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was the first time I’d ever heard of him. My grandmother got the reference right away and explained it to me.
I’m not even five minutes into the video yet but I just had to say - I love The Longest Yard too 🥰 I think it’s a super funny movie and one of Adam Sandler’s better comedies, and I love Chris Rock and Nelly and the whole dang cast. Can’t wait for the rest ❤️
Knowing how much you might appreciate the significance of little details of film making, when Brooks is released the shot is from outside the prison looking into the prison. When Red is released the shot is from inside looking out.
I still concern on what the fat guy did to end up in prison and I do agree with you , the longest yard was a good comedy remake and there are rumors that the Wayans brothers are planning on rebooting the Scary Movie series
15:05 The very ending of this movie is happy, but a _lot_ of sad shit happens on the way there, and probably the _saddest_ one of them is change in circumstances for Brooks. He actually managed to get a college _education_ before his conviction. That was in 1905. He was 22. He was taken from _one_ type of world and is being released into a very _different_ type of world. As he explained in the narration, before he was locked up, he had seen _one single_ motor vehicle, which must've seemed like the most novel thing in the world, at the time. 50 model-year upgrades later, they were _everywhere._ He was taken from a world in which every road was either _dirt_ or paved with _cobblestones._ He was _released_ into a world in which a lot _more_ roads were paved, but with _asphalt_ that could accommodate motorized _traffic._ He was taken from a world in which every _artificial_ source of lighting was _gas_ powered and was released into a world in which every artificial source of lighting is _electrical._ He was taken from a world with no transmitted signals. While he was locked up, the first radio and TV transmissions happened. At the time of his release, there was a radio and a TV in ever _home._ While locked up, he missed both world wars and the Great Depression. Now he would probably have been able to _adapt_ to all these changes if he had still had his youth, but it had been _50 years._ He was _72._ A _humane_ system, first, probably would have released him a lot _sooner,_ but second, at this point, would probably set him up with a pension and move him into a _retirement_ home. This system, instead, asks him to reintegrate into society by bagging _groceries._ Teens bag groceries for a living. 20-somethings. Maybe, once in a while, 30-somethings. It becomes clear, though, that something has gone wrong when someone in their _40s_ is still bagging groceries for a living. Something has _unignorably_ gone wrong when a man in his _70s_ is bagging groceries for a living. Does his education count for _nothing?_ Does his experience in the Shawshank _library_ count for nothing?
Yeah you can't trust critic scores on rotten tomatoes, however it is nice that it also includes audience scores which tend to be more in line with what I would expect the general reception of a movie to be.
The IMDB list is the best place to go to find good movies you haven't seen. "Good", as it applies to movies, means exactly one thing: That you like it. It has zero to do with what critics say, or how complex the story is, or how artsy the lighting is, or how many cheesy metaphors, sub-plots, double meanings, etc, they shoehorned in. The viewer decides if a movie is good. And if they're not basing that on how much they like it, they're just being hipster weirdos. Obviously, not everyone likes the same things, but when a lot of people like something, you have a better chance of liking it than if nobody likes it. More people like cheesecake than dog shit. I've never eaten either, but I'd go with the popular opinion if I had to choose.
Clancy Brown is from nw Ohio, he babysat my old boss’s wife as a kid. And the prison they filmed in was an Ohio penitentiary that was about to be torn down.
Great Reaction...... They changed/modified the title of the movie cause when it was leaked they were Prepping for "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" the Production Office was flooded with Actress's wanting to play Rita...... "Serve Two Life Sentences Back to Back"...... For a life sentence you may be released on Parole after serving 20 Years, So Andy would be eligible for parole after 40 years...... The Picture on Redd's file at parole hearings is Morgan Freeman's son.... Redd Saying "Maybe, Cause I'm Irish" is directly from the book, where the character was a Red-Headed Irishman..... The Book ends with Redd on the Bus...... "Test Screenings" showed audiences wanted to see Redd and Andy reunited, so they created the Beach scene..... Both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" were written by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont.....
Jake haunts me at times; not read the original novella, but I'm told that Jake starved to death because he couldn't take care of himself. Worse, he was found by the plate shop, the roof of which they were tarring earlier in the story. I know what it's like to be afraid all the time; stubbornness (and my love of Glenn Miller & Donald Duck) may the one thing I do not regret inheriting from my father; sometimes it feels like it would be so much easier just to quit, kerk
Fun fact. In the book, Jake also dies when he tries to survive on the outside. Also fun fact, brooks and red are both in for murdering their wives which, added to Andy’s wife getting killed, shows the real moral of the story is Stephen king hates wives. Another fun fact is that when brooks is released the camera faces into the prison and when he’s released he says he wants them to send him home. When red is released the camera faces the outside world and when red repeats what brooks says he just says he wants them to send him back. Also, I may not be using the phrase fun fact right.
The money Andy fled to Mexico with was worth about 4 million in modern money when adjusted. I'd crawl 500 yards through raw sewage for that too, let alone my freedom.
The best Christmas movie 😂. No, but seriously, this is fantastic and I loved it long before it had a renaissance on TH-cam. I remember when it came out and the poster was on the wall in my hospital room when I was having 1 of 20+ surgeries. Obviously it has some tough scenes, especially for the 12 year old I was, but I still enjoyed it and I loved Morgan Freeman’s performance and narration. I seek out anything narrated by him. I saw an imax movie recently that he did v/o for. He was also the perfect choice to play God in Bruce Almighty. For me, that made the movie. And Clancy Brown, the Kurgan from Highlander (the movie), is such a great henchman for the villain. His voice is so intimidating. I think he was in that cartoon SpongeBob, but I was too old for that show when it came out.
I can't add more than the other comments have covered, other than to say this is one of the best films ever. Love the hair, BTW! The Green Mile and Glory are up there as well, if you haven't seen them.
31:37 I would like to call attention to a fact of life _this_ moment in the film peers into. Andy has been working on this tunnel since almost the _very_ day he first received his rock hammer. Of course, he was not _about_ to share this fact with the Warden or the Captain. But let me point out that, by this point, Andy and Red are about as close as a couple friends can be, and _Red_ didn't know about it, _either._ Now how come Andy didn't tell Red? Did he, somehow, even at this point, still not _trust_ him? No. It's because the more people who _have_ a secret, the harder it is to _keep._ Even if you can be sure that someone else understands the value of discretion, the key question is not whether you can _trust_ them, but whether you need them to _know._ If the success of your plan does not, in any way, depend on them _knowing_ about it, don't _tell_ them about it. That's the long and short of it.
30:06 "I mean Mexico is _way_ the hell down _there,_ and _you're_ in here, and _that's_ the way it is." Besides, Andy, you're in _New England._ Canada's a lot closer. Have you put any thought into going _there?_
Imdb list is ok. As an older person that has seen over 1000 films including all of the imdb list. I can honestly say half of that list doesn't belong in the top 250. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. There's tons of incredible films that aren't mentioned there.
Dear Clarsis: I've watched you for a while and I think I know what you enjoy so may I suggest a documentary titled "Dialogues with Madwomen" it's hard to find and sometimes hard to watch but I think you'll enjoy it.
Guessing what is going to happen in this sort of film is the absolute WORST way to watch it. It is much, much more enjoyable to just let the events unfold as they are presented on screen.
😎👍 Something you should know about that IMDB list of "Greatest Movies." I've looked at it, and while most of the films are certainly well worth watching, you aren't going to be smiling or laughing all that much. Whoever compiled that list gives real short-shrift to comedies. There are at least a couple of other TH-cam reactors who've claimed to also be using it.
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I believe the Shawshank Redemption is the greatest film ever made. The second greatest is The Green Mile. Extraordinarily both have the same director.
There are a large number of really great significant films missing from the top 200 list because it's driven by viewer voting. Thus new movies are more likely to be on the list.
One movie not in the top 200, Casablanca (1942). HOW?
Dope reaction mane
13:04 Half court shot (Rita Hayworth poster to cover up de tunnel).
13:14 Full court shot (Bible to hide the hammer).
Two amazing winning shots in 10 seconds.
Two
A nice little touch is the difference between Red and Brooks' release. When you see Brooks first step out of Shawshank, you see it from the prison being in the background. When you see Red first step out of Shawshank, you see it with the outside of the prison in the background. It's a beautiful and perfectly subtle way of expressing the state of both men's minds during release, Brooks longing for the prison, and Red longing for the outside.
Yes, when Brooks was in the outside world he was IN prison
Thank you, director Frank Darabont, for two things: 1. writing and directing one of my favorite movies of all time. And 2. realizing Morgan Freeman had to narrate this film, thus starting his fantastic film narration career.
He also directed the Majestic.. the dramatic Jim Carrey movie
So much about this film relies on the narrative being from the perspective of red, especially the end twist. The book obviously does this, but it's trickier to do this in film without a narrator. So yes, I believe that was a smart pick.
He also directed The Green Mile, which is my favorite
It's from a Steven King novella. That's why it is set in Maine.
Terrible casting, Andy is supposed to be a tiny, greasy French Canadian. Tiny so he gets picked on. Tiny so he can fit through small spaces.
Also there were no black people in Maine in the forties, lol.
@@FloridaMugwump I think it's fair to say the actors they cast killed the roles though
My cousin went to prison in 2001 for 20 years and when he got released he told us about how the world changed. How everyone has cellphones, Facebook is a thing, music can be streamed, the internet doesn't take forever and can be browsed on your phone. He talked about how the world just grew too fast. I thought about Brooks when he said that. A movie is special when you can empathize, but this film helped me understand hope. He's now adjusting to the world, but I know he's going to be okay.
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Also this is one of my favorite films
How many times was he raped?
A little point I’ve realised about this movie…
Andy didn’t get the rock hammer to escape, he got it for his hobby. He only realised the wall had been made of easily excavated stuff when he tried to carve his name.
And that's why most if not all prisons in the US have a program to reacclimate inmates who are getting released to as much of the world as they can. And part of the program is to establish a game plan when they get out on when they plan to do
James Whitmore did an amazing job as Brooks. The whole sequence from the time he steps foot outside the prison gate to his final goodbye (and even Red seeing the message he left behind) always gets me. You can see the terror in his eyes about facing the world on the bus ride.
Couldn't agree more. Whitmore's performance is so delicate and precise. He doesn't overplay or underplay the moment. A true craftsman
I got intrigued by him as I couldn't place him in any other movie, turns out he played the lead role in the film version of Black Like Me which I'm now compelled to watch.
I tried for a couple of years to get my dad to watch this film with me. He was put off by this description of the movie: "A man finds hope in prison with the help of an inmate." My dad never saw the movie--he died of cancer. It was a decade later that I realized I had mis-interpreted the description. Watching this reaction with you, I am again reminded of exactly which inmate found hope in prison with the help of an inmate.
Your dad sounds like an idiot.
For years I tried to get my mom to watch this movie & she would always say she didn’t want to watch a prison movie. I tried telling her that while yes it takes place in a prison it’s not really a prison movie like American Me but more about friendship & perseverance. One day she finally broke down and watched it & afterwards she called me to say how much she loved the movie.
I do think some people are out off by the prison aspect & there are a few tropes that you see in every prison movie however, at least in my mind, I never really categorized this as a prison movie.
@@kenyattaclay7666 I agree.
I’ve watched a lot of reaction videos to this film and I really enjoyed yours in particular. I’m very impressed that you predicted the tunnel behind the poster and the rock hammer in the Bible so early on in the movie. Also by far you had the most expressive and entertaining reaction to the Elmo Blatch reveal out of anyone else I’ve seen
Great reaction Clariss like always, this is a masterpiece of cinema, A masterclass in pretty much every category. An incredible script, wonderful direction, gorgeous score and phenomenal performances by Freeman and Robbins. Some fun facts about this movie, Stephen King sold the rights for $1,000, The baseball throwing scene took 9 hours The scene where Andy and Red are standing and talking outside whilst Red is throwing a baseball back and forth took a staggering nine hours to film. Morgan Freeman threw the ball endlessly the whole time. The following day, when he arrived at work, his arm was in a sling. Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford were considered for Red, and Brad Pitt audition for the role of Tommy but he pulled out of the role because of another movie, later Brad Pitr said he regretted that decision. Red’s mugshot is Morgan Freeman’s son , When you see Morgan Freeman’s papers at one of his parole hearings, there are mugshots of a younger Red attached. These are actually photos of Alfonso Freeman - Morgan’s son. He also had a small part in the movie. He was one of the inmates shouting ‘Fresh fish!’ Stephen King’s novella was titled, ‘Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.’ This was shortened for the film because they didn’t want people to think it was a biopic about Rita Hayworth. This was proven to be true when several actresses applied for the ‘lead role of Rita Hayworth’. Keep up the amazing work.
Fantastic movie, the best movie NEVER to win an Oscar, Morgan Freeman definitely deserved an Oscar for this. I've seen this over 20 times, and still cry at it.
Arguably the greatest adaptation of a Stephen King work (even King feels that way) - Frank Darabont would go on to do 2 more - THE GREEN MILE & THE MIST (Both worth a view) . Glad you finally got to this and your impressive watch, hon. *Hugs*
And while I assume it's on the list, if it isn't, it would be a CRIME if you didn't also check out The Green Mile. At least if you haven't already seen it.
"Stand By Me" another adaptation of a Stephen King story called "The Body" is pretty damn good too.
A perfect script, perfect actors and the perfect director. There is a reason that is movie is at the top of everyone's list of great movies. Wonderful reaction!
Hi Clariss! I love the purple hair; my daughter did almost exactly the same thing herself a few years ago…but her hair was as dark as yours, and it COST THE WORLD to have it done right!
Yup, this reaction was filmed back in 2021. It only just now made it to the channel from the vault of older reactions. And my it cost the world for this hair to look good too! Thank you!
I was 100% not surprised to see the screencap of you crying to this one. Sort of always am surprised people have not seen this. And I have not seen much myself to date, travel and work and such don't leave much time for pleasantries. But I have watched this many times. And I cry knowing what's coming every time. Else the story and delivery of it is perfect. There is no other way to put other than that as an irrefutable fact. The saying "This is the way it's done" applies to this near to the level of The Last Of The Mohicans I believe. It's definitely on that plateau.
I acted in Shawshank for two months, the summer of 93. Great experience. 😮😊
It's nice to see how after being an evil guard that he was able to put his life back together and open the Krusty Krab in Bikini Bottom. Congrats Mr. Krabs/ Mr. Hadley.
Glad you understand the meaning of this film. Redemption, Love, Friendship, HOPE. P.S. This film is rated as a Masterpiece and is the best film ever made. So when you feel down watch this film again and you will have a beautiful life. I am a 71 old pensioner. 2024 and still watch this. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Best movie ever.
I watched it in 1994 in the cinema. At the end the whole audience was stunned into silence crying happy tears. Then the clapping started, never seen anything like that before or since.
This is the greatest movie of the whole cinema story IMHO
This really was a perfect movie. It was technically gorgeous, the performances were excellent from the entire cast, and, the story was just perfect.
According to the book, Red is actually of Irish descent. Coincidentally, Morgan Freeman also has Irish ancestors. Here's the background he's given in the book: His father-in law was a rich businessman who agreed to a marriage only if Red took a job in his business. When Red was young he discovered his wife had a valuable life insurance policy. In order to get the payout from this policy, he cut the brakes on her car. Unbeknownst to him, she picked up her neighbor, who brought along her infant. This resulted in the deaths of three people, which earned him a life sentence in prison.
So many subtle details in this movie, you can watch it 20 times and still see new things. eg: Andy walking from the shadow into the light after telling Red to get busy living or get busy dying. Brooks being released and walking into the shadow, Red being released and walking into the light...
10/10
never give up hope
"The Shawshank Redemption" should have won Best Picture for 1994. A story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) getting falsely convicted of murder and sent to the hellish Shawshank prison, the movie is beyond amazing. In prison, Andy meets Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), who was imprisoned many years earlier. Red gets Andy a poster of Rita Hayworth. Over the next twenty years, Andy experiences all the horrors that one would expect in jail: beatings by the guards, rapes by other inmates, and so on. But he never gives up hope.
This movie, like "Carrie", "The Shining", "Dolores Claiborne", "The Green Mile" and "Hearts in Atlantis", just goes to show what a great author Stephen King is. When we think of horror, we think of spooky horror, but "The Shawshank Redemption" is a different kind: personal horror. Pure genius. I can only hope that in the coming years, this movie is recognized as what it is: a masterpiece. I can't believe that it won no Oscars!
For another prison movie (at least partly), check out Shot Caller (2017), starring among many others Nikolaj Coster-Walday (Jamie Lannister you know) and Jon Bernthal. Family man Nikolaj makes a mistake and winds up in a California state prison, and once inside it's sink or swim. His time in prison is told in flashbacks, while we follow current day Nikolaj as he at the start of the movie is released from prison, and he struggles to complete a deal he can't back out from. Fantastic performances, and with a haunting score. The last movie that had me this gripped was Sicario (2015), and that's saying something.
"Live By The Fist"
As an actress you can only hope to be lucky enough to be in something this powerful one day.
This movie is special. Because they deserved a happy ending,I can't believe it ended like that.
I’m very excited for the top 200 reactions, and what a way to kick it off!
Damn good movie! You go through so many emotions while watching it. Curiosity of who these people are and why they are, anger at how these men are treated and what they go through, joy in the moments that allow you feel their moments of relief, sadness over the one character's murder and another over a character killing himself, and then pure happiness when Andy escapes and Red joins him in the end.
Gr8 reaction 2 a Gr8 film; it, also, is one of my fave's!
Now onto a personal note:
@ the 15:21 mark, Red makes a comment here that Brooks probably couldn't obtain a library card upon his release even if he tried. About five yrs after this film was issued theatrically, I was employed @ the Malibu Public Library working the circulation desk. One day while I was on staff, the actor James Whitmore walks into the bldg lobby, make his way to where I'm situated and states that he'd been residing in that particular city for thirty yrs and that this was the very first occasion that he actually made a point of visiting the local library there. So I registered him right on the spot. Therefore I'd like to think that "Brooks" did, in fact, receive his library card after all.
Fun fact: I lived on the road you see Brooks and Red walking down for years, Park Avenue. It still looks pretty much the same, cool old-timey buildings and shops. They have a Shawshank Trail, there are road signs all over that take you on it. There's a little old lady who runs a candy shop and she has a picture of her and Barack Obama. She said when he found out about the Shawshank Trail, he wanted to go and the Secret Service told him no and he was upset about it.
You're good. You had some really key points of the movie figured out immediately.
I don't know if you noticed, but when the warden finds the cutout where the rock hammer was kept, the Bible chapter it's open to is the Book of Exodus.
Dang, Clariss! You called out major spoilers long before they even happened! I loved your reaction to this. I just subscribed after watching your reaction to 12 Angry Men. Thanks for the great content!
I'm always struck at how much people try to predict whats gonna happen in the plot of a movie while they're watching.
Hope is a Good thing, maybe the Best of things, and no Good thing ever dies.
Love this movie. Ive seen it so many times and never get tired of it.
Of all the reactions i had seen to this movie, and i had seen a lot, yours is my favorite
I love that Red calls Andy’s hope a “shitty pipe dream”, then Andy escapes through an actual shitty pipe!
This is the first time I’ve came across your channel. You’re really well spoken and bright, so I’m excited to watch your reaction! I think you’re going to love this film. I think it’s incredible.
Thank you so much!!
One of my favourite movies ever. Wholesome reaction Clariss, glad you enjoyed this classic. 🙏🏾
I use IMDB a lot. But there are people with multiple accounts that will hate bomb a movie. It is obvious at times. Love Shawshank.
Hadn't made it to the end but just wanted to stop and say I appreciate your deep and thoughtful analysis on Brooks.
When Red tells Andy going to Mexico is "shitty pipe dreams", it foreshadows Andy crawling through a pipe of shit to escape.
Crazy to think this movie either bombed or lost money in the theaters (can't remember, all I know is it did poorly) - it's one of those that gained recognition and became well-acclaimed and well-liked after it came out on VHS/DVD
Amazing reaction Clariss. One of the greatest films of all time. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman give phenomenal performances. Merry Christmas. 🎅🙏
This is my all time favorite movie I’ve probably have watched it pretty close to 600 or more times since it came out. I have lived in Maine all my life and know the state well so it always amazes me how much the scenes they filmed in the movie even though all the movie scenes were filmed in Ohio. I had even lived in Portland, Buxton and live still about 15 minutes from Buxton now and the Buxton film scenes look so much like what the actual town of Buxton looks like which was and still is very rural farm land with many hayfields and cornfields. The prison the called Shawshank I’m thinking was actually a prison called Windham Correctional Center about 20 minutes from the city of Portland where Andy’s bank was. I’ll have to stop now because there’s a hell of a lot more to compare but this comment is way too long now.
I read the book before the movie was made, so I didn't have any surprises. It is a great movie & it was good seeing the characters brought to life.
When Andy mentioned Harvey the Rabbit, a figment of his imationation, he was referring to the movie Harvey the Rabbit. It's a b/w movie starring James Stewart who has an immaginary friend: a six foot tall rabbit walking on two feet. It's a pretty funny movie about a mid life crisis where Stewart can't make sense of working so hard for just a few bucks at a desk job.
Harvey also makes an ‘appearance’ in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was the first time I’d ever heard of him. My grandmother got the reference right away and explained it to me.
Remember The Titans 2000
Worn out movie
I’m not even five minutes into the video yet but I just had to say - I love The Longest Yard too 🥰 I think it’s a super funny movie and one of Adam Sandler’s better comedies, and I love Chris Rock and Nelly and the whole dang cast. Can’t wait for the rest ❤️
Hobie "Spider-Punk" Brown would be so proud of Andy taking a dump on the establishment!
Knowing how much you might appreciate the significance of little details of film making, when Brooks is released the shot is from outside the prison looking into the prison. When Red is released the shot is from inside looking out.
Oooh that is a great detail! Thank you!
"Get busy living or get busy dying." One of the best quotes to live by!
Greatest movie ever. If you want a real good cry, check out Darabont's adaptation of another Stephen King story - The Green Mile.
I still concern on what the fat guy did to end up in prison and I do agree with you , the longest yard was a good comedy remake and there are rumors that the Wayans brothers are planning on rebooting the Scary Movie series
38:22 comment..thank you.-Ernie Moore Jr.
Look at you figuring out the true purpose of the poster and the hiding place of the rock hammer early! Kind of spoils the surprise.
No one realised how dangerous Andy was.
15:05 The very ending of this movie is happy, but a _lot_ of sad shit happens on the way there, and probably the _saddest_ one of them is change in circumstances for Brooks.
He actually managed to get a college _education_ before his conviction. That was in 1905. He was 22.
He was taken from _one_ type of world and is being released into a very _different_ type of world. As he explained in the narration, before he was locked up, he had seen _one single_ motor vehicle, which must've seemed like the most novel thing in the world, at the time. 50 model-year upgrades later, they were _everywhere._
He was taken from a world in which every road was either _dirt_ or paved with _cobblestones._ He was _released_ into a world in which a lot _more_ roads were paved, but with _asphalt_ that could accommodate motorized _traffic._
He was taken from a world in which every _artificial_ source of lighting was _gas_ powered and was released into a world in which every artificial source of lighting is _electrical._
He was taken from a world with no transmitted signals. While he was locked up, the first radio and TV transmissions happened. At the time of his release, there was a radio and a TV in ever _home._
While locked up, he missed both world wars and the Great Depression.
Now he would probably have been able to _adapt_ to all these changes if he had still had his youth, but it had been _50 years._ He was _72._
A _humane_ system, first, probably would have released him a lot _sooner,_ but second, at this point, would probably set him up with a pension and move him into a _retirement_ home. This system, instead, asks him to reintegrate into society by bagging _groceries._
Teens bag groceries for a living. 20-somethings. Maybe, once in a while, 30-somethings. It becomes clear, though, that something has gone wrong when someone in their _40s_ is still bagging groceries for a living. Something has _unignorably_ gone wrong when a man in his _70s_ is bagging groceries for a living. Does his education count for _nothing?_ Does his experience in the Shawshank _library_ count for nothing?
16:18 This is the first motorized vehicle he's _ridden_ in.
Yeah you can't trust critic scores on rotten tomatoes, however it is nice that it also includes audience scores which tend to be more in line with what I would expect the general reception of a movie to be.
This is in my top 5 of all time favorite movies. The other 4 are Blues Brothers, Princess Bride, Gettysburg, and Tombstone.
The IMDB list is the best place to go to find good movies you haven't seen. "Good", as it applies to movies, means exactly one thing: That you like it. It has zero to do with what critics say, or how complex the story is, or how artsy the lighting is, or how many cheesy metaphors, sub-plots, double meanings, etc, they shoehorned in. The viewer decides if a movie is good. And if they're not basing that on how much they like it, they're just being hipster weirdos.
Obviously, not everyone likes the same things, but when a lot of people like something, you have a better chance of liking it than if nobody likes it.
More people like cheesecake than dog shit. I've never eaten either, but I'd go with the popular opinion if I had to choose.
Red planned and carried out his wife's murder by disabling her brakes, which accidentally killed a neighbor and child as well
Clancy Brown is from nw Ohio, he babysat my old boss’s wife as a kid. And the prison they filmed in was an Ohio penitentiary that was about to be torn down.
Your boss's wife was BABYSAT BY MR.KRABS?!
That's amazing!
Great Reaction......
They changed/modified the title of the movie cause when it was leaked they were Prepping for "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" the Production Office was flooded with Actress's wanting to play Rita......
"Serve Two Life Sentences Back to Back"...... For a life sentence you may be released on Parole after serving 20 Years, So Andy would be eligible for parole after 40 years......
The Picture on Redd's file at parole hearings is Morgan Freeman's son....
Redd Saying "Maybe, Cause I'm Irish" is directly from the book, where the character was a Red-Headed Irishman.....
The Book ends with Redd on the Bus...... "Test Screenings" showed audiences wanted to see Redd and Andy reunited, so they created the Beach scene.....
Both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" were written by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont.....
From a practical standpoint it would have made more sense to hide the rock hammer behind the poster in the hole
Jake haunts me at times; not read the original novella, but I'm told that Jake starved to death because he couldn't take care of himself. Worse, he was found by the plate shop, the roof of which they were tarring earlier in the story. I know what it's like to be afraid all the time; stubbornness (and my love of Glenn Miller & Donald Duck) may the one thing I do not regret inheriting from my father; sometimes it feels like it would be so much easier just to quit, kerk
Fun fact. In the book, Jake also dies when he tries to survive on the outside. Also fun fact, brooks and red are both in for murdering their wives which, added to Andy’s wife getting killed, shows the real moral of the story is Stephen king hates wives. Another fun fact is that when brooks is released the camera faces into the prison and when he’s released he says he wants them to send him home. When red is released the camera faces the outside world and when red repeats what brooks says he just says he wants them to send him back. Also, I may not be using the phrase fun fact right.
Isn't it amazing how a Stephen King novel can leave you laughing, crying, and sometimes cringing?
The money Andy fled to Mexico with was worth about 4 million in modern money when adjusted. I'd crawl 500 yards through raw sewage for that too, let alone my freedom.
Geology is the study of pressure and time... ..
Pressure & time....
Charging 20% extra to smuggle something into prison? More like 200%. Twenty percent is peanuts.
An surprising film to watch during Christmas. But a welcome one.
The best Christmas movie 😂. No, but seriously, this is fantastic and I loved it long before it had a renaissance on TH-cam. I remember when it came out and the poster was on the wall in my hospital room when I was having 1 of 20+ surgeries. Obviously it has some tough scenes, especially for the 12 year old I was, but I still enjoyed it and I loved Morgan Freeman’s performance and narration. I seek out anything narrated by him. I saw an imax movie recently that he did v/o for. He was also the perfect choice to play God in Bruce Almighty. For me, that made the movie. And Clancy Brown, the Kurgan from Highlander (the movie), is such a great henchman for the villain. His voice is so intimidating. I think he was in that cartoon SpongeBob, but I was too old for that show when it came out.
Love the purple
I can't add more than the other comments have covered, other than to say this is one of the best films ever. Love the hair, BTW!
The Green Mile and Glory are up there as well, if you haven't seen them.
31:37 I would like to call attention to a fact of life _this_ moment in the film peers into.
Andy has been working on this tunnel since almost the _very_ day he first received his rock hammer. Of course, he was not _about_ to share this fact with the Warden or the Captain. But let me point out that, by this point, Andy and Red are about as close as a couple friends can be, and _Red_ didn't know about it, _either._
Now how come Andy didn't tell Red? Did he, somehow, even at this point, still not _trust_ him? No. It's because the more people who _have_ a secret, the harder it is to _keep._ Even if you can be sure that someone else understands the value of discretion, the key question is not whether you can _trust_ them, but whether you need them to _know._ If the success of your plan does not, in any way, depend on them _knowing_ about it, don't _tell_ them about it. That's the long and short of it.
Guard: -Morgan.... You're Freeman now
30:06 "I mean Mexico is _way_ the hell down _there,_ and _you're_ in here, and _that's_ the way it is."
Besides, Andy, you're in _New England._ Canada's a lot closer. Have you put any thought into going _there?_
Zihuantanejo had more significance to him, period.
The Shawshank Redemption is my favourite movie of all time apart from The Incredibles.
Great reaction to Brooks it was the same reaction I had
This film hits me every time.
I’m a 51 year old fart but still the Jake part gets me everytime I watch that scene. Always brings tears in my eyes.
I still really need to check out the book. I think it's the only Stephen King I haven't read.
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Imdb list is ok. As an older person that has seen over 1000 films including all of the imdb list. I can honestly say half of that list doesn't belong in the top 250. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. There's tons of incredible films that aren't mentioned there.
Nice reaction Clariss. You picked the movie apart! Sweet!
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
17:13 react touched.-Ernie Moore Jr.
The greatest movie of all time.
The best motion picture ever made.
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Dear Clarsis: I've watched you for a while and I think I know what you enjoy so may I suggest a documentary titled "Dialogues with Madwomen" it's hard to find and sometimes hard to watch but I think you'll enjoy it.
Great Movie, Great Cast, Great Performances By Everyone In This Movie 👍 & Great Reaction To This Great Movie Sweetheart
Guessing what is going to happen in this sort of film is the absolute WORST way to watch it. It is much, much more enjoyable to just let the events unfold as they are presented on screen.
13:12 you are smart!
I love how Andy hid the Rock Hammer in the Book of Exodus. The chapter in the Bible where Moses freed the Hebrew slaves. 34:45
Best movie ever!!!! Second place for me is Green mile
Love the colour of your hair,from U,K. (color),U.S.A. You an actress ,I have some great ideas for Movies ,don't know where to put them.
Warden hands Andy his bible and says "salvation lies within". Yes. Because the hammer is hidden inside the bible.
😎👍 Something you should know about that IMDB list of "Greatest Movies." I've looked at it, and while most of the films are certainly well worth watching, you aren't going to be smiling or laughing all that much. Whoever compiled that list gives real short-shrift to comedies. There are at least a couple of other TH-cam reactors who've claimed to also be using it.
Love your reaction
Love your purple hair🥰
This was a very old filmed reaction 😊 finally made it out of the vault tho!
The Green Mile is also a must watch if you haven't seen it.