Watching The Shawshank Redemption (1994) For The First Time | Movie Reaction

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  • @satinbarbi
    @satinbarbi 3 месяца назад +82

    There is no shame in crying from watching this film. You did great.

    • @CourtReacts-zm9yv
      @CourtReacts-zm9yv  3 месяца назад +17

      Thank you!

    • @mildredpierce4506
      @mildredpierce4506 3 месяца назад +14

      @@CourtReacts-zm9yv I have seen grown men cry after watching this.
      I think with one guy, it was personal. He didn’t mention it but I believe he had a family member that was either in prison or had been in prison.

    • @Fred-vy1hm
      @Fred-vy1hm 3 месяца назад +15

      I cry at the reactions and I must have seen 50 of them for this movie.

    • @johnjohnnston3498
      @johnjohnnston3498 3 месяца назад +3

      @@mildredpierce4506 Men cry at the appropriate time, movie or not. They won't cry from physical pain though.

    • @katherinewatkins4182
      @katherinewatkins4182 Месяц назад

      ​@@Fred-vy1hmme too.

  • @emwa3600
    @emwa3600 2 месяца назад

    I hope every generation of movie-fans get to enjoy 10-15 great films in their lifetime... plus, all those from previous generations, too. I think SHAWSHANK will be one of the contemporary films that can 'live on and on' for decades or more. I'm not sure FORREST GUMP will because there are so many time-centric scenes and 'skits' that will be lost on viewers in 20-30 years...certainly in 50 years, there won't be an awareness of Coach 'Bear' Bryant's insertion... or a muddy T-shirt's smiley face... the LBJ/Nixon/Watergate scenes... so many of those are lost even now. But SHAWSHANK's 'historical tale scenes' are well-explained.

  • @Fred-vy1hm
    @Fred-vy1hm 3 месяца назад +37

    Red tells Andy "hope is a shitty pipe dream." That night Andy escapes through a shitty pipe. 😊

  • @kevinstyles108
    @kevinstyles108 2 месяца назад +11

    I'm a 31 year old man I cry every single time I see this movie, I even cry along with people reacting to it for the first time, it's just that good!

  • @ricardoleonor1647
    @ricardoleonor1647 3 месяца назад +39

    For some reason I cry when Red says... " I just miss my friend "

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 3 месяца назад +1

      Ok, but Red should miss the wife he killed - not to mention the other woman and baby he murdered.

    • @georgebush67
      @georgebush67 3 месяца назад

      ​@@datacipher wtf you talking about?

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 2 месяца назад

      @@georgebush67 RED… the character played by Morgan Freeman - maybe watch the movie. He’s killed 2 women and a baby.

    • @georgebush67
      @georgebush67 2 месяца назад

      @@datacipher how do you know that?

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 2 месяца назад

      @@georgebush67 red stated it outright in the book. He took it a huge insurance policy on his wife, then rigged her breaks to fail on a big hill. They did but she had the neighbor and her baby along for the ride. All 3 were killed. In the movie he admits he’s guilty, but doesn’t give details.

  • @ricardoleonor1647
    @ricardoleonor1647 3 месяца назад +23

    its one of the few movies that make me cry every time.

    • @CourtReacts-zm9yv
      @CourtReacts-zm9yv  3 месяца назад +6

      I was tearing up while editing and needed to take a couple breaks.

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 3 месяца назад

      ​@@CourtReacts-zm9yvyou don't have to edit out the crying...it bonds you with us. We have ALL cried at this movie. It is one of the greatest films ever made.

  • @kh884488
    @kh884488 3 месяца назад +10

    I've got good news and bad news: The good news - you're a wonderful, caring and compassionate person and this is a great reaction video. The bad news - you and I are probably never going to watch a film with as satisfying an ending for the rest of our lives as this one.

  • @kevinmoore2929
    @kevinmoore2929 3 месяца назад +10

    Five words: The Green Mile. Bring tissues.

  • @KayQue-s3r
    @KayQue-s3r 3 месяца назад +16

    Perhaps you've already realized but this is Red's story, his "Redemption" from despair to his repeating "I hope"; the movie's final words. His name is even in the title and also Andy drives a red car to freedom. So beautiful!

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 3 месяца назад +1

      Oh my God his name is in the title. All these years and I never noticed that... WOW

  • @chuckhilleshiem6596
    @chuckhilleshiem6596 3 месяца назад +8

    `This is my first time with you but not my last . What a great job you did and I want to thank you for saying something about the military . I am a combat vet . Thank you for this and God bless you.

    • @CourtReacts-zm9yv
      @CourtReacts-zm9yv  3 месяца назад +4

      You're welcome, and thank you for your service 😊

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 3 месяца назад +6

    Fun fact: That poster of Rita Hayworth was the single highest selling piece of wall art in history. It was not only all over the US, it was the favorite among military men during WW2. It was only supplanted in the 70's, when the famous poster of Farrah Fawcett took its place. You can find that one by googling "Farah Fawcett poster". It's the one where she's wearing the red spaghetti-strap top. EVERY poster shop in the 70's had that one selling regularly for years. If Andy had still been in jail then, it would have replaced Raquel Welch's fur bikini pic.

  • @falcon215
    @falcon215 3 месяца назад +12

    As I recall, the original story is very short, only like a chapter or two in one of Stephen King's compilation books but man did they make a good movie out of it. On subsequent viewings you can almost see the wheels turning in Andy's mind plotting his long game. Great reaction girl.

    • @CourtReacts-zm9yv
      @CourtReacts-zm9yv  3 месяца назад +1

      Wow! I thought it was longer. Very impressive.

    • @Fred-vy1hm
      @Fred-vy1hm 3 месяца назад +4

      It was a novella, one of four story's in Stephen Kings book Different Seasons. In the original, titled Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption, Red was in fact an Irishman and there was a series of wardens not just one. Two of the other Novellas were also made into Movies, Apt Pupil, which went by the same name and The Body, which became Stand By Me.

    • @GatorScribe726
      @GatorScribe726 2 месяца назад

      It doesn’t have chapters. It’s a little over 100 pages in the paperback version.

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 3 месяца назад +10

    It didn’t dawn on me that Andy went from laundering sheets to laundering money

  • @JohnComeOnMan
    @JohnComeOnMan 3 месяца назад +8

    Not overdramatic, we all feel it. Hope is the best of things.

  • @2005wsoxfan
    @2005wsoxfan 3 месяца назад +5

    This story is one of four in a book written by Stephen King titled Different Seasons. Three of the stories were made into movies. I thought the one story that has not been made into a movie was the best. Great book.

    • @frankberger3507
      @frankberger3507 2 месяца назад +2

      I check out random books to read, and when I read "Different Seasons", I loved the first story, then three pages into the second, I was hooked already on the next one. I looked to see who the author was, and was shocked to see is was Stephen King. I don't like horror, so I'd never read anything of his. After that, I looked for his other books and they have all been excellent. I love how he gets to what seems like the end, such as Andy escaping, then ties up one more, very satisfying plot point.

    • @2005wsoxfan
      @2005wsoxfan 2 месяца назад +1

      @@frankberger3507 He's been pigeon holed as a horror writer but, the truth is that he's written a wide variety of stuff. He"s also written a fantasy series The Dark Tower. He also wrote the book The Green Mile which was turned into an excellent movie. I'm glad you're enjoying Different Seasons. Wait till you get to the last story. The Breathing Method.

  • @loudoesreviews
    @loudoesreviews 3 месяца назад +3

    You've watched one of three Frank Darabont adaptations of a Stephen King story. The other two are also highly recommended. The Green Mile will undoubtedly be added to your list of movies that made you cry. It's also a prison movie like Shawshank but is decidedly different. The other is The Mist - which is straight up horror.

  • @richhenry8004
    @richhenry8004 3 месяца назад +15

    Everybody thinks they have friends until they see Red and Andy.

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 3 месяца назад

      Fact: Red murdered 2 women and a baby.
      However despite thinking he’s teaching Andy, he’s being manipulated - just as the guards, Tommy, and the warden were - over YEARS of lies by a cool-headed, emotionless psychopath. A master chess player and manipulated… carefully crafting his pieces. Sure the warden took kickbacks… but it was Andy who came up with all the money laundering and scheming which brought him down. Andy most likely killed Red within a few months of his arrival - if he no longer served a useful purpose.

    • @IBeforeAExceptAfterK
      @IBeforeAExceptAfterK 2 месяца назад +2

      @@datacipher Nice fan fiction, bro.

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 2 месяца назад

      @@IBeforeAExceptAfterK Stephen king wrote that. Yikes… dullards abound. And they usually end their posts with “bro”! 😂😂

    • @IBeforeAExceptAfterK
      @IBeforeAExceptAfterK 2 месяца назад

      @@datacipher There's no law that says Stephen King can only write edgy grimderp bad ends. And you probably shouldn't be criticizing other people's word choice when you use "yikes" unironically and end your reply with emojis.

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 2 месяца назад

      @@IBeforeAExceptAfterK Stephen king’s writing isn’t “fan fiction”. The rest of your non sequitur attempt to salvage a reply is nonsensical. Yikes!

  • @sjd5750
    @sjd5750 3 месяца назад +6

    The original ending was supposed to be Red heading down the road in the bus, but they thought it would be nice to reward the audience with that perfect ending. I don't always go for having a happy ending, just to placate the audience..But I think they got it right, here.

    • @tigqc
      @tigqc 3 месяца назад +2

      Yeah it was a good payoff at the end. I like to say that Red and Andy earned their happy ending.

  • @-C.S.R
    @-C.S.R 3 месяца назад +12

    If you weren't crying at the end of that movie...then something would be wrong with you!

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +5

    17:18 "Or he's just been there so long, y'all are his family."
    That's part of it. But consider his situation overall.
    The very ending of this movie is happy, but a _lot_ of tragic things have to happen to get you to that point, and I would dare to say that none of the tragedies are greater than what happens to Brooks. See, he was first convicted in 1905. He was 23 and fresh from college. He would shortly go on to be one of the few prison inmates with a college degree, and this put him on course to become the prison librarian.
    Before being locked up, he had seen _one_ single car, which must've been an incredible _novelty_ to him. It seems safe to assume that car was _not_ used to transport him to the prison.
    He was taken from a world with no highways, no automotive traffic, no electronic wiring, precious little internal plumbing, gas-powered lanterns, no radio or TV transmissions and no telephones. While he was locked up, both world wars, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl period happened. Indeed, you could even say the nation was fresh out of the _Korean_ War, though the impact from that wasn't felt as much. Most roads in the world were dirt. Those that were paved were paved with cobblestones.
    He was released into a world in which cars were all _over_ the place that were _completely_ different from the one he had seen. He was released into a world in which the average American had a radio, a TV, a telephone and indoor plumbing in their _home._
    Suffice it to say, the world into which he was released was _profoundly_ different from the one from which he had been taken, so it didn't really feel like a release. He wasn't really going home. His home was gone.

  • @joek468
    @joek468 3 месяца назад +6

    They sat and drank with the sun on their shoulders and felt like Free men, but Morgan was probably the only "real" FREEMAN

  • @bauertime
    @bauertime 3 месяца назад +2

    Now you have Forrest Gump and The Green Mile to watch.

  • @tigqc
    @tigqc 3 месяца назад +18

    "Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." I got that one tatted on my arm.

    • @CourtReacts-zm9yv
      @CourtReacts-zm9yv  3 месяца назад +4

      Love it!

    • @BennyBlancoNL
      @BennyBlancoNL 3 месяца назад

      Good things die unfortunately. Everything dies

    • @tigqc
      @tigqc 3 месяца назад +2

      @@BennyBlancoNL they sure do with that attitude.

  • @RabidParakeetSweat2
    @RabidParakeetSweat2 3 месяца назад +4

    Shawshank Redemption is magical

  • @JenDowd444
    @JenDowd444 3 месяца назад +3

    I have seen this movie 5 or 6 times. I always get angry at the injustice, and I always cry. I probably always will. It’s a great movie.

  • @dragonforce8815
    @dragonforce8815 3 месяца назад +3

    One of my favourite details: when Brooks got out of Shawshank, the camera is pointing back towards the prison, when Red gets out, the camera is pointed out to the world

    • @janecrow1122
      @janecrow1122 2 месяца назад +1

      My favorite: the camera pan up to the sky when Andy enters- essentially showing his last glimpse of freedom. Peace, all 💕

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +2

    6:11 "Hadley busted his head up pretty good."
    Now _this_ part, thankfully, has changed. That man died because he was taken to the infirmary at _night,_ in 1947, at a time when the prison physician was a position seen as basically just an _office_ job that you could do for eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, and then just go home. Because he was taken there at night, there were no medical personnel on duty, and he was left to just deteriorate until morning when the physician came in.
    Nowadays, there are regulations entitling all offenders to round-the-clock medical care. Every prison has medical personnel on duty, 24-7.

  • @SPANISH-ok3wv
    @SPANISH-ok3wv 3 месяца назад +1

    Great Reaction!!! Congrats on watching the greatest movie ever made! Ready for a another Masterpiece?? The Green Mile. Also written by Stephen King and same director. Have a BOX of tissues!!! Somehow prepare yourself?!

  • @dedcowbowee
    @dedcowbowee 3 месяца назад +1

    Hi, I'm new here and subbed.😀 Have you seen "The Green Mile"? Also by King and the same director. Talk about a movie that gets you in the feels, lol.

  • @Yevgeniy-Incognito
    @Yevgeniy-Incognito 3 месяца назад +1

    Great reaction! Now watch "The Green Mile" another Stephen King adaptation

  • @Kingfish888
    @Kingfish888 3 месяца назад +1

    In the opening court scene, Andy says regarding his wife.. " She left anyway to go stay with Mr. Quentin.." Any foreshadowing here? San Quentin , California is one of the most infamous prisons in the world. A few moments later, Andy was sentenced to prison.
    And Don't apologize for crying, you were being authentic.

  • @musicloverchiefsfan5410
    @musicloverchiefsfan5410 3 месяца назад +1

    Great reaction Courtney! I've seen this movie dozens of times and I love watching reactions to it!
    Yours was great! I'm glad to have found your channel!
    My only (somewhat rhetorical) question is: How did he get the poster back on the wall? 🤔

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 3 месяца назад +1

    I always, always start crying when Brooks takes his own life. As I get closer to the end, I understand more and more what he was feeling, and why he did it. Being alone like that can be too hard to bear.
    By the way, the original Stephen King story does end on Red's words, "I hope." There's no confirmation that they ever found each other, and the script ended that way, too, but the director felt it couldn't end like that because the audience would feel cheated. So they tacked on that little reunion scene. But I think they should have gone with the original ending; it would have been more poignant, and more true to the spirit of the film. Still though, it's a fantastic film. (Also, that line "Maybe it's because I'm Irish", is true to King's story. There, Red really is a big beefy Irish guy with red hair. When it came time to cast the film, however, they went with the best actor they could find, reasoning that looks didn't matter. What mattered was the quality of the performance, and they couldn't get better than Morgan Freeman.)

  • @FredtheFrisian
    @FredtheFrisian 3 месяца назад +1

    Great reaction, thanks and all the best for coming reactions from the Netherlands!🖖

  • @marksardakowski4323
    @marksardakowski4323 3 месяца назад +1

    Courtney, you’re doing so well and I hope you will watch the Green Mile.

  • @bazkeen
    @bazkeen 3 месяца назад +1

    Great reaction to a great movie. The Green Mile next and definitely bring the tissues.

  • @billallen1307
    @billallen1307 3 месяца назад +1

    Not many movies are life altering. This one and a handful of others do. Those I can watch again and again.

  • @mixtec53
    @mixtec53 3 месяца назад +2

    Great reaction 💯 🎥 🎞 📽
    Ever see the Green Mile???

    • @CourtReacts-zm9yv
      @CourtReacts-zm9yv  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you, and I have not. It is on my list 😁

  • @MongooseTales
    @MongooseTales 3 месяца назад +2

    What a wonderful reaction! Thank you so much for sharing your genuine emotions with us. This movie is one of the most inspiring ever made. It's a tear-jerker, but for all the best reasons.

  • @dwmadroxxide5090
    @dwmadroxxide5090 3 месяца назад +1

    The tragedy is that this movie didnt really do well at the box office and became a cult classic later on.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +1

    10:49 "I tried learning chess myself, and it's like... just trying to remember where all the pieces can go, and stuff, and it's a lot."
    😕The initial layout of the pieces on the board? Oh, that's nothin'. It might _seem_ like a lot, but once you got it, you know how _every_ game starts.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +1

    32:17 Now consider this shot for just a moment.
    We see the surprise on Warden Norton's face. Of course, that's no surprise. Warden Norton is the main party Andy was trying to keep this hidden from.
    We see the surprise on Captain Hadley's face. Of course, that's no surprise, _either._ If Captain Hadley had found out, Warden _Norton_ probably would've found out, so of course, Andy had to keep it from _both_ of them.
    But consider Red. Consider how surprised _he_ looks. He's the first guy in the prison Andy introduced himself to, about 19 years before this point. He's the guy who got Andy the rock hammer in the first place. By this point in the movie, it seems safe to say that Andy has no better friend in the world than _him._
    But we're looking at an _accumulated_ result, here. We're looking at something Andy would have to have been working on since about the time he got the hammer. He's been working on it and working on it and working on it, good times and bad. How come Red didn't know about it?
    Because Andy observed a key rule when it comes to keeping a secret. He _kept_ it. As the old saying goes, "Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead." He was not in a position to benefit from Red knowing, so Red did not know, no matter _how_ much Andy wanted to share it with someone.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +1

    Oh, Courtney, I wouldn't call your reaction to this movie overdramatic at _all._ It's a wonderful film; especially the first time you see it.
    One thing this movie has taught me about myself is that, growing up, I didn't really get a total sense of what makes someone a good friend, like with Andy and Red. A lot is said and done in society to romanticize the act of "finding true love," so much so that we tend to lose sight of the value of sincere friendship, but the fact is a healthy, well-adjusted human being is born from the _latter._ You've got to have sincere _friends_ before you can have true _love._

  • @Tan3l6
    @Tan3l6 3 месяца назад +1

    Nice, sincere reaction. Thank you!

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +1

    20:34 I've gotten the impression the Warden does not allow music in this prison.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +2

    3:26 I want to point out something that's happening in this scene, because it becomes evident, later in the movie, when it becomes relevant. Here, Andy Dufresne observes the character of Warden Norton and Captain Hadley and determines, "These men do _not_ have my best interests at heart. They are here to do whatever they can to make _money_ from me; not to facilitate my reform. It is, therefore, in my best interests to escape."

  • @claymccoy
    @claymccoy 3 месяца назад +2

    When Red tells Andy going to Mexico is “shitty pipe dreams”, it foreshadows Andy crawling through a pipe of shit to escape.

  • @aleksb8577
    @aleksb8577 3 месяца назад +1

    Forrest Gump next..

  • @obdiane
    @obdiane 3 месяца назад

    New sub. Your statement about chess had me hoping you'll watch The Queen Gambit, if you haven't already, it's a great series to react to.

  • @petelechic2178
    @petelechic2178 3 месяца назад +1

    You just watched my all time favourite movie. Don't worry, I cried with you.

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 3 месяца назад

      Yes, we all cry. Every time.

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 3 месяца назад +2

    Great reaction

  • @poolhall9632
    @poolhall9632 3 месяца назад

    The guards inherited $35k would be about $500k today.
    Andy's 350k would be $4.5 Million today.

  • @wadestewart5504
    @wadestewart5504 2 месяца назад

    I highly recommend, Forest Gump, Interstellar, Arrival and The Last Samari. Bring tissues.

  • @rnw2739
    @rnw2739 15 дней назад

    As you have started on the Stephen King movie list, reacting to this and 'The Green Mile', may I suggest you react to the very first film adaptation from Stephen Kings very first novel, 'Carrie' (1976).
    Many people still regard 'Carrie' as the best film adaptation of King's work and I would love to see your reaction to it, if you haven't seen it already xxx

  • @Airihi
    @Airihi 3 месяца назад

    The captain of the guards is played by Clancy Brown, the voice of Mr Krabs from Spongebob

  • @daveboscher1047
    @daveboscher1047 24 дня назад

    I am a 71 year old pensioner and this film is recognised as a Masterpiece and rated as one of the best films ever made. Glad to see you understand the meaning of this film. Redemption, Friendship, Love and HOPE. Please, whenever you feel down, watch this Masterpiece again and your life will be beautiful. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

  • @ChrisDogan
    @ChrisDogan 28 дней назад

    Andy won the war, and also the petty war. He started it by calling him obtuse, and the warden came back hard when Andy was in solitary😂

  • @kimmycupreacts
    @kimmycupreacts 3 месяца назад

    Oh Court, this is one of my most favorite movies! SO glad you enjoyed it. I was right there with you crying. Hugs!

  • @pete6769
    @pete6769 Месяц назад

    Awesome reaction. 1. Shawshank 2. Gladiator 3. Sixth Sense 4. Law Abiding Citizen …if you haven’t reacted or saw the others already..

  • @Otokichi786
    @Otokichi786 3 месяца назад

    "The Shawshank Redemption": A tale about Hope, Friendship and The Count of Monte Cristo. 31:33 A little-known song for Andy Dufresne: ruclips.net/video/5-fcvnYDEJ0/видео.html 37:35 A song for Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding: ruclips.net/video/j5sO0HbB5WY/видео.html It's great to see that young(er) RUclips viewers are discovering Stephen King's "Different Seasons" works on film.;)

  • @monam5962
    @monam5962 Месяц назад

    I understand .I tear up every time I watch this too .
    Great reaction ❤️

  • @dallesamllhals9161
    @dallesamllhals9161 2 месяца назад

    9:44 Lady! If tax? Do NOT move to Denmark 🤣
    33:12 You have to be a VERY COOL cat for pulling that one.

  • @andrewmoss3681
    @andrewmoss3681 2 месяца назад

    I HIGHLY recommend checking out, The Green mile, if you've never seen it. Same director. AMAZING cast (as with Shawshank). But seeing this we will give you a heads up. You will, 100% need a big box of tissues. You may also need something like a teddy bear or comfort blanket. One of the greatest films ever.

  • @alanm03
    @alanm03 Месяц назад

    This movie flopped at the box office. It wasn't promoted well and only and it was showing against Pulp Fiction and Forest Gump. People were confused by the title and were not attracted to the film due to it's lack of female characters.

  • @jackransom.
    @jackransom. 2 месяца назад

    excellent movie. I have seen pictures of toothbrush shanks though ; ).

  • @garnet0101
    @garnet0101 2 месяца назад

    This movie was up for an Oscar. Stephen King book.

  • @robertfindley921
    @robertfindley921 Месяц назад

    One of the best movies of all time. Top 10 and maybe top 5. A story of friendship and hope in extreme circumstances.

  • @wendellwiggins2900
    @wendellwiggins2900 3 месяца назад

    BTW the record was Mozart's Aria "The Marriage of Figaro" by a Duet sjnging about plotting against The Count. Also Red calls Andy's plan a "shitty pipe dream LOL😅 Not in the book, they added that last cathartic scene that finally makes you cry!

  • @kelanth462
    @kelanth462 3 месяца назад

    Great review! Did you notice the rock hammer was hidden under "Exodus" in the Bible? For those that don't know that is the part of the Bible where the Hebrews escape form slavery under the Egyptians.

  • @gordondafoe3516
    @gordondafoe3516 3 месяца назад

    Great reaction Courtney! Another tremendous Steven King/Frank Darabont film is "The Green Mile". This one has often been reacted to, and a great subscription booster. Do NOT forget the tissues! Enjoy.

  • @captbunnykiller1.0
    @captbunnykiller1.0 3 месяца назад

    Without the happy ending, this movie would be unbearable.

  • @andrewmoss3681
    @andrewmoss3681 2 месяца назад

    Great reaction. & you'll find most people break down a few times during this Masterpiece. One of my favourite little tiny detail is that Andy doesn't just break the warden & ruin his life. He DESTROYS him on several levels. Takes Everything from him. Ruins his whole world. Makes his legacy of his inside out program into nothing but a crime. But with a Beautiful little twist of the dagger on top. Let me elaborate.
    You've seen what a religious zealot the warden is. Yes he has broken the 10 commandments more than a few times. But those sins are things someone can be redeemed from. If the warden had accepted his sins & gone to prison, he could've ended up in heaven after redemption by admitting his sins. But he doesn't. He offs himself. That's something in the bible that sends you straight to Hell. Andy doesn't just tear down the wardens world, he destroys & makes him lose his most treasured "good trait". His faith. Andy breaks him mind, body & soul.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад +1

    7:36 "Why do they call you that?"
    "Maybe it's because I'm Irish."
    Because the _character_ is Irish; quite _glaringly_ Irish. Ghost-white pale with a shock of red hair. So Morgan Freeman, being quite glaringly _not_ Irish, is kind of an odd choice. I mean, he's not Irish at all. Neither of his _parents_ are Irish. It would not surprise to discover that he has not had a single Irish ancestor in the last 900 _generations._
    But he also happens to be an absolute _chameleon_ of an actor. When he says, "I'm Irish," absolutely _no part_ of you feels compelled to dispute something that's obviously not true.

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 3 месяца назад

      I know black folks with Irish ancestry only a few generations back.

    • @lazyperfectionist1
      @lazyperfectionist1 3 месяца назад

      @@ammaleslie509 Is one of them Morgan Freeman?

  • @xTheDarkSidex27
    @xTheDarkSidex27 2 месяца назад

    Fun fact: Morgan's son was the one doing the reeling motion and is also the one in Morgan's mugshot.
    Fun Fact 2: Morgan's character, Red.. is actually an Irish man in the story. But they liked Morgan a lot so they chose him to play Red. That is why Morgan said "maybe its because I'm Irish".

  • @writerwade9241
    @writerwade9241 3 месяца назад

    Great reaction. This movie was an all-timer. It's right up there with "Roadhouse." (Sorry) Yeah. This one gets to me every time. I couldn't wait for you to see the end. So awesome!!!

  • @demonbuddy1
    @demonbuddy1 3 месяца назад

    Byron Hadley, the captain of the prison guards, is played by Clancy Brown. If you want to see his acting origin, watch the classic Science Fiction/Fantasy "The Highlander." A cult classic that is forever in my top ten movies of all time.

  • @Airihi
    @Airihi 3 месяца назад

    In the book, Morgan Freeman's character is a red headed Irish guy. Always Makes me laugh watching this movie when he says, " Maybe cause I'm Irish" 😂😂

  • @staceyward777
    @staceyward777 3 месяца назад

    Court, that laugh of yours when the warden rips down the poster....that made my day.

  • @51tetra69
    @51tetra69 2 месяца назад

    Hope and salvation are the underlying themes of the Shawshank Redemption, and, of course, the Bible is the ultimate source of hope and salvation for all men, which is why the Holy Bible is a another recurring theme throughout the movie. (It is no accident that Andy conceals the rock hammer, which is the instrument by which he achieves his escape and wins his freedom, within the pages of Exodus.) By the way, the redemption is Red’s, not Andy’s. It is Red - the only guilty man in Shawshank - who has lost his hope and faith in mankind during his long years of imprisonment, and in whom hope needs to be rekindled.

  • @CopiousDoinksLLC
    @CopiousDoinksLLC 2 месяца назад

    The thing I love about this movie is that black and white people both love it and they both empathize with Red and Andy, equally. I've seen videos of black dudes marking out over Andy's ingenious escape and I've seen videos of white people crying when Red finally gets approved for parole. This is a movie that I believe truly bridges the divide between races.

  • @bernard5238
    @bernard5238 3 месяца назад

    One of the best greatest movies of all time I can watch this movie back to back to back forever❤️❤️❤️💯

  • @phillipoutzen3234
    @phillipoutzen3234 3 месяца назад

    The rock hammer was hidden in the bible in the book of Exodus, the story of a people becoming free.

  • @daveking9393
    @daveking9393 2 месяца назад

    Another great job editing. Thanks for sharing.

  • @cypriothomolies
    @cypriothomolies 2 месяца назад

    Love your honest reaction. I hope your channel grows as big as you wish!

  • @guitarjonn7103
    @guitarjonn7103 3 месяца назад

    Definitely a tear jerker, your in good company, no apologies necessary. Hearing your thoughts afterwards reminded me that the original ending of Shawshank did not show them reuniting on the beach. I believe it ended at Red's "I hope" line on the bus. But, after the producers screened the film for some test audiences (who generally wanted to see them back together), they went back and changed it. Just wanted to share that with you.

  • @AddSerious
    @AddSerious 3 месяца назад

    The 2nd greatest movie ever made (Casablanca is #1), this is the 1st reaction of yours I have seen, subscribed!

  • @christoffsimply3179
    @christoffsimply3179 3 месяца назад

    I really hope you get as many subs as you want. Thank you for uploading your very honest emotions. I sub'ed right away. I will be here for others in the future. Thank you for this!

  • @troublemethis17
    @troublemethis17 2 месяца назад

    in regards to red's last parole hearing, it's more likely that he was just old enough more than honest enough. while using the imdb list to pick films is great, don't limit yourself. there are soooo many films, mostly independent small films, that tell stories you will want to see but probably made very little money at the box office. heck, even the shawshank redemption was a bomb at the theater... who would watch at film that's just guys in a prison over a span of 2+ decades? the rewards are greater when it's NOT a hollywood movie.

  • @pyrodiscoflash6115
    @pyrodiscoflash6115 3 месяца назад

    This is Probably the Movie of the 90s and Based on a Stephen King story, Really Fantastic Movie

  • @damienheaton7571
    @damienheaton7571 3 месяца назад +1

    Brooks was here

  • @BillBailey-r9x
    @BillBailey-r9x 3 месяца назад

    This was a great movie, a real pleasure to watch. Takes you from laughing to crying, any movie that can do that is really good.

  • @johnmason9655
    @johnmason9655 3 месяца назад

    The photo on Red's file is his son, who also shouts Fresh Fish at the start of the movie. Unbelievable film, with a superb Thomas Newman score.

  • @docj72
    @docj72 3 месяца назад

    Good call on the "chipping away at the wall" guess!

  • @virmille76
    @virmille76 3 месяца назад

    I'm so glad you picked this movie. To react to! It is the best movie of all time in my opinion. And I'm so happy when there's a reaction to it. Because that just means there are that many more people who have watched it and appreciated it for what it is, which Is amazing

  • @elroddemelvinbone8058
    @elroddemelvinbone8058 3 месяца назад +1

    You don't need to edit out the crying

  • @tomiwilliams4273
    @tomiwilliams4273 3 месяца назад

    also reminds me of clint eastwood's escape from alcatraz, lots of similarities, but this one was over the top acting and writing.

  • @Real_LiamOBryan
    @Real_LiamOBryan 3 месяца назад

    Great reaction! Great movie, but it is hard to watch. Pretty much everybody who sees it feels that way about it.

  • @doubleexoticokay
    @doubleexoticokay 3 месяца назад

    don't worry, i'm an old man. your reaction was wonderful. where have you been?

  • @garnet0101
    @garnet0101 2 месяца назад

    Me, my Mom, sis in law, and sister saw this in the theater. My Sis had read the book and knew what was going to happen. I was surprised. Red in the book is white and Irish. Glad they went with Morgan Freeman. Can never go wrong with him.💚

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 3 месяца назад

    Here’s a suggestion so you will be possibly the only person reacting to this particular movie.
    The movie is the Well from 1951. As far as I know is not based on any true events, but it is definitely heartwarming.
    I originally watched it on DVD and then re-watched it with the commentary on which made me appreciate the movie even more. That is one thing that you don’t get with streaming.
    When I first watched it on DVD, it was not on RUclips, but it is now. If you can ever find it on DVD, watch it with the commentary on.
    You might want to have some tissues just in case.