One of the greatest things about this film is that even after watching it 10, 15, 20 times or more, you still feel those emotional punches - Brooks, Tommy, the big twist, the reunion. Those things still get me every time.
I think one of the most interesting things about this film is how it tricks the viewer... Everything in the film tells you Andy is the main character of the story, he's the center of the narrative, everything Red tells us is about Andy, the movie even starts with his murder trial.. But Andy isn't the main character, Red is. Andy was innocent, he didn't need redeeming, he has no character arc to speak of really.. He's the same when he escapes as he is when he went to Shawshank for the first time. Red is guilty, he says it himself 'Only guilty man in Shawshank' he feels oppressed by the circumstances, telling the parole board what they want to hear and not understanding they see through it.. He has lost all hope, and repeatedly tells Andy that in order to survive he needs to give up hope, but through Andy's friendship, escape, and leaving a present for him Red is 'redeemed' back to a state of hope... The Shawshank Redemption, is Red's redemption.
I like how Andy gets him that harmonica, and it's a reminder of the life Red used to have, of hope. more than that I like how harmonica starts creeping into the score as Red looks for Andy's gift to him, like he's finally daring to hope again
"what were those two Italian ladies singing about? The song, a short duet (known as a “duettino”) occurs in act three of The Marriage of Figaro. The words to the song (known at the “libretto”) were written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, an Italian poet and opera librettist who collaborated with Mozart on two other operas (Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutti). In this duet, the Countess Almaviva dictates an invitation to Susanna, her maid. The invite, addressed to Almaviva’s womanizing husband, Count Almaviva, is for a romantic rendezvous in order to expose his infidelity. Almaviva speaks a line and Susanna repeats it while she writes it down. Here are the translated lyrics without the repetition: On the breeze… What a gentle little Zephyr This evening will sign Under the pines in the little grove And the rest he’ll understand. It is only when you understand the context and meaning of the operatic song that you can appreciate the irony of its selection, whether intended or not, by Dufresne: the opera singers are writing a letter to expose an infidelity, while it is the discovered infidelity that indirectly leads to Dufresne being framed for the murder of his wife and her lover and being convicted and sentenced to prison." That money Andy took from the warden is worth about $3,283,224.69 in 2022 Some online article
Even some reactors that have great insight sometimes start to speak over those moments. Definitely appreciate the attention put in to allow such moments to happen and breathe.
This is 1 of the most surprising, emotional, educational + inspirational films. This film really showed the reality of prison life. And Andy despite his situation never gave up hope!
I mean I personally never thought of what it would be like to spend 20-30 or even more years in prison then be released. I mean comparing 1990s to the 2020s is almost night and day. Not as drastically different as when Brooks was in prison then released but still a major shock to your system.
@@michaelnally2841 yeah bro they was riding horses when Brooke’s went in 😂.. only thing I think that could compare is going to prison in say 1980 before cell phones or internet and then getting out today would be mind blowing.
I remember watching this with an old girlfriend and when Red said "Honestly how often do you look at a man's shoes"? She said "women do" and even though she was right I gave her a couple of seconds to realise it was kind of irrelevant in a man's prison
It's funny, bc that part, I always say/think, we do (women). Never thought about in the context of men in prison before. Thanks for letting that sink in. I've seen these movie so many times I've lost count & now it sinks in.
@Move_I_Got_This I'll take shawshank anyday over both those film, Gump was pretty good though. Pulp fiction, not so much. Shawshank has something the other two films do not. It covers all aspects of movie making to perfection. Set design, costume design, pacing, dialog, humanity and inhumanity all hit perfectly. Gump was to fantastical. Pulp fiction was to fictional. Both are none the less great films. But you will find as the years go on, Shawshank edges them both out. Sure it's more simple, but sometimes less is more. Neither gump nor pulp fiction is real enough in the long run. Shawshank on the other hand probably did happen to somebody, maybe not exactly the same way, but within the grasp of human reach. I can not say that about the others.
@Move_I_Got_This I prefer Shawshank over the other two as well. Not to say Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump aren't wonderful movies though. Love those as well.
The image illustrator Drew Struzman created for this movie of Andy being cleansed in the rain is one of my favorite illustrations of all time because of all of the movement and freedom it captures, and just how dynamic it is. If you've seen the illustrated posters for this movie, you've more than likely seen that image. It's beautiful.
@@moon-moth1 I'm an illustrator for a living and love drawing people and human emotion via facial expressions and body language more than anything, and I WISH I could capture something like that in my own work. It's awe-inspiring to me, really. The book _The Art of Drew Struzman_ has that image as well as just about every other movie poster he's ever produced, including alternate versions of each poster and the original pencil drawings for all of his work. Just his raw pencil drawings are absolutely _gorgeous._ Just enchanting all around!
Chris Stuckman has a good video where he visits the prison in Ohio that they used. I think he visits a couple other locations like the pawn shop and the halfway house.
I always like to think that the camera pans away as Andy and Red meet out of respect, like they deserve a private moment. Fits in with a film just oozing class.
I like that all of the release of the movie, has to be filled in by what the viewer imagines might come next with that scene. It imposes a sort of itching ambiguity which makes all the satisfaction a sort of dreamlike perfect moment which continues forever in the mind, because there's nothing to say it doesn't.
Another great reaction, bro. This one and The Green Mile hit me the hardest. Thanks for keeping it real and thanks for being vulnerable along with us. Movies like these will teach the world to be a better place. Stephen King is a very talented story teller.
The brilliant part of Shawshank is that it brings out emotion in you no matter how many times you watch it, imo it's just a perfect movie and I love everything about it
The tree was taken down a couple of years ago but someone I know made a deal for most of the wood. He sold it to woodworkers mainly to make ink pens. Now he is saving parts of the wall. Iconic things saved from the trash pile.
That was a member of the family that owned the property that is selling the wood. I bought some of that wood from him up in Mansfield, OH. Made 5 pens out of them. All that is left of the tree now is a couple pieces from the root ball. He's not certain if he will sell those or not but they will make something beautiful.
Read where the tree was split by lightning on July 29, 2011, and was eventually knocked down by strong winds on or around July 22, 2016. Is that part true as well?
@@geffryg That is true. It was struck by lightning first. Subsequently, ants got to it and caused it to rot. Later, strong winds damaged more of the tree. It was then removed and some of the wood sold to woodworkers, pen makers, and the like.
The prison itself was also saved from the trash pile. Before the movie was filmed there, the prison was scheduled to be torn down. Now it's a tourist attraction.
One of my all-time favorite movies. And the musical score from Thomas Newman is just a classic. On a related note, I highly recommend watching Road to Perdition. It also has music from Thomas Newman that is absolutely fantastic. The acting from Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Jude Law, and others is top notch. And the cinematography is a masterclass.
I love this movie ❤ And the first DVD I ever bought way back when I bought my first DVD player. Morgan and Tim are great - as was the whole cast! And one underrated actor IMO is William Sadler who played Heywood. He was an excellent villain in Die Hard II, it really shows his range comparing his characters in this movie to Die Hard II. I know you've reacted to the first Die Hard, but I think you'd like Die Hard II as well.
My favourite film of ALL time!! 😍 It's just beautiful looking, acted & paced incredibly. Always has been viewed as one of the top ten/twenty movies of all time
I know I would not survive in prison because every time I watch a movie/show/documentary about one I'm just like "Why do y'all gotta be so mean. Just spend the time getting fit and catching up on books." 😂😭
Actually, that is, literally, my only criticism of this film. The original version of the film ended with Red on the bus with the lines "I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope." then fade to black then the credits. Frank Darabont (writer/director)wanted the film to end on a hope, the whole theme of the film. Sadly, American test audiences needed the "happy ending" and the studio made Frank tack on the beach scene
one of the best movies ever made... such a great feel good movie.. i actually prefer a good BEST FRIEND style BROMANCE movie than any kind of romance movie...
WARNING! SPOILERS FOR RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Normally I hate doing this but since my favorite reactor asked: It's actually pretty horrible. Red was trying to kill his wife (I forget why exactly) . He cut the brakes on her car not realizing that was the day her neighbor and the neighbor's eight year old son were carpooling with her. It's been awhile since I read it, but I think all three of them died.
You actually don’t want to know why Red is in prison.. but, it’s covered in the book, so I’m gonna tell you. :) Red was sent to Shawshank after planning the murder of his wife. He attempted to stage an accident by cutting the brake cables on her car, but the change on the vehicle led it to hit their neighbor and the neighbor's child, killing all 3 of them. Red goes on to spend 38 years in prison.
You also left out the fact that, in the book, Red was a short Irishman… which is why the line where he answers “I guess it’s ‘cause im Irish” is such an inside joke.
Great Reaction....... Great Performances all around..... Couple Weeks ago in the $5 DVD bin at Walmart, I Found/Bought a Double Feature that had Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile is the same Case...... Score!!
Dude, you're definitely one of the goats of reactions to 80's and 90's classics!!! This is a top 10 film for me! Also, keep up with the JCVD movies!! My older brother and I grew up on them. Double Impact was a great one!! You were right though, Van Damme definitely extended that boat fantasy for his own benefit!! Hahahaha
You can also find Tim Robins in a movie titled Mission to Mars ( 2000 ) in which he co-started with Gary Sinise. Good movie. A bit cerebral, meaning that they don't spoon feed you all the nuances ( or that's how I perceived it ) so pay some attention.
When I was a little fella, Morgan Freeman was on "The Electric Company" encouraging kids to read and learn. "Easy Reader" is the one character he played in that show I recall the most. The man's voice is a huge part of my childhood TV memories. 20 plus years later, this movie comes out and the ending leaves me in tears. Now, 50 years from my childhood...aw man, Red's "I Hope..." it just turns on the waterworks every time. Thanks Easy Reader.
Tim Robbins has prob been in a lot of movies you’ve seen. Bull Durham, top gun, mystic river to name a few. He and Morgan freeman were also in 2005 war of the worlds, tho not directly. He’s physically in the movie while Morgan narrates of course
Still hard to believe one of the best feel-good endings in cinema almost didn't happen. The movie originally ended with Red sitting on the bus wondering if he could make it across the border. Test audiences were so disappointed that Red and Andy didn't meet again that the director decided to change the ending and the rest is history.
This movies is one of my all time favorites. I deliberately don't let myself watch it more than once a year so that I'm sure I never get bored with it.
I cry every time I hear Morgan freeman say “some birds aren’t meant to be caged, their colors are just too bright”. Such a brilliant line if you think about it because speaks on obviously andy being too special to rot away in jail, but is also so poetically true for so many other things in life.
One of the best films I've ever seen. Showed my GF just a couple weeks ago and hearing her gasp at the end with the poster reveal was just an incredible moment. I wish I could see this for the 1st time again
Classic movie, one of my all time favs. I saw this when I was in a correctional custody unit in the military for a few minor infractions. Still, having lost my freedom temporarily made this movie much more powerful. When you lose your freedom, nothing much matters anymore than getting it back. Very well done video.
Such a great one here. Also, this reminds me that you REALLY need to watch ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ with Jim Caviezel, Guy Pierce and Henry Cavill. It’s one of those that I’ve seen a hundred times and can’t pass it up if it’s on. 🔥
You did it again, CI!!! An excellent reaction and edited perfectly to capture all of the plot twists and turns. An outstanding job on an outstanding movie. You have a first name? Mine's Jim. Proud to be a subscriber.
Brooks came in in 1906, out in the late 1950s; he returned to an alien world. Not just cars everywhere, but culture change. He missed 2 world wars, the entry of women into traditional male roles, women getting the vote. When he went in, women were wives, nurses, and/or teachers. Women teachers didn't date; it was very like a nunnery situation. The only women in business were women helping their husbands. Brooks even missed the Roaring Twenties. He entered prison 40 years after the end of the Civil War. 2 years before the Wright Brothers had performed a controlled flight 180ft in 12 seconds. There were no airports or passenger flights. Overseas travel was by ship and took 6 weeks or more. Atomic bombs. Television. An alien environment. And he doesn't know the rules and has no real help. Did you notice the envelope of bribery money in the pie box the contractor handed the warden?
this comes from the novella “Rita Heyworth and the Shawshank redemption “ it’s in the stephen king book “different seasons “ which also includes the novella “The body” which is what the film “Stand By Me “ was based
The part where they talk about the book “The Count of Monte Cristo (by Alexandre Dumbass-actually Dumas). This story mimics that classic. The themes: wait and hope…
Fun fact: The line about Morgan’s character on why his name is Red: “maybe it’s because I’m Irish.” The character in the Stephen King novel is also called Red - because he is a red headed Irishman.
8:30 the joke is he really was Irish in the actual story 😂 Stand by Me is another awesome stephen king adaptation and a great summer movie . No prisons , almost the whole story is 4 kids outside in the sun . Not a horror movie but still very much a stephen king story .
I still get a bit teary eyed. Watch you get through the emotions reminds what it was like when I first watched it. In my humble opinion it is still one of the greatest films ever made.
I’ve watched this at least 50 times in my old life, and watched your entire 45 mins. I love seeing new appreciation for this classic. Well done, subbed!
I've heard this film called the man's version of a chick flick, the "Steel Magnolias" of male-focused cinema. I've never met a guy who hasn't been moved by this film. It's great. Thanks for watching. Your analysis on this film is spot on. Thanks.
Probably watched this 15 or 20 times in my life now. Always great for a rainy day when you need to feel some good emotions at the end. Still I sometimes pick up on new things that I didn't catch before. Amazing film.
This and The Green Mile are my two favorite Stephen King film adaptations; this wasn't a book, actually a story with the original title of Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. All of the actors brought this to believable life, like the scene with Morgan Freeman in that field looking for a volcanic rock in a wall.
I'm glad you enjoyed this, it will always be one of my favorites, it's an absolute classic. Thanks for taking the time to share your reaction to it, with us
Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, Lion King and Forrest Gump. 1994 was one of the best years of cinema. Fun Fact : when Morgan Freeman says his name is "Red" because he's Irish. It was a joke in the movie but it's because the character was an Irish man in the book.
This is one of my all time favorites, used to talk about this movie with a friend in college who passed away ten years. Seeing your reaction on this movie brings back memories of him and the good old college days.
The title of the novella which this movie is based off of is “Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption.” During casting, the producers received hundreds of requests, headshots and audition tapes to play Rita Hayworth even though there was no actual role for her in the movie…..
One of the best films.. no matter how many times it comes on, everytime I scroll thru the guide and see that it's playing.. I gotta stop and watch the rest of it
It amazes me that this movie didn't win any Oscars, but 1994 was such a loaded year for movies - the biggest draw being Forrest Gump. But I will say that Bob Gunton's portrayal of Warden Norton is one of my favorite movie villains of all time. A very underrated actor with a masterful performance. And James Whitmore's acting as Brooks Hatlen was superb. The others - Freeman, Robbins, Sadler and Brown... simply an incredible ensemble of performers who nailed it.
I studied this film in school. Nearly every shot can be paused and you'll see the composition represents the meaning and emotion of the scene. They use light and shadow to really make you feel what is going on. Before this film, I didn't know that was possible. There are so many little details that you can find. For example...after he escapes and they find the bible he hid his chisel in, guess which chapter its turned to...Exodus. One of my favorite films hands down.
Tim Robbins is excellent in the dramas The Player and Bob Roberts, and is hilarious in the baseball comedy Bull Durham, one of my favorite sports films of all time. I first became familiar with Bob Gunton, who played Warden Norton, as a kid who grew up listening to the Broadway cast album for Evita, where he played Juan Peron opposite Patti LuPone as Evita and Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara. Gunton has a gorgeous singing voice! He is also fantastic in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Wounded, where he played an obsessed Star Fleet captain on a revenge mission.
Robbins is the kind of actor who mostly chooses roles that he likes, not ones that will advance his career. So he's mostly in smaller arthouse movies and stuff like that. Biggest other movies he's been in are probably Mystic River, Bull Durham, Jacob's Ladder, and he had small supporting roles in Top Gun and War of the Worlds, among other films. But this is definitely his biggest and best role. I mean how could it not be? Lead, very meaty role in the highest-rated movie of all time.
31:48 “Actually that’s not enough at all” On the contrary, it actually is. REMEMBER! The setting is in 1947-1966. The real cost of how much money Andy took made him the equivalent of a Millionaire for the time.
Thank you for covering this This is probably my favorite movie. So many great lessons wrapped up in a very well told story. In best of yet the characters feel so real because they give them time to tell their story and to grow on screen by the end of it you feel so much for them. It's funny it's a hard movie, because it's a prison movie, but it's also beautiful and shows the tender side that you have to take those little moments like you said take those little wins.
Bill Durham- Great Tim Robbins Movie. He plays an exact opposite characters Andy Duphrame. He plays a super cocky up and coming pitcher, who is making a stop at a AAA baseball team to work out a few control problems with his arm. So funny. Kevin Costner, Susan Surandon, and other character actors makes this a good time at the movies.
Another great Tim Robbins movie is Mystic River. Mystic River is directed by Clint Eastwood and along with Tim Robbins starts Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Lawrence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and others.
One of the greatest things about this film is that even after watching it 10, 15, 20 times or more, you still feel those emotional punches - Brooks, Tommy, the big twist, the reunion. Those things still get me every time.
Yup.
Exactly. ❤️
I think one of the most interesting things about this film is how it tricks the viewer... Everything in the film tells you Andy is the main character of the story, he's the center of the narrative, everything Red tells us is about Andy, the movie even starts with his murder trial.. But Andy isn't the main character, Red is. Andy was innocent, he didn't need redeeming, he has no character arc to speak of really.. He's the same when he escapes as he is when he went to Shawshank for the first time. Red is guilty, he says it himself 'Only guilty man in Shawshank' he feels oppressed by the circumstances, telling the parole board what they want to hear and not understanding they see through it.. He has lost all hope, and repeatedly tells Andy that in order to survive he needs to give up hope, but through Andy's friendship, escape, and leaving a present for him Red is 'redeemed' back to a state of hope... The Shawshank Redemption, is Red's redemption.
I've owned it on every possible media format and watched it a hundred times but I'll still watch it when it comes on TV, no matter what point it's at
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Still praised to this day as being one of the greatest motion pictures of all time.
Thanks for that
Yup.
Literally one of few films I will watch anytime it's on TV. No matter how far in it is as I stumble across it
By rating its THE best movie of all time.
@@jgreen2015 Me too, and I have heard others refer to it as having a day killed by Shawshank. It's hard to turn off.
It always amazes me how Brooks dying makes everybody cry and immediately they make you laugh with the library funds scene.
His legacy will still live in that library.
One of the most accomplished actors in this movie is the man who played Brooks Hatlen; James Whitmore. His acting career spanned from 1946 until 2007.
R.I.P.
First movie I saw him in was THEM!
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He'd forgotten more about acting than anyone on the set had learned yet. Absolutely outstanding performance as Brooksie.
I ❤️ him!!!
The other great non-horror movie adapted from a Stephen King story is Stand By Me, which features an incredible cast of future stars.
The Green Mile was fantastic also
Well, The Green Mile isn't horror. Supernatural, but not horror. That's another good one!
I think he wrote the running man that Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in back in the 80’s. I’m old.
I said "the other" because he mentioned the Green Mile already. Good catch on The Running Man, Dan Johnson
Th green mile man
I like how Andy gets him that harmonica, and it's a reminder of the life Red used to have, of hope. more than that I like how harmonica starts creeping into the score as Red looks for Andy's gift to him, like he's finally daring to hope again
"what were those two Italian ladies singing about? The song, a short duet (known as a “duettino”) occurs in act three of The Marriage of Figaro. The words to the song (known at the “libretto”) were written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, an Italian poet and opera librettist who collaborated with Mozart on two other operas (Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutti). In this duet, the Countess Almaviva dictates an invitation to Susanna, her maid. The invite, addressed to Almaviva’s womanizing husband, Count Almaviva, is for a romantic rendezvous in order to expose his infidelity. Almaviva speaks a line and Susanna repeats it while she writes it down. Here are the translated lyrics without the repetition:
On the breeze…
What a gentle little Zephyr
This evening will sign
Under the pines in the little grove
And the rest he’ll understand.
It is only when you understand the context and meaning of the operatic song that you can appreciate the irony of its selection, whether intended or not, by Dufresne: the opera singers are writing a letter to expose an infidelity, while it is the discovered infidelity that indirectly leads to Dufresne being framed for the murder of his wife and her lover and being convicted and sentenced to prison."
That money Andy took from the warden is worth about $3,283,224.69 in 2022
Some online article
Thanks for the info!
@@reneedennis2011 no problem. I was just curious about the song Andy played and found this info and wanted to share it
@@SebasTian58323 Cool 😎! Again, thank you.
This is a great reaction channel because C.I. watches and waits for proper times to add his input. He never misses important dialogue.
Even some reactors that have great insight sometimes start to speak over those moments. Definitely appreciate the attention put in to allow such moments to happen and breathe.
the fact people spend there time watching other people watch movies and 'reacting' to it is fuckin' weird.
@@ThisIsDownstate and yet here you are as well :D
@@ThisIsDownstate the fact you’re in here commenting that is the fkin weirdest thing of all 😂 need to work out why you’re angry brother.
This is 1 of the most surprising, emotional, educational + inspirational films. This film really showed the reality of prison life. And Andy despite his situation never gave up hope!
Dis movie n d green mile go hand in hand i will always love dem timless classics old skool movies like dis r d best
I mean I personally never thought of what it would be like to spend 20-30 or even more years in prison then be released. I mean comparing 1990s to the 2020s is almost night and day. Not as drastically different as when Brooks was in prison then released but still a major shock to your system.
@@michaelnally2841 yeah bro they was riding horses when Brooke’s went in 😂.. only thing I think that could compare is going to prison in say 1980 before cell phones or internet and then getting out today would be mind blowing.
"To Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side" I've always loved that line.
And Red called Andy talking about Zihuatanejo... "sh!tty pipe dreams" hehe. 😂
I remember watching this with an old girlfriend and when Red said "Honestly how often do you look at a man's shoes"?
She said "women do" and even though she was right I gave her a couple of seconds to realise it was kind of irrelevant in a man's prison
It's funny, bc that part, I always say/think, we do (women). Never thought about in the context of men in prison before. Thanks for letting that sink in. I've seen these movie so many times I've lost count & now it sinks in.
I still argue that this is the greatest movie of all time. Story, cast, dialogue, perfect twist, genuinely hopeful/happy ending.
@Move_I_Got_This I'll take shawshank anyday over both those film, Gump was pretty good though. Pulp fiction, not so much. Shawshank has something the other two films do not. It covers all aspects of movie making to perfection. Set design, costume design, pacing, dialog, humanity and inhumanity all hit perfectly. Gump was to fantastical. Pulp fiction was to fictional. Both are none the less great films. But you will find as the years go on, Shawshank edges them both out. Sure it's more simple, but sometimes less is more. Neither gump nor pulp fiction is real enough in the long run. Shawshank on the other hand probably did happen to somebody, maybe not exactly the same way, but within the grasp of human reach. I can not say that about the others.
@Move_I_Got_This Those are both great movies but I personally feel this is better.
@Move_I_Got_This I prefer Shawshank over the other two as well. Not to say Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump aren't wonderful movies though. Love those as well.
shawshank over both forest gump and pulp fiction but thats not saying both those arent excellent
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The image illustrator Drew Struzman created for this movie of Andy being cleansed in the rain is one of my favorite illustrations of all time because of all of the movement and freedom it captures, and just how dynamic it is. If you've seen the illustrated posters for this movie, you've more than likely seen that image. It's beautiful.
@@moon-moth1 I'm an illustrator for a living and love drawing people and human emotion via facial expressions and body language more than anything, and I WISH I could capture something like that in my own work. It's awe-inspiring to me, really.
The book _The Art of Drew Struzman_ has that image as well as just about every other movie poster he's ever produced, including alternate versions of each poster and the original pencil drawings for all of his work. Just his raw pencil drawings are absolutely _gorgeous._ Just enchanting all around!
@Castelar Garcia I think you meant to leave that as a comment on its own rather than a reply to me...?
Tim Robbins is in a lot of great movies. You should see him in mystic river with Sean Penn and Kevin bacon. That movie is amazing
Directed by Clint Eastwood. Great movie!
Yes!
He was great in Bull Durham..
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Mystic River and Bull Durham are both so good (In very different ways).
I used to recommend this film to patrons in my library and they were never disappointed. I’ve seen the ending about 50 times and still get teary-eyed.
My favorite movie ever. The location used for this film was perfect, and the cinematography is incredible.
Chris Stuckman has a good video where he visits the prison in Ohio that they used. I think he visits a couple other locations like the pawn shop and the halfway house.
the “reelin’ em’ in” inmate was played by Morgan Freeman’s son Alphonso . he also is the photo model used on Red’s mugshot at his parole hearings.
Beat me to it 😂
I always like to think that the camera pans away as Andy and Red meet out of respect, like they deserve a private moment. Fits in with a film just oozing class.
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Did you ever hear that Darabont wanted to end the movie with Redd on the bus??
@@jeffmcgee4046 Apparently that is what's accurate to the book as the book never shows them meeting, just Red on his way to meeting him.
@@jeffmcgee4046 No, I hadn´t!
I like that all of the release of the movie, has to be filled in by what the viewer imagines might come next with that scene. It imposes a sort of itching ambiguity which makes all the satisfaction a sort of dreamlike perfect moment which continues forever in the mind, because there's nothing to say it doesn't.
Emotions, inspiration and an amazing display of friendship. This movie has one of the top tier ending ever.
Another great reaction, bro. This one and The Green Mile hit me the hardest. Thanks for keeping it real and thanks for being vulnerable along with us. Movies like these will teach the world to be a better place. Stephen King is a very talented story teller.
And both movies directed by Darabont
@@tazylab6233 Love it!
Set in my home state of Maine. I saw Stephen King and his wife once at a restaurant. He’s from here too.
The brilliant part of Shawshank is that it brings out emotion in you no matter how many times you watch it, imo it's just a perfect movie and I love everything about it
The tree was taken down a couple of years ago but someone I know made a deal for most of the wood. He sold it to woodworkers mainly to make ink pens. Now he is saving parts of the wall. Iconic things saved from the trash pile.
That was a member of the family that owned the property that is selling the wood. I bought some of that wood from him up in Mansfield, OH. Made 5 pens out of them. All that is left of the tree now is a couple pieces from the root ball. He's not certain if he will sell those or not but they will make something beautiful.
Read where the tree was split by lightning on July 29, 2011, and was eventually knocked down by strong winds on or around July 22, 2016. Is that part true as well?
@@geffryg sounds right. He had pictures of it broken in half.
@@geffryg That is true. It was struck by lightning first. Subsequently, ants got to it and caused it to rot. Later, strong winds damaged more of the tree. It was then removed and some of the wood sold to woodworkers, pen makers, and the like.
The prison itself was also saved from the trash pile. Before the movie was filmed there, the prison was scheduled to be torn down. Now it's a tourist attraction.
One of my all-time favorite movies. And the musical score from Thomas Newman is just a classic. On a related note, I highly recommend watching Road to Perdition. It also has music from Thomas Newman that is absolutely fantastic. The acting from Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Jude Law, and others is top notch. And the cinematography is a masterclass.
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Paul Newman was never anything but great in any role her ever took. Cool Hand Luke is a prime example and another top 5 of all time movies.
Yes, a criminally underrated movie to this day, I believe it was Conrad Hall's last project.
Gotta follow that one, but I liked it.
Meet Joe Black too; HAD to buy the cd.
I love this movie ❤ And the first DVD I ever bought way back when I bought my first DVD player. Morgan and Tim are great - as was the whole cast! And one underrated actor IMO is William Sadler who played Heywood. He was an excellent villain in Die Hard II, it really shows his range comparing his characters in this movie to Die Hard II. I know you've reacted to the first Die Hard, but I think you'd like Die Hard II as well.
Andy and Red reuniting on the beach is one of the best scenes in all film that is never showed
My favourite film of ALL time!! 😍 It's just beautiful looking, acted & paced incredibly. Always has been viewed as one of the top ten/twenty movies of all time
I know I would not survive in prison because every time I watch a movie/show/documentary about one I'm just like "Why do y'all gotta be so mean. Just spend the time getting fit and catching up on books." 😂😭
The Happy ending is so deserved. You want nothing but to see Red and Andy reunite. I wouldn't have accepted any other ending.
Actually, that is, literally, my only criticism of this film. The original version of the film ended with Red on the bus with the lines "I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope." then fade to black then the credits. Frank Darabont (writer/director)wanted the film to end on a hope, the whole theme of the film. Sadly, American test audiences needed the "happy ending" and the studio made Frank tack on the beach scene
My favorite movie Will watch it everytime it comes on. 😇
The actors said the star was the script. Darabont adapted brilliantly.
This is one of those rare movies that at the end you feel the need to stand up and applauded.
one of the best movies ever made... such a great feel good movie.. i actually prefer a good BEST FRIEND style BROMANCE movie than any kind of romance movie...
Have you seen Hot Fuzz? (Of course you have lol)
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WARNING! SPOILERS FOR RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Normally I hate doing this but since my favorite reactor asked:
It's actually pretty horrible. Red was trying to kill his wife (I forget why exactly) . He cut the brakes on her car not realizing that was the day her neighbor and the neighbor's eight year old son were carpooling with her. It's been awhile since I read it, but I think all three of them died.
Damn never knew that. Thanks
He wanted the insurance payout
Here to watch this movie sneak it's way to the top of your all-time classics list.
You actually don’t want to know why Red is in prison.. but, it’s covered in the book, so I’m gonna tell you. :)
Red was sent to Shawshank after planning the murder of his wife. He attempted to stage an accident by cutting the brake cables on her car, but the change on the vehicle led it to hit their neighbor and the neighbor's child, killing all 3 of them.
Red goes on to spend 38 years in prison.
oof. I've seen this film so many times, but never knew that. I can see why they left it out of the film.
You also left out the fact that, in the book, Red was a short Irishman… which is why the line where he answers “I guess it’s ‘cause im Irish” is such an inside joke.
I am binge watching your reaction videos to some of my fave movies! Love how deep into the stories you get ❤️
Great Reaction.......
Great Performances all around.....
Couple Weeks ago in the $5 DVD bin at Walmart, I Found/Bought a Double Feature that had Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile is the same Case...... Score!!
Dude, you're definitely one of the goats of reactions to 80's and 90's classics!!! This is a top 10 film for me! Also, keep up with the JCVD movies!! My older brother and I grew up on them. Double Impact was a great one!! You were right though, Van Damme definitely extended that boat fantasy for his own benefit!! Hahahaha
The ending is so absurdly beautiful it's tough not to cry... you did a respectable job holding it in ;-)
You can also find Tim Robins in a movie titled Mission to Mars ( 2000 ) in which he co-started with Gary Sinise.
Good movie. A bit cerebral, meaning that they don't spoon feed you all the nuances ( or that's how I perceived it ) so pay some attention.
When I was a little fella, Morgan Freeman was on "The Electric Company" encouraging kids to read and learn. "Easy Reader" is the one character he played in that show I recall the most. The man's voice is a huge part of my childhood TV memories. 20 plus years later, this movie comes out and the ending leaves me in tears. Now, 50 years from my childhood...aw man, Red's "I Hope..." it just turns on the waterworks every time. Thanks Easy Reader.
Tim Robbins has prob been in a lot of movies you’ve seen. Bull Durham, top gun, mystic river to name a few. He and Morgan freeman were also in 2005 war of the worlds, tho not directly. He’s physically in the movie while Morgan narrates of course
Can't wait to see how much you're going to love this movie!!! Definitely one of my top 5 favorite films! ❤
I was hoping they were going to say, "2 things never happened again. The sisters never bothered Andy again and Bogs never had solid food again."
Still hard to believe one of the best feel-good endings in cinema almost didn't happen. The movie originally ended with Red sitting on the bus wondering if he could make it across the border. Test audiences were so disappointed that Red and Andy didn't meet again that the director decided to change the ending and the rest is history.
This movies is one of my all time favorites. I deliberately don't let myself watch it more than once a year so that I'm sure I never get bored with it.
What a great movie. Everyone needs to see this one. Loved your reaction. Had to look it up: $370,000 in 1966 is worth $3,283,224.69 today.
It's so happy to see you enjoying this.... It's a reminder that a good story and great acting trumps CGI and action, at least imo....
I cry every time I hear Morgan freeman say “some birds aren’t meant to be caged, their colors are just too bright”. Such a brilliant line if you think about it because speaks on obviously andy being too special to rot away in jail, but is also so poetically true for so many other things in life.
One of the best films I've ever seen. Showed my GF just a couple weeks ago and hearing her gasp at the end with the poster reveal was just an incredible moment. I wish I could see this for the 1st time again
Fun fact: The dude who plays the captain of the guards is the same man who plays Hank in Detroit: Become Human. His name is Clancy Brown.
Classic movie, one of my all time favs. I saw this when I was in a correctional custody unit in the military for a few minor infractions. Still, having lost my freedom temporarily made this movie much more powerful. When you lose your freedom, nothing much matters anymore than getting it back. Very well done video.
This movie, The Green Mile and Field of Dreams are 100% timeless masterpieces and will always be great movies to watch.
The parole for Red was granted because he finally told the truth, rather than what he thought the parole board wanted to hear.
The Captain is played by Clancy Brown who was also the DI in Starship Troopers, Kergon in the Highlander, and voice acts Krusty the Krab on Spongebob.
New to your channel but i am a huge movie fan and (i dont say this lightly) im loving your perspective on some of these timeless classics.
Easily top ten best films ever made. Glad u finally got to watch it. Welcome to the club.
Such a great one here. Also, this reminds me that you REALLY need to watch ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ with Jim Caviezel, Guy Pierce and Henry Cavill. It’s one of those that I’ve seen a hundred times and can’t pass it up if it’s on. 🔥
Excellent revenge film
My favorite movie of all time 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@keithlillard3890 ,never gets the recognition it deserves.
Awesome awesome movie
You did it again, CI!!! An excellent reaction and edited perfectly to capture all of the plot twists and turns. An outstanding job on an outstanding movie. You have a first name? Mine's Jim. Proud to be a subscriber.
Originally the movie wasn’t going to end with Red reuniting with Andy on the beach but I’m so glad they decided to film the reunion
Well, ending just with: "I hope..." wouldn't be that bad? BUT yes I DO ♥ the last scene!
Man this truly is still one of the greatest movies ever
Brooks came in in 1906, out in the late 1950s; he returned to an alien world. Not just cars everywhere, but culture change. He missed 2 world wars, the entry of women into traditional male roles, women getting the vote. When he went in, women were wives, nurses, and/or teachers. Women teachers didn't date; it was very like a nunnery situation. The only women in business were women helping their husbands. Brooks even missed the Roaring Twenties. He entered prison 40 years after the end of the Civil War. 2 years before the Wright Brothers had performed a controlled flight 180ft in 12 seconds. There were no airports or passenger flights. Overseas travel was by ship and took 6 weeks or more. Atomic bombs. Television. An alien environment. And he doesn't know the rules and has no real help.
Did you notice the envelope of bribery money in the pie box the contractor handed the warden?
this comes from the novella “Rita Heyworth and the Shawshank redemption “ it’s in the stephen king book “different seasons “ which also includes the novella “The body” which is what the film “Stand By Me “ was based
Both stories are in the same book?!
Wow.
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The part where they talk about the book “The Count of Monte Cristo (by Alexandre Dumbass-actually Dumas). This story mimics that classic. The themes: wait and hope…
Yes indeed.
And revenge...
Fun fact: The line about Morgan’s character on why his name is Red: “maybe it’s because I’m Irish.”
The character in the Stephen King novel is also called Red - because he is a red headed Irishman.
8:30 the joke is he really was Irish in the actual story 😂
Stand by Me is another awesome stephen king adaptation and a great summer movie . No prisons , almost the whole story is 4 kids outside in the sun . Not a horror movie but still very much a stephen king story .
Yes, not a horror movie per se but they are looking for a dead body of a boy.
I still get a bit teary eyed. Watch you get through the emotions reminds what it was like when I first watched it. In my humble opinion it is still one of the greatest films ever made.
I’ve watched this at least 50 times in my old life, and watched your entire 45 mins. I love seeing new appreciation for this classic. Well done, subbed!
I've heard this film called the man's version of a chick flick, the "Steel Magnolias" of male-focused cinema. I've never met a guy who hasn't been moved by this film. It's great. Thanks for watching. Your analysis on this film is spot on. Thanks.
Probably watched this 15 or 20 times in my life now. Always great for a rainy day when you need to feel some good emotions at the end. Still I sometimes pick up on new things that I didn't catch before. Amazing film.
This and The Green Mile are my two favorite Stephen King film adaptations; this wasn't a book, actually a story with the original title of Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. All of the actors brought this to believable life, like the scene with Morgan Freeman in that field looking for a volcanic rock in a wall.
So many great Tim Robbins movie: Bull Durham, Jacob's Ladder, Bob Roberts, The Player, Mystic River. The man can act.
I'm glad you enjoyed this, it will always be one of my favorites, it's an absolute classic. Thanks for taking the time to share your reaction to it, with us
Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, Lion King and Forrest Gump. 1994 was one of the best years of cinema. Fun Fact : when Morgan Freeman says his name is "Red" because he's Irish. It was a joke in the movie but it's because the character was an Irish man in the book.
Morgan Freeman, a voice, what a voice. All the great actors gotta have a voice, like Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Michael Cain, what voices.
The best Bromance in cinematic history
This is one of my all time favorites, used to talk about this movie with a friend in college who passed away ten years. Seeing your reaction on this movie brings back memories of him and the good old college days.
The title of the novella which this movie is based off of is “Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption.” During casting, the producers received hundreds of requests, headshots and audition tapes to play Rita Hayworth even though there was no actual role for her in the movie…..
One of the best films.. no matter how many times it comes on, everytime I scroll thru the guide and see that it's playing.. I gotta stop and watch the rest of it
It amazes me that this movie didn't win any Oscars, but 1994 was such a loaded year for movies - the biggest draw being Forrest Gump. But I will say that Bob Gunton's portrayal of Warden Norton is one of my favorite movie villains of all time. A very underrated actor with a masterful performance.
And James Whitmore's acting as Brooks Hatlen was superb. The others - Freeman, Robbins, Sadler and Brown... simply an incredible ensemble of performers who nailed it.
One of the best movies ever. And THE best last 20-30 minutes of any movie, ever.
Shawshank is in my top 5 fav movies. never give up, and all u need is one good friend.
I worked on Shawshank for two months, acting. Best experience ever!
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I studied this film in school. Nearly every shot can be paused and you'll see the composition represents the meaning and emotion of the scene. They use light and shadow to really make you feel what is going on. Before this film, I didn't know that was possible. There are so many little details that you can find. For example...after he escapes and they find the bible he hid his chisel in, guess which chapter its turned to...Exodus. One of my favorite films hands down.
Tim Robbins is excellent in the dramas The Player and Bob Roberts, and is hilarious in the baseball comedy Bull Durham, one of my favorite sports films of all time.
I first became familiar with Bob Gunton, who played Warden Norton, as a kid who grew up listening to the Broadway cast album for Evita, where he played Juan Peron opposite Patti LuPone as Evita and Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara. Gunton has a gorgeous singing voice! He is also fantastic in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Wounded, where he played an obsessed Star Fleet captain on a revenge mission.
I really like the way you analyze these movies at the end. Great channel! Subbed~
What a great movie. Top 5 for me. Great cast, great screenplay and story... Thanks for the quick recap.
Greatest movie ever made. Brilliant writing, directing, and acting.
One of my top 10 movies of all time! Thanks for this.
Shawshank and Green Mile are 3 of the greatest King stories ever written.
Robbins is the kind of actor who mostly chooses roles that he likes, not ones that will advance his career. So he's mostly in smaller arthouse movies and stuff like that. Biggest other movies he's been in are probably Mystic River, Bull Durham, Jacob's Ladder, and he had small supporting roles in Top Gun and War of the Worlds, among other films. But this is definitely his biggest and best role. I mean how could it not be? Lead, very meaty role in the highest-rated movie of all time.
31:48 “Actually that’s not enough at all”
On the contrary, it actually is. REMEMBER! The setting is in 1947-1966. The real cost of how much money Andy took made him the equivalent of a Millionaire for the time.
Thank you for covering this This is probably my favorite movie. So many great lessons wrapped up in a very well told story. In best of yet the characters feel so real because they give them time to tell their story and to grow on screen by the end of it you feel so much for them. It's funny it's a hard movie, because it's a prison movie, but it's also beautiful and shows the tender side that you have to take those little moments like you said take those little wins.
Bill Durham- Great Tim Robbins Movie. He plays an exact opposite characters Andy Duphrame. He plays a super cocky up and coming pitcher, who is making a stop at a AAA baseball team to work out a few control problems with his arm. So funny. Kevin Costner, Susan Surandon, and other character actors makes this a good time at the movies.
This is a masterclass in writing, especially the dialogue . Expertedly crafted.
Mystic River is another great film that showcases Tim Robbins acting talents.
30:22 those were the warden’s shoes that Andy polished and he left his broken down prison shoes in the warden’s shoebox.
Another great Tim Robbins movie is Mystic River. Mystic River is directed by Clint Eastwood and along with Tim Robbins starts Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Lawrence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and others.