SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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This movie was such an emotional rollercoaster!
I WAS ALREADY CRYING WHEN BROOKS WAS RELEASED BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT WAS COMING AND I FIGURED THAT AMBER WOULD BREAK DOWN WHEN HE DIES!! THAT SCENE GETS ME EVERY TIME!! GREAT REACTION!!
WHEN YOU GET TO THE GREEN MILE, IT WILL BE THE SAME ROLLER COASTER RIDE!!!
A BEAUTIFUL FILM NONE THE LESS!!! BUT HAVE TISSUES AVAILABLE!!
But the end was soooo good!! Amber made me cry lol
Yes indeed. Brilliant movie. Hard to believe Tim Robbins can be a bad man. Lol. Definitely a box of kleenex movie.
Maybe Princess Bride next. 👰♂ Still a hanky movie with less violence.
Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@marybaillie8907 Tom Hanks? He's not in this movie. Do you mean Tim Robbins?
And hi from the Maritimes. 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
@@koreygeren2677 Thank you. 70 year old slip up. Lol 👍
In 1995 I turned this movie on alone in a hotel room at 2am as something to listen to trying to fall asleep. 3 hours later I was standing on the bed teary eyed and clapping. Best movie ever. Glad you both loved it too!
That's an awesome story. Sometimes you have these incredible life experiences when you least expect it... those are the moments you remember with the most fondness
I too stumbled onto the best movie ever made coming in late one night,planning to hit the rack right away.My tv was on & I noticed Morgan Freemans name on the opening credits. I didn't recognize the movie's name but figured to give it a chance. The best movie I've ever seen.
YOU WERE RIGHT. WARDEN, SALVATION DID LAY WITHIN! And the carved out spot where he hid the hammer was the first page of EXODUS! F'NG BRILLIANT!
I was on vacation with a girlfriend and we'd both seen the movie before when it came on at 11pm... went to sleep around 5am since they played it back to back lol. My all time favorite movie EVER!
I had a very similar experience with Fargo… Had to purchase it again and watch it again after I finished..
Hard to recall so long ago but I remember the selections being pretty thin when my 2 friends and I saw this.. So it was probably in January or February.. It was a totally random choice by us and the experience was memorable..
What an experience my friend... I did something similar with The Shinning but I wasn't clapping 😂😂
I absolutely LOVE this movie. A lot of people think if it's Stephen King, it has to be guts and gore. But horror is subjective. Being thrown in jail for a crime you didn't commit is absolutely horrifying!! Brilliant writing and brilliant acting.
Stephen King has written so many things that have nothing to do with guts and gore and people don't get that.
@@nickc127 Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It’s the opening novella in the collection, Different Seasons. They also have put it out as an individual paperback recently.
@@nickc127 I think The Body is also in Different Seasons and isn't gory. 11/22/63 and Delores Claiborne aren't gory. And Misery and the Green Mile are light on gore I think.
@@nickc127 My favourite non-horror books from him are "11/22/63" , "The Green Mile", and "The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon" but there are many, many more. You should definitely check as many as you can out. His novels are a masterclass on writing great characters.
@@johngrimes5852 Yes. Stand By Me is based on The Body. A classic.
This film was always so special to me. I had a brain aneurism some 30 years ago and was not expected to live. After a very new and at the time very experimental surgery my family was not sure how much of me was still there mentally. My brother was my bedside when I woke. He asked me if there was anything he could get me, he looked so concerned and I wanted to make him relax, but I could feel myself falling back asleep so I said "A poster of Rita Hayworth and a rock hammer", and I fell back asleep under all the drugs. He went dejected back to the quiet room and told the family what I had said and he was sure I was not there mentally. My wife burst out laughing and said "Oh no, that's him, its his favorite movie, he is saying he wants to escape". She was exactly right. a couple of decades later after my wife was diagnosed with cancer and got through chemo, I took her to Zihuatanejo
wow, Dwight.
Hope you and your family are well and wishing you all the very best 🙏🙏
@@tysonngubeni8545 Thanks we are doing well now, had a wonderful holiday
If you love the story of this prison don’t worry there’s more to see.
There’s a series on HBO “Castle Rock”
WOW that's crazy!!! loved reading this I literally screenshot it just to always remember how stories can impact our lives (like how the story from your life is now impacting mine!). thanks for sharing and I'm glad to hear you and your family are doing well now!
What a story, All the very best to you from the UK!
"I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope..." Few movies have a better closing line. An absolute masterpiece.
Morgan Freeman said on Graham Norton that “he hopes” people will one day stop asking him to do that voiceover 😂😂😂 it’s undeniably beautiful for the movie, but it’s fun to see Morgan say that
This was also the final line of the book, too, written the exact same way. Stephen King really created a masterpiece.
i hope
There's a reason why this movie is still one of the highest-rated ever.
Great story, acting, direction, characters, score, and very re-watchable.
It is the highest rated film on IMDB..9.3/10. LEGENDARY.
Pretty sure it still ranks #1. Greatest movie ever made.
It's the greatest film of all time, maybe. Although I might pick The Lord of the Rings trilogy instead.
This masterpiece is not the only one by Frank Darabont. He is also screenwriter / director of *"The Green Mile".* It's another prison movie also with an original story by Stephen King. An ABSOLUTE MUST WATCH!!
Oh yeah, you have to watch The Green Mile
Yes yes yes yes yes you MUST react to the green mile. Be ready because it’s another rollercoaster.
I concur.
That is also a masterpiece.
Yes! Green Mile is another rollercoaster movie I think you both will love
Ok…I’m all for it. Green Mile is my favorite movie…. But…. Like… will they be ok?
The one aspect of Andy’s escape that most people don’t connect is that by exposing the nature of the system a softer approach was adopted and that is why Red got paroled. It’s the last and most important part of the brilliance of the writing. Will always be my favorite movie.
One of the best movies ever made. Touches on the human experience deeply.
Hands down, one of my favorite movies EVER. An absolute masterpiece.
This movie was largely a box office failure. It exploded on home video and has gone on to be considered one of the greatest movies of all time. It barely made a dent at the Academy Awards. It's amazing how so many people missed the mark back when it first hit.
Can you believe how he threw this story out his wife took it out red it and asked him to send to a praducer
@@brennenbjorgan1867 please tell me English is not your first language.
@@LiberalsArePoop it is
@@brennenbjorgan1867 I'll pray for you.
One of the greatest movies of all time. Amazingly it didn't do well at the US box office when first released in 1994. It was nominated for seven Academy awards including Best Picture and Best Actor(Morgan Freeman) but didn't win any of them. After being released on home video and shown on cable TV it soon became one of the most popular films of all time and is regarded as a classic.
I never saw it when it came out...but i did see the film that won the Oscar that year and it was Forrest Gump....I loved Forrest Gump but after seeing both I think Shawshank was a better movie and deserved the Oscar....
Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, and Pulp Fiction were all the same year. Any one of those should have run the Oscars in most years, but they had to go against each other.
And weirdly enough, if I recall correctly, it is very popular with women. A prison movie, with just men? But it is so much about humanity, and friendship, so why not?
@@Niinsa62 It was more than a prison movie. It was a film about the human spirit and how it can prevail against insurmountable odds.
Yeah, the problem was that this movie, despite being one of the best in cinema history, didn't get the attention it deserved due to being released the same year as Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction.
Such a same, if those three had been released in different years they would have gotten an Oscar for each one
One of the most perfect and beautiful endings ever filmed. That last 4 or 5 minutes is just gorgeous.
Steven King is known for his horror tales, but his best stories are about the human spirit. Loved your reaction to an all time favourite! Love from South Africa!
All of his stories are abot the human spirit (what ever that means) WTF????
Don’t forget Stephen also wrote The Green Mile.
One of the greatest films ever made, proof a great story with brilliant actors is all you need; you don’t need 100 million budgets or special effects to make a classic…
It’s where legend of Morgan Freeman’s narration voice came from…
Your last sentence about Morgan Freeman…..I heard it in Morgan Freeman’s voice in my head when I read it!
Took me a few years to realize just how amazing Andy was. He had just broken out of prison and went to bury the money and letter to Red before he headed West. He risked his own freedom.
He buried it BEFORE he went in to prison…DUH! Lol!
@@danomatthews7498 With the letter to Red who he didn't know yet.
@@danomatthews7498 with a letter to Red?
@@danomatthews7498 😂😂😂
@@Vlasko60 I think they were being sarcastic. 😂😂😂
The last 20 minutes of this movie is so totally perfect. The use of quiet, the use of Morgans amazing voice. It was simple and so still; doesnt need big action with small and quiet is more powerful.
We are all crying with you...this movie is so powerful the emotions don't stop, even after many, many watches.
To me, there are 3 perfect "non-horror" Stephen King movies. This, The Green Mile, and Stand By Me. I highly recommend you react to the other two if you haven't seen them already. Also, if you haven't seen Dead Poets Society, that is a must watch also. Especially since you guys are teachers.
Well, 2 outta 3 ain’t bad.
Green Mile might be too hard(emotionally) for them
@@audreyschley8517 True. It’s very heavy (to say the least) but stand by me has a good balance.
I would recommend "The Great Escape" and " Papillon"
Make that four. Dolores Claiborne is the best of the lot, IMO
This movie has it all. It's a buddy movie, an odd couple movie, a revenge movie, a movie about making the best of whatever situation you find yourself in, a movie about coming to terms with your past mistakes, a movie about hope and disappointment, a movie about trying to help others even when your own situation is bleak, a prison break movie, a movie about good and evil, and most of all a movie about the human spirit and never giving up.
Also sci fi
my favorite scene was when the shark eats the little boy in front of Sheriff Brady.
You summed it up.
I love that you put in Reds honest and full answer. How he wishes he could talk to his younger, dumber self is really profound. Hits home that its not just the time hes served, its all of his own life he wasted when he committed that crime. Whats more an example of a changed man than him admitting hes got to spend the rest of his life wishing he knew then what he knows now and nothing will ever change that?
honestly the best movie ever, Stephan King even knows how to write movies that aren't scary due to his great writing talent. I loved the development of the friendship between Andy and Red
Actually the movie is brilliant but it comes from a Stephen King short story that was only a few pages long. The story is the same but the director of this movie gave it heart and the movie is far better than the short story.
@@vaskylark the movie also kinda made some moments of the story more emotional then the book did which was I suppose intended for making the movie more intense
When Amber was so upset, I wanted to reassure her to stick with it because of the end. The end makes it all worth it. This movie is about deep friendship at its core. It's one of my favorites. Even though I always cry about Brook dying and Red being denied parole, it's in my top 5 movies.
It does cover harsh realities ...not for kids for sure.
I was talking to them through the screen still not trying to give out spoilers! Haha!
I think the movie is about freedom, also.
He was in prison for killing his wife?
Yeah this movie has a very satisfying payoff at the end.
Fun fact: "Captain Byron Hadley" (The cruel prison guard leader) is played by Clancy Brown. Clancy also plays, in probably, the most popular KIDS show right now. He's the voice of 'Mr. Krabs' in "SpongeBob SquarePants."
He's the kurgan fae highlander too 😊
SpongeBob isn't a kid's show, dmbass.
@@GarytongueBetz-vl1fuYes, yes it is. Your childish reply only proves it further.
I have seen this movie dozens of times. At least once each year since it came out and I cry every single time.
One of the greatest films ever made. This was a joy seeing you two experience it.
The letter scene towards the end, especially when he says chessboard ready and hope is a good thing and good things never die, gets me every time. I have seen this film over 100 times and still cry buckets, a true masterpiece.
You two are the sweetest people I've seen on the Internet. It is so nice seeing a couple who are not hardened and cynical, and feel compassion for others.
This is a perfect film. Not a second wasted. Every scene, word, and note played perfectly to yield an emotionally and spiritually fulfilling experience that gives the viewer the greatest feeling of catharsis.
A most amazing movie,..... now you need to watch " the Green Mile"!.
@@richardlonn2098 same director too
Well said
Spiritually fulfilling - that's good damn right! See what I did there?
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
My heart was aching for you from the moment I saw your reaction to the first brutal scene. I just kept saying, "hang in there, you'll love the redemption in the end". I'm glad you stuck with it, and there's NO SHAME in "turning away from the evilness". Love that about you!
Both Shawshank and Green Mile were short stories by Stephen King adapted into movies and directed by Frank Darabont! I think that you can tell in the story telling,comedic timing,and overall delivery! Both outstanding films!!
The Green Mile isn't a short story, it's a novel, but it was originally released as a serial in 6 parts. After randomly grabbing the first one in the supermarket checkout line, I was there on the first of every month for the next 5 months to continue the story. It was excruciating, but brilliant. Still have the little serial paperbacks.
Some of the best Stephen King movies were from his short stories
My great-grandfather was incarcerated in the actual prison used in the filming of 'Shawshank Redemption' (The Ohio State Reformatory). He was there in 1913 after he and some friends robbed a saloon in Cleveland, Ohio (he got shot 5 times by the saloon owners bad-ass wife! and somehow, he lived.) He was there in 1921 for another crime (some kind of robbery) I found a prison record for him and it said he was thrown in "the hole" a few times for making skeleton keys (he was a tool maker). And P.S. the apple fell VERY FAR from the tree! lol
This movie was one of my late husband's favorites. I'm glad a new generation can watch & appreciate it as much as he did.
This movie’s message about hope, especially its quite happy ending, has really helped to sustain me in this most trying year of life. Happy 30th Anniversary for The Shawshank Redemption. 💓
I’ve been watching y’all’s videos for a while. I’ve been battling mental health and been alone, y’all’s videos make me feel like I’m not alone sometimes. Thank you!
I love the line: "the last thing to go through his head other than that bullet..."
What makes this movie great is the breadth of emotion... the extreme lows... AND highs.
The Green Mile is another movie that is always great seeing people to react to. Tom Hanks at his finest, next to Forest Gump.
One of my absolute favorite movies! Devastating, but in the most beautiful way!!
Yes The Green mile!!
Ugh, that movie. It's beautiful and brilliant and I absolutely loved it...but it broke me and I'm not sure if I could ever sit through it again.
I don't know if their hearts can take either Green Mile OR Forest Gump, but I do agree...both are (with the addition of Saving Private Ryan) Tom Hanks at his finest.
Steel Magnoilas (with Dolly Parton) and Fried Green Tomatoes should be added to the list.
@@morningcoffeebreak7367 we all need to invest in the company that makes Kleenex if the react to all of them 😭
This is in my Top 5 favorite movies of all time.
It is an absolute masterpiece on storytelling, acting, and film.
I cannot say it enough...the two of are so precious. Bless your hearts 🙏❤💜 Your heartfelt reactions are so refreshing and revives hope in & for the human race. Thank you so much. 🤗❤
I agree with you Cindy. It's interesting to watch as they learn some hard truths about life, but their innocence is so touching. There isn't one thing insincere about either of them. And how they react, only shows me how cynical I've become over the decades. I too bless you both. Such a beautiful couple inside and out.
The last act of Shawshank never fails to make me tear up, and fill my heart with joy.
ABSOLUTELY
"I guess I just miss my friend."
THE ABSOLUTE BEST reaction to this movie I have seen. Y’all have sweet caring souls and it made your reactions that much better. Look forward to more!!
I agree 100%!
Agreed. I've never seen a reaction where they literally couldn't look at the screen during Brooks' scene. That's next level empathy.
100%
You good people need a comedy...may I recommend Airplane! or The Naked Gun...for an edgier comedy Blazing Saddles...take it with a grain of salt....When you are ready and have tissues "The Green Mile" by the same writer and director as The Shawshank Redemption.
Amistad for Juneteenth.
Love the channels and your vibe!
You guys reminded me how difficult it was to watch this the first time, many years ago. My hairstylist so heavily promoted it, that I was encouraged to push through, like you guys did. Such a big reward at the end - and not just for a moment, like many movies, - but the whole sequence of hope, victory, and retribution playing out was worth baring through all the tough parts before that. Much easier to watch over and over, knowing how it all works out. (and I did watch with you until the end)
You guys aren't built for the rough stuff. Neither am I and I feel every inch of your emotions.
Such a great movie 💞💞I agree some of those scenes are brutal, but that is the kind of stuff that really happens in prison. Another movie based on Stephen King is "The Green Mile" and is so moving. Starring Tom Hanks.
Please do a reaction to The Green Mile next.
If you think Shawshank was an emotional rollercoaster, ......
Another great movie based on king's work is stand by me based on kings the body
Yes please🥰
@AnnMarie Mills. 😀
Not ready for the MILE.
I love the way this story is told. The main character is Red, and he tells us the story of Andy.
I can watch this movie over and over and never get tired of it, and always learn something new!!!
The best part of watching Rob Squad is watching you both explore new music and films and the expansion in your tastes in both. Rap and sports movies are cool but there is so much more in this world out there that is still waiting to be explored. As a married couple, I believe your gentleness and caring will carry you through your journey ahead.
Every component of this film is superb, actors, script, direction and Thomas Newman's amazing score.
The greatest movie of all time!
Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to Forrest Gump which took home 6.
Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman were considered for Red, The Film's narrator.
Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, Nicolas Cage, Charlie Sheen, and Johnny Depp were considered for Andy.
This, Gump and Pulp Fiction in the same year. Think about it. Wow.
Harrison Ford was also considered for Red.
i love this movie so much and im so happy to see you guys loved it too. you mentioned being claustrophobic during andy's escape and a fun fact is that tim robbins (the actor who played andy) was also extremely claustrophobic. i can't imagine what it was like for him to do a scene like that lol
MY favorite movie of all time. This movie has everything - unreal characters, story, and wow what emotion
This movie is an emotional rollercoaster. The highs are right up there, and the lows are way, way down. It is such a great movie!
Many of the scenes were filmed at the former Ohio State Reformatory, which was in operation from 1896-1990. It actually offers regular tours--which is something you might consider if you're planning a Rock and Roll HOF/Pro Football HOF trip. That's because it's located in Mansfield, Ohio--about an hour away from both Cleveland and Canton.
It's on my bucket list. Very unusual build with free standing cells.
Hey Brad, I was at the 25th Anniversary
It is a fun tour and a beautiful building. I grew up in Mansfield. They hired extras in town. I don’t remember if any of my friends became extras.
I have been there multiple times. Really cool place to explore. Was lucky enough to do one of the overnight ghost hunts. Highly recommend to anyone interested in that. They give you access to about 95% of the prison. Some places are off limits for safety reasons.
The great tree at the end was struck by lightning several years ago and had to be removed later, just a few years ago.
This movie is amongst my favorites, for sure… it’s just a brilliantly written story, the character development, the way you see that when Red says he doesn’t care if he gets out of Shawshank or not at the end, it’s exactly what they wanted to hear because it shows that the time he spent on prison made him realize that being “rehabilitated” means he knows there’s no way of going back in time, and that the person he became is all that’s left, period; he says “I’m the only guilty man in Shawshank”, which means he knows the “truth” so to speak. And the twist on the end, in Dufresne’s cell, is just spine chilling goosebump inducing… it’s just a masterpiece movie
This is one of the heaviest movies I've ever seen. And my favorite film of all time. Very glad y'all powered through. It was worth it, in the end.
Still at the #1 on imdb's top 250 movies. Been like that for over a decade. Understandably so. And still among my DVD collection. Not often I watch through an entire reaction video without skipping parts, but I watched your entire video because I could relate to your reactions,
Definitely one of the best reactions to this movie I've seen. After watching the first 10 minutes of the reaction (with the 'new fish' beating part) and knowing what was coming next I knew you guys would find it hard, especially Amber. Thought she was about to walk out the room at one point. Glad you both stuck with it.
''When they sent you here for life, that's exactly what they take. The part that counts anyway''. Gets me every time. Tough reality check.
When the movie was send out in the cinema's, it wasn't well received but when the movie was put up for rent, millions of people watched it and liked it and then it became one of the best movies of all time.
My favourite film by a mile. Such a powerful story about never giving up & friendship.
I really don’t know anyone who doesn’t think it’s amazing
A very interesting historically accurate detail that this movie includes that most people don't get without being told (I didn't) is, during the part where the police come to the prison and are arresting the big guard, the detective pulls a card out of his pocket and reads him his Miranda rights from the card. I never thought to ask why the cop wouldn't have the memorized. The reason is because, the year that scene was supposed to have happened is 1966 and that was the year that Miranda rights were introduced, so reading those rights to a suspect was a brand new procedure.
If you watch a lot of police interrogations (like I do) you’ll see that they still read them their Miranda rights from a card. I would think that it’s to assure that they’re covered legally and can’t be accused of leaving something out and invalidating the interrogation.
Cops are taught to always read the rights from the card. The reason behind that is because if they don't say it correctly, the defense can use that as proof that the rights weren't properly given. My teacher told us that the lawyer will ask if it was read from the card and if the cop says "no" they'll ask the cop to say it from memory for the court to try and prove they don't have as great a memory they claim.
(Not a cop, considered the profession and my degree is in criminal justice. Ferguson happened and I dropped that career path)
The Supreme Court overturned a part of Miranda, earlier this week: you can no longer sue the police if they 'forget' to read you your rights....
@@swanvictor887 They are systematically turning us in to an authoritarian state.
@@rickwelch8464 ....and if in 2024, Rump wins, it will be complete. 24 could be the last election the USA ever has...
This was based on "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption - a short story by Stephen King... it was considered by many to be the prelude to him writing "The Green Mile" - not sure if Mr. King thought of it that way, but it was probably Michael Clarke Duncan's finest movie performance.
You don't think it was Armageddon? ;) j/k
The title is "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", from the collection "Different Seasons". This is the "spring" story.
Oh, "The Green Mile".... One of the best movies, EVER!! ❤️
More of a novella than a short story, but yeah. Most of the stories in it have been made into movies. The Body became Stand By Me and Apt Pupil became a movie of the same name. I heard they were working on a production of The Breathing Method, but I'm not sure what's up with that.
The Green Mile is soooo good too!
Now, this is how you make a good movie... A masterpiece.
Fun fact: in the book morgan freemans character WAS called red, AND he was also irish....
If there is such thing as a motion picture masterpiece, I’m pretty sure this is the one. Probably on most everyone’s top 10 list of all time. It has to be one of the best endings of any movie of all time if not the best. The best story/movie of genuine friendship and brotherhood I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the review, enjoyed watching you guys reaction as always.
Agree. Showed it to my elderly mother and she loved it. It's so deep and meaningful.
I’m a picky movie watcher, but when people say this is the greatest movie ever, I don’t necessarily disagree.
I don’t agree, but I don’t disagree. There’s just something about this movie that makes it a transcendent experience.
I want to say something funny regarding "March of the Penguins" but I can't think of anything. So I'll just comment Morgan Freeman's narration really Really adds a whole 1 (at least) of the 5 stars I'd give this movie. The best?...ehhhh possibly. 🙂👍
Yeah, hard to argue. It's up there for sure, and after that, what's the difference. It's ridiculously good on so many levels -- think about it, when someone can be so put off and disturbed a third into the movie, and get so emotional, amazed, and impressed by the end, you did a great job.
Yes,, it is one of the greatest. Right up there with "Casablanca" "Citizen Cane" and a few other Greatest Of All Time.
Yeah, I won't disagree, either. But I think we can all agree Jaws is the greatest film ever.
@@trhansen3244 Definitely not. It's a good movie based on a book that ripped off an American classic. Nothing original in it.
The reason the "maybe it's because I'm Irish" line is iconic is because in the story Red is white and Irish. They just decided to keep it in the movie with no explanation and a wink to the book. Just another example of the genius of Shawshank all the way around and Morgan's delivery was perfect.
You two are just the bomb, I love how genuine you both are and honest emotionally. As an Aussie we can be really funny and enjoy a bit of fun by taking a jibe a each other or ourselves ie; as we say taking the piss. But we are not much for the show off or fake people. So its great reacting to someone so relatable. Thank you both and I wish you continued success
This movie came out in 1994, maybe the last great year in movies. So many classics that year, but 4 movies that came out that year that should be seen by everyone! Shawshank, Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction and The Lion King.
One of the best cinematic masterpieces ever. The outdoor scenes were filmed at State Penitentiary Mansfield OH. Andy's wife didn't leave - had side action while pretending. King writes true horror better than anyone, past or present. Having you share this with us was a privilege.
I've toured that facility and an ex-brother-in-law graduated HS at Fields while taking a 4-year tour there.
This is my favorite reaction by you two, and I have watched so many of your videos. The real emotion you guys had for this movie, and for Amber to summarize what this movie is all about, is so awesome. Its a movie about hope! And to never give up on hope! She got it totally, and I am glad you guys enjoyed this masterpiece of a film. Its timeless, ageless, and will go down as one of the greatest movies of all time. Great job you guys, much appreciation for doing this reaction!
I think I watched this movie when I was 18 years old. Just started university and I cried and cried so much watching it. It really scared me the first time I ever watched it because before turning 18 I had avoided watching such violent or terrifying movies. I tended to steer clear of prison films, mafia films and the like because they were so brutal and so real. But I loved Shawshank so much. I thought it was such a beautiful, amazing and soul wrenching film. It sticks with you for the rest of your life from the moment you finish watching it. It will always be a movie that when you think of it, there’s that feeling of nostalgia and yearning. Like you wanna watch it again. That scene where Andy is free and he holds his arms up into the sky and the music swells into this crescendo…It’s so bloody epic that you can’t help but wanna do the same, just hold your arms up high to the sky and cheer for Andy’s freedom. Loved watching it with you guys! You’re one of my favourite UA-cam couples cuz I love the way you guys react. It feels so genuine and warm and you both speak so well and also you look soooo cute together.
The thing that always struck me was when Andy entered that pipe corridor, the tunnel had long been completed. He knew he had to plan his escape on a night when there would be a big thunderstorm to cover the sound of him cracking open that sewer. That alone might have taken over a year-just waiting on the weather.
An interesting note from the book not mentioned in the movie was that there was also a ticking clock: that section of the prison with the sewer-system was due for an upgrade which would have made escape impossible. So Andy had to wait for the right night but he couldnt wait forever
38:34 is one of my all time favorite compositions in cinema history. You have Andy who is hours away from breaking out of the prison walk into the light, while Red who still thinks hope is a bad thing in there remains in the shadow of the prison. Except for his head. Red's head pokes just past the shadow in the backwall as Andy tells him about what he plans to hide under the rock - giving Red something to hope for when he gets out. Its such a simple shot, but the composition and lighting thoroughly match what's going on in each characters psyche at the time. Andy is already out of the prison walls in his mind and Red, while still institutionalized sticks his head out from the shadows as Andy gives him a small reason to hope. Beautifully simple but entirely complete shot right there.
Who needs CGI when you've got light and great cinematography and acting?
Yes. This. 💯
Through all of the pain and treachery it ended up being a heartwarming story!
I am SO glad that you enjoyed my all-time favorite movie. This movie SHOULD HAVE won the Oscar that year, which went to "Forrest Gump". "Gump" was a really good movie, but this one was great. A movie of far more substance, in my opinion. Again, I'm so happy that you enjoyed it.
This is a WAY better movie than Forrest Gump.
This will always be #1 for me. I've seen it a million times and the emotions are always the same and just as powerful. Just magical.
Yes this one and the green mile. Both number one in my book.
If you love the story of this prison don’t worry there’s more to see.
There’s a series on HBO “Castle Rock”
Agreed!
So many of Steven King’s books were made into movies, and they were exactly like the books! This one and The Stand ( the original) are 2 of my favorites
I’ve seen n loved this movie so long it was refreshing to see reactors that didn’t know going in that Andy was innocent or how brutal this film is. Love you guys💜
It can be painful in part but when you get to the end you realize that it's a perfect story of all the aspects that make us human. Ultimately the resilience and friendship triumph. It's a beautiful story that you don't often see with male leads. And the story is crafted beautifully so that the audience is just as surprised as the characters in the cell when the rock goes through the poster and the truth is unveiled.
Yeah but the flaw is how did the poster get put back up when he crawls through the tunnel? Family Guy is one of the tv shows that has asked this in the past.
@@zackjames274 I think he only taped up the top, right? So it could fall back into place when he was through.
Great reaction as usual! The part where the warden finds the rock hammer in the Bible, the book was Exodus. That’s when Moses led his people out of slavery from Egypt. Great detail in this movie! Keep up the good work!
Stephen King is simply brilliant with including those little details, as is the director for including that visual statement in the film.
The “We’re reeling them in” convict at the beginning was Morgan Freeman’s son Alonso. He also posed for Red’s parole photo(s).
This movie has also come into pop culture so much... the thing where he tosses the dirt in the yard, Red saying is the guy that knows how to get things... many comedy movies has used these references
So glad you chose to view this movie. Its a total masterpiece. "Get busy living or get busy dying" Hard to pick a favourite movie but for sure this is in my top 3.
When a movie can tug your emotions all over the place like this, you know it's a good movie
The greatest movie ever made in my books.. I've watched it more than 50 times. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I knew the actor who played Captain Hadley - the worst security guard in the world. His brother and my college boyfriend played D1 football together. He did everything to be at his brother's games.
He is one of the sweetest men I've ever met. He, his parents, and his brother, Roy, we're the sweetest family ever.
If it helps you with his character, he is the voice of Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants.
Clancy Brown is an absolute sweetheart. We always sat next to each other and had so much fun together (even when they were losing!).
I miss our time together (over 30 years ago) every Saturday. He's an amazing and talented man.
This is a masterpiece. I don’t usually watch any kind of video over about 15 minutes, but I stayed for the whole thing this time and I wasn’t disappointed. You guys are beautiful in a way that too few people are in the world today. I’m happy to know there are still people like you. Much love ❤️
Such a nice reply, Ed. These 2 are a great couple! June from Maine
I'm glad y'all got through this movie too because it really is such a great story, full of great actors, done by great filmmakers. It's well worth the rollercoaster of emotions on the way, imo. I love that you both are so compassionate and empathic that the moments of human misery hit you so hard though, as a compassionate, empathic person myself, it's hard to watch how much it hurts you. That being said, in a movie like this, it helps to understand that the darkest parts of it are there so that you feel the brighter parts even more deeply. If prison wasn't so horrible and tragic and the warden and guards weren't such monsters, Andy's triumph wouldn't feel as euphoric and hard-earned as it does. The bad parts aren't there for us to enjoy in some gross, uncaring way; they're placed there to hurt our hearts so the end of the story can not only refill but overflow them.
A great example of top-tier storytelling and filmmaking comes with one of the saddest moments. After setting up Brooks' inability to make it on the outside, we see him give up and hang himself and it's, obviously, a horrible, tragic end for a lovely character. But, in addition to giving you a scene to feel for this nice, old man and providing a dip on the emotional rollercoaster, it does two things for the story: (1) It sets up a contrast between what happens to Brooks and what Andy does for Red to save him from the same fate; and (2) because we see Brooks hang himself, when we later see Andy sitting in his cell with a rope, looking intense and in what we think is his lowest moment, the obvious expectation is that he too is going to hang himself. Because of that expectation based on having just seen someone use a rope that way not long before, it sets up that mind-blowing moment when you suddenly realize that Andy didn't kill himself, he didn't give up, he's made his escape. Basically, the script sets up an expectation in your mind and then subverts it to HUGE effect, thereby increasing the joy you feel in Andy's escape even more. It's just really, really well done.
Great reaction, y'all! You're really finding the right balance for this movie channel already and I'm loving it. But, for real, give yourself a break and go for a lighter movie on the next one! Maybe "Back To The Future" or "The Princess Bride." You will love both of them, guaranteed, and they'll be a nice, fun ride for you both without any heart-hurting. There'll be more opportunities for darker movies that are still worth the ride but I feel like you two could use some comedy and adventure next to catch your breath.
You two have such great souls. This is my favourite film and watching your reactions to each scene and especially the end scenes brought back the emotions I experienced when I first watched it. The greatest single piece of cinema ever for me.
The 3 times Red goes before the parole board is some of the finest acting ive ever seen.
I knew that this movie would be a tearjerker for you two beautiful and sensitive souls. It's so well written and so, well-acted that you catch yourself so engaged with their lives. This movie made me feel so sad and angry and wanted nothing more than revenge for Andy.
Oddly enough, some of my favorite Stephen King works are the ones that don't contain any supernatural elements. Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption (the full title of the novella) is easily in my top tier of great films. Stand By Me (based on the novella 'The Body') is another masterful adaptation...as is Misery. Great reaction to a brilliant film, you guys! Keep rockin' and stay heavy! Wishing everyone peace, love, and good happiness stuff from the mountains of northeastern Alabama 🤘
That's not odd. I also recognized that The Green Mile is a great movie with really moving sequences, BUT I have a problem with its "mystical" side. So it lefts me with a mitigated reaction between great moments, and the mystic disbelief I get. (Sorry I'm French so I might have not used the right way to explain what I mean).
Yes, I think they’d love Stand by Me! It has such heart.
Gerald's Game & THE STAND which is an excellent book.
Hahaaaaaa Misery!!! Could you imagine these two reacting to that one! I’ll have my popcorn ready!! 😂🍿
I enjoy King's work quite a bit, but he really did produce some non-horror based bangers. Some of his best works, period.
Every human emotion was drawn out of me in this film, I was glad it was over I was drained at the end, but also did not want it to end where it did, I must have rewound the last 5 minutes 10 times laughing and crying at the same time - too late to do a sequel now, but I would love one - as long as they did'nt end up back in jail
Not sure if anyone else told you this but the movie was filmed in the old Ohio State Reformatory that closed in 1984. It is open for tours. In October they do a Haunted Prison that is amazing. You get to see a lot of the prison such as the cells, solitary and the wardens office. BTW, this is my favorite reaction video from the two of you. Keep up the amazing work.
• “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
• “I mean seriously, how often do you really look at a man’s shoes?”
• “Get busy living or get busy dying.”
Such a phenomenal piece of storytelling. Stephen King, y’all! Try his other non-horror stories made into movies: “Green Mile” and “Stand By Me.” So so good! 🔥🤙
Flawless masterpiece about Hope, Humanity and Freedom. As universal a movie as can be.
Brooks story... Brooks gets me every time.
And the line : "I guess I just miss my friend.", damn... 😢
Anyway great reaction. You two are so nice, soft-spoken young people. Keep up the good word 👌 😀
I love that " i guess i just miss my friend and also when hes on the bus and he says he is "so excited like a kid and I cant wait to see my friend"
Brooks is so affecting, that when the actor died a few yrs back, i thought of Brooks.
there's a reason this is often cited as the greatest film of all time.
What a tough movie to watch...emotional all the way through. Well worth the message in the end...and it left everyone with an awareness of what went on in the prison world so we can try to reform the prisons, right the wrongs done to so many, learn to have humane compassion, to look for the good in all and encourage that goodness. Great movie! 💙
THE BEST MOVIE!! Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were excellent in this film. This movie had a rollercoaster of emotions but made the ending worth the watch....bear with it, Jay & Amber...you won't be disappointed.
bear with it? the whole movie is amazing!
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I think Kendra is referring to the fact that it is intense and graphic...and they seemed to be a bit sensitive to such things.
@@kdm71291 yes .ok that makes sense.all good.
Its refreshing to see people who haven't been desensitized by violence and cruelty, it's good to guard our hearts, for ourselves and our kids 🙂
Watching this video, I remember why I never rewatched this movie even though I liked it. I can’t watch The Green Mile for the same reason. And I love Peaky Blinders, but I have to fast forward through a lot of scenes.
And on that note: DO NOT WATCH "The Green Mile"!!!!!!!!!!
Being oversensitive is just as bad.
Same director did The Green Mile. Both movies have a similar feel. Glad you enjoyed it!
Guys, honestly....for years we've been listening to so many songs with you now and watched a lot of movies ..but that reactions vid makes me wanna leave a comment. You guys seem like two just beautiful souls and me and my gf feel like we know you forever, which is a weird feeling for ppl you never actually even met. Hope, life ist good to you and your fam. We really love you, greets from germany !