ACTRESS REACTS to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) FIRST TIME WATCHING *THIS MOVIE LEFT ME SOBBING!*
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Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn't commit the crimes. While there, he forms a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman), experiences brutality of prison life, adapts, helps the warden, etc., all in 19 years.
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I believe the Shawshank Redemption is the greatest film ever made. The second greatest is The Green Mile. Extraordinarily both have the same director.
There are a large number of really great significant films missing from the top 200 list because it's driven by viewer voting. Thus new movies are more likely to be on the list.
One movie not in the top 200, Casablanca (1942). HOW?
Dope reaction mane
13:04 Half court shot (Rita Hayworth poster to cover up de tunnel).
13:14 Full court shot (Bible to hide the hammer).
Two amazing winning shots in 10 seconds.
Two
My cousin went to prison in 2001 for 20 years and when he got released he told us about how the world changed. How everyone has cellphones, Facebook is a thing, music can be streamed, the internet doesn't take forever and can be browsed on your phone. He talked about how the world just grew too fast. I thought about Brooks when he said that. A movie is special when you can empathize, but this film helped me understand hope. He's now adjusting to the world, but I know he's going to be okay.
❤
Also this is one of my favorite films
How many times was he raped?
A little point I’ve realised about this movie…
Andy didn’t get the rock hammer to escape, he got it for his hobby. He only realised the wall had been made of easily excavated stuff when he tried to carve his name.
And that's why most if not all prisons in the US have a program to reacclimate inmates who are getting released to as much of the world as they can. And part of the program is to establish a game plan when they get out on when they plan to do
It's crazy how one minute we are crying, then laughing, then mad, then celebrating. Such a roller coaster! Brilliant script.
One of the most heartbreaking things said in a film: Brooks saying: "...so they'd send me home..."
One of the most heartwarming things said in a film: Red saying: "...I hope..."
I felt that what Brooks said about Jake stopping by to say hello -- that's the part that always gets me.
Thank you, director Frank Darabont, for two things: 1. writing and directing one of my favorite movies of all time. And 2. realizing Morgan Freeman had to narrate this film, thus starting his fantastic film narration career.
He also directed the Majestic.. the dramatic Jim Carrey movie
So much about this film relies on the narrative being from the perspective of red, especially the end twist. The book obviously does this, but it's trickier to do this in film without a narrator. So yes, I believe that was a smart pick.
He also directed The Green Mile, which is my favorite
It's from a Steven King novella. That's why it is set in Maine.
Terrible casting, Andy is supposed to be a tiny, greasy French Canadian. Tiny so he gets picked on. Tiny so he can fit through small spaces.
Also there were no black people in Maine in the forties, lol.
@@FloridaMugwump I think it's fair to say the actors they cast killed the roles though
The old Mansfield State Penetentiary in Mansfield, OH, was slated to be demolished shortly before it was used as Shawshank. It still stands and is a popular tourist attraction.
To put in perspective how long Brooks was in, it's like a man who was booked in the 70s being released today. Brooks missed 2 World Wars, and a whole societal shift. He was likely brought to Shawshank in a horse-drawn wagon, and the prison had no electricity or plumbing. Being released, he felt like he was on another planet.
Andy was lucky in that he was put in an outside cell, where the new wall was made of plaster following the installation of plumbing and electrical systems in the prison. The sewer pipe he broke through was likely ceramic based on how easily Andy got through.
The mirror between Brooks' and Red's releases, while the camera showed Brooks leaving the prison, it showed Red entering the outside world, echoing their mindsets. Brooks' life was in Shawshank, while Red still had hope for the future on the outside.
A nice little touch is the difference between Red and Brooks' release. When you see Brooks first step out of Shawshank, you see it from the prison being in the background. When you see Red first step out of Shawshank, you see it with the outside of the prison in the background. It's a beautiful and perfectly subtle way of expressing the state of both men's minds during release, Brooks longing for the prison, and Red longing for the outside.
Yes, when Brooks was in the outside world he was IN prison
The film literally begins on a dark and stormy night and ends on a sunny beach in Paradise. That's an arc.
Best setups and pay-offs in movie history.
James Whitmore did an amazing job as Brooks. The whole sequence from the time he steps foot outside the prison gate to his final goodbye (and even Red seeing the message he left behind) always gets me. You can see the terror in his eyes about facing the world on the bus ride.
Couldn't agree more. Whitmore's performance is so delicate and precise. He doesn't overplay or underplay the moment. A true craftsman
The character of Brooks is quite a paradox. He committed a vicious murder (when he was young), yet the audience feels nothing but sympathy for him. They even cry over him. Brooks compels us to question how we see long-time convicts. Do we ever forgive them, or do we always hate them and wish them pain and suffering?
Yup. I love Shawshank and to me its the greatest movie ever. However if there is one thing that is negative though. The characters in this movie make it seem like everybody in prison are such nice people. The truth is, prison is a nasty place to live with thousands of monsters in it. Shawshank tried to convey as if they aren't as bad as we think and they deserve sympathy. The truth is the complete opposite. I am not saying everybody is a monster and nobody deserves a chance in prison. There are some who deserve a 2nd chance. But I am willing to bet that 90% of them, if not more don't deserve a 2nd chance.
@@secrets.295 I don't think this movie is saying that people in prison are all super-nice people who shouldn't be locked up - it's saying that people are MORE than the worst thing they ever did, and that even people who did bad things usually deserve some degree of sympathy and understanding. It's about accepting shades of gray.
I'm also curious where you're getting your perception that most people in prison are monsters, and 90% of the people in prison don't deserve a second chance. Do you have any direct experience with prisons? Or have you listened to a lot of first-hand accounts/documentaries/articles from prisoners, guards, and wardens? I'm just curious because that seems like a very strong opinion to hold about so many people.
Hate the crime not the criminal
@@dlweiss I know of a person who have been to prison. He wasn't a murderer, he committed robbery. Prison changed his life forever he said. Do remember that those in prison are murderers, molesters, wife beaters, robbers, etc. They are not nice people, they are there for a reason and even if they get out of prison many of them end up committing crimes again and go to prison multiple times. The people in prison are monsters. Don't get fooled.
Also, maybe that's not what their intention is. But the clear cut image they try to portray from the inmates except for the Sisters are a great misrepresentation of how prison really is. I haven't read the book, but from the review I have seen the book representation of prison is more accurate. For example, they never mentioned what Brooks did in this movie in order to gain sympathy from the audience. In the book, I bet you nobody will be sympathetic towards him.
@@amsterdam3895Hate the criminal that was, not the person today. (Unless that person is still an asshole)
there's so much about this movie you can sing praises about but one small thing that always strikes me is how good a job the actor who plays Elmo Blatch (the guy who actually killed Andy's wife) does in the brief scene he's in. he's menacing and psychotic. his laugh and the way he delivers the lines are so perfect.. it adds SO much more impact to the revelation of that part of the plot
As soon as he says Tasty Bitch you knew he was a deprived man
Great analysis on Brooks…and imo, one of the most devastating and beautiful sequences ever put to film. It’s unbelievably powerful emotionally but also smartly written and directed that urges discussion.
This is my favorite movie of all time.
Everyone who watches it, goes thru the gambit of emotions, sadness, happiness, resolve, shame, anger, and lastly, hope.
We laugh and cry, feel hope, and shame, and we see, that no matter where you were born, or what you've done previously in life, it is our choices that create our paths in life.
Again, love this movie. (I ended up doing a 20 page assignment about this movie. So damn epic!!)
gamut, FYI
@NativeNewMexican yup. Sorry, predictive text was on
@@timhonigs6859 happens to us all. have a great day!
It’s so weird how alot of these popular movies were flops when they first came out in theaters
Your dance of joy on "C's get DEGREEEEEEES!" was so pure, and absolutely the same sentiment I had when I saw that scene for the first time. 🎉❤
The scene where Brooks writes his name on the wall ruins me every time. Just like in prison, he marked the walls of his cell. But in this case, prison for him was his life on the outside. Somewhere dangerous, and unknown. I always sob at that part.
I tried for a couple of years to get my dad to watch this film with me. He was put off by this description of the movie: "A man finds hope in prison with the help of an inmate." My dad never saw the movie--he died of cancer. It was a decade later that I realized I had mis-interpreted the description. Watching this reaction with you, I am again reminded of exactly which inmate found hope in prison with the help of an inmate.
Your dad sounds like an idiot.
For years I tried to get my mom to watch this movie & she would always say she didn’t want to watch a prison movie. I tried telling her that while yes it takes place in a prison it’s not really a prison movie like American Me but more about friendship & perseverance. One day she finally broke down and watched it & afterwards she called me to say how much she loved the movie.
I do think some people are out off by the prison aspect & there are a few tropes that you see in every prison movie however, at least in my mind, I never really categorized this as a prison movie.
@@kenyattaclay7666 I agree.
I've seen this movie 60 times and tear up every single time. Best flick ever made.
So much happened between 1905 and 1955, 2 World Wars, a Great Depression. Cars were barely around in 1905. If you get a chance, look up how difficult it was to operate an early Ford Model T. Alot went into it 👍
Yeah, hell, look how difficult/dangerous it was to start some of those old cars from the early 1900’s. Those things will knock your teeth out, break a jaw or crack a kneecap if you’re not careful. It’s a far cry from a key fob in your pocket & a push start🤣
Brooks sitting in the park alone, waiting for Jake to come say hello, gave me the deepest heartache. That's a feeling I know. I could listen to Morgan Freeman read a phonebook. Brilliant.
-Brooks was here
I love that you responded to my sentiment so long after. It hits hard. Love what you do and the honesty that comes from you
A perfect script, perfect actors and the perfect director. There is a reason that is movie is at the top of everyone's list of great movies. Wonderful reaction!
Arguably the greatest adaptation of a Stephen King work (even King feels that way) - Frank Darabont would go on to do 2 more - THE GREEN MILE & THE MIST (Both worth a view) . Glad you finally got to this and your impressive watch, hon. *Hugs*
And while I assume it's on the list, if it isn't, it would be a CRIME if you didn't also check out The Green Mile. At least if you haven't already seen it.
"Stand By Me" another adaptation of a Stephen King story called "The Body" is pretty damn good too.
Hi Clariss! I love the purple hair; my daughter did almost exactly the same thing herself a few years ago…but her hair was as dark as yours, and it COST THE WORLD to have it done right!
Yup, this reaction was filmed back in 2021. It only just now made it to the channel from the vault of older reactions. And my it cost the world for this hair to look good too! Thank you!
Fantastic movie, the best movie NEVER to win an Oscar, Morgan Freeman definitely deserved an Oscar for this. I've seen this over 20 times, and still cry at it.
I acted in Shawshank for two months, the summer of 93. Great experience. 😮😊
I was 100% not surprised to see the screencap of you crying to this one. Sort of always am surprised people have not seen this. And I have not seen much myself to date, travel and work and such don't leave much time for pleasantries. But I have watched this many times. And I cry knowing what's coming every time. Else the story and delivery of it is perfect. There is no other way to put other than that as an irrefutable fact. The saying "This is the way it's done" applies to this near to the level of The Last Of The Mohicans I believe. It's definitely on that plateau.
Great reaction Clariss like always, this is a masterpiece of cinema, A masterclass in pretty much every category. An incredible script, wonderful direction, gorgeous score and phenomenal performances by Freeman and Robbins. Some fun facts about this movie, Stephen King sold the rights for $1,000, The baseball throwing scene took 9 hours The scene where Andy and Red are standing and talking outside whilst Red is throwing a baseball back and forth took a staggering nine hours to film. Morgan Freeman threw the ball endlessly the whole time. The following day, when he arrived at work, his arm was in a sling. Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford were considered for Red, and Brad Pitt audition for the role of Tommy but he pulled out of the role because of another movie, later Brad Pitr said he regretted that decision. Red’s mugshot is Morgan Freeman’s son , When you see Morgan Freeman’s papers at one of his parole hearings, there are mugshots of a younger Red attached. These are actually photos of Alfonso Freeman - Morgan’s son. He also had a small part in the movie. He was one of the inmates shouting ‘Fresh fish!’ Stephen King’s novella was titled, ‘Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.’ This was shortened for the film because they didn’t want people to think it was a biopic about Rita Hayworth. This was proven to be true when several actresses applied for the ‘lead role of Rita Hayworth’. Keep up the amazing work.
Everyone else when Andy no shows head count: "Oh no..."
You: "He ain't there, he ain't there!" :)
I stumbled upon your channel about a month ago and this movie has always been in my top 5 personal favorites, so I was glad I found you just in time for your first reaction of it!
I prefer the original ending. The test audiences were so adamant in their dislike of not knowing, that the film makers changed it. Originally the movie ended with the bus travelling down the lane and Red's last whispered "I hope," fade to black. No ocean, no beach, no Andy. This ending better encapsulates the theme of the movie while the new one changes it into more of a buddy pic. Yes, many times it's annoying not to know what happened but as hope was a key element of Andy's surviving Shawshank and then Red's surviving parole, it seems the more appropriate stopping point.
As the friendship between Red and Andy was so strong and such a constant in the film, I can see how audiences would want to see them meet at the end.
Was going to post something similar. The original ending ties better into the theme of hope being the most important thing, not them actually meeting. But I understand why test audiences didn't want it ambiguous after all the emotion previously.
Don't know if anyone's brought it up yet. Kevin Costner was offered the role of Andy Dufresne, He turned it down to do Waterworld......OOPS 😮
Interestingly a lot of actors reportedly turned it down: Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage.
And Stephen King was against Morgan Freeman playing Red. Nothing against his acting it's just that in the novel Red was an Irishman. But let's be honest he was born to play that part 👌
I could go on and on with trivia about this, My favorite movie.
For another prison movie (at least partly), check out Shot Caller (2017), starring among many others Nikolaj Coster-Walday (Jamie Lannister you know) and Jon Bernthal. Family man Nikolaj makes a mistake and winds up in a California state prison, and once inside it's sink or swim. His time in prison is told in flashbacks, while we follow current day Nikolaj as he at the start of the movie is released from prison, and he struggles to complete a deal he can't back out from. Fantastic performances, and with a haunting score. The last movie that had me this gripped was Sicario (2015), and that's saying something.
"Live By The Fist"
It's nice to see how after being an evil guard that he was able to put his life back together and open the Krusty Krab in Bikini Bottom. Congrats Mr. Krabs/ Mr. Hadley.
this story was in Stephen king's four seasons book with 3 other stories there was 3 stories made into movie from that book this movie the green mile and stand by me king is known for his horror/supernatural books, but he is a very good dramatic writer as well.
"The Green Mile" isn't in the "Different Seasons" collection of novellas - it was published as a serial novel. The 3 novellas in "Different Seasons" that were made into movies are this one, "Apt Pupil", and "The Body" which was made into the fantastic movie "Stand By Me".
@@professionalvampire1 sorry i read it decades ago and i thought it was in the seasons book my memory is not always reliable.
Damn. She was so right about Roger Deakins. Skyfall, Sicario, Shawshank, 1917 and so many other greats.
This is the first time I’ve came across your channel. You’re really well spoken and bright, so I’m excited to watch your reaction! I think you’re going to love this film. I think it’s incredible.
Thank you so much!!
This is the greatest movie of the whole cinema story IMHO
Best casted movie of all time. My favorite movie, i watch this movie several times a year and still see things i miss. Dont know what it is...such a powerful movie.
This movie is special. Because they deserved a happy ending,I can't believe it ended like that.
One of the best movies I have seen in my life and I am glad you share it with us. Feliz navidad Clariss
Damn good movie! You go through so many emotions while watching it. Curiosity of who these people are and why they are, anger at how these men are treated and what they go through, joy in the moments that allow you feel their moments of relief, sadness over the one character's murder and another over a character killing himself, and then pure happiness when Andy escapes and Red joins him in the end.
10/10
never give up hope
"The Shawshank Redemption" should have won Best Picture for 1994. A story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) getting falsely convicted of murder and sent to the hellish Shawshank prison, the movie is beyond amazing. In prison, Andy meets Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), who was imprisoned many years earlier. Red gets Andy a poster of Rita Hayworth. Over the next twenty years, Andy experiences all the horrors that one would expect in jail: beatings by the guards, rapes by other inmates, and so on. But he never gives up hope.
This movie, like "Carrie", "The Shining", "Dolores Claiborne", "The Green Mile" and "Hearts in Atlantis", just goes to show what a great author Stephen King is. When we think of horror, we think of spooky horror, but "The Shawshank Redemption" is a different kind: personal horror. Pure genius. I can only hope that in the coming years, this movie is recognized as what it is: a masterpiece. I can't believe that it won no Oscars!
This really was a perfect movie. It was technically gorgeous, the performances were excellent from the entire cast, and, the story was just perfect.
So many subtle details in this movie, you can watch it 20 times and still see new things. eg: Andy walking from the shadow into the light after telling Red to get busy living or get busy dying. Brooks being released and walking into the shadow, Red being released and walking into the light...
What I really like about this movie besides all the great acting, when the warden is reading the story in this newspaper about all the corruption in Shawshank, the name of the newspaper is the daily bugle, the same newspaper that Peter Parker/Spider-Man works at lol
One of my favourite movies ever. Wholesome reaction Clariss, glad you enjoyed this classic. 🙏🏾
Such a powerful movie. Frank Darabont did a masterful job directing the film. Thanks for reacting!
Dang, Clariss! You called out major spoilers long before they even happened! I loved your reaction to this. I just subscribed after watching your reaction to 12 Angry Men. Thanks for the great content!
According to the book, Red is actually of Irish descent. Coincidentally, Morgan Freeman also has Irish ancestors. Here's the background he's given in the book: His father-in law was a rich businessman who agreed to a marriage only if Red took a job in his business. When Red was young he discovered his wife had a valuable life insurance policy. In order to get the payout from this policy, he cut the brakes on her car. Unbeknownst to him, she picked up her neighbor, who brought along her infant. This resulted in the deaths of three people, which earned him a life sentence in prison.
Warden: "Good having you back Andy."
Me: (having seen this movie countless times) Go eff yourself. He gonna lose Ben, it's okay.
The beginning of the industrial revolution was in the early to mid 1800's after the steam engine was invented.
A lot had changed for Brookes, there was no radio when he went in, by the time he came out 50% of home had a TV. Flying went from a novelty act to transcontinental passenger service. And the clothes were practically Victorian when he went in. If someone told him the miniskirt revolution was coming soon he might have hung around for that. (No pun intended)
As an actress you can only hope to be lucky enough to be in something this powerful one day.
Hello Clariss. I'm new to the channel. I'm already loving your reactions. Love the look. Purple's my favorite color.
This is one of my favorite movies. I get your emotions. This movie made even me tear up.
I love that Red calls Andy’s hope a “shitty pipe dream”, then Andy escapes through an actual shitty pipe!
Greatest movie ever imo 15 years on the top of IMDB's list and never been lower than 3rd in the rankings.
1:38 - **Creepy grin** Hello, Clariss...
4:32 - Same kinda guy. And since you mentioned it, Adam Sandler had to apologize to my alma mater for something he said in that movie. When describing a tune-up game, he said "What we'd do is schedule a game with 'Appee' State or some slack Division 2 team." The next year, Appalachian State University won it's first of 3 CONSECUTIVE National Football Championships.
9:44 - Andy actually IS conning the guard just a little bit. The 'one time gift to your spouse' is actually an annual amount for any family member with only limited, simple additional paperwork. Also, that $35K is worth about $430K today.
12:36 - You've gotta love that moment when he crawls away and they drag him back.
23:14 - They're singing about murdering each other's husbands.
31:26 - Einstein has a message for the warden from Andy.
34:45 - Did you notice which Book the rock hammer was hidden in? Exodus.
Roger Deakins was actually a visual consultant for Pixar while they were working on WALL-E.
You can see the benefits of that consultancy in the cinematography of that film and those that come after.
I’m very excited for the top 200 reactions, and what a way to kick it off!
Gr8 reaction 2 a Gr8 film; it, also, is one of my fave's!
Now onto a personal note:
@ the 15:21 mark, Red makes a comment here that Brooks probably couldn't obtain a library card upon his release even if he tried. About five yrs after this film was issued theatrically, I was employed @ the Malibu Public Library working the circulation desk. One day while I was on staff, the actor James Whitmore walks into the bldg lobby, make his way to where I'm situated and states that he'd been residing in that particular city for thirty yrs and that this was the very first occasion that he actually made a point of visiting the local library there. So I registered him right on the spot. Therefore I'd like to think that "Brooks" did, in fact, receive his library card after all.
Great to see your reaction to this beautiful film, Clariss 🥰 and happy holidays, of course! 😊
Same
Fun fact: I lived on the road you see Brooks and Red walking down for years, Park Avenue. It still looks pretty much the same, cool old-timey buildings and shops. They have a Shawshank Trail, there are road signs all over that take you on it. There's a little old lady who runs a candy shop and she has a picture of her and Barack Obama. She said when he found out about the Shawshank Trail, he wanted to go and the Secret Service told him no and he was upset about it.
Amazing reaction Clariss. One of the greatest films of all time. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman give phenomenal performances. Merry Christmas. 🎅🙏
The LOVE between Andy and Red was so refreshing!
27:20, That is a look I never want to see aimed at me. The definition of "If looks could kill"
Thank you! :)
I can see why this is #1 on the IMDb list because it's somewhere in my top 5 and has been for 30 years. You can't go wrong with an adaptation by Stephen King. Morgan Freeman is one of those people I could listen to talk about nothing for hours and enjoy it. I would die to have him do my eulogy. "I Guess I Just Miss My Friend" is such a beautiful quote; this movie has so many.
Hadn't made it to the end but just wanted to stop and say I appreciate your deep and thoughtful analysis on Brooks.
Hobie "Spider-Punk" Brown would be so proud of Andy taking a dump on the establishment!
Great reaction to an all time great movie (and novelette). You are way to good a predicting the movie, wow. Just a little on the numbers the $35,000 that Hadley inherited in 1949 would have the been the equivalent to $450,000 in 2023. That is one hell of a car. Also Andy Dufresne (Mr. Dufresne if you please) walked away with $370,000 or almost 5 million dollars as of 2023. Andy would have lived well in Zihuatanejo.
23:26 Oh. Right. You know, I've watched _one_ reaction to this movie after _another,_ but no one has _ever_ pointed out that it's not so much that these inmates are hearing _music._ It's that they're hearing it for the first time since they were locked _up._ For most of them, they're hearing it for the first time in _years._
When Red tells Andy going to Mexico is "shitty pipe dreams", it foreshadows Andy crawling through a pipe of shit to escape.
The film was originally meant to end with Red on the bus, and his line about hope. But test audiences recognized that there was one shot missing. Darabont added it months after they had wrapped production. Just a beach and a boat - and a reunion.
Crazy to think this movie either bombed or lost money in the theaters (can't remember, all I know is it did poorly) - it's one of those that gained recognition and became well-acclaimed and well-liked after it came out on VHS/DVD
5:30 This is an experience that leaves a _lasting_ impression on Andy. He's seen Warden Norton and Captain Hadley, and determined, "These men are _not_ devoted to my reform."
So, later, when he obtains the rock hammer through Red, from _that_ day forward, he devotes _every_ waking moment to his escape. There are periods in which the conditions in the prison deteriorate and periods in which they show improvement, and one might be tempted to believe that the _good_ times are the norm and the bad times the _exception,_ but Andy _knows_ better. Good times or bad, he keeps digging.
I use IMDB a lot. But there are people with multiple accounts that will hate bomb a movie. It is obvious at times. Love Shawshank.
20:25 I was just talking to myself about your purple hair, and then I noticed you had been rambling about something. Let's get back to the
movie. ;)
31:49 I think I found my spirit animal. :D
There are very few films that revolve around a friendship between two men without having a cliche love interest involved, male or female. In my opinion I think this movie should have won the best picture Oscar, instead it went to a more feel-good movie "Forrest Gump".
A film about how to preserve humanity in the most terrible conditions.
Hope is a Good thing, maybe the Best of things, and no Good thing ever dies.
I read the book before the movie was made, so I didn't have any surprises. It is a great movie & it was good seeing the characters brought to life.
Great choice for a movie reaction if it’s your first watching. The green mile is definitely a must watch as well
Of all the reactions i had seen to this movie, and i had seen a lot, yours is my favorite
This is one of my all time favorite movies & while this movie was adapted from a Steven King book this movie took a LOT from Escape from Alcatraz & a bit from The Great Escape (two more great movies based on real events).
I don’t really read a lot of Steven King’s work so I’m not sure if these aspects are in any he book but if you’ve ever seen Escape from Alcatraz you can easily tell that Andy Dufresne was modeled after Frank Morris & even though Red was a white character in the book in this movie he is clearly modeled after Bumpy Johnson. Also, the escape itself borrowed heavily from The Great Escape.
This is in my top 5 of all time favorite movies. The other 4 are Blues Brothers, Princess Bride, Gettysburg, and Tombstone.
32:44 - That's what she said! 😂
When Andy mentioned Harvey the Rabbit, a figment of his imationation, he was referring to the movie Harvey the Rabbit. It's a b/w movie starring James Stewart who has an immaginary friend: a six foot tall rabbit walking on two feet. It's a pretty funny movie about a mid life crisis where Stewart can't make sense of working so hard for just a few bucks at a desk job.
Harvey also makes an ‘appearance’ in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was the first time I’d ever heard of him. My grandmother got the reference right away and explained it to me.
Though it flopped in theaters, it has become a cult classic and deservedly so. A great cast, well written and directed, the story so well-told, it doesn't get old in the many rewatches. Truly one of the greatest movies; it's like a Norman Rockwell painting.
Do you ever find stopping the video breaks the pace or flownof the intended experience? You seem intent on an authentic one. Just curious, love your stuff.
38:22 comment..thank you.-Ernie Moore Jr.
Hey Clariss I recommend that you watch
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy, The Waterboy, Inspector Gadget, Tarzan, Flubber, Anastasia, The Prince Of Egypt, Joseph: King Of Dreams, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Team America: World Police, Disney’s The Kid, The Master Of Disguise, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Scooby-Doo (2002), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, Monsters VS Aliens, Shark Tale, Turbo, WALL-E, Iron Man, Legally Blonde, Forrest Gump, Shrek, Madagascar, Chicken Little, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of The Were Rabbit, The Sixth Sense, A Beautiful Mind, Road To Perdition, The Green Mile, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Apollo 13
Great Reaction......
They changed/modified the title of the movie cause when it was leaked they were Prepping for "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" the Production Office was flooded with Actress's wanting to play Rita......
"Serve Two Life Sentences Back to Back"...... For a life sentence you may be released on Parole after serving 20 Years, So Andy would be eligible for parole after 40 years......
The Picture on Redd's file at parole hearings is Morgan Freeman's son....
Redd Saying "Maybe, Cause I'm Irish" is directly from the book, where the character was a Red-Headed Irishman.....
The Book ends with Redd on the Bus...... "Test Screenings" showed audiences wanted to see Redd and Andy reunited, so they created the Beach scene.....
Both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" were written by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont.....
"If you've come this far, maybe you'll be willing to come a little farther."
That's about 2,450 miles from Buxton, Maine to Ft. Hancock, Texas.
And then another 1,260 miles from Ft. Hancock due South to Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
That's a LOT farther, Andy!! 😉
Knowing how much you might appreciate the significance of little details of film making, when Brooks is released the shot is from outside the prison looking into the prison. When Red is released the shot is from inside looking out.
Oooh that is a great detail! Thank you!
I found your channel through this movie. I love your reaction! You’ve gained new subscriber!
I find it cute that the male siblings in my family are Randy and Stephen.
15:05 The very ending of this movie is happy, but a _lot_ of sad shit happens on the way there, and probably the _saddest_ one of them is change in circumstances for Brooks.
He actually managed to get a college _education_ before his conviction. That was in 1905. He was 22.
He was taken from _one_ type of world and is being released into a very _different_ type of world. As he explained in the narration, before he was locked up, he had seen _one single_ motor vehicle, which must've seemed like the most novel thing in the world, at the time. 50 model-year upgrades later, they were _everywhere._
He was taken from a world in which every road was either _dirt_ or paved with _cobblestones._ He was _released_ into a world in which a lot _more_ roads were paved, but with _asphalt_ that could accommodate motorized _traffic._
He was taken from a world in which every _artificial_ source of lighting was _gas_ powered and was released into a world in which every artificial source of lighting is _electrical._
He was taken from a world with no transmitted signals. While he was locked up, the first radio and TV transmissions happened. At the time of his release, there was a radio and a TV in ever _home._
While locked up, he missed both world wars and the Great Depression.
Now he would probably have been able to _adapt_ to all these changes if he had still had his youth, but it had been _50 years._ He was _72._
A _humane_ system, first, probably would have released him a lot _sooner,_ but second, at this point, would probably set him up with a pension and move him into a _retirement_ home. This system, instead, asks him to reintegrate into society by bagging _groceries._
Teens bag groceries for a living. 20-somethings. Maybe, once in a while, 30-somethings. It becomes clear, though, that something has gone wrong when someone in their _40s_ is still bagging groceries for a living. Something has _unignorably_ gone wrong when a man in his _70s_ is bagging groceries for a living. Does his education count for _nothing?_ Does his experience in the Shawshank _library_ count for nothing?
16:18 This is the first motorized vehicle he's _ridden_ in.
This movies leaves everybody crying.
Notice the chapter of the Bible, where Andy kept his rock hammer? Exodus. How fitting.
Thanks Clariss ❤ Merry Christmas 🎁
I’m not even five minutes into the video yet but I just had to say - I love The Longest Yard too 🥰 I think it’s a super funny movie and one of Adam Sandler’s better comedies, and I love Chris Rock and Nelly and the whole dang cast. Can’t wait for the rest ❤️
This is my all time favorite movie I’ve probably have watched it pretty close to 600 or more times since it came out. I have lived in Maine all my life and know the state well so it always amazes me how much the scenes they filmed in the movie even though all the movie scenes were filmed in Ohio. I had even lived in Portland, Buxton and live still about 15 minutes from Buxton now and the Buxton film scenes look so much like what the actual town of Buxton looks like which was and still is very rural farm land with many hayfields and cornfields. The prison the called Shawshank I’m thinking was actually a prison called Windham Correctional Center about 20 minutes from the city of Portland where Andy’s bank was. I’ll have to stop now because there’s a hell of a lot more to compare but this comment is way too long now.
I can't add more than the other comments have covered, other than to say this is one of the best films ever. Love the hair, BTW!
The Green Mile and Glory are up there as well, if you haven't seen them.