Shawshank Redemption (1994) is a CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE !! (First Time Watching & Reaction)

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Andy Dufresne, a successful banker, is arrested for the murders of his wife and her lover, and is sentenced to life imprisonment at the Shawshank prison. He becomes the most unconventional prisoner.
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  • No matter how many times I say, "I'm all done watching reactions to Shawshank", I still get pulled back in.... 😁

    @Stogie2112@Stogie211213 күн бұрын
    • Lol, same here 😊

      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192@goldenageofdinosaurs719213 күн бұрын
    • Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!

      @horgt001@horgt00111 күн бұрын
    • Same here!

      @kh884488@kh88448811 күн бұрын
    • Its the number most loved film of all time for a reason. 🤣

      @aikighost@aikighost10 күн бұрын
    • There's no way. It's like when I'm flipping through channels and it pops up on anything, I HAVE to watch. Too good.

      @seansteyer8851@seansteyer885110 күн бұрын
  • So crazy how Frank Durabant, for his very 1st feature length directorial debut, wrote and directed an absolute masterpiece. IMHO it's practically flawless. It's the highest rated film in IMDB history. Edit: I'm so glad you enjoyed it Alyska. It is, without question, one of the greatest films ever made with one of the most pure, feel good, exorbitantly beautiful endings ever put on celluloid.

    @jediknightgeo@jediknightgeo13 күн бұрын
    • All the performances, stories, costumes, sets, cinematography, and music are just perfect.

      @curtisw502@curtisw50213 күн бұрын
    • He also had the presence of mind to have Morgan Freeman narrate the film. This was his film narration debut, and many films since have wisely followed suit.

      @samuraiwarriorsunite@samuraiwarriorsunite13 күн бұрын
    • I wouldn't say so much as "wrote" but adapted from the Stephen King Story "Rita Heywood and the Shawshank Redemption" which ended exactly the same way.

      @cafesmitty@cafesmitty13 күн бұрын
    • @cafesmitty Totally understood, but it's not, of course, word for word. A lot of the dialogue for it was re-written by Durabant, and the ending isn't the same. In the book, Red goes to meet Andy, but it's never confirmed that he gets to meet up with him. The film gave it a definitive conclusion that he did make it to him.

      @jediknightgeo@jediknightgeo12 күн бұрын
    • @@jediknightgeo originally the bus was the last scene, after a preview screening they added the last scene and it is better for it

      @feldegast@feldegast12 күн бұрын
  • “Get busy livin or get busy dyin”

    @JohnDBIRL@JohnDBIRL13 күн бұрын
    • “That’s goddam right.” 🙂

      @cameronblack3202@cameronblack320210 күн бұрын
  • No matter how many times I watch this movie, Brooks’ segment always gets me 😭

    @brennan__@brennan__13 күн бұрын
    • brooks killed his wife and daughter after a bad night of gambling. That's why he was in prison. I hope that makes it easier on you. I hope

      @spencerneal26@spencerneal2612 күн бұрын
    • It's kinda a metaphor in life as well, when you retire or let go from prison it's not a easy change and really can depress anyone! That's why hobbies are important.

      @MitchClement-il6iq@MitchClement-il6iq12 күн бұрын
    • Because Red adds his name to the wall in the boarding house, I feel that Brooks is no longer alone. One of his "own kind" is with him now.

      @artbagley1406@artbagley140612 күн бұрын
    • Same here mate, he really wanted to eat that ripe maggot but gave it to Jane, what a dude

      @JackieG717@JackieG71712 күн бұрын
    • It’s even worse when you are watching people react to that scene because you are now tearing up from the scene itself and from the reactor breaking down. Double whammy!

      @Manotaur1@Manotaur18 күн бұрын
  • One small thing about the cinematography of the scenes where Brooks and Red were released. Brooks scenes keep showing what's behind him, while Red's show what is in front of him. It's a small thing, but gives us a subconcious change in emotions.

    @ilesalmo7724@ilesalmo772413 күн бұрын
    • Incredible observation! I'd never noticed this before.

      @thelastshogun3913@thelastshogun391313 күн бұрын
    • @@thelastshogun3913 Unfortunately not mine. I saw it in another reaction

      @ilesalmo7724@ilesalmo772413 күн бұрын
    • ​@@thelastshogun3913yeah if u didnt notice it isnt very good

      @LeMaqnifique@LeMaqnifique3 күн бұрын
  • Stephen King, best known for his horror stories, also wrote The Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile. They are arguably the two best film adaptations of Stephen King stories - both written and directed by Frank Darabont.

    @ciphernine7824@ciphernine782413 күн бұрын
    • Also The Shining, despite King's personal opinions.

      @josephcline3652@josephcline3652Күн бұрын
    • Also Stand By Me.

      @darthtrip7188@darthtrip718823 сағат бұрын
  • Luckily, the film had test screenings because, in the original draft, it ended when Red said he hoped the Pacific was as blue as it had been in his dreams. You never saw if they had reunited or not. Test audiences hated that the old friends weren't together again. The original ending would've made it a great film, but the ending we got makes it a masterpiece.

    @samuraiwarriorsunite@samuraiwarriorsunite13 күн бұрын
    • I'll respectfully disagree. If there was one thing I would change about the film, that is it.

      @shaunandrews1151@shaunandrews11516 күн бұрын
  • I know I've said this in other youtube comment sections, but when you consider that Brooks entered Shawshank in 1905 and was let out in 1955 it blows your mind how much had changed for him and how alien the world was to such an old man. Old people feel alienated anyway today, and they lived through all the changes, Brooks missed it all in prison and there was no support system in place to help him make friends and understand the world he now inhabited. Everything went from oil lamps to light bulbs with electricity, televisions sets were invented and were on the cusp of replacing radio as the main family entertainment, 2 world wars and the Korean war occurred, the atom bomb was invented and used, cars became cheap enough and widespread to replace horse and cart as main travel, trams which had been the noisiest and most dangerous part of cities were again being phased out for cars or underground subway train systems, people went from living their whole lives and working in one town to moving everywhere for work and travelling the world, towns and cities went from everybody knowing each other and always having the time of day to chat to everyone being in such a damn hurry to get places and being strangers, aeroplanes became cheap enough for widespread commercial flights, the Empire State Building and most of the famous sky scrapers were conceived and built, and high rise housing became the norm thus changing most city skylines completely beyond recognition, the gold standard was replaced by paper money causing heavy inflation and creating the financial crash of 1929, universal suffrage happened allowing women and most men who didn't meet the financial and property requirements to vote.

    @greypilgrim228@greypilgrim22811 күн бұрын
  • Brooks was here scene is one of the most powerful scenes ever made

    @damienheaton7571@damienheaton757113 күн бұрын
    • When Red carves his "good-bye" in the plaster, it's as if Brooks is no longer alone.

      @artbagley1406@artbagley140612 күн бұрын
  • Since you asked, in the novella this is based off of, Andy finished his tunnel several years before he escaped. He just had to work up enough courage and/or anger to use it. Also had to wait for the proper storm to come and give cover for breaking into the sewage pipe.

    @firsealtonberry9712@firsealtonberry971213 күн бұрын
  • When you realise he was hiding the hammer in the book at the end, you go back to watch it again and you realise that 'oh shit' moment when the warden nearly took the book off him earlier in the movie.

    @jedipenguin2641@jedipenguin264113 күн бұрын
    • And that he hid the hammer in the book of Exodus!! Genius. 😊

      @nowthatisawesome5431@nowthatisawesome543110 күн бұрын
  • Steven King once again shows us that sometimes the greatest horror are the deeds conducted by men not the monsters under your bed. Other movies based on his' books are The Stand, The Mist, The green Mile, The Dark Half, Carrie, Fire Starter, Dolores Clayborn, Tommy Knockers, Maximum Overdrive and IT. All are worth a watch.

    @TheTrmetzgar@TheTrmetzgar11 күн бұрын
    • *Stephen

      @thedarkknight1357@thedarkknight13572 күн бұрын
  • After that room check with the warden I doubt they ever checked his room again, he was the wardens pet, he was protected

    @SparksDrinker@SparksDrinker12 күн бұрын
  • He planned to leave during a storm so it wasn't luck. He needed the cover of thunder.

    @ebashford5334@ebashford533412 күн бұрын
  • The first of three collaborations between Stephen King and Frank Darabont...each very memorable in their own way.

    @robincraft4682@robincraft468213 күн бұрын
    • The Green Mile and The Mist will really mess with your head, but also great!

      @Mister_Samsonite@Mister_Samsonite13 күн бұрын
    • I didn't love The Mist. But this and Green Mile are stellar

      @jsalvatori@jsalvatori13 күн бұрын
    • @@jsalvatori It's the ending of The Mist that was the ultimate mind f*ck. That was a script change from the book by Darabont.

      @Mister_Samsonite@Mister_Samsonite13 күн бұрын
    • The Mist and Shawshank Redemption are perfect companion pieces.

      @justinmccarty3886@justinmccarty388612 күн бұрын
    • ​@@justinmccarty3886Yes they are...almost always think about them as a set....King's shorter stories seem to really adapt well to the Big Screen...

      @brettrobinson2901@brettrobinson290112 күн бұрын
  • [18:40] "... No idea how to fend for itself". True for the bird, equally true for Brooks

    @chudez@chudez13 күн бұрын
  • After all the darkness & turmoil your face visibly brightened when you realized Andy had escaped, and the end of the movie gives you the feel good factor.

    @Tigermania@Tigermania13 күн бұрын
  • “I’m a convicted murderer who provides sound financial planning.” - The genius of this line is undeniable.

    @Stogie2112@Stogie211213 күн бұрын
  • White powder after showering was "delousing". Basically trying to kill anything like lice or other unwanted tagalongs that might come with people that don't clean/bathe regularly.

    @richardyoung3462@richardyoung346213 күн бұрын
    • In the late 1940's that could be the insecticide, DDT.

      @Otokichi786@Otokichi78613 күн бұрын
    • It was another form of flea powder like what was used on dogs and cats. "The attapulgite delousing powder is prepared from purified attapulgite clay, pyrethrum, stemona root, cnidium fruit, flavescent sophora root, garlic and borneol by mixing; grinding in a grinding machine and packaging."

      @richardyoung3462@richardyoung346213 күн бұрын
  • As a proud Mainah (resident of the state of Maine) I loved how places like Buxton are part of one of the greatest movies ever made.

    @thedarkknight2221@thedarkknight222113 күн бұрын
    • Wasn't the film shot in Ohio? I know that's where the building used for the prison is.

      @Fred-vy1hm@Fred-vy1hm13 күн бұрын
    • @@Fred-vy1hm true. Unfortunately it’s REALLY expensive to shoot in Maine. It’s known as Vacation land for a reason.

      @thedarkknight2221@thedarkknight222113 күн бұрын
  • Some films have good endings, and others have happy endings. This film had a triumphant ending!

    @Stogie2112@Stogie211213 күн бұрын
  • Omg yes! Green Mile is next! lol

    @MetalGearLiberty@MetalGearLiberty13 күн бұрын
    • I hope so 🙏

      @LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec13 күн бұрын
    • Joker: Forget the Green Mile! Try walking the Brown Mile!

      @AlienBemular@AlienBemular13 күн бұрын
    • @@AlienBemular Mr Jingles trumps the Joker. Go Green Mile!

      @loudoesreviews@loudoesreviews13 күн бұрын
    • ending a comment with "lol" makes everything else worthless...

      @calise616@calise61613 күн бұрын
    • Green mile is boring, I don’t like it at all.

      @thereisnopandemic@thereisnopandemic13 күн бұрын
  • Great reaction and editing from a YT veteran. Maintaining this is Red's story, that Andy came into HIS life, the meaning behind the film's title carries more weight.

    @08191906@0819190612 күн бұрын
  • Just my opinion, the movie should have won an Oscar for Best Original Musical Score. Magnificent soundtrack.

    @iamredoctober@iamredoctober13 күн бұрын
  • As defiant and flippant as Red sounded at his last parole review, he was approved for two reasons. 1) The parole boards had become "kinder and gentler" over the decades. 2) He was finally honest with them, instead of just saying what they wanted to hear.

    @Mister_Samsonite@Mister_Samsonite13 күн бұрын
  • 1995 Academy Awards for Best Picture had Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump and The Shawshank Redemption. All three could have won.1995 was a good year for movies! Forrest Gump won. "Get busy Living or get busy Dying." Great Film, Thanks Alys!

    @MrBedZeppelin@MrBedZeppelin13 күн бұрын
    • The notion that Pulp Fiction has any business being in a conversation with Gump and Shawshank is the biggest joke in movie history.

      @sweaquitygaming3549@sweaquitygaming354912 күн бұрын
    • @@sweaquitygaming3549 imagine having this much confidence and being that clueless. amazing

      @UpTheDown7@UpTheDown710 күн бұрын
    • The weakest of the three won

      @voightkampffchamp@voightkampffchampКүн бұрын
  • As a kid i remember just finding it funny the meanest guard in the movie is played by Clancy Brown the actor who voices Mr Crabs

    @PricefieldPunk@PricefieldPunk13 күн бұрын
    • Clancy Brown, in an interview much later, said that he felt conflicted about playing such a nasty character, until he realized that he was actually portraying Red's version of the worst aspects of the guards, and not actually a real person. At least that's how Clancy was able to deal with playing such a viscous character.

      @ronfehr7899@ronfehr789913 күн бұрын
    • Clancy Brown got a little typecast after this and also before this, having played one of the more vile bad guys in Highlander in 1986, the Kurgan. He started going for good guy roles, but often was cast into good guy but bad ass roles, like his role as a drill instructor in Startship Troopers. He's a fantastic actor who plays bad asses very well.

      @NateAZ@NateAZ13 күн бұрын
    • ​@NateAZ One role that I liked him in was the Frankenstein monster in the little-known movie The Bride, with singer Sting from The Police. Although monster would not be the appropriate term in this case, as he becomes more human as the movie progresses.

      @ronfehr7899@ronfehr789913 күн бұрын
    • He redeemed himself when he played another guard in “the Hurricane” with Denzel Washington.

      @TXRager@TXRager12 күн бұрын
    • @@TXRager "redeemed himself"? I didn't know he had done anything wrong.

      @davesunhammer4218@davesunhammer421811 күн бұрын
  • This movie didn't do as well as hoped in the theaters. It was only when released on VHS that it really developed a following.

    @ronfehr7899@ronfehr789913 күн бұрын
    • The same thing happened with The Princess Bride. Gotta love VHS.

      @KristineMaitland@KristineMaitland11 күн бұрын
  • As a Star Wars fan I figured you'd like how much Clancy Brown (plays the head guard) has contributed to Star Wars over the years. He's voiced a lot of characters (Savage Oppress from Clone Wars, Montross in the Jango Fett Bounty Hunter game and Ryder Azadi in Rebels) and played a few live action ones too (Burg on The Mandalorian and Ryder again in Ahsoka). Outside of Star Wars he's been in a lot of live action stuff (Highlander, Buckaroo Banzai, Daredevil) and voices a ton of characters including Mr Krabs on Spongebob.

    @thedoctor4327@thedoctor432713 күн бұрын
    • He saved the entire human race in Starship Troopers.

      @clh35@clh3513 күн бұрын
    • @@clh35 It wasn't the mighty fleet or a fancy new weapon, it was a drill instructor named Zim who captured a Brain!

      @thedoctor4327@thedoctor432712 күн бұрын
  • I could listen to Morgan Freeman read a phone book...and every time I see him waiting in the park alone for Jake, my heart breaks...💔 -Brooks was here

    @krisfrederick5001@krisfrederick500113 күн бұрын
  • Brooks was here.

    @jahimjauh-hey5653@jahimjauh-hey565313 күн бұрын
  • The cardigan that Andy started wearing was Brooks

    @margiewilliams537@margiewilliams53712 күн бұрын
  • The stuff tossed on the new inmates was actually for delousing them. It wouldn't do to have the prison infested with lice.

    @ronfehr7899@ronfehr789913 күн бұрын
  • I got my tissues ready 🤧

    @DirtBirdurple@DirtBirdurple13 күн бұрын
  • This and the Green Mile are the best adaptations of stories written by Stephen King.

    @timprice5747@timprice574711 күн бұрын
  • I'm not normally into movies with this subject matter, but I can't deny that Shawshank Redemption is a rare example of perfection!

    @LuminairPrime@LuminairPrime11 күн бұрын
  • Easily one of the greatest movies ever made. Possibly THE greatest movie ever made. I don’t cry in movies normally but I cry a few times throughout this film every single time.

    @joeydrummer7929@joeydrummer79297 күн бұрын
  • Such a great movie that sadly didn't win any Oscars

    @JordanCesaroni93@JordanCesaroni9313 күн бұрын
  • When it’s all broken down, it’s a story about love. Love that one person has for another. Whether it’s romantic or platonic, humans have a desire to love and be loved. Andy and Red find that, one way or another.

    @crinbob@crinbob12 күн бұрын
    • Maybe I'm just saying what you are a different way, but to me it was about hope. Hope when life deals you a cruel hand, hope to keep your head and your heart when the good you do is wrested away, hope to resist and triumph over evil, the hope of being free within even when you're sitting in a prison for decades.

      @alexanderriley2979@alexanderriley297911 күн бұрын
  • 24:44 - "washing the money?" LOL, that is the cutest - she was thinking of "laundering" money, which sounds like laundry, hence, washing the money. 😊🤣😊

    @Paul.H8Cfood@Paul.H8Cfood9 күн бұрын
  • One of the most satisfying endings in film history.

    @dtnetlurker@dtnetlurker12 күн бұрын
  • You made a good point about Andy's advice being "out of date at some time" (I don't think I've heard someone realize that before), because laws and rules change, but I would bet that the Warden had all of that brought to Andy at his request. Andy is that 'smart banker' who's going to know he needs constant new changes in laws.

    @MoMoMyPup10@MoMoMyPup1013 күн бұрын
  • A couple of things. Andy almost certainly would have earned certain privileges and trust among the guards so that could explain why his cell wasn’t checked for so long. Also there’s a very good chance that while working near the wardens office he could have heard a weather report on the radio or read one in that days newspaper. That could have helped him choose that night.

    @UncleQue@UncleQue12 күн бұрын
  • I understand Brooks. Sometimes I wake up as scared middle of the night. Trying to find out where I am and who I am. Then trying to go back sleeping but my heart bumps too powerful that I feel like bed shaking because of earthquake.

    @captainofdunedain3993@captainofdunedain399313 күн бұрын
  • I wasn’t expecting you to watch this movie, but yes I’m glad you’re watching The Shawshank Redemption, because it’s the number (#) one (1) highest rated movie in the IMDB, it’s easily a masterpiece, and I think you should definitely watch The Green Mile, Gladiator, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and Stranger Things at some point

    @brysonfreeman7226@brysonfreeman722613 күн бұрын
  • Alyska! I strongly recommend “Interstellar” (2014). I give it my highest recommendation. It is one of the best science fiction films ever made. A true emotional roller coaster. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy and Michael Caine

    @Stogie2112@Stogie211213 күн бұрын
  • Andy left that for Redd after he got out, but he planned it all along. Andy told Redd about the wall/tree hoping he would get out. That was amazing!

    @stevenmonte7397@stevenmonte73976 күн бұрын
  • Hello there Alyce!😊 That is delousing powder for lice they throw on the prisoners, which was a big problem back then. I think you meant laundering money, Alyce. Actually, in the wardens case it would just be embezzling and kickbacks. You only need to launder money when you are dealing with sequential bills, like from a bank. This film is actually part of an unofficial trilogy from writer Stephen King and director Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead). The other two films are "The Green Mile" (1999) which is phenomenal (Bring tissues😭) and "The Mist" (2007) which is a true King horror story.😱 Great reactions to this very well made film, Alyce!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏

    @mikebrown7326@mikebrown732613 күн бұрын
  • 24:45 “Washing the money” lol close! It’s called laundering.. similar to laundry so I see how you made that connection 🤣🤣

    @5634TY@5634TY13 күн бұрын
    • Her saying that remind me of a joke I said at a laundramat one time that scarred the hell out of a woman. The woman was taking her laundry out of a washing machine when she pulled out a twenty dollar bill and I told her she better hope the police don't find out about laundering that 20. She looked at me, puzzled by what I said. I told her that it was against the law to launder money and showed her an article that happened to be in the newspaper that day about a drug dealer who had been convicted of multiple crimes including money laundering. After I realized it scarred her, I felt bad and had to convince her that money laundering (the crime) wasn't literally washing it but was obscuring where the money came from and this was often done by depositing in a bank under an assumed name.

      @chuckster255@chuckster2558 күн бұрын
    • @@chuckster255 I wonder how far you coulda taken that joke if you hadn’t told her the truth lol

      @5634TY@5634TY7 күн бұрын
  • Dogs tracking humans can actually still easily track them through water.

    @TheDaringPastry1313@TheDaringPastry13139 күн бұрын
  • At 36:48, nobody ever seems to notice this but Red is narrating how Andy's favorite hobby is toting his wall out into the exercise yard. Which begs the question, how did Red know? But we don't find out until the end of the movie how he knows.

    @tambuistuff@tambuistuff12 күн бұрын
    • Well it must've happened after these two reunited when Andy must've recalled his tale to Red about how he managed to put his escape plan into action.

      @zzzzzzzzzzzk@zzzzzzzzzzzk12 күн бұрын
    • @@zzzzzzzzzzzk That's precisely what must have happened. But for first time viewing, I don't think anybody catches up on this as they're watching this scene.

      @tambuistuff@tambuistuff12 күн бұрын
  • Love this reaction.. you have brilliant energy and enthusiasm

    @boreilly82@boreilly8213 күн бұрын
  • My favorite movie of all time! Glad you enjoyed.

    @ManadaCan@ManadaCan8 күн бұрын
  • “Salvation lies within” -Warden as he hands the Bible back to Andy not realizing the rock hammer is inside

    @UsamaAhmad@UsamaAhmadКүн бұрын
  • 18:36 Good call. In the short story, Jake's body is found by the wall not long after (just in case Brooks' fate wasn't enough of a bummer).😭

    @SilentBob731@SilentBob73113 күн бұрын
    • I was reading through to see if anyone had said this, but you beat me to the punch.

      @SFOlson@SFOlson12 күн бұрын
    • @@SFOlson Got lucky on this one.🙂 And most people here probably never read it.🤔

      @SilentBob731@SilentBob73112 күн бұрын
  • I recently saw it for the first time and I easily consider it to be one of the greatest movies of all time.

    @jacksonconley5117@jacksonconley51173 күн бұрын
  • The maggot part went from ew to wholesome lol

    @flinkehh@flinkehh13 күн бұрын
  • 18:10 Red makes a comment here that Brooks probably couldn't obtain a library card even if he tried upon his being paroled. About five yrs after this film was released, I was employed @ the Malibu Public Library working the circulation desk. One day while I was on staff, actor James Whitmore entered into the building, made his way over to where I was stationed and stated to me that he'd been residing in that particular city for thirty yrs and that that was the very first occasion he actually made a point of visiting the local library there. So I registered him right on the spot. And therefore, I'd like to believe that "Brooks Hatlen" did, in fact, receive his library card after all.

    @craigtalbott731@craigtalbott73113 күн бұрын
    • That is awesome. :)

      @alexanderriley2979@alexanderriley297911 күн бұрын
  • Great reaction. Brooks talking about Jake showing up to say hello -- yeah, that's the part that usually gets me.

    @charleslee8313@charleslee831311 күн бұрын
  • In case your curious, in the story this movie is based on Brooks was convicted for murdering his wife and daughter after a streak of losing at poker.

    @stonecoldku4161@stonecoldku416112 күн бұрын
  • Fun updated fact about Ashley: I don't know if Alyce fulfilled her dream but she seems happy, but ella Freya despite her difficulties fulfilled her dream and is calm, it is poetic that Ashley Graham made Freya stronger and improved her life a lot. end of report :) 😊

    @elidiota.7947@elidiota.79478 күн бұрын
  • If you haven't seen The Green Mile you should watch that too it's written by Stephen King as well and directed by Frank Darabont also.

    @Kettlecadd@Kettlecadd13 күн бұрын
  • In Darabont's original vision for the end of the film, Red is seen riding a bus towards the Mexican border, leaving his fate ambiguous. Glotzer insisted on including the scene of Red and Andy reuniting in Zihuatanejo.

    @beesly01@beesly0112 күн бұрын
  • Here’s a few more top films. Good will hunting, saving private Ryan, Forrest Gump, gladiator, braveheart, tropic thunder, green mile, silence of the lambs, field of dreams

    @anthonyguadagnino2681@anthonyguadagnino268113 күн бұрын
  • This movie was so much better than the book. The movie gave us the reunion that we needed.

    @MegaForrestgump@MegaForrestgump8 күн бұрын
  • A beautiful movie with a stellar cast! I hope you’ll enjoy it Alyska!

    @tonydeluna8095@tonydeluna809513 күн бұрын
  • They don't make great movies like this anymore, still some, just not many. This movie was when I became a Frank Darabont fan, his filmmaking skills are remarkable, still hates how AMC treat him in The Walking Dead, imgine if he still on the project.

    @jackhsu3458@jackhsu345813 күн бұрын
  • I just realized that Morgan Freeman had 2 what's in the box moments in 1994.

    @dahveed72@dahveed7211 күн бұрын
  • Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie of all time. I really admire Andy, a character I long to emulate every day.

    @thiagocastrodias2@thiagocastrodias28 күн бұрын
  • Just an amazing movie. It's much more brutal to watch the first time, because you don't know how it ends. On subsequent viewings, you know the end is coming, so it's easier to deal with the rough moments. My favorite movie of all time.

    @lathspell87@lathspell87Күн бұрын
  • Many argued this was an Oscar winning picture but although this movie was nomated for Best Picture at the 1995 Oscars, nothing stopped Forrest Gump that year as it beated out Shawshank for Best Picture.

    @angelomaurizio1668@angelomaurizio166812 күн бұрын
  • Single most satisfying movie made

    @realisticthought1781@realisticthought178112 күн бұрын
  • I watched this ina highschool class, i wonder if others fell asleep while i watched

    @sylent771@sylent7713 сағат бұрын
  • I know you've played RDR. You probably don't remember it, but there was a tree and long wall that looked similar to what you saw in this movie, I believe not far from Beecher's Hope. It was one of the treasure quests you can do in the game. Anyway, the tree and wall are an Easter Egg for this movie.

    @Asher8328@Asher832813 күн бұрын
  • Hard to believe that the actor that played the vicious guard was Clancy Brown, who was also the voice actor for Hank in Detroit Become Human. I'm sure there are some of us here that still remember you playing that gem of a game.

    @stevewf@stevewf13 күн бұрын
    • Mr Krabs, too!

      @chrisspringer2744@chrisspringer274411 күн бұрын
  • This movie makes me emotional. I always thought it was a story about the fight many of us have during life. That is, I think Andy and Red are representative of two traits both alive in me. Maybe like the angel on one shoulder and devil on the other. A part of me always wanted to let go of the fear and take the risks...go where my heart and desire took me. The other part (like Red) kept saying look at the reality, stay with this job, stick with it, don't take the risk. And the prison is the prison many of us live in when the fear of leaving the comfort zone directs our life choices. It is an amazing movie. One you can watch many times and it doesn't get old. Thank you.

    @Marta_Lledo_Video_Channel@Marta_Lledo_Video_Channel12 күн бұрын
  • Shawshank Redemption is my default film I say whenever anyone asks my favourite film. It's amazing. I love how they met at Shawshank but then met again later on in such a beautiful coastal free open setting.

    @birdchurch9488@birdchurch948812 күн бұрын
  • This is my favourite film. I'm glad you loved it

    @shawnpendlebury5517@shawnpendlebury551713 күн бұрын
  • Such a fantastic film and pretty faithful to the story written by Stephen King. Other movies directed by Frank Darabont based on Stephen King's stories I recommend are The Green Mile and the The Mist. One might leave you in tears; the other might give you nightmares.

    @jtser8322@jtser832213 күн бұрын
  • There was a time when this was almost always on cable, on some channel or the other, and any time I came across it I watched from wherever I came in to the end. One of the greatest movies ever made. And it's a non-horror story written by Stephen King! Fun fact - the novella that the source story appears in also had two other stories adapted - "Apt Pupil", and one of my other all-time favorite movies "Stand by Me" ("The Body" in the novella)! Loved your reaction - I was so happy when you tentatively guessed the ending, and knew you'd be thrilled!

    @moleman1976@moleman197613 күн бұрын
  • Now here comes another challenge. Green Mile. Same writer/director adapting Stephen King's work, but most fans are torn between these two films. The Writer/director also adapted another one of King's story, but it's more a horror/thriller film. So much so that even King himself applauded at the subversion of his original ending...

    @omen25901@omen2590111 күн бұрын
  • Weirdos is a funny way of spelling rapists...

    @RunicMike@RunicMike11 күн бұрын
  • "Forrest Gump" is a must react thats similar to this

    @chucknorris2266@chucknorris22669 күн бұрын
    • She's reacted to that already! You'll find it in her Film Reactions playlist.

      @adamparker43@adamparker439 күн бұрын
  • Great reaction 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 Pitt 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

    @MarcoMM1@MarcoMM113 күн бұрын
  • Shawshank redemption is a masterpiece. No matter if the inmates are guilty or not, you start to feel for them. The concept I get the strong feeling around is the concept of Institutionalisation. To be so scared of leaving prison, that you do anything to stay there. it is so, I dunno if fascinating is the correct term for it. I know of criminals that just can not live as a free man. Their life just falls apart but when they are in prison, they are the perfect inmate. Just imagine for Brooks. According to redemption wiki, he went into prison 1912. When he left prison it was 1955. How much has changed during those years? When he went in, cars did not exist. It was horses and wagons. Coming out, he was almost hit by a car, with no horse. It makes 100% sense he was terrified. I do not care if he was guilty or not, just imagine the fear. Just imagine an inmate today. Went into prison 1970s and is allowed to live prison today in 2024. With the insane change in technology with computers and cellphones and everything. It is insane. Thanks for a great reaction, Alyska.

    @mrborgeusborg1541@mrborgeusborg154113 күн бұрын
  • This movie is consistently in the official number one or two spot of all time. Over the years, it has held the number one spot longer than any other movie. It may fall out of it for a week or two, but then it takes it back for months. Oddly enough, when Stephen King strays from horror, he writes some absolutely amazing stories. Stand By Me, Apt Pupil, The Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis... Oddly enough, no one will touch his most horrifying works.

    @highlander31527@highlander3152713 күн бұрын
  • We have a term here in the US. Its called being "Shawshanked". Its when you're flipping through channels and come upon a movie in the middle and have to finish watching it no matter where you catch it. This is THAT film. You cant NOT watch it. No matter what part it is on. Stephen King is such a masterful storyteller. This is one of his greatest masterpieces, in my opinion. I love that you understood the underlying meaning of the movie. NEVER give up hope. Ever. Its always a good thing. My favorite bit of trivia in this all is that Hadley, the prison guard, is the man that does the voice of Mr. Crabs on Spongebob Squarepants. Talk about range! 😂Still, this is regarded as one of the greatest, if not THE greatest movie ever made. Endlessly watchable. And, as you said, such a beautiful story. Glad you loved it. New sub. Great reaction.

    @jennthabombdiggity@jennthabombdiggity12 күн бұрын
  • Still my favourite movie of all time! It goes to some very dark and depressing places but through all that manages to leave you with an incredible sense of hope that no matter how bad things get, there is always hope for the future and never fails to leave me feeling uplifted happy and hopeful no matter how bad I felt beforehand, and love seeing it have the same impact on others via these reaction vids :)

    @locutus9956@locutus9956Күн бұрын
  • One of the most surprising thing about this movie is that the original story was written by Stephen King. I did not expect such wholesome story from From an horror author.

    @ghyslainabel@ghyslainabel13 күн бұрын
    • Take a look at the "Different Seasons" collection of stories that yielded three landmark movies.

      @Otokichi786@Otokichi78613 күн бұрын
    • He's not just a horror author. He college-educated, taught high school English. He's probably been thru the essential canon of English literature quite a few times.

      @alexanderriley2979@alexanderriley297911 күн бұрын
  • ❤ I never stop quoting this film to friends and anyone that is going through despair because it epitomises the power of hope. The very last line from Red is I hope. Yes it's definitely a film to revisit when you need that dose of hope, I think I may have watched it over 20 times since I first saw it 😊

    @AMBatty@AMBatty12 күн бұрын
  • In the book, Red is an Irishman. Amazing movie, it is #1 on IMDb for a reason, I don't normally like these types of stories but this movie is amazing ❤

    @feldegast@feldegast13 күн бұрын
  • The Green Mile next for sure, same director. Gonna hit the feels

    @dmr87@dmr8712 күн бұрын
  • The end of this movie is just crying 20 mins straight for me

    @TheJerbol@TheJerbol11 күн бұрын
  • The Thomas Newman score was the perfect compliment. Dont recall what it was up against at the Academy Awards but it was one of the many times Newman got robbed. Nice reaction. New subscriber here and looking forward to seeing your honest reactions to other heart wrenching films.

    @itt23r@itt23r13 күн бұрын
  • Andy and Boba Fett have things in common. Like stuff and things.

    @toddkindron8506@toddkindron85066 күн бұрын
  • In the book, Red, is both white and an old irish guy. Which makes it all the funnier when Morgan Freeman says, "Maybe it's because I'm Irish".

    @Airihi@Airihi10 күн бұрын
  • This movie is one of my top 5 of all time I have seen. So good. Great casting, and great story.

    @SC457A@SC457A13 күн бұрын
  • Don't feel bad. Morgan freeman has joked that the reason the movie did bad was because people couldn't say the title to recomend it to others XD The fact this came the same week as jurasic park didn't help either ;w;

    @magitek09@magitek0911 күн бұрын
  • The best ending in a movie EVER.

    @djinx296@djinx29612 күн бұрын
  • one of my favorite movies of all time! hope is a good thing Alyce

    @grifmaximus@grifmaximus13 күн бұрын
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