Morgan Freeman's portrayal of Red slowly warmy up to Andy Dufresne is brilliantly played. Subtle isn't easy and Freeman does it so magnificently.
@kateruterbories26924 жыл бұрын
Tim Robbins is Andy and Andy is Tim. I can't imagine anyone else in the role. Clancy Brown, Morgan Freeman and really the whole cast were so good. It's one of my go to films. Loved it from first view!!
@lilivonshtup38084 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad Frank Darabont didn't sell it to Rob Reiner. He's a great filmmaker, but his cast choices would have ruined it.
@suzycreamcheesez43714 жыл бұрын
Clancy brown was so good!
@kateruterbories26924 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes! Soooo good!
@RJ-xx5dh2 жыл бұрын
Me neither! And Charlie Sheen would never work. At all!
@samuelkeogh10582 жыл бұрын
If it was anyone else you’d be saying that about them 🤣
@stephenpimblett11734 жыл бұрын
Personally, I would say that both Shawshank and Green Mile are 2 films that is as close to perfection that a movie can get. I never tire of watching either.
@lynns.2875 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with you... and the reason ...Frank Darabont's screenplays (and direction). His screenplays captured the essence of King's stories like no one else could, and these are the best Stephen King stories in my opinion...and I love most everything he wrote!!
@mybj252 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@jackiewhite1574 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah 👍
@dirtydingus5465 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Green Mile is a great one also! Good pick!
@besticudcumupwith202 Жыл бұрын
...Green Mile was good until the "magic mouth glow/expelling ash(?)" bit. That was kinda cheesy.
@gayleklein72434 жыл бұрын
The ending was the beginning of another story. Such a beautifully written film. Absolutely seamless.
@ichigokuroable4 жыл бұрын
Lord Brain it would ruin it
@MikeMaduxx4 жыл бұрын
@Lord Brain a sequel I would watch but they dont go back to prison. They have a great adventure in Mexico..
@availanila4 жыл бұрын
@@MikeMaduxx still ruin it. Forrest Gump and Shawshank redemption should both never have anything added to them.
@MikeMaduxx4 жыл бұрын
@@availanila I agree, but if it did happen, that's how I'd want to see.
@pcirincione4 жыл бұрын
It is a beautifully written novella taken almost word for word from King.
@AtariBorn4 жыл бұрын
Portraying the reunion between Andy and Red was absolutely mandatory as, in the context of the film, each man becomes the most important and impactful person in each others' life. Justified.
@Mac-po1sr4 жыл бұрын
I like that scene to, but the short story ended with Red on the bus headed for the border. In the book you never know for sure if he meets Andy again. Which is probably why the director wanted it that way.
@sto47134 жыл бұрын
I saw in an interview where Morgan said he was asked by the director who he would like to act with and he said Tim. It makes a difference sometimes when you like and respect the person you are playing off!
@captainnemo96784 жыл бұрын
I love Forest Gump and I love Pulp Fiction too but Shawshank Redemption holds a very special place in my heart that no other movie can ever take.
@simonkevnorris4 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I saw Shawshank and was 'blown away' - same with The Green Mile and Bladerunner
@deborahflorence23324 жыл бұрын
ME TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@bobapbob58124 жыл бұрын
Unlike the other two I can watch Shawshank over and over
@dontworrybehappy80802 жыл бұрын
I realize competition that year was tough, but the flick should have won something.
@johnwerkheiser5555 Жыл бұрын
Tough choice but The Shawshank Redemption is the best of the three.
@manofbeard4 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen this film so many times and I never tire of it. It’s a classic that will go down through time.
@menom7 Жыл бұрын
Agreed completely!!! I can NEVER tire of watching this one!!!
@kathrynfriend2218 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time faves and always a go to. 😍
@falkorornothing261 Жыл бұрын
My buddy and me have argued over Andy's innocence. I'm curious what you guys think.
@AndrewsArt784 жыл бұрын
They don't quite make movies like this anymore. Perhaps today's movie makers should take notes. This in my opinion is the greatest movie of all time.
@mraun6904 жыл бұрын
Fight The Words making movies has become an industry and is no longer a passion.
@MrJackfaire4 жыл бұрын
Theodore Rex. Movies are movies some are enjoyed. Some aren't. Citizen Kane bombed. Now it's considered a classic. There is no golden age of anything everyone just forgets about the stuff they didn't like or was less popular.
@deborahflorence23324 жыл бұрын
I AGREEEEEEEEEEEEE ! The bond between Andy and Red was amazing!!!!!!
@nkechi19644 жыл бұрын
Check out The Last Castle w/ Robert Redford
@natalie82124 жыл бұрын
The problem is that the public no longer praises original ideas. Of course, not for everyone, but Ruby Sparks was an original movie idea and it got no recognition. If there is no demand for intelligent original ideas, the supply will dwindle as we've seen for far too long.
@baxattax66534 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad they included the ending. One of the best in cinema history.
@angelangelushev16513 жыл бұрын
Ending in to the bus, just sayng "I hope..." is much better! An open end would make the viewer to think and dream.
@margoh.94232 жыл бұрын
@@angelangelushev1651 but we did that throughout the movie. By juxtaposing the sweet ending with the rest of the movie is an absolute reward for the journey. I believe it's what keeps us coming back.
@chaserofthelight1737 Жыл бұрын
Makes me cry every time.
@normie2716 Жыл бұрын
@@angelangelushev1651 Eh. Certain films work better with an ambiguous ending, certainly. But in the case of Shawshank, I feel like we spent enough time dealing with Andy's suffering, and Red's redemption that the payoff ending is more appropriate. And it leaves the viewer with a more positive feeling about the film overall. I just don't think there's anything wrong with giving the audience what they want, sometimes.
@barracudav.44834 жыл бұрын
to this day there is no other movie that makes me stop channel surfing. regardless of where the movie is I stop and watch it through.
@JadenKaye4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, but Goodfellas and Steel Magnolias receive that same action from me. It can be the last fifteen and the channel surfing still stops.
@dukevw4 жыл бұрын
Same for me!
@jonjones9714 жыл бұрын
Barracuda V. Exactly ...my wife always walks away when she see me watching it over and over ....... the longest day is another film that I always watch again .....
@jhernando1124 жыл бұрын
If I could give you 1000 likes for this comment I would because you're absolutely spot on.
@chrisbrown61684 жыл бұрын
Many a time I have thought, 'going to be soon, got work in the morning.' To then find myself awake at 1am watching red meet Andy on the beach
@ashleybrown47544 жыл бұрын
The hole was perfectly round because Andy had meticulous nature. He loved his rocks.
@jawstrock22154 жыл бұрын
And yet, he left a huge almost perfectly cube rock in the way near the start of it. Best way to injure yourself while digging/checking other side/leaving..
@funkmasterdub4 жыл бұрын
Geology, the science of time and pressure....exactly what Andy needed.
@xjcrossx4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. It wasn't dirt, it was a wall, he had to fit through it, and he was meticulous and had years. He would have made it as close to a perfect circle as he could.
@ericchambers90234 жыл бұрын
A bigger glaring issue is when Andy breaks into the sewage pipe to finish his escape. How can the sewage fountain up, under pressure, when he breaks through, when the far end of the pipe is open to dump into the stream, in a straight line?
@ffjsb4 жыл бұрын
@@ericchambers9023 Exactly. Not to mention the methane gas and smell...
@dawudbish38604 жыл бұрын
The Red role seems to fit Morgan Freeman like a glove.
@silvrbck14 жыл бұрын
@no name Morgan Freeman is just so cool. I think any movie that he is in is going to good. I feel the same about Denzel Washington.
@silvrbck14 жыл бұрын
@no name Fallen (1998)
@johnnyquest95194 жыл бұрын
I think his character was supposed to be a white Irish redhead. I think in the book at least
@bobp10164 жыл бұрын
I agree. Morgan Freeman is my favorite actor.
@bluegenes22734 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's because he's irish.
@cappyjones4 жыл бұрын
Watching it with someone who has never seen it before is almost as good as seeing it for the first time 😀👍
@kenbrunet61204 жыл бұрын
It's like a commodity to me. If i find out somone hasn't see it. I immediately make plans to witness their first viewing!! lol
@nicolajvangsgaard61444 жыл бұрын
Except when the one you are watching it with like movies like Transformers and Fast & Furious and ends up saying "It was alright"
@kenbrunet61204 жыл бұрын
@@nicolajvangsgaard6144 lol yeah i lose my shit. And their stock goes way down
@natalie82124 жыл бұрын
My ex refused to watch it with me! He said " is this some bullshit prison movie?" And nothing I said would get him past around the one time he watched the first 10 minutes or so... :(
@kenbrunet61204 жыл бұрын
@@natalie8212 I understand why he's your ex lol
@billyperry77794 жыл бұрын
No movie captured the human spirit more than this one. We see the best and worst in people. Love this flick so much.
@michaellewis77152 жыл бұрын
I consider this film one of my top 5 films of all time! Story line, characters, setting, and the amazing ending is epoch. I was surprised when my sister-in-law told me it was originally a Stephen King short story. Some movies are so good I never tire of rewatching them, this is definitely one of them.
@FallenAngel53 Жыл бұрын
How this never won an Oscar is totally beyond me tbh.
@craigmiller8577 Жыл бұрын
Because it was up against Pulp fiction, which could have won in most years and Forrest Gump.
@FallenAngel53 Жыл бұрын
@@craigmiller8577 oh yeh I forgot those two x
@Pango5697 Жыл бұрын
It went against Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump….I remember watching the Oscars and I knew then it had no shot.
@johnnyquest95194 жыл бұрын
I feel the best part of this whole movie is the ending when red is walking on the beach towards Andy. I don't know what it is, it just makes me feel really good inside that he finally made it
@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys4 жыл бұрын
Ditto if anyone is a normal person~!
@maverickrhodes24324 жыл бұрын
You can re-rlease this today and it would still sell out cinemas..
@travisbray69584 жыл бұрын
@Joe Sudz yh the reason it bomb was because forrest gump came out the same year and after a year the video tape came out and everyone bought it a year After its release
@pauledwards94164 жыл бұрын
No you are stupid this movie was a flop
@corimyers49854 жыл бұрын
@@pauledwards9416 They did re-release it here in Houston. Did extremely well.
@shaneosullivan55693 жыл бұрын
And pulp fiction came out the very same day as it
@bibliusz7773 жыл бұрын
especially in these times
@BrianPollard4 жыл бұрын
Interestingly enough, Tom Hanks did finally star in another prison movie written by Stephen King, and directed by Frank Darabont: The Green Mile.
@mraun6904 жыл бұрын
Brian Pollard the green mile is so sad. I always cry when they turn the switch on Coffee. 😭
@johnleak27564 жыл бұрын
Along with the fact that three actors that were in the Shawshank Redemption were also in The Green Mile. The prosecuting attorney was a guard on the mile and two prisoners played the father of the twins and the sheriff, respectively.
@jb8888888884 жыл бұрын
I suspect that the real reason Tom Hanks passed on _Shawshank_ was because there isn't a scene of Andy peeing.
@CameronCajun4 жыл бұрын
@Brian Pollard I have SO loved each of these movies (and they, bc of similarity, even reside tangentially together somewhere within me --- yeah, I know that sounded weird --- sorry best I could do!). Therefore, I really appreciated learning this interesting connection. Thanks for taking the time to share this bit of info. Cheers...
@CameronCajun4 жыл бұрын
@laing jay I couldn't agree more regarding fav choice. I find it interesting that both villians (Warden - TSR; Percy - TGM) presented with psychopathic behavior but were both exposed as truly "spineless chicken-shits,".......arguably. But when you mentioned inability to choose fav, you really stopped me in my tracks! I impulsively first thought, "TSR," for sure! But then I started thinking of "TGM" and how John Coffey touched the hearts of Paul, Brutus, Harry, and Dean and each of those character arcs. [OMG, when Dean can't stop crying at the end, I freaking lose it!!! (Shit, I'm tearing up now!!) ...just keep that between you and me, ok? 😉 ] Anyway, I thought "TSR" was King of the #1 spot for me, until you really made me really think of why I also love "TGM." (...kind of a small epiphany.. shit, eyes are still wet!! Damn that Dean!!!!)
@frodoshaggins30354 жыл бұрын
I know forest gump is good but I’ve always said Shawshank deserved the Oscar.
@michaeloberg30184 жыл бұрын
Frodo Shaggins Agreed. And PULP FICTION deserved to win above both of those!
@marus8154 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@motodog2424 жыл бұрын
For the longest time I thought that, but Forest Gump deserved its Oscar. I love both films very dearly, and I love Shawshank more, but Forest Gump has the better story, rewatchability, and it's Hanks' best role to date.
@chadcognac56264 жыл бұрын
Frodo Shaggins , yeah, Id say FG was number 3.
@michaeloberg30184 жыл бұрын
motodog242 Forrest Gump was an overhyped, manipulative, arrogant movie full of flaws and stereotypes. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie still! But there is no comparison to Pulp Fiction, a truly unique, original, inventive movie at its time that influenced the way movies are made even today. People debate that, but Tarantino and Pulp Fiction forced filmmakers to regroup and strive for more clever ways to tell their stories.
@dunkle7524 жыл бұрын
Greatest. Movie. Ever. If I'm just out of the shower on a Saturday afternoon and Shawshank happens to be on I will sit on the edge of my bed in a towel until it's over no matter how much is left.
@angie-tq4ew4 жыл бұрын
I do that too. No matter what I intended to watch when I turn on the TV, if SR is on, I won't stop watching.
@angie-tq4ew4 жыл бұрын
"Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend. " - Red
@sandrapalacio96144 жыл бұрын
That is my favorite thought!!!! I have this written in many places
@dylanvalesco15384 жыл бұрын
I think people forget he's a murder.
@leila71324 жыл бұрын
Shawshank Redemption is on a par with It's A Wonderful Life. Both only did modestly well upon release, and yet the sheer power of the stories they tell have cemented them into our collective consciousness. And both are blessed with the most satisfying endings movies can deliver. 🥰
@bobp10164 жыл бұрын
This movie had a awesome script!
@dylanvalesco15384 жыл бұрын
@Joe Sudz what do you mean what? Haven't you seen the movie?
@serenanorris61294 жыл бұрын
My favorite line in the movie is " I had to come to prison to become a criminal"
@xjcrossx4 жыл бұрын
And the Morgan Freeman's laugh right after is perfect!! Lol
@ddd1hhh4 жыл бұрын
serena Norris “on the outside, I was as straight as an arrow...”
@Dr.PhilGood784 жыл бұрын
The line was, I had to come to prison to be a (crook)
@davidhoover31424 жыл бұрын
xlxcrossxlx ;
@albertflores68674 жыл бұрын
I say that line all the time. One of the best lines ever in a movie and so true
@manyasokhanda94324 жыл бұрын
An amazing film. I can't believe it never won an oscar.
@kalvenjamieson4 жыл бұрын
Winning an Oscar would only detract on how great this movie is , what would be more correct is the Oscars don't deserve this movie , the love people have for this film trumps any little statue
@manyasokhanda94324 жыл бұрын
Kalven Jamieson well said
@simonkevnorris4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but it just reflects on the whole Oscar 'thing'......
@ItsNotMeItsYou0074 жыл бұрын
Didn't they say it was up against Forrest Gump and it was not seen by a lot of people?
@g.w.78934 жыл бұрын
Neither will Joker.
@ellafoster14214 жыл бұрын
No one could play Andy and Red better than Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
@kristinesmart244 жыл бұрын
Amen, Sister! Perfection!
@ianashby14494 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not
@sadracetes44784 жыл бұрын
Period
@boscobos67242 жыл бұрын
Charlie Sheen would’ve ruined it
@Jerrymouse79 Жыл бұрын
The actors they mentioned that either wanted it or were offered it would not have done the same job as Tim And Morgan et al. Could you imagine Charlie Sheen in it? Omg hell no!
@tommygriffin7834 жыл бұрын
I remember thinking it would take a man 600 years to tunnel out of here with that rock hammer...... old Andy did it in less than 20
@digeme694 жыл бұрын
Clint Eastwood got out in a less time in Escape from Alcatraz in 1979. Shawshank is virtually a carbon copy of that film!
@jonmarrie80934 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite lines
@paulafigueroa1573 Жыл бұрын
Both movies look like the same argument, I agree on that. But the difference is the acting on them. They are both unique. Thanks for pointing that out.
@WJV9 Жыл бұрын
@@digeme69 - Similar story but definitely not a copy, much better story and acting.
@LauraBCReyna Жыл бұрын
@@digeme69 PAPILLON with Steve McQueen & Dustin Hoffman playing the friends is also a similar-- but not the same-- movie.
@zoraizmasud29424 жыл бұрын
A great movie is not known by the number of awards but by the number of lovers❤️
@beezer12254 жыл бұрын
So true!!
@Lisargarza4 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched Forest Gump once, maybe twice in pieces. But Shawshank??? I’ve watched it at least a half dozen times, always anticipating that transcendent ending “I hope...”
@angie-tq4ew4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I've passed by watching Forest Gump many times while channel surfing, but I have never, ever passed by Shawshank Redemption. Whenever I see it on TV, I watch it - and I have the DVD, so it says a lot.
@deborahflorence23324 жыл бұрын
You are very astute! I love your comment! I would like to add that a GREAT movie is known by..........
@zoraizmasud29424 жыл бұрын
Deborah Florence My Pleasure😇 Sure I can change it
@frankunodostres4734 жыл бұрын
there is nobody who hates the shawshank redemption. that can only be said about very few films
@robbybiddle92364 жыл бұрын
I hated it because I’m edgy.
@richnfamous594 жыл бұрын
I don't hate it... I just think it's overrated
@vinsanity19764 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't trust someone who actually hated this movie to be around my family. I would forever glare at them like Gran Torino Clint Eastwood... "You are WRONG, Eggroll !!"
@davidmihevc39904 жыл бұрын
Shawshank is definitely one of my all time favs. To each their own.
@kykk33654 жыл бұрын
33,546 Godfather fan boys prove you wrong.
@todddougherty94924 жыл бұрын
Every single actor in this movie was, shall I say, perfect??? Yes I shall.
@krw8214 жыл бұрын
I was an extra as this was filmed in my hometown the summer (1993) after I graduated high school. A couple more things you didn't know...The cell blocks were actually built for the movie in a warehouse in downtown Mansfield, OH, the cafeteria scenes (that was real food!) were filmed in what was previously used as the visitation room in the former Ohio State Reformatory, wood shop scenes (my leg makes its silver screen debut!) filmed in Upper Sandusky, OH, laundry scenes in Akron, OH, and the end beach scene was Florida Keys, not Mexico.
@bethkeady7025 Жыл бұрын
it is an honor to meet your leg.. does it sign autographs?
@davidsmith5523 Жыл бұрын
@@bethkeady7025 only footnotes.
@bethkeady7025 Жыл бұрын
@@davidsmith5523 I see what you did there...;)
@CadillacDriver Жыл бұрын
No you weren't.
@davidsmith5523 Жыл бұрын
@@CadillacDriver prove that you know he wasn't.
@JeffintheD4 жыл бұрын
I was a budding film critic for our local paper when this film was released. As I was walking out, I made the decision right then and there to find a different career. I was so moved by the movie and all I could think about is how unqualified I was to critique this masterpiece. I'm glad I made that decision.
@jamesunsworth68654 жыл бұрын
I totally, loved the film, especially Andy’s struggle against the brutal system, and the way he ultimately prevails.
@mattyd44024 жыл бұрын
So the redemption part lmao
@gwechoochoo4 жыл бұрын
I think the round circle that Andy was able to make for his getaway tunnel is very indicative of Andy being the fact he was such a perfectionist in life and a perfectionist in prison
@SylD0611 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact : how could Andy hang the poster back on the wall... when the tunnel is too small for him to turn around 🤔😅? Impossible. But it's ok still an iconic movie🤗!
@BrainBubbled Жыл бұрын
@@SylD0611 It's shown earlier in the movie that the poster is hung only by the two top corners as he's digging it. There's no indication in the final reveal that it's any different.
@johngreener97844 жыл бұрын
What makes me love this movie so much is that at it's heart, it is about how two men can have such a strong bond of friendship. Many of us go through life and don't find love, but do have a very good friend. I think it speaks to us in a way that other movies about friendship do not. Then ending tears me up with joy.
@wendybabendy4 жыл бұрын
Shawshank and The Green Mile - never miss them when they come on.
@markankone93624 жыл бұрын
Olso for silenceof the lambs
@markankone93624 жыл бұрын
@Edd 1 i have seen that movie 1 time on the tv, and i watch a lot of television
@pvillelde4 жыл бұрын
I love the Green Mile, but I have to be in a mood for it, or it will make me sad. Although I like when Percy gets 'transferred'.
@gg-wk2ww Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad the ending of the two reuniting was kept in the script, it makes the whole movie make sense. One of my all time favorites ❤
@thefirm4606 Жыл бұрын
All time favourite, but I wish they’d left it out. I loved the narration over Reds bus journey, and the ambiguity of whether he would see his friend Andy. It was perfect for the story told.
@mrs.thomas-usmcwife56864 жыл бұрын
This will always be a favorite film! The ending was so satisfying because you got to see two friends finally get some relief from the hell they had both endured.
@LadyVoldemort4 жыл бұрын
I would forever be thankful to Liz Glotzer for fighting for that last scene. That was when I found myself smile as wide as I can be, with my eyes misty and heart warm with happiness, and decided that this is my most favorite movie EVER!!! It was in 2001 when I was 20 years old. No other movies surpass how I felt about this movie yet...even after 20 years. So thank you, Ma'am...
@AlergicToSnow4 жыл бұрын
The oscars are a joke. I haven’t paid attention to them for many years.
@sto47134 жыл бұрын
Their new identity check boxes is all thats wrong about the industry and distracts from the focus of getting good scripts acted out by the best actors possible.
@christopherlewis13153 жыл бұрын
Identity politics is ruining everything.
@johnruby1474 жыл бұрын
For a movie that bombed at the box office , The Shawshank Redemption is an absolute classic. Great script , great cast , great soundtrack . It's in my top 10 movies of all time
@chrismilligan16154 жыл бұрын
Saw this movie when I was younger, made me realize you can trust only people as genuine as you. Changed my life.
@jesuischerie2244 жыл бұрын
Yeah..and ALWAYS trust yourself more. :)
@ag78304 жыл бұрын
To be honest it's better than forest gump and pulp fiction
@kateruterbories26924 жыл бұрын
Better by 500 yards of stinking, filth I can't even imagine. Or maybe I don't want to.....
@tallboy22344 жыл бұрын
That voiceover from Morgan Freeman was Superb! 👌
@mraun6904 жыл бұрын
I haven’t even seen Pulp Fiction and I only just a few years ago saw Forrest Gump. People also say I’m weird cuz I haven’t seen Braveheart. But Shawshank Redemption I’ve seen maybe a dozen times.
@davidlawrence50914 жыл бұрын
I love all 3 films, for different reasons. But shawshank is my personal number 1.
@indianajohns89434 жыл бұрын
Pulp Fiction is pretty close but I believe you are correct
@Ishisah4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad they had an Ending. Ambiguous endings are overrated and just annoying.
@natalie82124 жыл бұрын
Agreed! I don't know why directors feel the need to be all mysterious, after we, as viewers, have just spent like two hours investing ourselves in the minute details they were so adamant about including. It's not Arty to give no real ending, it's just ripping off someone who admires your vision.
@mircat284 жыл бұрын
Most sci-fi movies did that no ending crap and everybody thinks they are artistically clever because they do. NOT IF EVERYBODY DOES IT!
@guykruger14 жыл бұрын
16:15 "THE END LOL"
@kimleblanc60894 жыл бұрын
Some times. The nuns story was the only movie that was great for them to do that in in my opinion
@Ishisah4 жыл бұрын
@Matthew Familia: "...[C]ould have went bad..."--now that is an overgeneralization and an assumption.
@yaboyflvckor456 Жыл бұрын
I`m glad that they choose these exact actors, without them, the movie would be way different! Also i`m glad that the ending was how it was, that gave the movie that cherry on top! Overall 10/10. One of my favourite movies !
@ryanmurphy19854 жыл бұрын
The scene with Brooks where he hangs himself makes me tear up every time. 😢
@PDGX4 жыл бұрын
On my re-watches of the movie, I (somewhat guiltily) fast-forward through Brook’s time on the outside.
@davidmihevc39904 жыл бұрын
I'm with you there. Thats a hard part to watch.
@w.m.aslam-author Жыл бұрын
This is one the best monologues in film history, by one of the finest actors, in one of the greatest movies, and by one of the greatest writers. Stephen King. Morgan Freeman’s role as Red Herring has remained with me years after watching this film. I’m currently studying acting; when our tutor asked us to perform a monologue, Freeman’s was the first one that came to mind. It’s an influential, understated performance that almost seeps through the ‘magic’ screen and into reality. Over 6 million views just shows how memorable his emotional performance was.
@johnnymac8732 Жыл бұрын
The scene in which Red is in Buxton and is observed walking adjacent to the stone wall up to the tree to which Andy directed him is truly one of the best visuals in all of film. While its duration is less than ten seconds, it is so memorable. Sheer genius!
@margarmargar1871 Жыл бұрын
Agree! The quiet, the birds, it was almost scary
@paulanger2048 Жыл бұрын
Even after all these years and times I've watched it. "Oh, wow! This is it! He's going to find the volcanic glass!"
@MysteryPlum Жыл бұрын
Agreed. The music at the time the tree is shown is spot-on.
@macjrc Жыл бұрын
Absolutely my favorite scene. You can feel the hope and sense of freedom coming on. I usually pause it and make sure I’m ready to give it my full attention. Like when he looks over his shoulder to make sure no one was around, I kinda like to be alone when he’s reading his letter.
@ChuckTalent4 жыл бұрын
2019: still timeless movie.
@ChuckTalent4 жыл бұрын
@Ork Trukk Drivah never noticed, but true :D
@ChuckTalent4 жыл бұрын
@YES If you mean the physically meaning: it is not redundant, but even nonsense. If you mean the social semantics: not redundant at all.
@sonjafrost44 жыл бұрын
I love how Frank Darabont captures King's psychological thrillers. Everybody bags on how bad King's horror movies are but then they're in love with The Green Mile, The Mist and Shawshank Redemption, having no idea they came from the same mind. It's harder to bring cgi monsters to visual but these actors bring his characters to life. amazing work.
@dragonson72 Жыл бұрын
My son is a Steven KIng fan because of this movie
@gwendolyn9308 Жыл бұрын
The funny thing about King movies is that they somehow take good actors and turn them into terrible actors. Shawshank, Green Mile, Stand by Me are a few that somehow didn't get caught in that trap. I've always felt that King's novels just don't translate well to the screen simply because much of what goes on is internal and somehow it just doesn't play well.
@dompie234 жыл бұрын
This video actually made me watch 'The Shawshank Redemption' for the first time. It's such a great movie. I don't know how to handle all these feelings!!!!
@ryanm.60054 жыл бұрын
When I finally saw this in the early 2000's I thought, how have I never seen or even heard of this movie before?
@keith13144 жыл бұрын
Lord of Winterhell I finally watched this movie a few years back and idk how I never watched it sooner. I love this movie
@HeyCrabman144 жыл бұрын
I'm sure EVERYONE had the same reaction !!! 🤯✌
@Iltffny4 жыл бұрын
yep same here, watched it in 07 or 08 simply cuz it was the only dvd/movie in my home that i hadnt watched yet and was supremely surprised how i had never heard of the movie before considering that it truly is a masterpiece
@wayneurquhart19674 жыл бұрын
I recorded the film when it was on TV, and I really only recorded it because the movie review in the TV guide gave it 5/5 stars. Such a great movie.
@deborahflorence23324 жыл бұрын
@@wayneurquhart1967 And it deserved every STAR !!!!!!!!!!!
@MysteryPlum Жыл бұрын
An immaculately shot and paced film, that tells a beautiful story. Hard to see a better film being made in my lifetime.
@BurgundyandBlue11114 жыл бұрын
I was so happy when Andy and Red reunited. Kudos to everyone who lobbied for the inclusion of that scene. The Shawshank Redemption is in my top 5 best movies of all time. Forest Gump is not even in the top 50.
@GeneralBoboDK4 жыл бұрын
What are the other 4 movies? :) Will watch them, if I haven't already...
@deborahflorence23324 жыл бұрын
You are a great judge !!!!!!!!!
@BurgundyandBlue11114 жыл бұрын
@@GeneralBoboDK At the moment (obviously the list changes over time) these are my top movies (in no particular order): - The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (as mentioned) - Dangerous Liasons (1988) - Silence of the Lambs (1991) - The Matrix (1999) - Titanic (1997) - The Color Purple (1985) Best Hidden Gem romance movie: About Time (2013) I would also put Joker (2019) in my top movies, but it feels too soon to assess it's long term personal impactfulness. It is a well-crafted, powerful film though and in a year or two, when the hype is gone, I can better determine how I feel about it up against every film I have ever seen. :)
@tobyrucker4 жыл бұрын
I respectfully disagree. The proper ending for a movie whose theme is hope is with Red on the bus hoping he makes it to Andy. Once our hopes become reality they cease to be hope anymore. The movie shows that one should never lose hope even in the darkest situations. The movie needed to end with us HOPING they meet, not actually SEEING them meet.
@feck25942 жыл бұрын
@@tobyrucker I agrre , they should have kept the original ending.
@zoraizmasud29424 жыл бұрын
What the Title is: 25 things you didn’t know about The Shawshank Redemption What the title should be: 25 things you didn’t know about Frank Darabont
@georgetheophilopoulos83904 жыл бұрын
Hands down, one of the greatest movies ever made.
@billykersh70614 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the brilliant score by Thomas Newman. My favorite film composer of all time for one of my favorite films of all time. This score, and his other work, seems to capture the mood of the action perfectly. A true genius.
@crzyctldy7584 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack was absolutely beautiful! I still watch the movie regularly and sometimes just listen.
@annseabolt66453 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack to The Green Mile, another Frank Darabont directed movie of a Stephen King novel, sounds very similar
@Tumbleweed-vh4pt4 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of Freeman's best performances. It's one of those movies I like to watch when I'm feeling down trodden and it gives you a sense of hope that one can overcome the worst of things that life throws at you.
@utubedano4 жыл бұрын
I am so glad they did include the last scene in the movie. Everytime I see it it brings tears to my eyes.
@11hoursoff4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad they kept the final scene, it gets me everytime 😢
@angelangelushev16513 жыл бұрын
I don't like it. It seems to be made in swiftly. An open end would make the viewer to think and dream.
@boscobos67242 жыл бұрын
@@angelangelushev1651 should’ve ended with red traveling to Mexico.
@armelind4 жыл бұрын
This and the Green mile were the best Stephen King based movies that seemed to get the story right. I read both novels before seeing the movies and I was very happy that they were able to include so much into the movie and stay so true to the original story.
@christophermerlot33664 жыл бұрын
I'd give a nod to the excellent and forgotten 'Apt Pupil'
@armelind4 жыл бұрын
@@christophermerlot3366 I never heard of that one. I read alot of Stephen King in my early 20s all the way to Geralds Game. I even made sure to read Richard Bachman stuff but never came across this one. Interesting. I got bored of Kings style and went on to other Authors. The thing that turned me off eventually, that it took King a whole page to describe 1 aspect of something and I caught myself skipping ahead to the end of the description to get back into the story.
@marus8154 жыл бұрын
I agree. To me, they are the only 2 movies that are better than the material they're based on.
@wades21324 жыл бұрын
Aaron Meloccaro it’s actually a novella in the same collection that Shawshank and Stand By Me are from. It’s called Different Seasons. The story for Stand By Me was called The Body. Apt Pupil was called something else, I forget what. It’s about a kid who figures out his old man neighbor is a Nazi in hiding and blackmails him into retelling gruesome stories of concentration camps.
@jaelvanboening54714 жыл бұрын
The movie Stand By Me. Based on..... The Body, which is the third novella in Different Seasons, directly after Apt Pupil, which followed Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption.
@mjb12141963 Жыл бұрын
I watch this movie at least once a year, sometimes more. I like the feeling of freedom I feel as Andy and Red meet on the beach, knowing their days of confinement are over. This is the feeling I can't wait to have when I die.
@heatherdale5571 Жыл бұрын
I saw this movie solely based on the movie poster as I walked by the theater one day. Great cast, the tagine was inviting great storytelling. I went for it. I walked out of the theater in a cinephile haze. Then later found out it was based on a Stephen King short story...stil being a huge King fan at the time, I was shocked I hadn't heard about the film or read the story. This film came out of nowhere. It was a wonderful surprise of a film. I miss having those experiences.
@corkycobon14814 жыл бұрын
I have this movie on DVD and I watch it at least once a month. I consider this the most human story Stephen King ever wrote. It never fails to move me every time I watch it. I always felt it was a crime it did not get any love at the Oscars. I truly feel it is just as good as Forrest Gump.
@ArcaJ4 жыл бұрын
This takes me back. I read that book in high school. (During my Stephen King Phase." The movie really captured the spirit of the book.
@straycatttt4 жыл бұрын
ArcaJ , the book actually was called, “Different Seasons.” It contained several short stories. Shawshank was one of the short stories within the book.
@ms.mi.22314 жыл бұрын
I'm still in my Stephen King phase....I don't think I'll ever be out of it
@kumakocoa4 жыл бұрын
280 people are wondering how Andy Dufresne got the best of them.
@webgem144 жыл бұрын
They are being obtuse.
@tomelder6028 Жыл бұрын
I've seen this movie several times and still enjoy watching it...Morgan and Robin's made the movie superb 👌
@Colechamdiceman4 жыл бұрын
Personally, very glad we got the reunion ending
@Colechamdiceman4 жыл бұрын
@Michael O Callaghan Definitely a fulfilling moment, and one of my favs... Slightly less wholesome when ya remember that Red was in jail for cutting his wifes brake lines, causing the deaths of a few folks, and he's now going to live happily on a beach XD Funny how we can feel for anyone given the right circumstance
@kateruterbories26924 жыл бұрын
Seen it so many times. Everytime I'm like, "I've seen this so many time there's no way I'm gonna cry." Bawl like a hungry, angry baby every stinkin' time!!
@marus8154 жыл бұрын
@@kateruterbories2692 Same here
@marke.mccann13634 жыл бұрын
Kate Ruterbories - only two movies make me tear up every time: It’s a wonderful life and Shawshank. An officer and a Gentleman comes close.
@wades21324 жыл бұрын
Colechamdiceman That’s why the name of the story is the Shawshank Redemption. The redemption was Red’s.
@cj2565 Жыл бұрын
Hands down! One of the best films ever! 🎬
@g.w.78934 жыл бұрын
‘But how often does one look at a mans shoes?’
@ryanmurphy19854 жыл бұрын
G. W. Couldn’t say that if it happened in 2019
@craigrivers824 жыл бұрын
Since seeing the movie way back when.... I do.
@jesuischerie2244 жыл бұрын
It's generally one of the things we pay attention to when looking at people. :)
@RayTheMickey4 жыл бұрын
I remember that line everytime I look at someones shoes!
@ddd1hhh4 жыл бұрын
This is about my only criticism of the movie...
@Revlemmon4 жыл бұрын
Arguably my favorite movie of all time with a close second being The Green Mile.
@tawnyschlienz9063 Жыл бұрын
I love this movie. I've watched it around 50 times. Tim and Morgan make the movie. One of my top 10 favorites.
@maureendutoit62864 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favourite movies ,I watch it a couple of times every year...love the Mozart aria
@trainsntile4 жыл бұрын
Just thought of Andy getting his 1st "meal", if you can call it that, & Brooks asking if Andy was 'going to eat that'. He hands over the maggot to Brooks who feeds it to the little bird in his pocket. YUK, but really touching. It broke Brooks' heart to set it free when he was being released. Probably the only friend he had!
@tommychew6544 Жыл бұрын
It's one of those hand full of movies that I can watch over and over again and enjoy it every time!
@valenciawoods44984 жыл бұрын
I saw it when it came out. I recommended to everyone I worked with. Can't remember how many people came up to me and said how much they loved it. I felt like I was apart of its making👍🏽. I still have it in my top 3. The best
@noofalmaazmi7875 Жыл бұрын
This movie is so iconic the script is so honest and the actors did an amazing job. Andy and Red characters make you appreciate life I have seen the movie many many time ❤
@preahko4 жыл бұрын
"why he chose to escape on Taco Night, I'll never know"...
@Johnniewalker784 жыл бұрын
Extra lubricant to slip and slide through the pipes.
@L8rCloud4 жыл бұрын
Frank Smith Would you want to eat tacos before climbing though shit?
@eddykelly40824 жыл бұрын
This is in the top 3 films of my very long and I may say, active life. No addition, change, nor, interpretaion, of the cast, script or direction, could have made this film more unique, enjoyable, and re watchable, (if thats a word), tremendous, entertainment, full of pathos, humour, violence, and reality, rolled into one, ending in a pink, candy floss, finale, Hollywood at its VERY best
@eddykelly40824 жыл бұрын
I think everyone who saw the film, understands why, except for one poor unfortunate person, SOMEONE close will whisper the answer.
@eddykelly40824 жыл бұрын
@@L8rCloud Not afterwards, thats for sure!!!
@denisepittman1228 Жыл бұрын
I am so glad that all of the actors that were in Shawshank were not anyone else.. All of the actors, were good and made that movie.. I still pull it out to watch it and I watch it when it comes on tv.. That is one fantastic movie..
@stephenhernandez76094 жыл бұрын
Brooks was here.... So was Red
@chrisdaniel1339 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite movies. Good vs evil and a buddy movie with cleverness and payback all rolled into one
@bobmarlenelewis2303 Жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this movie a dozen times….it never gets old!🤩
@trendmassacre84234 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie the first time back in 1995 at school in 11th grade. I loved every second of it.
@newyardleysinclair99604 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite movie. Ever since I was little. Not sure why. It never gets boring.
@joshuam40493 жыл бұрын
Really? I just saw it yesterday for the first time and I thought it was a snooze fest!
@davidpayne5004 Жыл бұрын
The best film ever and a Mozart classic thrown in. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT
@loriwoodford1804 Жыл бұрын
My all time favorite movie ever ❤
@moniquelacosta51704 жыл бұрын
I need to add that Thomas Newman's musical Score was the best. He should have won the Oscar for the beautiful narration of the score. It really set the mood for the piece. Speaking of Narration, I love the way Morgan Freeman guided me through the story. I did not want to see a prison film, but his narration was like a wise sage telling me the truth.
@capo_di_capi4 жыл бұрын
26th thing you didn't know, despite all the things that might have gone wrong, this is by far the best, the most masterful, the most tearful, the most gut wrenching, with a happy ending only celluloid can deliver.
@jeanatwood14214 жыл бұрын
When Shawshank Redemption came out, a friend at work sang its praises so much that I ended up going to see it and really liked it.
@Dlwinborne4 жыл бұрын
I remember going to see my favorite Cousin in Bedford-Stuyvesant late one evening and she urged me to stay and watch “The Best Movie Ever Made!” She was NOT wrong. We did not leave her house until 4 am to go back to my in-laws house in Queens... I can watch this movie several times a year and still get that same sense of hopelessness and hope that I got the first time I watched this Masterpiece...
@PatrickBDolan4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes after a bad day at work, I watch Andy and Red for the hope of a better tomorrow. "Hope is a good thing!" Fort Hancock, Texas.
@christophermerlot33664 жыл бұрын
25 years? Geez, I'm old.
@westmcgee93204 жыл бұрын
Christopher Merlot better than the alternative.
@vickiemckie56814 жыл бұрын
Ive probably seen this a good 20 times and I still havent gotten tired of it. Truly a great movie.
@geoffreybrockmeier37654 жыл бұрын
One of the few examples of a film made from a book in which the changes actually improved the story.
@Mackeson34 жыл бұрын
I believe in the book Tommy Williams gets moved to another prison. Well OK, then when he is released from there he can go to the police and tell them the truth about Elmo Blatch. Be honest, in reality, The Warden would know that so what's the point in moving him? However, in the movie, The Warden having him murdered shuts him up forever, giving Andy no hope of a retrial. That version is certainly more powerful.
@hlynnkeith93344 жыл бұрын
Every John Grisham book was better as a movie.
@downeys1 Жыл бұрын
Deservedly one of the all-time best movies. One dares not tune to it even in passing, or there goes the rest of your time watching whatever time is left of it.
@chanelhenderson84604 жыл бұрын
Still cry when andy escapes
@lgarner75814 жыл бұрын
chanel henderson I still cry at the end where Red is walking on the beach to his friend, Andy.
@robertsherman8714 жыл бұрын
Hell, I cried watching this stupid KZbin video.
@jamesdennis20584 жыл бұрын
Did you know that the “sewage” Andy crawled through was chocolate?
@vincentsison84823 жыл бұрын
Brooks
@Aarontlondon4 жыл бұрын
I remember watching it for the first time in 94 with my Dad. I have continuously watched it time and time again since then, it’s an epic of a movie and feel I see some new foreshadowing every single time I watch it.
@NostromoSulaco14 жыл бұрын
The fact that this is Frank's feature debut film OMFG mind blown...
@MisterFarce4 жыл бұрын
Flawless on all levels. One of the very few movies that gets everything right.
@eviehammond95094 жыл бұрын
Definitely a classic for the ages. It's one of those rare films that ever few years I revisit & find something new that I missed the time before. Was surprised that it would be considered in the horror genre, but when you consider what happened to Andy's life in it .yep, it's a horror movie!😄