*SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION* made me cry 100 times!

#shawshankredemption #watching #firsttime
So i've been through hell trying to fit this video under KZbin terms! Now i understand guys who says "full video on patreon" more, because it's not the video I wanted to upload, but it's the one I ended up with. Now I understand youtube's policy much better and next time I will try to do everything much faster and better.
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[@saturnyman]

I always enjoy finding KZbin channels where the reactor watches The Shawshank Redemption for the first time. It's in my top 3 of greatest films of all time. I'm so glad you enjoyed this movie. It's such a great meditation on the power of hope. I hope you get to react to many more great films!

[@leracroftplay]

Ah thank you so much! ☺️

[@pietergreveling]

It's also in my top three! 👌🏼 But there's only one movie that's not in that list and it's my all time favourite movie and trilogy Back To The Future, this movies has it all! 💝✌🏼

[@leracroftplay]

@@pietergreveling best triology ever!!!

[@JoeD0403]

Same. I love reactions to this movie. “This is Spinal Tap” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” are also fun first time reactions.

[@makani9004]

Shawshank, Forrest Gump, and Groundhog Day have brought me a lot of great new channels.

[@joepegel]

"I hope". Absolutely the best final line of any movie ever.

[@DaleKingProfile]

Originally him saying that line was going to be the end with no reunion, but after screen tests they added the reunion scene

[@claymccoy]

When Red tells Andy going to Mexico is "shitty pipe dreams", it foreshadows Andy crawling through a pipe of shit to escape.

[@rayfearne1379]

Ive watched Shawshank redemption, many years ago. I continue to watch it again & again. It's truly iconic, about good over evil. Sometimes, we all need a reminder & the music & acting was 1st class!

[@ZerofeverOfficial]

"hope is a good thing...maybe the best of things...and no good thing ever dies."

[@JonHaugaard]

Happy to hear someone enjoy the score as much as me. I was maybe about 16 (early 2000's), when they showed Shawshank Redemption on national television. It has stayed with me ever since. It's hard to argue with it being one of the best movies ever, and it is definitely a top 5 for me - it's hard to pick just one.

[@ContrarianCorner]

I was working as an editor in Hollywood during the 90s. Editors will often add music from other soundtracks as a placeholder to punch up a scene until the film is properly scored. Whenever I had a really emotional scene, my go-to music was "Brooks' Theme" from the Shawshank soundtrack. The only problems I had were when the director fell in love with it too much and disliked everything that the composer came up with.

[@urborg74]

The only way for us to get close to the experience of watching a movie for the first time again is watching someone else watch it for the first time. That was a lot of fun. Thank you.

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you!

[@brianboye8025]

Waste pipe that size are usually ductile iron, which is strong but brittle. Prisons have waste and water pipes in spaces between some cells so they can repaired.

[@MrFIRESEAL117]

The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie of all time. I remember in the 90s, whenever it came on TNT or one of those stations, i would say to myself " I'll just watch a couple of minutes" I'd finish the movie Everytime.

[@leracroftplay]

Ahaha! that always happen with good movies!

[@k1hasard]

I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out, I was 39 years old then. I have seen it a few times since then, at home on cable TV. I have watched several first-time reactions to it on KZbin the past few months. I always enjoy watching people see this movie for the first time. I like seeing the bits and pieces of the movie that KZbin allows. I enjoyed your reaction, thank you for taking the time and putting in the effort to post it. Have a great day!

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you so much for your comment!

[@lyingcat9022]

Was a kid when it came out and saw it first time when I was a young teen. Loved it then and I’ve watched it probably once every couple years or more since. Never gets old. Can’t wait show it to my Son when he’s a teenager. Hope he likes it :)

[@coreozurn4950]

Tim Robins the man that looks mean and kind. You picture him tucking you in and strangling your enemies at the same time.

[@leracroftplay]

Exactly! Thank you!

[@jamescpotter]

A+! A perfect script. A perfect cast. Perfect Directing. And a perfect soundtrack by Thomas Newman.

[@stinkbug4321]

A great story. All actors delivered a superb performance. Morgan Freeman's narration… Perfect. This tarnishes it for me, however. The escape would not be possible in real life. Let me explain. If he was covering up the hole with a poster, when crawled through it to escape… How did he ever cover it back up? If it was taped at the top and let fall down. When the warden pressed on it, it would have been pushed in. Instead, when he poked his finger on it, it tore just like it was taped flat against the wall.

[@hypnomagician]

It had a shitty advertising campaign. Greatest unknown movie of the nineties.

[@ToxicGamer86454]

30:49 He was in the last cell. If you’re standing on the catwalk facing the cell there was a cell on the left, but there was no cell on the right. Stairs were to the right of the catwalk just past his cell and the wall(with the hole) from his cell extended past his cell.

[@delg1211]

..his biggest hope the whole term was Not getting switched out of that particular cell 😂

[@dracoargentum9783]

Omg! A million times I’ve seen this movie, and it just dawned on me, he probably moved his desk under the poster [like when he was writing for funds], when the hole was deep enough that he had to climb onto something to get in!

[@itt23r]

Thomas Newman has made some of the greatest scores in movies. Four others where movie and score are equal parts incredible are SCENT OF A WOMAN, THE GREEN MILE, CINDERELLA MAN and ROAD TO PERDITION

[@chuckhilleshiem6596]

Just outstanding. This is my first time here but not my last. Please keep it up you do great work.

[@leracroftplay]

Ah thank you!

[@allengray5748]

Nice Reaction!! Tim Robbins who plays Andy is in a comedy called NOTHING TO LOSE with Martin Laurence and also a mind bender of a movie 🍿🎥 called JACOBS LADDER! Great Job on your first movie reaction!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@stygggian]

I don't remember when I first saw it, I think it was something like five years after it came out. I have seen it enough that I can close my eyes and re-watch it whenever I want.

[@stevetaylor4122]

Nice reaction , make sure you do more film reactions. I am sure to watch them .

[@craigfowler7098]

Best movie in history. I have seen this over 100 times and never get bored. Great stiry, superb acting, great message of hope, true friendship and redemption. Best uplifting ending ever. I recall seeing it in cinema way back in 1994 and the whole audience were just sat there for like ages amazed at such a fantastic ending. Most in tears, some started clapping, never seen anything like it for any other movie Subscribed

[@leracroftplay]

Wooow I wish I could have seen some of the movies when they first came out in theaters. Like "Titanic" or "Forrest Gump". And of course, this one. I bet, your experience were unforgettable! Thank you for subscription!

[@craigfowler7098]

​@@leracroftplayyep and if course Gladiator

[@navagate1900]

The cells are side by side, but in the back there is a "pipe chase" also called a "wet wall" for water pipes, sewage, and heat or ventilation. Great reaction.

[@leracroftplay]

Oh i thought Andy destroyed left cell wall. Probably, i'm mistaken.

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

There is a handful of movie scenes to test if you're human. If you don't cry for Brooks you are a robot.

[@brianmurphy8811]

"There should be another dude's cell" - Andy's cell was at the end of the block, so he was only up against one cell, on the opposite wall.

[@lynnecurrie7561]

Perfect script, perfect actors and perfect director =A Masterpiece!! Great reaction!❤

[@leracroftplay]

Totally agree! And thank you for a comment!

[@daleheldberg6568]

Thank you for that. I really enjoyed your reaction. I've seen the movie many times, and it still gets to me

[@pubsworld9862]

I love your awareness and love of music.

[@remnantheir7482]

Glad you enjoyed the movie! Thanks for sharing your experience in it. Thomas Newman is probably my favorite movie soundtrack composer.

[@omarcalderon2612]

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@blizzywilk]

My favorite movie of all time is Gladiator, but I always respect Shawshank for earning the #1spot of highest rated on IMDB. Fantastic movie and great reaction. New sub here. 😊

[@MovieMaker76]

He had the last cell in the row.

[@DeadmanDave]

Shawshank Redemption is number 3 on my list of favorite movies.

[@shadowprince4482]

Same here. My number 1 and 2 are Blazing Saddles and Tommy Boy. Green Mile and The Dark Knight are 4 and 5.

[@lisanelson6073]

“Hope is a dangerous thing”. You shocked yourself! 😂

[@senorstinkfist]

Lovely reaction, you should absolutely react to more movies or shows. It was insightful, emotional and entertaining.

[@joedirt688]

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

[@abelaberdeen3757]

Seen it countless times since it came out in '94 (24 at the time). EVERY time the oboe comes in (00:35:00) until "I hope", the tears just flow; and it's a wonderful thing. Loved your reaction.

[@token1371]

Lera, TSR is one of my favorite movies. Imo, Andy wasn't a good person before prison, but he kept doing good from bad events in prison. And his good changed Red to HOPE - unlike Brooks. I'll never call myself a good person at 34, but I'll ALWAYS help others to make their lives more positive. Great reaction, but glue in the warden's shoes? That's Gangster!😂

[@leracroftplay]

Ahahaha! Yes, i'm a glue badass! Thank you for comment. I think this world needs more people like you - who help people not because it's good but because it's necessary. I hope i understood your comment right.

[@nchw68]

You gotta admit - Bob Gunton killed the warden role. Everyone feels rage for him. Excellent acting.

[@InereIronheart]

This is probably the greatest movie and novella in the past 30 years. It's so good.

[@joek468]

It's the excitement only a freeman can feel. A Morgan FREEMAN

[@PeteGeorge]

I acted in Shawshank for two months, the summer of 93. Great experience. 😊❤

[@shadowprince4482]

I bought an atv from I believe a set designer. He said everyone hated Forrest Gump because it beat out Shawshank for all the awards. I think Forrest Gump was great but I think Shawshank was way better. He said you can barely see their initials on the beam where Brooks hangs himself/So was Red.

[@ToxicGamer86454]

I’ve done 2 years in prison twice. I agree with Red except that I don’t think it takes that long to get used to it. The human mind is extremely adaptable to its environment. I had an out date that wasn’t far away so that kept me from getting too sucked in, but I can imagine that if it wasn’t for that I could get used to it and it wouldn’t be too bad. Especially being locked up 30+ years. It starts to become all that you remember.

[@Stogie2112]

Sometimes, the best reaction to a film is a reaction without words. One's facial expressions, laughs and tears say it best.

[@paulvez6296]

This is my alltime favorite movie. I've watched it so many times that really can't remember the first time I saw this masterpiece. Now I get to relive this film through KZbin reactions and yours was great.

[@ploppy9943]

Wow, he did say "shitty pipe dreams"! I've never realized that! I've read Stephen King's novella and I've seen this movie dozens of times, but I've never put that together until now! Thank's, Lera! I knew there was a good reason to subscribe to you.

[@leracroftplay]

You're always welcome! And thank you as well!

[@Marilyn006]

It's my favorite movie. I watched it maybe 10-12 times. I watch this movie whenever I feel hopeless. I watched it once more with you :) greetings from Türkiye

[@benf1111]

This was the movie that really kicked Morgan's career into a high gear

[@TeamHarrisonMachine]

I was 15. And it was GREAT. It was a sleeper hit. It bombed at the box office but took off when it went on video and quickly became a cult classic.

[@louf1025]

What a wonderful first time movie reaction. A stupendous movie, and your reaction was so heartfelt. I hope you do more. I’ll subscribe and hope to see more.

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you!

[@Mikezak-qu6cz]

I also noticed that there was another cell next to Andy's, but I don't let that bother me... There are thousands of fuck-ups in thousands of movies. Appreciate that the rock hammer's hidden place was in the biblical chapter: Exodus 😊

[@Thatonedude2345]

No, there was nobody next to himself. He was the last one on the end.

[@seandlg57]

When Brookes dies is the saddest scene in cinema.

[@gordondafoe3516]

Lera, thank you for the most perceptive reaction to this film. I loved your reaction, and your nails! You obviously have a very high IQ. I wish I had met you years ago. Keep it up!

[@ghostpadstudio4702]

You're not alone, sister! Thomas Newman's cinematic scores are always a guaranteed waterworks for me too! He aims right for the center of the soul every time.😭

[@burnout_2017]

I have watched this great movie more times than the numbers of tears you shed watching it. I was in my mid thirties when i first saw this classic way back in the 90's on cable. It is one of the few movies that it doesn't matter what you are doing or where you're supposed to be, but if you see it on screen you are stopping everything and watching it to the end. Its crazy to think that it just did not do well at all at the box office, but is now considered one of the best, if not the best movie of all time.

[@gregbard]

In the final scene, Red hopes for three things. All three of them come true. The ocean really was as blue as it was in his dreams. "I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel..." Morgan Freeman.

[@delg1211]

Great Reaction. You're so sweet and good judge of character w that bastard warden. 20:02 was adorable

[@leracroftplay]

☺️ thank you!

[@brianboye8025]

Well done! You are ahead of most parts of this movie. Smart and beautiful, good combination.

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you!

[@HDThoreau_]

I just love your big heart. There just isnt enough women like you. Love from Florida

[@billallen1307]

You only get to discover movies like this once. A distant second is getting to watch someone else get to discover it.

[@user-ng9sl1tn1f]

I was 22 when I first watched it in 1994 and I'm 51 now and I still love this movie. I enjoyed your reaction and I hope you'll do more in the future🖖

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@benf1111]

This soundtrack is one of my favorites too.

[@bubbagrump882]

Andy had the last cell on the tier, there were no more cells to get in the way of his escape.

[@chameleonvr4]

Hello Lera! Shout out from the US Marine Corps! I just found your channel and I'm so glad the first movie you did a movie review to is The Shaw Shank Redemption! This movie is just epic! Great reaction to the hole in the wall scene! You should definitely do more movie reviews! A few great ones are Brides Maids, Liar Liar, SMILE, JAWS, Nobody, Man From Uncle, Back to the Future trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy (If your going to watch Star Wars you have to watch Star Wars IV A New Hope, Star Wars V Empires Strikes Back, and Star Wars VI Return Of The Jedi first! You have to watch 4, 5, and 6 first b4 1, 2, and 3! Do not watch I, II, and III first! Anyways would love to see you do more movie reactions! Loved watching ya and now you can say you made a US Marine cry! ❤🤍💙💛

[@ravirosmarys301]

Oh Lera....

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you!

[@shotgunnerB]

Awsome reaction, earned my sub!!!👍👍😎😎

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

I'm watching for the movie but it's always a plus when there's a super cute girl reacting!

[@kevinmoore2929]

A few fun facts: from the novella, the prisoner Hadley beat when Andy first got there was not in the book. Andy actually escaped in the 70s and his last poster was of singer Linda Ronstant. I have looked for the poster on Google but can't seem to find it.

[@jwavy9985]

Loved this vid. Surprised you don’t have much more react content, but looking forward to more. Put the next movie to a vote?

[@Sahaabdullah]

Great reaction. I saw this in 2000, and was 25years old. This is my 2nd favorite movies of all time. Here's my top 10 movies of all time, and i hope you find a way to react to some of it in the future. The Lord of The Rings trilogy Shawshank Redemption Cast Away The Exorcist Alien Taxi Driver Total Recall Taken The Ten Commandments

[@TheNyquilDriver]

This was fun and you are great at this. I hope you continue with more movies reactions if you can find the time in between gaming.

[@thevijaykumar]

Excellent pick for the first movie. Shawshank Redemption is one of my favourite movie. So I'm from India and an exact adaptation was made by our country's movie industry which is known as "Bollywood". The movie's name is called "Gupt". Btw you are very close to 1K subs.

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you so much, hope you liked the reaction! I love Bollywood and all they do! RRR have a special place in my heart ❤️

[@fastecp1]

This movie is so good. I guess that's why it's the highest rated movie on IMDb and has been forever.

[@GaryBrownlee-do4pj]

I'm lost in those eyes. 😮❤

[@lesgrice4419]

I saw it on video in 1994/5 at home, had no idea about it whatsoever, at the end I just sat in my chair stunned wishing I could fotget it so I could relive the whole experience again with a totally blank state of mind.....one of if not the greatest movie...

[@theveryworstluck1894]

Andy was in the corner. He didn't have someone next to his cell on the one side

[@billholder1330]

31:00 - there, was no cell next to Andy's on that side because he was the last cell in the line on that side. See the previous cell scenes where the Captain walks down the cell block - Andy is last on the left.

[@ploppy9943]

Did Lera say "Enemas" at the beginning? Yeah, those can be scary. This is my first time watching one of your videos and I really enjoyed it! Even though you said you've watched tons of movies you could always watch and react to them again along with your KZbin friends. I hope you do more movies and get a lot more subscribers!

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you so much! Yes, now i regret i watched a lot of movies i could make such a great content of it!

[@chucknorris2266]

Andy's cell was at the end. You can see it in the beginning after his first night in prison

[@hephner78]

Andy's cell was on the End of the row of cells, thats why there wasnt another cell next door to him

[@nathan43082]

I saw it in the movie theaters shortly after it was released in 1994 and it instantly became one of the best movies I've ever seen.

[@mikebalzano2108]

Best movie ever and the best reaction ever. I’ve seen this movie from day one hundreds of times because I’m a huge fan of Stephen King as I should be living in the same state as Mr King not from his town. Lived in Buxton, Portland and have driven by both prisons mentioned in the movie. So all the scenes hit home because I actually know what they look like compared to the movie. Ok now read the book plus you started your life long journey to keep watching this genius work of art called the Shawshank Redemption over and over. Compare the novella to the movie and a little secret is each time you watch the movie you’ll find something new that you didn’t see the time before. Have fun and enjoy !

[@ChristosM]

❤ and I was waiting for that scene. You saw it way before w the music. I just love that music is even more important later. Mozart, and more.

[@leracroftplay]

Music is like another character in this movie!

[@ChristosM]

@@leracroftplay yeah. It’s beautiful. Watch Interstellar next if you want some awesome awesome sci fi and more music. Hans Zimmer is amazing. (Sorry this is the 2nd time I’ve recommended it here lol)

[@rollotomassi6232]

A point to be made about the movie's title; Andy is the main character, but it is Red's Redemption. Andy didn't commit a crime so there was nothing to redeem. Red did commit a horrible crime by sabotaging the brakes on his wife car to collect a large life insurance policy she had come into. Ended up killing the neighbor and the neighbor's child due to brakes failing. Red found his redemption after Andy escaped prison, Red finally accepted responsibility for his actions, voiced his sincere regret/remorse for the horrible crime he committed, said let's cut the bullshit to the parole board, and gained his freedom / redemption.

[@leracroftplay]

Totally agree with you! It's a Red's Redemption and he is a main character! I wish there was more back story about his character in the movie!

[@jdovma1]

I love this movie for than anything.

[@darktake1234]

❤'d your reaction & your nails!.......subbed😊

[@leracroftplay]

Me and my nail artist thanking you a lot 😂

[@TNEagan]

I really enjoyed this reaction. This movie is amazing, everything about it is great. I particularly like the final line - "I hope" - so fitting. I also like how you pointed out how young Morgan Freeman looked in his prison photo - that's actually a photo of his real life son. Cheers from Hart, Michigan, USA!

[@leracroftplay]

Thanks a lot! I didn't know that it's Morgan Freeman's son! Wow! I really loved this movie and it's narrative - "hope". And hope is a really dangerous thing!

[@steved272]

Excellent reaction to an excellent movie

[@anway1953]

First seen this movie when it came out I was 40 last time was today 70. I don't think Stephen King's books are pure Horror, are there horrific things in them YES, but I think they are more psychological thrillers... not horror. He is one of the best writers of Character development ever. He has an uncanny ability to feel the Human condition regardless of ever being in that situation himself. Glad to see you so happy at the end. This and Green Mile are both in my top ten.

[@leracroftplay]

The most horrifying things in Stephen King’s books are the people and their decisions. Monsters and weird things are just circumstances for all the worst qualities of humanity to reveal.

[@midnightburner]

Great reaction, Hope you do more movie/TV reactions ❤

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you! 💜 I'm already making a list of movies that I haven't seen and desperately want to react to.

[@offbeatscratcher]

I still cry even when I watch the reactions.

[@leracroftplay]

Ahahaha 🤗

[@elliotrance8028]

Hi I really enjoyed you're reaction, I think I unknowingly needed someone to react with and you helped me so honestly. Thank you so much!! I've subscribed and I hope you do more movie reactions....I hope....(Morgan Freeman voice melts)...If you're ever stuck on a film to react to, shoot me a message I'd love to suggest. In the meantime know you are loved and we all look forward to seeing more xx

[@leracroftplay]

Thank you for huge support!

[@ethanvilla4418]

What a film and what a reaction. You really should react to "Good Will Hunting" as well.

[@randydee024]

His cell was the last one on the block.

[@Salguine]

If you like Thomas Newman's magnificent score, I would suggest a great film called "The Road To Perdition" from 2002. even though it was directed by Sam Mendes and had a stacked cast including Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, and the great Paul Newman in his last film role, it somehow fell through the cracks and got missed by far too many people. It's a terrific film, with an equally gorgeous Thomas Newman score.

[@jefferyshute6641]

An absolutely great movie. Both Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins put in stellar performances. Thank you.

[@sorinturle4599]

This one and Forrest Gump, the great contenders for Oscar in the same year, one of the greatest movies you can get. The winner between these 2 was just a matter of luck.

[@mikemath9508]

i'm the kinda guy who if i escaped prison, i'd worry the next morning "oh shit bed check"

[@stevieb3077]

Heartwarming reaction, Lera. Count me as a new subscriber. I liked your comment about how much you'd read in prison. Perhaps that's the only good thing about prison life, more free time to read. Do you have any favorite books and is there author from your home country you'd recommend?

[@terryhughes7349]

amazing that an American film ends with two men embracing at the end.