The Shawshank Redemption | Red is Released From Prison After 40 Years | HBO Max

Red (Morgan Freeman) questions the meaning of the word "rehabilitated" and explains why it's just a made-up word. #ShawshankRedemption
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The Shawshank Redemption | Red is Released From Prison After 40 Years | HBO Max

[@StreamOnMax]

What's your favorite moment from The Shawshank Redemption?

[@Kissy-Suzuki]

This one! ...and the ending, where the two men meet up at the boat

[@mariacastillo4121]

#BRING BACK INFINITY TRAIN #SAVEINFINITYTRAIN #INFINITYTRAINBOOK4 please bring back Infinity train we want it back its such a good show!!!!

[@atiashaunbaker3792]

Boggs getting his karma

[@joshfulcifan1015]

HBO Max - There are so many great moments! - And all differently themed!

[@wrathchildhood]

The scene!!

[@jarredkennedy6131]

This scene was when Morgan truly became a Freeman.

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

to build on the bad joke, he changed his first name, got himself a crowbar, and saved humanity from aliens.

[@jorik170]

lmfaooo

[@roxetteannclavano8055]

I see what you did there.

[@titoh.9461]

OK parole denied

[@user-bu3gp3us8q]

Definitely the movie he became the kind wise old man we all know and love

[@ELCLAVE300]

Imagine Red's reaction when he learned that is parole was approved. "Damn I wish I would have thought of that speech 20 years ago."

[@slymcfly123]

That's the thing: it was a process.

[@bjorn19]

Except if he had, he never would have met Andy.

[@avcomth]

His parole was approved not because of that speech but because "his time has come"---they were gonna give him that parole regardless of what he saids.

[@sunnydays405]

@@slymcfly123 I have a more cynical view of why the parole board approved him. Red is simply broken, he understands there is no chance for a real life in the outside world anymore since he is old and institutionalized, and it really makes no difference whether he gets out or not. It's not that the board thinks he can successfully rejoin society, its more-so it's impossible for him to be any kind of threat.

[@jojoledo4517]

Sorry for replying to this 7 month old comment, personally, I think it was mainly due to the fact that all his previous answers were generic ones like "Yes, I'm rehabilitated, no danger to society here", because all the years he spent in prison it felt like home and things made sense there so he wanted to stay for the most part, but eventually he no longer wished for that life and he gave a genuine heartfelt answer and not a generic response, which is what the board were looking for. (Also the changing of the times and members of the board probably helped)

[@Jack_The_Ladd]

20 years: “Sit” 30 years: “Sit down” 40 years: “Please sit down”

[@burns985]

How many times did you watch it to recognize this ?

[@themotivision99]

Salute to you 😚

[@vophong65]

salute to you bro

[@AgiHammerthief]

1960s 1970s 1980s Times are changing

[@MrGordonSims]

I have seen this movie countless times. Never noticed this. Kudos to you, sir.

[@dylan54945]

He finally was approved after telling the truth for once rather than saying what they wanted to hear.

[@democard1199]

Politician is full of bs. Never give what they want just tell them the truth and stop wasting our time with their bull 💩

[@SpeccyMan]

The truth will set you free as the saying goes. The problem is in knowing whose truth.

[@danzam40]

It wasn’t just about telling the truth. It was about seeing that his spirit was broken and that he wasn’t a threat to anyone on the outside if he was released.

[@shownottell8804]

No. He wasnt broken. He was hardened. And he knew and finally accepted the system for what it was. He was past trying to please or give the 'right answer' anymore. He was content with his fate. Ironically, the officer was enlightened enough to see that he deserved a second chance. Watch this again when you are 20 years older.

[@danzam40]

@@shownottell8804 watch the scene right before this when he was talking with Andy. He said he was an institutionalized man now and that he’d never make it on the outside. Andy tried to encourage him but his spirit was broken.

[@milhouse14]

It's hard to believe that he didn't win an oscar for his outstanding performance in this great film

[@cameraroll5077]

I thought he won supporting actor

[@milhouse14]

@@cameraroll5077 He won for Million Dollar Baby. Not for this film

[@yukishadow842]

Politics

[@nachc6459]

Lots of competition at the time. Hollywood actually produced classics.... sad to see the decline of film

[@nick4672]

Really I never knew that

[@SpeccyMan]

There is no denying that Morgan Freeman nailed this role to perfection. Extraordinary actor.

[@nahor88]

Literally every actor in this film was PERFECTLY cast. You know a film is great when you watch one scene, and immediately want to watch the whole movie all over again. That's how it is when I watch Breaking Bad clips.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

Besides narrator, Freeman carried the movie. Tim was his sidekick. Although many will disagree on that.

[@martialartssoldier249]

Red had secondary protagonist powers "Have you been rehabilitated?" "No" APPROVED

[@marvinwilliams7938]

Here after Sheldon Johnson is going back to prison after going on the Joe Rogan podcast.

[@bobbodaskank]

"You did it. You passed the test. This - all this! - was to get you to see that parole isn't a packet of papers or a stamp. The parole was inside you all along, Red. You just had to find it."

[@BluestSoldier]

Shawshank Redemption if it was an awesome movie.

[@milesjolly6173]

What do you mean “if”?

[@robwalsh9843]

Even though Red murdered someone, he wasn't subject to the deadly malevolent spirit that a lot of convicts had. He genuinely regretted what he did.

[@Boaz833]

In the book, he killed 3 people including a baby, though the baby was unintentional collateral damage. He cut his wife's brakes but the wife offered her neighbor and her baby a ride and all 3 were killed.

[@TheSerpent21]

I like how by this point Red just doesn't care one way or the other because he knows it doesn't matter.

[@stephencooper3583]

Fun fact... the character Red was originally written to be a white (Irish) guy. The director had several other major actors in mind for the role: Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, and Robert Duvall. Sidney Poitier was also considered at one point, but he said he didn't want to play a convict. All these guys are great actors in their own right, but damn... Freeman absolutely nailed it. It's hard to imagine anyone else in this role.

[@TheBinoyVudi]

Outstanding actor. Master of his craft. When he says these words, it's exactly what a man who is in prison in real life, for the same exact crime and the same exact situation, feeling mentally the same thing.. would do.

[@Mystipaoniz]

How would you know? :D Unless you're the guy with the stamps... ^^

[@Varnika835]

"You can never change the past nor control the future, but you can change the mood of the day by touching someones’ heart with your smile"'

[@frogdogink4415]

Morgan has been Perfect in every role he ever had. A brilliant actor. A wonderful man who sees the good in everything ❤️

[@Videopokergal-ux3gf]

Absolutely agree!😁

[@williamsmith3233]

I was looking through the comments on here, and one writer mentioned Red being released from prison after 40 years, into a world which had drastically changed over the years! Reminds me of a case of a prison escapee, whose escape was profiled on "America's Most Wanted ". He had been in prison since the 1970's! He broke out, and was on the run for a while. However, he had stolen a vehicle from somewhere...... later, when he went to a gas station to fill the tank, he had no idea how to operate a gas pump. The world had changed so much during his years of incarceration. He eventually surrendered!

[@ennuideblase7888]

I met a guy once who had been in prison for quite some time. I was sitting (in a very public indoor place with many people around) and had a good 10 minute conversation with this guy about what a laptop was, and how far the internet he'd only barely heard of in prison had come. I daresay he was....bemused.

[@annekekramer3835]

Do people realise how long 40 years is? 40 years ago was was long before KZbin, streaming, tablets, laptops, mobile phones, the (public) internet itself, even computers were really rare back then! It's insane to think about.

[@dstreetz91]

Yeah it's wild what 40 years of difference makes. I want to say an IT teacher I had in hs had one of the first laptops about 40 years ago and some ancient modem that makes dialup look like highspeed internet. The laptop ran on a bunch of batteries or something too, not the rechargeable battery that every laptop comes with now. I also recall some PC tower being donated to him or the school that was several feet tall just some massive monstrosity.

[@stevedalbor1001]

Technological changes are fascinating. Think of a middle-aged man living in London circa 1917 who was born decades before the first Wright Brothers flight and now finds himself being bombed by four-motored aircraft equipped with radios. Yeesh!

[@akmyths2391]

@@stevedalbor1001There was a guy who lived from 1870s to 1970s, he went from horse carriages to jet planes with nukes.

[@gerrymcintosh4477]

Discovering the escape tunnel was perfect, but honestly the whole movie was outstanding.

[@atiashaunbaker3792]

4 decades in prison ! My Lord! I'm barely 40 years old. This character Red would literally be released into a new world from what he knew as a kid . and everyone he knew most likely died . that's scary. If he didn't get paroled this time he would have died in prison.

[@paulleckner8235]

If not for Andy, he would have committed suicide or committed a crime to get thrown back into prison. The same walls the kept him in, are now the same walls that keep the world away from Red. Killed a man over a game of checkers.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

It is like being in school and not being allowed to leave the building and not learn anything besides how to save your own hiny.

[@khanhminhhoang9313]

And after that, he realizes the world outside is like a huge prison, with its rules.

[@angelolife4869]

The world have many aspects,its a place that you can live when you find good... either you are animal or human.

[@Surfmus]

Not long ago I saw a picture of myself in my freshman year of college. Sitting down in the middle of group of students. I was leaned, muscular and athletic. I told my mother. Wow, that kid is long gone, he died several years ago. She said: It's still you. But I beg to differ. All those cells died and millions other regrew. I think in a way we keep dying, and regenerating as the years goes by and stages/layers of our self's fade away in the atmosphere.

[@TheExsniperxe]

i think you been hitting that crack pipe a lil too hard.

[@macree01]

Great excuse for getting fat! Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[@farvista]

@@macree01 Hey! A person's weight is how I measure their soul's progress too! (ie; you completely sailed right past the point, and into the bay.)

[@CVSoprano]

@@macree01 Consider for a moment that they may not even be talking about 'getting fat'. I, too, look back at pictures of myself the same way, even from as recently as five years ago. The shell in which I exist now is a product of cancer, chemotherapy, and radiation. It gets a little better every day, but I know and accept that I will never physically be the person I once was. Have a good day pronouncing your judgement so wisely upon others.

[@orppranator5230]

@@CVSoprano Oh ok. Using your example of going through cancer treatments, including chemo, excuses everyone else from letting themselves go as soon as they hit 30. Totally.

[@whateversunpopular1338]

Personally I find this scene more powerful than the ‘get busy livin’ or get busy dying’’ scene.

[@dragonprince7]

World's beautiful and peaceful voice- Morgan Freeman

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

HBO got the BEST REAL "CINEMATIC" content in the humanity. This is CINEMA.

[@user-qd7mc5ml9s]

A film revolving around crime but the biggest crime was that it never won any Oscars despite seven nominations. Brilliant film.

[@gamerstheater1187]

I like that Red never full explains his crime, for anyone wondering, Red's in jail cause he accidentally killed his wife and pregnant neighbor. In the book, he states that he would never do it again if given the 2nd chance

[@accountnamewithheld]

Yup. He cut his wife's brakes. Wanted the insurance payout.

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

@@accountnamewithheldI haven't read the book and I am a bit confused. "...he accidentally killed..." and "...cut his wife's brakes...wanted insurance payout...". It doesn't seem accidental to me. Which is from the book?

[@straysheep4467]

​@@bennylloyd-willner9667He cut the brakes because he wanted the car to fail, but presumably didn't want anyone else to drive it when it happened. He probably had a scheme set up so that he would either bail on the car or be minimally injured. The women had no idea there was anything wrong with the car, didn't prepare for it, and died as a result.

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

@@straysheep4467 ok, innocent enough, who would guess tampering with the brakes could endanger someone 😁

[@mardigrasbeads]

@@straysheep4467 From what I remember from the book, he hated his father-in-law and wanted to kill him by blowing up his car. FIL didn't go to work that day, so he let his daughter, Red's wife, drive the car because she wanted to go shopping. She had their infant son with her, and she was giving her neighbor a ride. Red was only 19 at the time and was just as horrified and grief-stricken as everyone else. There was no insurance scheme, he just wanted his FIL dead.

[@MM-hi]

Still one of the best films ever made

[@user-tj6oq1jw5u]

HBO you didn't upload clip, this is an emotion, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.

[@chrisbooth478]

Andy, how have you been? Nice tan! Wow the water is a Blue I have only seen in dreams. Tell Red I said hello! Take care my Friend, my Friend.

[@paulkenney-xl3kx]

He doesn't give a beep

[@Alex-zi1oq]

One of the greatest moments in film history.

[@vgtggyg]

tspdtPlatz 444 platz

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Red couldn't care less anymore if they denied his parole again because they denied him few times previously. He just got fed up with it eventually. He told it from the heart, that he regrets the murder he committed and he has to carry the burden that he killed someone for the rest of his life and can't change anything about it, and not the rehearsed responses the board have heard all the time. That convinced the parole board that Red had truly changed and won't reoffend and come back to prison, hence why they granted his parole.

[@suleymanbabak1973]

they were going to release him anyway. Didn't you notice the guys never had a clue or even actually cared what Red felt?

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

@@suleymanbabak1973 no I didn't thanks for pointing that out. I.just thought red didn't care anymore if they granted or denied parole as they denied him parole about 4 times

[@johnnoonan5802]

what a great piece of acting , it doesnt get much better than this

[@Catdaddyacab]

“I swear to god you let me outta here, first thing I’m gon’ do is kill again!” APPROVED.

[@albertoswald8461]

Someone's been watching a little too much Family Guy!!😁

[@jeffjames4064]

Watching Morgan Freeman work is a real treat.

[@parthsalat]

Beautiful...that's how I feel for leaving my last company 😢

[@davsaltego]

In so many ways, this might be one of the most real, touching, genuine , and best played scenes in cinematic history. Worth watching and listening to over and over to catch every nuanced facial and vocal expression. Morgan Freeman absolutely nailed this.

[@89turbomk3]

Morgan is finally a free man

[@kenaudette3360]

I wanna talk to him, I wanna try and talk some sense to him. Tell him the way things are but I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left. Love that line.

[@randomcosplaydudesimpressi8509]

For people who've been out of work for so long, just say to your interviewer "So You Go On And Send Me A Job Offer Mr. Bossy And Stop Wasting My Years Of Unemployment. Because To Tell You The Truth, I Don't Want To Become Homeless"

[@felixcrisan1058]

Imagine sitting on set and getting this line from this fantastic actor. I get chills just watching this scene. And I looked at her for over 1mil. times. It's about how life passes us by, really. It has nothing to do with punishment, that is only if life itself is not a punishment.

[@OneRedKansan55]

This is a great scene. Red gives them an honest answer and they know he has learned his lesson and he is finally parolled

[@ksieck4679]

The best part of this excellent movie. Only thing that compares is “Get busy living or get busy dying…”

[@Delta-lg7hh]

hey person that is scrolling, have an awesome day!

[@bestebruder8838]

thanks, you too

[@Delta-lg7hh]

@@bestebruder8838 :)

[@hasinashraf4423]

You too .

[@MarshallRedmon01]

*APPROVED*

[@ktlarsen9244]

I'm going to try. I hope you do as well good soul

[@brodyerb1999]

Definitely one of my all time favorite movies

[@Spartan536]

His character was in his late teens to early 20's when he went in, after 40 years that makes his character around 60+ years old. No house, no family, no spouse, no connections.... NOTHING. Him saying what he said to the parole board was him coming off as a broken man with nothing to live for other than not being behind bars, just a shell of a man looking to die in the next 10-20 years with nothing to show for his existence.

[@me36391]

Morgan Freeman is just on another level. One of the absolute GOATs of acting.

[@vinnydurham8964]

The fact he never mentioned his victim might not go down too well with the board

[@anneeq008]

Exactly, one of the reasons why the hype behind this movie is more cultish than based on real objective fact/merit

[@cfinley81]

Why would he need to do that? They can see who the victim was. And it's a movie.

[@luminousraven98]

@@anneeq008 you should go tell that to the library of congress

[@joshfulcifan1015]

If there is one person I would love to meet, it would have to be Morgan Freeman. I wish him the best of luck with any future projects and want him to have a much longer, happy life. And I espescially thank him in this role as Mr. "Red" Redding.

[@DivineLogos]

It was an abrasive but good pitch from a sales perspective. Red showed he isn't needy but at the same time regrets what he did.

[@marksievert5237]

Perhaps Morgan Freeman's best in screen monologue!

[@AtomFlipper]

He finally spoke from the heart!

[@twofiveb]

When Red went in, women wore dresses that went down to their ankles. When he got out, women were wearing mini-skirts.

[@jtheice]

This is me after getting rejected from many job interviews😅

[@angelolife4869]

Red here dont mash up,he tells the reality not from the mind but from the heart.Such a great movie.

[@SilverCuz]

Thank god you beeped the swear word, HBO. Thank god.

[@TahaZabuawala]

Never realised this was Commander Bruce Maddox from star trek

[@thecrowpit24]

This movie should've won best picture over Forrest Gump.

[@Stormbringer2012]

I never understood why this movie flopped in the theater.

[@robertlobato2259]

probably the title

[@fefnireindraer144]

I'm 40 years old. If I was in prison for the last 40 years I couldn't leave. I'd violate parole on purpose. Why? Because eventually there comes a time when you are so out of touch with the real world you could no longer function. What happened in the last 40 years? Computers, cell phones, video games, libraries are basically none existent, etc etc. The world would just be more alien than relaity.

[@bobpourri9647]

When I have my probation interview, I'm subbing in Morgan.

[@wiktormarski5677]

This here is one of the greatest scene in cinema history, hands down.

[@ericthiel4053]

This movie was just so damn good.

[@slickfinisher123]

This scene is where he earnt most of his freckles

[@アンマー]

Red's philosophy is my philosophy regarding job interviews, life, friendships, romantic relationships, and existence itself.

[@cabuscus]

I hate how one single mistake can determine your entire future, with nothing but all the time in the world to think about it.

[@Limrasson]

I mean...murder tho.

[@robleary3353]

One of the best movies ever!. Nuff said.

[@kennethpurscell]

The moment that sold me on Freeman as an actor? When the parole board head turns the page to write something and we watch Red glance away to his left with the slightest of eye rolls. Great acting! Great directing! And great editing to NOT cut that out. It tells us all we need to know about Red, who knows (!) that he just sealed his fate for the next decade. Perfect setup for the twist!

[@thesavagebeast3994]

Morgan Freeman was born to play this role!

[@cmasters007]

One of the greatest Actors of our time.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I want to talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are....but I can't. Jesus that hit me.

[@batgurrl]

I was hoping you guys would include the entire end💋🔥

[@charlesloveless4636]

The bleeps ruined the scene dude.

[@Rahhh._]

the way he speech

[@frederickking1660]

He crushed that scene.

[@venkataramanjanardhanan3201]

One of the greatest movies.....it gets greater evrytime I watch it

[@briansmart3849]

Best part of this movie. Red has had enough of the nonsense.

[@LTDANMAN44]

FUN FACT! THE PICTURE AT THE END OF YOUNG RED IS ACTUALLY MORGAN FREEMAN'S REAL LIFE SON :)

[@TheOzzMission]

No, no its not, stop trying to be a sensationalist,

[@RizkymArifin]

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[@JonBaldock]

If he didn't commit that horrible crime as a kid, he could have become a famous actor.

[@kranthikumar9978]

This is one of the best movies ever !

[@waadfrelle]

without even blinking his eyes once.

[@mylifepart2]

The whole movie was perfect...i want to shake the editors hand...for the carefully placed edits...i make vlogs so i m learning to edit..and this movie is a perfect lesson in storytelling and timing ie pacing...i never went to film school bit i think this movie is or should be part of the curriculum...

[@davidreed3357]

When you do that much time, you never get out of prison. I did 10 years. Took 20 to feel free

[@MrGyges]

A formidable actor, and among the very best anywhere.

[@valevisa8429]

Brilliant speech,he played the card well and won.

[@hansvetter8653]

What a time ... YT even censors now the language of life!

[@temperedglass1130]

They should remake this except make the main characters fall in love in jail and enter a relationship. Would make the two of them reuniting in end more powerful.

[@petehoeft6518]

Morgan Freeman is one of my favorite actors. Especially when being "real."

[@ianlarson517]

And to think this movie barely broke even at the box office.

[@greenlime1997]

Because American society is so obsessed with locking people up and demonizing criminals, they can’t understand what the appeal is of seeing prisoners as humans and as victims of a cruel, backward American penal system. That’s probably why it didn’t perform well at the box office.

[@neribojorquez5588]

This movie was my work suppervisor Rick Shiky favorite....when he was alive ...he specially recommended to me, everytime i see it ,,,over and over again ,always remember him, Great person...now he is with God......❤

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Great movie.. Great actor!

[@robertodelmar8911]

How great was this scene? When I first saw it, the moment the “approved” ink was stamped, the whole movie room cheered

[@Tully241]

This might have been Freeman's finest acting. After 40 years..they had already taken "the part of his life that counts" to coin a great phrase from him earlier in the film! - He really DIDN'T give a s*** by then.

[@jelias007]

I can't get enough of watching this movie

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

This is presented as injustice i think in the movie but really looking back its the first time he actually learned his lesson and wasnt just telling them what they wanted to hear to get out of prison.

[@vinbones]

It took Red 40 years to come up with a morgan freeman type speech

[@djr.djalma]

Throughout his time in prison, he said he had changed and was a new man. And that answer made them deny his parole. After 40 years, when he no longer cared about leaving, they decided to let him go. Ironic.

[@CoralCopperHead]

A lot of people talk about how moving this is, but it's really just a long winded way of saying "you don't give a damn, so why did you even ask me the question in the first place?"

[@vutv2682]

Had a smile on my face

[@SlicerJen]

They let him go because they saw there was nothing left of the criminal, just an empty shell, exactly what he told them.

[@joeykim6550]

Cinematic masterpiece