Why is this EVERYBODY'S Favorite Movie?? - The Shawshank Redemption Review

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Morgan Freeman narrating? Check. Satisfying twist? Check. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the highest rated films ever, but is it too safe?
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[@siddharthakumar5841]

This podcast is so good that after every episode, I realise that my jaw is hurting because of the constant smiling face! Love you guys! Thank you for the entertainment in these times. ❤️

[@JMUDoc]

You should definitely do _The Green Mile_ - the polar opposite of the "negative-to-positive". The biggest tearjerker ever committed to any medium - if you don't cry, you have no soul.

[@mattmmilli8287]

Fr that movie hurts

[@dragonmeteor1057]

Movie is 10/10 a masterpiece of storytelling, acting, etc. Touches on so many themes related to injustice that it takes multiple watches to appreciate everything

[@harmvzon]

It’s a good movie for sure. But a masterpiece? I found a perfect middle of the road. It’s good on every level, but where does it excel?

[@mypenisisunbelievablysmall5650]

"it's good because it does what basically every other film does" average imdb fan

[@KhromTX]

Riley: You know what's funny? *incoming disagreement*

[@94norbi94]

Could you do 12 angry men, please? It would be awesome!

[@vvill-ga]

Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump are my top 2 favorite movies of all time!

[@Bazzle-pl8fu]

Get some better taste

[@JamesTgyp]

@@Bazzle-pl8fu You probably think The Dark Knight is the best movie of all time that movie is so overrated.

[@JamesTgyp]

@@Bazzle-pl8fu what is your favorite movies then.

[@Bazzle-pl8fu]

@@JamesTgyp stalker, godfather, fallen angels, y tu mama tambien, good fellas, 8 1/2, a clockwork orange, vertigo, boogie nights, there will be blood, persona, singing in the rain, etc.

[@JamesTgyp]

@@Bazzle-pl8fu But The Shawshank Redemption is one of the best movies of all time and the movies you named are amazing you have pretty good taste

[@timseguine2]

Andy's character arc was the "averted" arc they were building to until the twist ("Every man has a breaking point"). As an audience you felt it, even if after the fact he stayed the same all along.

[@charlesgrove6905]

I must admit, that this is likely the only LMG content I don't regularly skip through the built in ads, you guys just play off each other so well, even the ads are lol. Another awesome episode guys, keep it up, kicking ass.

[@jerkmywork]

Of my 40hrs a week listening to podcasts/radio these videos are my favorite part. I wouldn't mind them being longer ;)

[@captgeech]

Return of the King more emotionally resonant than Shawshank? I respect everyone's opinion....but lordy I can't fathom this one

[@redhammer92]

Eh maybe im just a simpleton but Shawshank never made me feel any kind of way. Its too boring. Lord of the Rings has much more going on, with far more lore and backstory to dig into.

[@mnomadvfx]

ROTK has more build up, like 2 years worth, you can't really compare them fairly.

[@ohauss]

@Samuel Astic LOTR - as in the movies - was very simplistic. The whole metaphysics of Middle Earth were dismissed and the whole thing reduced to a slaughterfest. Why did the Witch King have a ridiculously large flail? Why were the Mumakil sized not just like a house but like a whole city block? Because Jackson doesn't do psychology. He's "in your face". Only physical threats are real to him - hence also why in the beginning of the first movie, he made Sauron a battle machine stopped only by a lucky strike, the precise opposite of what happens in the books. LOTR is great popcorn cinema, but that's about it. It's regularly completely over the top to a point where it gets comical. If anything, Jackson has shown that just because someone read the books, that doesn't mean they understood the books. The core theme of free will and its responsible exercise by the individual on the one hand the control of the will of others on the other was completely discarded in favor of having genocidal maniacs as opponents and heros who get told by others what to do because they can't make up their minds themselves.

[@TheMinhthe]

Both are masterpiece, if one say ROTK is better, i wont protest, if one say Shawshank better, i wont either, cus these 4 movies ( i count the trilogy) had helped me through life alot.

[@captgeech]

I can tell i've struck a nerve with some lotr fans lol...to each their own. I'm a d&d nerd, a big gamer, I like a lot of fantasy stuff. LOTR was just fairly average to me. The movies at least. I don't doubt I'd probably really enjoy the books.

[@jamessinclair6829]

one of the greatest movies ever. and you cant beat the brooks was here part in the movie for feels

[@dhrbolai]

So was i

[@dragonmeteor1057]

It's also a poignant reminder to those who leave the prison, like Red, that there's still a choice to make. Get busy Livin or get busy dyin

[@Evan8506]

I agree

[@Nakna_ankaN]

31:22 - The Buddy movie that James is referring to is probably "Nothing to Lose" from 1997, where he co-stars with Martin Lawrence, who at the time was still pretty big after the original Bad boys and his own sit-com. Tim Robbins also received a lot of praise for his role in "Mystic River" from 2003 and he had a pretty big role in "War of the Worlds" from 2005, which stars Tom Cruise, who Tim Robbins also shared a cockpit with back in 1986 in the end of Top Gun after the death of Goose. The most iconic role of Clancy Brown is probably as the Kurgan in the original Highlander, also from 1986.

[@chanceneck8072]

Exactly! LOVE Nothing To Lose.

[@chanceneck8072]

Also, I know Clancy Brown now from Detroit Become Human. But most people should know him as the voice of Mr. Crabbs from Spongebob!

[@blacknotes6332]

Red is a representation of us our shortcomings fears doubts our growth redemption arc the Evil warden is perfectly crafted toward showing that the power over the lives of emanate is very corrupting

[@doorlocke8009]

I disagree with their opinions on Andy being the ideal. I think Andy is his hobby, he's a rock and that means he's quiet, withdrawn and fairly strong, but he's also shaped by his environment "pressure and time" as the book calls it. Andy gets to the prison as a naive banker and with pressure and time changes into what is needed to survive shawshank. For example the last scene where Andy deals with the sisters he essentially turns to them and says "look, I know you're monsters but I can be the bigger monster" and they beat him and after that they get dealt with and never bother Andy again. I believe the reason it's hard to see Andy grow and change is because you see him from the outside so it can be difficult to see which parts are still the good natured banker and which are the hardened criminal looking to survive.

[@chasedutson2452]

There are three things in pawn shops in the US. Guns, guitars and tools.

[@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup]

This is quite true. One of the best things to buy at pawn shops is actually Blu-Rays bc they are usually 2-3$.

[@captainobvious90]

41:35 The movie that most people would consider revolutionized the cinematography in filming is Citizen Kane, when most movies previously were just simple wide shots and back-and-forth between characters.

[@captainobvious90]

You guys should review another masterpiece, Good Will Hunting

[@antondzajajurca7797]

For generation X, Clancy Brown is KURGAN from Highlander (1986)

[@jmolony31]

It seems you were criticizing this as a slow-paced action thriller, and I don't think that was the point of the movie. The pacing I thought was implying the slow passage of years.

[@jmsmys13ify]

Ultimately, Andy knew he was innocent. There's a huge difference between the "innocent" game they all played with one another, what they all knew their crimes to be, and Andy knowing he was innocent.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

Andy Dufresne, the man who crawled through a river of poop and came out clean on the other side... Why he chose enchilada night, I will never know.

[@dyydan1]

There are a large amount of people who are "religious", but are quite cruel and or hypocritical people. Religion has been used for cruelness and terrible things pretty much since its existence. People use it to judge and control others. If you weren't religious, you were evil, but quite often, it was the other way around.

[@fryphillipj560]

8:00 totally aggre m8, especially when you, like me, have watched some really unsatisfactory movies the last few days ("seven" and "shutter island" ) you really learn to treasure a satisfactory ending.

[@staffybiker]

wait, those movies are unsatisfactory for you?

[@sparksdrinker5650]

Se7en was amazing and the ending was amazing

[@chanceneck8072]

31:30 You're talking about Nothing To Lose! BRILLIANT comedy with Martin Lawrence.

[@tix3027]

Man now I feel ashamed shawshank is my favourite movie

[@BOKtober]

If i was gonna show someone a movie who had never seen a movie it would be this one, its no where near my favourite but it universally liked. its high enough brow without being too artsy

[@jaromsosa4435]

I'm Mexican. Lived in Mexico my entire life and yes, I can confirm that Menudo is indeed disgusting (IMHO). Want a tasty Mexican soup? Try Pozole and skip Menudo

[@samuelrowland1209]

I personally love mendudo, and I'll take it over pozole every time, but I totally get the hate. It's undeniably unique

[@tridiminished]

You guys should do some epics, ben-hur, gone with the wind, Lawrence of Arabia. I want you guys to lose a whole evening in service to the show and the faceless masses

[@TarvenGames]

Clancy Brown is the voice of Mr. Craps in SpongeBob :-)

[@chicodavid1211]

Watch Oldboy!

[@pradyumnsingh8602]

You guys should watch Oldboy next, Its an awesome thriller movie

[@chicodavid1211]

I second this

[@nicolewardin7493]

Which one the original or the American remake?

[@Juggles-zc7hm]

riley sounds like will forte in last man on earth... "it truly was a shawshank redemption"

[@Babaganoush44]

Clancy Brown is the voice actor for Mr. Krabs!

[@meganw.4457]

Coincidences do happen, and sometimes people do go to prison for it. Fact. That's a scary thing.

[@brandon6909]

The a-hole guard plays the voice of Mr. Krabs in Spongebob. It's fun to rewatch and hear Mr. Krabs be an a-hole.

[@NACHIKETHRAYAPURA]

Good timing

[@Bunke09]

"He doesn't seem religious." KZbin Bad Religion: American Jesus covers everything I would need to say about that.

[@nictanghe98]

I saw this movie at 12 and it was the movie to convinced me talking movies that arent sci-fi or Comedy can be Realy realy Amazing.

[@inewulf3204]

Been binging these since I learned it was a channel, Three such different minds and view points, I've seen people hate on the dynamics of You three before, screw them I absolutely love it

[@1894db]

The way they described it, it kind of seems like the relationship between Andy DuFrane and Red is almost a reverse of the old racist magical n-word trope.

[@Xpun-oi2zz]

Tim was also in a very strange, but good movie called, Jacob's Ladder.

[@ArionRDAW]

Clancy Brown is the Kurrgan from the Highlander movie (there is only one).

[@finlandjourney6065]

So have you seen the computer models how an aerosolized cloud of virus laden saliva travels for hours inside a ventilated closed space? That plexiglass ain't doing shit.

[@MrHkballer1]

Please consider reviewing 1917. The film is a game changer in my opinion!

[@iamyourgod76]

The south is very religious, the prisons are very religious in the south

[@majikmessiah]

Rileys Canadian accent is on points :p ( edit: timestamp 51:10 )

[@matthewsnowdon3503]

Potentially why the movie is so white is because Maine is so white. Maine is like 94.5% white. However, this could just be a coincidence and they just didn’t bother to cast a more diverse movie.

[@dyydan1]

Who the heck doesn't wash every part of themselves when they shower?

[@markstott6689]

I read the book before the film became a thing. The book was great. I'm sad I never got to read the book again. It's definitely the best King adaptation thus far. I've probably watched the film 5 or 6 times. The next best King adaptation is probably Stand By Me.

[@pascallaforge375]

Would you guys consider doing an episode on short films one day? Something like each of you bring one or two shirt film that you each have to prove is the best compared to the other ones. That would be a nice episode

[@AverageJoesGardening]

Shawshank is a 9.9/10 end of conversation, if you found yourself bored then you just have an inability to immerse yourself in a truly great story. Not everything needs action packed scenes non stop, every scene contributes to the main climax.

[@HookerUNLEASHEDfilms]

Yall should take James's acrylic shield and run it down the table in front of Riley wider at James's end and narrower at the end of the table by the camera. And do the same to the other shield. That way we could see all of yall without the acrylic in the way! Just saying!

[@Animefreakah]

Could you guys maybe add a pic of your faces and your names to the video, that way its easier for me to learn who is who.

[@vvill-ga]

It took me 8:39 to realize why there were big plastic dividers... Oh yeah we're still in a pandemic...

[@einoware436]

Tom Hanks was great in this movie

[@sanityzeropercent]

next -> collateral

[@patman5948]

31:53 hits hard

[@NerfHerdsman]

"Tom Hanks could have played the Protagonist" For years I thought he did, Tim Robbins is a discount Tom Hanks.

[@rashidhazim]

Love the insight! Can’t wait for the next one

[@michaiahdickdon7366]

This is not everyone's favorite movie

[@GTDScala]

I'm seeing a lot of thermos that aren't from LTTStore.com.

[@kaarthik9]

Who edits the carpool critics KZbin videos? Love the podcast guys!

[@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421]

Because it's f*cking awesome on every single front?

[@blacktower7777]

The pipe also suffered from pressure and time. The pipe also represents Red's "Shitty pipe dream."

[@dual.clutch]

watch Just Mercy! Jamie Foxx got me in my feels

[@FunTimeWithSouls]

All Hail The Crimson King

[@aarongarcia1054]

menudo does suck,we know it, old people only eat it because their parents are it

[@momentary_]

The guy on the right had quite the character arc in this video.

[@dontask9002]

Riley is dead inside 🤣

[@JSharpie]

"The Artist"

[@demofighter]

You guys should do the movie The Perfect Score with Black Widow and Captain America, I mean Chris Evens and Scarlett Johansson.

[@jctai100]

Overall this movie is about affirmation and overcoming hardship so it will really depend on the viewers' mindset with regards to how much impact it will land. If you're going through a difficult period in life, this movie will probably uplift you tremendously. If things are going fairly well for which it *seems* for members of this podcast, maybe the impact will be less so.

[@JohnDoe-hk8hn]

1. Clancy Brown was the main antagonist in Highlander. How could you have missed that? 2. Tim Robbins' would have been considered A-list (on the low end of the list) in the 80's, 90's and 00's. He was part of the power couple Sarandon/Robbins? I would put Jacob's Ladder in my top 3 favorite movies (but that is just me). 3. Maine, where the prison is located, has very few non-white citizens. The prison would not have had as many non-white people than as is represented in the movie. 4. The prison is not representative of the time? If anything it was too rosy a representation of American prisons at the time. You do realize that the US still has chain-gangs like the one presented in Cool Hand Luke. I really like your podcast's comments on cinematography, as I think it plays to your video production strengths. Your knowledge of film and actor history is lacking. This leads to a number of odd comments and comparisons which leads you to miss a number of significant contextual points about this movie, for example the demography of Maine in the 1940's. When you are prepping for these discussions is it possible you could include some reading of the film's contemporary critiques from sources like the New York Times or Chicago Tribune? That way you could highlight what was seen as significant at the time, then you can proceed to deliver your 2020 film-goer's perspective.

[@darthcookiejar]

As someone who lives in Mississippi, no guns in pawn shops............. BHASHAHASHAHAHAHAH. You can not find a Pawn shop that don't have Gun in the name of the place. Its first. A "Gun and Pawn" You can just bring in a gun and get cash same day. Trade guns. At will. Think GTA V. Just walk in. Have drivers license unless you know the person (loosely lol). This is in the Ultra rural place I live. This is showing up on the wrong videos??

[@skikes3033]

I wanna see James review video games

[@Tinosaurus]

on behalf of (almost) all weebs,anime fans, whatever you want to call us, I would like to request Kimi No Na Wa (Your Name), or Tenki no Ko (Weathering With You) Thanks for the effort you put to get these out on a solid schedule, i like these podcasts alot.

[@kuksio92]

And there's me, who never watched this movie, listening to 3 random dudes talking about it. Why am I even listening?

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

Stand by me, misery, Cujo, Carrie, pet semetary, maximum overdrive

[@JackDaniels-gd1xt]

guns are definitely sold in pawnshops in America

[@dontask9002]

No guys, this movie is pretty much a 9.6

[@ShampooTime]

Hey any chance of a guest host for CC? maybe the Ant Man (Anthony from LMG)?

[@cincystreaming]

So concerning the chocolate syrup thing... the entire movie was shot on location in Mansfield, Ohio, so no Hollywood sound stage. As for saying it's the best movie ever, it's more that almost every movie when compared against this directly, seems to be more flawed in some way. Also, not knowing Clancy Brown is Mr. Krabs from Spongebob is a fail for each of you.

[@gp33-technologyandstreams52]

I like enemy at the gates and greyhound

[@rustumlaattoe]

So i got a little into this episode before i realised what i thought was shawshank redemption is an entirely different movie... And i don't think I've seen Shawshank... *Gets out list of things to do*

[@Methamphetamineist]

That water bottle is not even from LTT store :D

[@thecaneater]

9:01 How I feel about anything Riley says...

[@13damnitdavid]

The prison is in central Ohio and you can take tours of it. The Ohio State Reformatory.

[@pendingrequest]

With such an average taste and limited viewed library I really wish you guys watch some rare bizarre movies, art house and such. Challenge yourself with something new, difficult and exiting. Watch some movie for the 1st time all 3 of you. You're from Canada - cover some Canadian movies, tell us a difference between Canadian and American culture. Tell us about Vancouver - tons of movies are shot there. That rant of course is not about David. David rules, he's on the next level. And he should find more interesting co-casters.

[@user-hp4vg3ek2y]

My favorite movie is Battlefield Earth. Even though it's basically the most universally hated movie ever, It was the first sci-fi content I had ever seen, and when I saw it at 10 years old it inspired my life long interest in space and sci-fi. Even 10 year old me wondered what they were doing with John Travolta as that alien though.. haha

[@batjd]

31:53 Zoolander was 19 years ago.....

[@bertietheboy]

Just got here at the 69k subscriber mark. Nice work guys!

[@allenellisdewitt]

I think the prison system, especially in such places as Louisiana, are VERY much like this. I envy your Canadian naivety.

[@wathsi99]

Guys, you talked soo much about cinematography but didn't even mention or realize it's Roger Deniks's? 🤔

[@hjaltetagmose]

how are yall like meh on this movie and still gave it an 8 or higher?

[@SolubleSpork]

count of monte cristo please

[@sprayarm]

Hey! I have that purple Nalgene bottle.

[@polygrind]

do The Last Starfighter

[@SirFlukealot]

You guys should do the dark Knight next

[@Bunke09]

I would apply 47:00 to this video

[@polygrind]

Andy represents coherence=Gesus