🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) - FIRST TIME WATCHING - MOVIE REACTION! 

That you hated the Warden shows the depth of the written character and the phenomenal acting by that actor. This is one of the best acted movies I have ever seen. Each character was more than whT they seemed and we got glimpses of those differences, just enough to give hope or misery.. it is one of my favs for sure

I’ll never get tired of watching someone watch this for the first time.

Another Steven King short story turned into a great movie. He has probably created more stories to big moves than any other author ever.

I can watch this movie over and over! Brilliant!

This movie hooked you deep and early. Your verbal comments show how this move did what all good movies do: got you involved. The Shawshank Redemption truly is a masterpiece.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this movie over the years, but Brooks hanging himself makes me cry every single time.

my favorite movie ever, I love Andy and Red's friendship development soo much. The movie has a lot of good life lessons worth remembering

Loved your reaction and how involved and passionate you were with the storyline. It's an amazing movie on all levels. It's one you can watch over and over and never tire of it.

My all-time favorite movie!! It's a masterpiece!!

"Rita Hayworth an actress? must be code for something?" 🤣🤣 Rita Hayworth was an American actress in the 40's. Love your reactions.

A classic! One of my favorites!

A lot of people don't realize Stephen King writes anything other than horror.: A mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again.

One of only a handful of movies I teared up at the end

Love the movie and reaction. Just sad that no reactors include one of the best part of dialogue in the movie, Red’s final narration. “I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”

This is a film about male friendship and its beauty. It's perfection. The best finale of all time.

One of the greatest movies....ever! 🧡💛💙💚

A bunch of friends and I went to see this when it first came out. One of the guys was really moved by this saying it was the most beautiful movie he had ever seen. My roommate is 72 just got out about a year ago. He had been in the Texas prison system since he was 30 years old. When he was about 20, he was sentenced to life in prison for multiple armed robberies and attempted murder. He was paroled after 7 years but a couple of years later he was pulled over for drunk driving. The cop saw a pistol lying on the front seat and of course arrested him. They immediately revoked his parole and he spent the next 42 years behind bars.Oh, the stories he could tell! There are so many things that are new to him! I've done my best to reorient him to life in the 21st century. When he got his smartphone I helped him set it up and he was amazed at some of the things it could do, like googling things watching movies etc. He's doing well, and got his social security and VA pension and is thinking about getting a car. I told him no drunk driving and no pistols!

Through the first half of the movie I kept saying to myself, "Omg, he's so sweet, thinking the prison's not corrupt or that the guards give even a fraction of a f*ck." Don't ever change, my friend. ✌🏽💜

It's #1 on IMDB Top 200. Brooks didn't have a family because he killed them. It's in the novella.

One of my most favorite movies! It’s excellent! I’ve watched it countless times.

One of the best films ever made.

My favorite movie of all time

I love this movie!

One of the films I can watch over and over, like Goodfellas. One never gets tired of the plot, the characters, the writing. Just awesome.

Excellent movie in every way.

One of the best movies ever in my opinion. I’ve seen it so many times and it never fails to move me

The ending is just so perfect

Brooks had arrived at Shawshank in 1906; 50 years later, he's released into a totally alien world. It's been 2 world wars and a change in culture that includes women being more independent and actually going out and holding jobs. It's so different, and Brooks has no family or friends outside of prison, to help him adjust. Now that you've seen this non-horror prison story written by Stephen King, you should now watch another Stephen King prison period piece set in the American South in 1935. I promise you, it's even better!

One of the best movies ever made !

Fun facts: The "shit" in the pipe was made from oatmeal and chocolate sauce. The room in the halfway house was actually inside the prison where they filmed the movie (Mansfield, OH).

Rita Hayworth was the beautiful actress in the black and white movie they were watching. She was the Marilyn Monroe of the 1940s.

I grew up watching Morgan Freeman. My first time seeing him was on a children's television show called The Electric Company that was on in the late 60s/early70s. A few others in the cast became somewhat well known but not like Morgan Freeman.

Warden Norton is one of the most hated characters in movie history. The actor who plays Norton is named Bob Gunton and he's a decorated Vietnam War veteran who saw combat with the 101st Airborne. He is 76.

Love this movie. So great.

The prison this was filmed in is in Mansfield Ohio. About an hour south of where I live. Its a tourist attraction now. If anyone is ever in the area I highly recommend the tour. It's the Mansfield reformatory.

Green Mile, Shawshank, Forrest Gump, the Sting, Saving Private Ryan, are my short list of the 5 greatest movies ever made. Your mileage may vary.

Andy went in 1949 - Red (Morgan Freeman) states that when Andy first arrives.

"what do you mean no? Did you feel any sympathy for your victims?" About as appropriate a reaction as I've ever seen

I always love how much younger Andy looks in the outside

I loved the symbolism of, all through the movie, we saw lights going off in many cells, but never once in Andy's. The last night he spent there, we saw the lights go out. We thought it might be that he finally gave up hope, but it was more like "be sure to turn the lights off when you leave!" hahaha

The warden was a complete coward. He knew exactly how his time in prison would be.

I'm really glad you're working your way through a top movies list. It will give you so much better appreciation for film than just responding to the latest reaction trend. And it will be more fun for film buffs and older folks (You know, people who have seen a lot of films in their life, and require more of their movies.)

2024 I am a 71 year old pensioner and still watch this MASTERPIECE and acclaimed one of the best movies ever made. Glad you see the meaning of the film, Redemption, Friendship, Love and HOPE. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands. When you are feeling down, watch this again and you will have a beautiful life.

I normally don’t like prison movies but I kept hearing how good it was. I was not disappointed. It is an excellent movie and there are lessons to be learned. Thanks for your reaction.

"I can already tell that guy there on the left is going to be pretty mean." That guy there on the left is the voice actor for Mr. Crabs on Sponge Bob Square Pants.

This movie was filmed in a real prison (closed long before the movie). You can even take tours of the prison. It's the Ohio reformatory in Mansfield Ohio. I live about an hour north from it. The tour is pretty interesting. I recommend if anyone is in the area to stop and check it out.

I haven't seen this movie in decades. Great reaction choice.

Andy went in in '49. It says so when they show his bus arriving at the prison.

I watch this movie every time it's on. I just love it. It shows the inhumanity and humanity in that jail. There are some really brutal and beautiful moments here. Somewhere in the movie Andy tells Red that he was straight as an arrow in life, it took jail to make him a crook. Best ending ever!

If you haven’t already seen it “The Green Mile” is another great movie. Stars Tom Hanks and other A List stars.

And Andy went in in 1947, and asked for Rita Heyworth in 1949. Brooks arrived in 1905 and was there 50 years, so he got out in '55. I think it's possible that as a reactor and thinking all the time about what to say, and then talking over some of the dialogue, you're going to miss a lot of details.

I acted in Shawshank for two months. Great experience!

Talk about timing!! I work where this movie was filmed and today my staff put together a gift bag for you! How crazy is that?! Needless to say, you'll know it when you see it, lol. Your reaction was priceless and I'm glad you finally watched it.

The powder that they were dusted with was DDT powder to kill lice. DDT was used to kill all kinds of bugs and insects. It was banned here in the U.S. in the late sixties I think. Could be early seventies.

Your naivete regarding the guards not giving a shit about what the prisoners do to each other is truly sweet and touching.

Fun facts: The building they used still stands in Mansfield, Ohio. It is now a tourist attraction and was a real prison. Had the privilege of walking through it 4 times. The interior (cell blocks) is in a different location though. The tunnel was a mock-up they built and can be viewed at the prison in Mansfield. It is a life-sized mock-up. The tree under which the Red located the stone and Andy's letter was on a farm in Mansfield. It suffered storm damage and had to be removed. The wood was cut and sold to woodworkers everywhere. I'm proud to say I obtained some small pieces of this wood and made 5 pens out them.

That old prison is right down the hill from me about 4 miles. The hotel Brooks stayed at was an old building in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. Steven King wrote this as well as the green mile, another great story. The farmland scene before the rock wall is also here about 4 miles south of me. Love your reaction!

After Brooks dies and Red says "He should have died in here' you can hear a Crow "Caw" in the background. Kind of like Jake agreeing with Red.

Fun fact. So the movie was made in Ohio near one of my relatives city. my cousin tried out as an extra and was cast as a bag boy in the grocery store scenes. its funny because he had initially tried out as a corrections officer or cop and was cast as a bag boy....real occupation at the time? police officer🤣 he just has one of those baby faces that the casting agent couldn't see him as an officer. he's now the director of safety in that town.

So glad you loved this film. It is easy to see a "director's cut" if you want. The film is supposed to end when Red is on the bus, after his "I hope" monologue. Frank Darabont wanted to end the film with the audience "hoping" that Red and Andy reunited - after all, "hope is a good thing" But, American test audiences wanted everything spoonfed to them and demanded a "happy ending", so the studio demanded that final beach scene be tacked on. Still a magnificent film but I think I prefer the director/writer's version..

One of my favorite. I can't watch it enough

Good Day, Kabir. Although set in Maine, the prison used was the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The large main building and Cell Block 1 are now a Museum. They offer tours, can be used for special occasions, and offer overnight cell accommodations for the brave. ( haunted ) The street scenes were primarily N. Main St where the shop owners agreed to have their stores redone to fit the time period. Many still look the same. The halfway house is the Bissman Building, and still looks the same today. (It was a beer distributor, hence the name "Brewery") The store was the E and B Market on 4th Street which has been torn down. I was fortunate to be an extra con in the yard scenes. The premiere was held at Mansfield's Renaissance Theatre, a restored 1929 movie palace, before New York and Los Angeles. I volunteered working the theatre restoration. The prison was also used in the movie "Tango & Cash” and was the Russian cell block in "Airforce One". An interesting side note: In the bad winters, crows from 7 or 8 counties move into Mansfield by the hundreds due to large granaries that used to be between town and the prison. Brook's crow was a natural. The passage of time from the unfiltered Chesterfields to the filtered cigarettes offered Tommy by the warden, and the subtle aging of everyone is superb. Many people miss the subtlety of when Brooks left the prison, you see the prison through the gates, and when Red left you are looking forward over the fields toward the town. And they don't notice when the warden opens the Bible and finds the cut out, that it is the book of "Exodus"! I am 75 now with Parkinson's and don't get to attend movies very often. I enjoy the reaction videos on RU-vid.

The camera angles are very good seeing how Tim Robbins is 6'5".

Boggs getting what is due, is one of the most satisfying scenes in cinema.

A piece of trivia … the actor who plays Captain Hadley, the main guard, is also the voice of Mr. Krabbs on Spongebob

The movie star was Rita Hayworth.

You said it all Kabir....one of my favorites, always. Great storytelling by Redd...it's a long movie, but every second captivates you and you are certainly engaged by the story, and then the wonderful feel good ending...my heart wanted to burst. "Hope is a good thing, and no good thing ever dies", what a feeling Redd felt at that sentence, and a great feeling we all need, never give in, have some hope to forge through the pain, the meaning for life....it gives you a purpose...and through this story, it was beautifully expressed. 💙🌺

Crazy that this movie didn’t get the appreciation it deserved at the time it was in theaters

I never realized how often Kabir cusses until now. LOL

An absolutely stunning and beautiful movie.

My absolute favorite movie of all time!

This is absolutely one of my favourite movies. I must have watched this at least 20 times. So glad you enjoyed it.

Zihuatanejo, I think my spelling is correct. A very small town (or was) way down the WestCoast. Fantastic, undisturbed or ruined by tourists like me. The surfing 🏄‍♂️ was fantastic. I’m not sure but this movie & an unprecedented amount of shark attacks 🦈 (5or6yrs later)put it on the map. 🇨🇦 cheers 🍻

I live about an hour away from Mansfield Ohio. That's where this was filmed. You can still visit the old prison with all the set props from the movie.

Prison is located in Mansfield Ohio, was the Ohio Reformatory, now it's a museum.

This movie holds the #1 spot of _Best films of all times_ on imdb. Has held the spot for several years. The year of its release, it got nominated for several Academy Awards. Didn’t win any however. Lost out to another film of that year: *Forrest Gump.* Your view of inmates are somewhat innocent. Nothing wrong with that. But there are vast differences between european and american views on prisons, and serving time. Not to mention the time in which this film is situated.

Funny story: Stephen King was in a grocery store once and a woman almost ran into him with her cart. She looked up at him and said, "Hey I know you. You're the Stephen King guy who writes those scary books! That may be for some people but it's not for me. I prefer more uplifting books like the Shawshank Redemption." King smiles and says, "I wrote that one too." The woman shakes her head, "no you didn't!" and leaves. 🤣

Coming to the comments at the beginning of the video because I feel it needs to be said: you might have the friendliest, most open and welcoming face I've ever seen. Also, something I've always thought: Hadley complains a lot for someone who got $35k in inheritance in the 30s. That would have to be well over half a million today, possibly much more.

Prisons these days are much nicer than you might think, they can even have tablets and flat screen tvs if they’re lucky, but you normally need headphones to hear any sound so they can’t be used as a distraction. Techmoan did a good video on prison tech a while ago.

One of my top ten movies of all time. Morgan Freeman is in my top 5 actors for life. He’s extraordinary.

One of my favorite movies!!! You definitely get emotionally involved with the characters.

In Andy’s case, smart is smart, it’s our choice how we use our intelligence

"They send you here for life, and that's exactly what they take. The part that counts, anyway."

In a cut scene, jake the crow also died.He had died of starvation since Brooks wasn't around to feed him at prison, and had no natural self preservation abilities.

Possibly one of the best movies ever. Enjoy.

My favorite movie of all times. Great story by Stephen King. I knew you'd enjoy it.

If you liked that, you should watch a documentary about the many real-life escape attempts from Colditz. One guy spent two years sawing through a huge wooden beam with a table knife, only to have to his tunnel discovered before he could use it. Another group actually built an aeroplane inside the prison, right under the guards' noses!

Your reaction to this movie was so cute you just can’t help yourself. A great story by the writer Stephen King. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were so good in this movie.

One of my favorite movies.

Took a tour of the prison this was filmed at in Ohio, since this is one of my favorite movies, and I live in Ohio. Very haunting to say the least! The outside of the prison is very beautiful! It was called the Ohio State reformatory or Mansfield reformatory, and was built between 1886-1910, and was in operation until 1990 when a federal court ordered it closed. If you get to the states, Kabir, I think you would enjoy going here!

This was based on a novella written by Stephen King. One of his best stories ever. Great reaction, so glad you enjoyed it!

One of the best movies. Not predictable!

16:54 This is so sad and well done. Almost everyone reacts the same way. Worry, afraid he will kill himself, relief and then devastation

Greatest movie ever!!! I suggest you watch Pulp Fiction next

Great reaction, Kabir. Glad you enjoyed this as much as so many of us have

One of Stephen King's very best. In the book this comes from- Different Seasons - this is the first of four novellas- one for each season. This was titled Hope Springs Eternal: Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. The second book though.... it's the darkest thing King ever wrote. Apt Pupil.

I have to admit, I have a special affinity to the roof top scene, because they get to enjoy "bohemian style lager", and me having had the pleasure of being an exchange student in Czech Republic, absolutely love their beer and by extension, "bohemian style". Can't watch that scene without some nice, ice cold Czech lager. Na zdravi, as they would say. "To your health".

Brooks's monologue makes me ball big tears. Every. Damn. Time.

Another Stephen King nugget of gold. 👍