First Time Watching *The Shawshank Redemption* | Made me BURST into TEARS | Reaction & Commentary 

"I saw a car once when i was a boy" Brooks was imprisoned in 1905 and released in 1955. The world had changed massively in that time.

If one doesn't feel moved by this film, one simply does not have a heart.

There's a reason this is universally considered one of the greatest films of all time. Also adds to the greatness of Stephen King.

The movie The Green Mile is by the same director (Frank Darabont) and adapted from the same author (Stephen King). You'll laugh some, be angry like you've never been before, and cry like you've lost someone very close to you. It's one film that is a must watch, but after you watch it once, you might not want to watch it again because of its emotional toll. Good luck!

Movies like this are the reason movies exist. The feelings they inspire. The journey they take you on. It's perfect.

When Brooks says "I'm tired of being scared all the time" that's when I break down too. Let's just say with my life issues right now, I can relate. 😰

This movie has a special place in my heart. Back in 02 this movie was on permanent repeat on TBS. This movie was on the night my father passed. To this day I find it hard to watch but very inspirational. This is a remote drop for a lot of people.

I remember watching this as a child, and this made me realize how good movies can be. It amazed me.

this is one of those movies that can change you.. it makes you think about life and freedom in a new way. it's no wonder it's regarded by so many people as the best movie ever made

"This movie is breaking me" .. the soundest reaction to this masterpiece ❤

Clancy Brown, who played chief prison guard Byron Hadley, once said that he found it hard to be motivated to play such a mean character. He was able to overcome it once he realized that he wasn't really playing an actual person, but Red's depiction of the worst parts of prison guards.

Favorite movie of all time. I'm not unique here.

This is one of those movies that you’ll watch in 50 years and will still make you feel all the emotions. It’s timeless message about friendship, sacrifice and love will never get old!

Up there with the Greats of all time!!! Outstandingly written, acting was unbelievable, pulls on your heart 😢 and worthy to be an all time classic!! Great reaction ❤

I knew that this was going to be an emotional rollercoaster for Liala and it made for another exceptional reaction from her. One of the greatest films of all time, stellar performances from Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.

Oh lort, at the end when they have a wide shot of the beach and Red said "I hope.." and you can vaguely see him and Andy reunite on the beach, finally free... I bawled my EYES. I always picture those two on the deck of that boat, fixng it together, watching the sun go down, drinking a strong one and Red on his harmonica👍💕

When this movie came out, no one knew what to think of it. Most of us couldn't pronounce it. But we were all speechless, yet a message of hope, the strength of the human spirit

There's a tremendous deal of symbolism when Brooks and Red leave Shawshank. When Brooks leaves, the camera is positioned so that it's looking back into the prison yard, but when Red leaves, it's facing out into the world. You can tell that despite the fears that both characters feel, one of them is capable of moving on while the other isn't.

Omg this movie is a classic

James Whitmore - Brooks - is one of America's great actors. He has 160 credits in IMDB...

18:18 What that is, is some blockbuster foreshadowing. The piece is "Sull'aria," from "The Marriage of Figaro," by W.A. Mozart (now, stick with me on this!) The story, at its simplest, is about a servant outwitting his master. And in that particular duetino, Susanna and the Contessa are making plans to dupe a Count. Like I said...foreshadowing.

Brooks came to Shawshank in 1905. He was released in 1955. Over half his life was spent there. The whole world is different to him now. He doesn't know or have anybody or anything. Wars happened while he was in prison. Went in a young man and came out an old depressed man. It always makes me cry seeing what it's like for Brooks.

Beautiful movie and beautiful reaction. All the feels you felt were felt by pretty much everyone who has watched this movie. This film strikes a particularly personal chord with me, as it was one of my late dad's favorite movies.

I am a 71 year old pensioner and this film is recognised as a Masterpiece and rated as one of the best films ever made. Glad to see you understand the meaning of this film. Redemption, Friendship, Love and HOPE. Please, whenever you feel down, watch this Masterpiece again and your life will be beautiful. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Oh Liala the tears are going to flow on watching this fantastic film.

I cried so much when I watched on vhs 23 years ago. I so love this movie forever 💖

Great reaction to Shawshank, it really is one of the greatest films ever made. It wasn't a big hit originally, but it's stature has grown slowly over the years to the point where it is often rightfully considered in the top five of most polls. Nothing wrong with expressing your honest feelings to a film. In fact that is of more import than trivia or background chatter, even if it might feel like you are not communicating while reacting emotionally, you are. I am sure I won't be alone in recommending another wonderful Frank Darabont/Stephen King collaboration, The Green Mile (1999). A couple of other popular and artful films that might not get rec'd as much: Field Of Dreams (1989) Phil Alden Robinson. Kevin Costner, Ray Lotta. Not really a sports movie at all, more of a funny, surreal drama about faith and redemption. Dances With Wolves (1990). Kevin Costner. Costner's multi Oscar winning directorial debut. A historical epic about the west that isn't a classical western.

Just discovered your channel and this reaction, so right alongside you as your tears made me tear up too! If you can bear another Stephen King story in this genre … strongly recommend ‘The Green Mile’ as another memorable movie if you haven’t already seen it.

I often question if I should 'stay' or not as I question humanity at times, seing your reaction and your heart through that reminds me is not all dark, there are those that have hearts in the right place and it helps keep me from the darker places. Thank you.

Liala, you thought the harmonica would come into play at the end. It did! Listen to the sound track when Red finds the wall and the oak tree. There's the harmonica! A beautiful , subtle touch. Stephen King wrote this before he was famous. I read the book back then. What a fantastic story.

Such a Phenomenal Movie❤ This and The Green Mile are Cinema Perfection ❤

When you cried at the beginning of the movie I knew watching the Brooks scene was going to break you. Great reaction!

Need more people like you in this world with your heart.

Behind the scenes trivia: Several real life prison guards offered to meet with Clancy Brown (Myron Hadley) and give him advice on how to make his performance more convincing, but he turned them down because he was playing an evil character and he didn't want it to reflect negatively back on any of them. Jeffery DeMunn (The Prosecuting Attorney at the beginning of the movie) and William Sadler (Haywood) both appeared in "The Green Mile". Both movies were about a man accused of murder who later turned out to be innocent. Both movies featured a guard who was evil or corrupt. Both movies were directed by Frank Darabont and both movies were based on novels by Stephen King. Also, the judge who sentenced Andy Dufresne to two life sentences was played by John Horton, who played Judge Carey Rossington in another movie based on a Stephen King novel, "Thinner". Tim Robbins prepared for the role of Andy Dufresne by voluntarily spending some time in solitary confinement. The picture on Red's photo that kept getting stamped 'Rejected" every time he went up for parole was a picture of Morgan Freeman's son, Alfonso Freeman. Alfonso also had a cameo in the movie as a young inmate yelling, "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! We're reelin' them in!" Alfonso later appeared in the Morgan Freeman movie "Se7en" as a fingerprint technician. This was Morgan Freeman's first time narrating a movie. The hands at the beginning of the movie that were supposed to be Andy's loading the revolver, were actually Director Frank Darabont's hands The movie was dedicated to the memory of Allen Greene, Greene was a friend of Frank Darabont and also his agent who died of AIDS just before filming of the movie was completed. The opera song Andy plays over the loudspeaker was "Canzonetta sull'aria" from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". It was Tim Robbins' idea for Andy to turn up the volume on the record when the Warden ordered him to turn it off. The role of Andy was offered to Tom Hanks, who turned it down because he was working on "Forrest Gump" at the same time the movie was being made.. Hanks did appear in Darabont's next movie based on a Stephen King novel. "The Green Mile" . During the scene where Brooks describes to the other inmates Andy's first meeting with a guard to set up a college fund for the guard's children, the script originally called for Brooks to use a string of profanity, but James Whitmore told Frank Darabont that Brooks, who arrived at Shawshank in 1905 would never use profanity in the outside world, so Darabont had the profanity removed. Even though Red traffics in cigarettes and give them to his inmates, he is never shown smoking in any of his scenes. The last word spoken in the movie is "Hope", a major theme of the movie. While many Mansfield locals were hired to play extras, most were unavailable to work during the day because of their day jobs or were only available for one day, so they found extras at a halfway house, many of them real ex-cons. James Whitmore was hired for the movie because he was one of Frank Darabont's favorite character actors. James Cromwell was considered for the role of the Warden, but turned it down in favor of Bob Gunton. Cromwell would later play the Warden in "The Green Mile" The first time Red goes in for his parole hearing, he's told to "Sit". The second time, he's told to "Sit down", and the third time, he's asked to "Please, sit down". The narration in the movie and the passing of time was inspired by the movie "Goodfellas" After the movie was released, Mark Rolston was leaving his agent's office after a meeting and stepped into an elevator holding a baby carrier with his sleeping, newborn son. A woman recognized Rolston as Bogs and panicked, causing a scene. Rolston had to calm her down to keep from waking up his son. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman both won Oscars for Best Supporting Actors in movies directed by Clint Eastwood- Robbins for "Mystic River" and Freeman for "Million Dollar Baby" Both Bob Gunton (Warden Morton) and Clancy Brown (Guard Hadley) were very well liked and got along well with their fellow cast members. This was William Sadler's third time appearing in a Frank Darabont movie based on a Stephen King novel. The first two were "The Green Mile" and "The Mist" William Sadler said in an interview that the knife Brooks used on Heywood's throat was so dull it couldn't even cut butter, Before doing another take of the scene, Sadler asked James Whitmore to push the knife in harder to make it look more realistic, but Whitmore refused because he didn't want to accidentally hurt Sadler. Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in "Back to the Future" was offered the role of Hadley, but turned it down because he didn't want to play the bully again. Frank Darabont wanted to movie to have a more ambiguous ending, with Red on the bus heading for the field, but the movie distribution company, Castle Rock insisted on a reunion between Andy and Red, to please the audience, so Darabont decided to end the movie with the reunion shot from a distance. Bob Gunton pointed out that Tim Robbin's height of 6 feet, 5 inches, there were very few actors who could play the role of the Warden, because part of Andy's escape plan involved him wearing the Warden's clothes. The raw sewage that Andy crawls through was was actually a mixture of chocolate syrup. water and sawdust. There are only two women with speaking roles in the movie: The woman at the Food Way who complains about Brooks not double bagging her groceries and the woman who attends to Andy in the back after his escape.

The thing I love the most about this film is that it wasn't popular when it came out. It took years, word of mouth for it to find its place in film history so much such that critics gave it a reassessment over and was selected to be in the National Film Registry to be persevered for its cultural significance. I think it's close to perfect a film you can make.

Greatest movie of all time IMO.

The exterior prison shots were shot at The Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. It is still an active prison, though the older section is administrative offices. They do a "haunted prison" tour there around Halloween.

As a 71 old pensioner 2024 still watching this film today. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins 5 star acting. Released 1994 but not reviewed very well. Re-released years later and now is one of he best master piece films ever made. Glad to see you understand the meaning of this film: Redemption, love, hope. So when you are having a bad day just watch this film again, still have the same effect.

you are an absolute sweetheart!!!! love the emotions you showed

You gave such a deeply felt reaction to a classic movie - wish I could've been there to give you a hug.

this is simply the best movie ever made . it has great writing great acting and the story telling is outstanding .

Im liking the 80's hair . Great reaction, thanks .

It's nice you finally got around to watching this masterpiece. I hope you continue to react to other great classics like this in the future.

This is my favorite movie. Great choice.

I love your authenticity and empathy! Pls keep reacting to films!

So... the most devastating thing (in my opinion) didn't make it from the story to the movie. After hearing about Brooks... they found Jake. He had starved to death. He was 'institutionalized' as well, and couldn't survive out on his own.

This is a gem and one of my favourite all time movies.

Awesome! Im so happy you finally got to see it!

Greatest Movie of All Time!!!

In my top ten favorite movies of all time. I love their reactions to it.

Thanks for reacting to Shawshank Liala. One of the best movies ever ☺️

Yeah, watching Brooks go is one of the most heartbreaking movie deaths ever.

The first reaction of yours I've watched in a while. It was definitely worth it. Thank you for watching Shawshank! 📽🎞💙 Movie recommendation: Rainman

I never realized how addictive it is to watch an insanely beautiful woman react to one of your favorite movies I guess this is why this is such a popular thing now great reaction shows you have a heart as well as uncommon Beauty

You are so wholesome and sweet! Beautiful reaction to a classic movie!

You actually had the best reaction i ever saw someone did

This is the first reaction of yours I watched n I loved it, already have a few more on my playlist so I'll enjoy your reactions more.

Loved this and definitely can't wait for your Forest Gump reaction ❤

Great Reaction Liala !!! Thank You

I couldn't help but cry alongside with you.. This movie hits hard. lol

Simply one of the most perfect movies every made.

Don't bother looking for the oak tree. It got struck by lightning, losing some of its branches. The remainder was eventually torn down.

The best and worst of humanity, always going to be very emotional. Great reaction.

Saw this at Theatre in local mall. So long, was supposed to pick up Mom at Sears, where she worked selling shoes, Dad was retired, mall closed at 9pm, she didn't drive, the last 30 minutes of this is the best, so looked at watch, almost left, movie end kept me, when done, ran to car, to Sears, her and boss standing outside, him waiting with her, was 35 minutes late, was guilt hard seeing her standing outside at night, about 4 years after, she got dementia, stopped walking and talking for 3 terrible years until passing, this movie since wets my eyes every time. You're so beautiful, glad you liked it!💕💕💕💕💕

Beautiful reaction. I’ve seen this 100 times but still cried w u 🤙🏻

Bless your heart. Don’t worry, it makes me cry too. 🤗

This was one of the most genuine movie reactions i have come across, a sobbing and uplifting tale of hope, what a film

Great reaction! Let it all out!

The original title was Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, from a novelette by Steven King. So naturally they had to have the movie scene with her head popping into frame.

Classic movie. Hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

It is a pure crime that this movie didn't win for Best Score, Supporting Actor and Best Director.

Shawshank is in Mansfield, Ohio. As a truck driver I've delivered there twice, never had the time to tour the old prison. Hopefully some day I can. Beautiful reaction to a beautiful movie, truly a classic.

I guess it's IMDb's highest-rated movie for a reason. I don't know anyone who doesn't love this movie. Great heartfelt reaction.

This wasn't one of my favorite movies, but your reaction to this just made it one of them

Nothing needs to be said, your reaction said it all. Best movie ever made

"I hope" such a powerful statement, and the tue embodiment of the human spirit. "I hope"

Your tears are reaction enough...don't apologize. You just got a new subscriber today.

This is one of Stephen King's most outstanding storys... The other, I highly suggest , is "The Green Mile" staring Tom Hanks. ❤ 🏆 🎥

Before my dad passed away, he told me that he has never seen The Shawshank Redemption. I told him that we were going to watch it together as it is one of if not the best movies ever made. I’m so glad we did.

James Whitmore (Brooks)..was a we established fine actor for many years

It's 1 of the greatest movies I've ever seen, plus is absolutely wonderful to see theres still a woman with a heart of gold out there! Now that gives me HOPE.

forest gump also makes me cry every time i watch it looking forward to your reaction

1994 was the best year for movies in my generation with The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, and Four Weddings and a Funeral

I still use the Mantra "Get busy Living, or get busy Dying" every day.

The underlying themes of Shawshank are hope and salvation, hence the importance of the Bible, which is another recurring theme throughout the movie. And, of course, the Good Book is the ultimate source of faith, hope, and salvation for all men. The redemption is Red's, not Andy's - it is Red who has lost his hope and faith in mankind during his long years of imprisonment, and in whom hope needs to be rekindled.

The two things i got out of this movie, prison is no fairytale and Hope is a good thing.

This is in my top 3 movies of all time cheers from Texas

You are the sweetest thing. You gained a fan.

I made a trip last week to Mansfield to visit the prison. It was great. There were a few cardboard cutouts of characters that startled me on occasion.

A masterpiece of a film based on what is essentially a short story. Rita Hayworth and the shawshank redemption. Epic. Your own tears Liala were making me well up too!!

one of the greatest ever made. WITHOUT QUESTION!

Your emotions are raw and real. Thank you for sharing that with all of us.

One of the greatest movies of all time with the greatest ending of all time!

RIP to my boys Brooks & Tommy!

Hi Liala, so glad to see you watching one of the classics, I'd love to see more. Thank you!

Whenever i get sad about brooks, i read the novella by stephen king and read why brooks was in prison...balances things out for me.

This is a special film for me. I love the fact that it is really just a story about two men and the friendship that grew between them. There are very few films that don't find the need to cram some sort of a love interest into their movies.

Institutionalized is something thats hard to shake when u been used to a way of life for so many years. Its like red said in the movie..." Those walls are funny"

I must have seen this film maybe 500 or 600 times now, it’s my all time favorite and it still gets me. I used to live in Buxton and just like in the movie there was a lot of hay fields that looked just like what they filmed for the movie. Believe it or not the movie did resemble a lot of places in Maine which I can attest to because I’ve actually been to or lived near almost every place they show or mention which I don’t know how they did that unless someone helped them with researching locations. I will never get bored of watching it ever.

No need to apologize for your feelings, Liala. A story this powerful is bound to bring them out. Especially with one of the most amazing endings I've ever seen in film. It's one of my favourites. "Forrest Gump" is coming soon? Yeah, I wouldn't recommend eye make-up for that one, either.