I can't believe this is MY FIRST TIME WATCHING *THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION* (1994) 

Red's crime in the book was that he got stuck in a marriage he was unhappy in. He married a woman from a rich family and wound up working for his father-in-law. His wife's family continuously looked down upon him and he realized he would never be able to get out from under their control. His wife had a large life insurance policy on her so he disabled the breaks in her car hoping she would get killed in a crash. It worked, but, unexpectedly to Red, his wife wasn't alone in the car, and she had her friend and her friend's child in the car as well. The crash killed all three.

The fact that the guard found fault in his dead relative (whom he hated) leaving him $35,000 ( the equivalent of $487,000 today) always showed just how much of an arse he really was.

The reason Morgan says they callnhim red "maybe it's because I'm Irish " is because in the book Red is Irish.

Red finally got approved for probation because he stopped BSing the board and was just straight honest with him. And the movie originally ended with Red on the bus but test audiences were like “no! We want to see the RAndy reunion!” So they added it in lol

This movie always hits home for me. Those of us that have served a good amount of time at a maximum security prison understand how horrible it is to get out and realize the world left us behind and we have nothing left. It can be hard to adjust to life on the outside. The scene where Brooks hangs himself is horrible. I had a buddy who got out about a month before me. He did 26 years. He ended up taking the same way out because he couldn't adjust. Ultimately, we do it to ourselves but it's still sad nonetheless.

*The DA at the beginning in court is one of the guards from Green mile.

This is one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. Fun fact: Captain Byron Hadley is the voice of Mr Krabs on SpongeBob. He says in interviews that his favorite parts of this movie are his character being arrested because he was a "horrifying asshole", and Red reaching the beach to find Andy👍🏼

Still can't believe that Captain Hadley is the voice of Mr Krabs

This is the first time i couldnt concentrate at the reaction of this masterpiece

Them thangs is thangin today MJ 😂

One of those films can watch several times and never get sick of. Enjoyed your reaction to it.

MJ don’t listen to the haters. Just do what u do! U are a great reactionist!

There’s a very good reason this is the highest rated movie of all time. And good reasons your reaction to it is the best on RU-vid

28:01 Yeah,,Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is quite a tall guy standing at 196cm tall

Damn, she stacked like that

Only one thing never made sense to me: If I knew I’d be crawling through yardage of sewer pipe, I’d at least ask Red to get me a clothespin!! 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is my favourite movie. It has been voted as the best movie in multiple lists. IMDB rank #1 too. It is a movie with a heart.

you can't be teasing us like that

When Andy is on the boat on the beach and Red shows up i still tear up every time.

Speaking of how tall Tim Robbins is, I used to work in a record store in a mall back in the day, and we were trying to close the store, but customers were still in there. So I'm standing holding the gate waiting to close it and preventing anyone else from coming in, impatiently, bc I was going out after work, and there's a group of folks crowded near the register taking their sweet time. And one of them starts heading toward me and he kinda nods at me as he approaches so I raise the gate to let him through, and dude still had to bend down to get under it, and I almost let it slip a little and it almost conks him on the noggin. lol He leaves and then the rest of the group leaves and I go over to the register and the people I was working with was like "You know who that was??? Tim Robbins!!" Of course Shawshank is my favorite movie so I'm a moron for not placing who he was, but I knew he was familiar. I'm like... "damn, yeah that WAS him. I almost dropped the gate on his hightower ass." Yeah, he's tall.

2 weeks in the hole is a long time when you consider there is no bed, light or human interaction. It's why people in solitary confinement go clinically insane. Modern day solitary confinement they have lights and usually give you a tv and a cellmate.

That harmonica is hope for Red.

No disrespect I mean this in the most respectful way possible but damn those water ballons😮😍😍😍

Im digging the fit rn

Great Reaction! The book they mentioned “The Count of Monte Cristo” is actually a good movie as well.😊

👀 I couldn’t focus on the movie for some reason reason😏

Glad you understand the meaning of this film. Redemption, Love, Friendship, HOPE. P.S. This film is rated as a Masterpiece and is the best film ever made. So when you feel down watch this film again and you will have a beautiful life. I am a 71 old pensioner. 2024 and still watch this. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islan

"Why do they call you 'Red?'" "... maybe it's because I'm Irish." lol

One of my all time favorite films. That hug on the beach at the very end is one of my top 2 bro-hugs ever (along with the hug in the changing room near the end of S2E8 of Ted Lasso!) Both make me tear up every. single. time.

your reaction to this movie was beautiful

I’ve seen this movie a million times before but I can’t stop watching you them girls are amazing 🤩

considered by many to be one of the best movies ever made

In the book, the character Red was an Irishman

Its amazing watching the younger generations react and reflect with the cinema of my day. Hopefully the thought and compassion that is shared, will continue outside a screen. Bless

Amazing reaction to the Shawshank Redemption

The best Stephen King's adaptation. Sadly, this movie was robbed of Oscar

Loved this reaction. This is an epic movie, one of those, all-time favorites for most people and I'm glad you got to watch it

The curious case of benjamin button is also a nice one

Im loving the t shirt and the twins

keep adjusting them thangs MJ, we loves it

Another classic! It was a pleasure to see your reaction!

I've only seen this movie once, almost 10 years ago with a group of friends. We were drunk, and this movie still SLAPPED! We chose this movie as high school best friends meeting up 10 years after graduation, on a holiday. #richfriends

Great movie choice and reaction as always! I low key got choked as I always do rewatching this movie. I have a personal attachment to it. The prison they used for Shawshank was an actual prison at one time located in Mansfield, OH which is about 20 minutes away from where I grew up. The scene with Red in the field after he’s released is about 5 minutes away. This movie always reminds me of home and hope 😊 looking forward to your next reaction! Peace ✌🏼

Okay. It surprised me that William Sadler, the guy who bet on fat*ss, played Death/Grim Reaper in the Bill & Ted movies.

The big guy, Captain Hadley, he's the voice of Mr. Krabs from Spongebob :D

I been subscribed for abt a week!! I love ur reactions!!

Classic! I have watched this so many times I can't count. If I'm flippn through the channels I'm stopping at this. Surprised MJ WITHOUT SPIDER-MAN hasn't watched this yet.

Hey MJ new sub here I love your reactions to these classic movies.. keep up the great work

I respect the hussle, do your thang babydoll

No matter how hard life could treat you and no matter how much it beats you up, if you don't quit and keep your hope, you may succed. The humanity of this character is wonderful!!! and of course awesome movie. Great reaction MJ. See you

I almost never leave a comment but I love your reaction. You seem like you have a good and pure heart. God bless you

Da yum! look at them…… 😮

The reason Andy said in court that it was "Decidedly inconvenient" that they couldn't find HIS gun was because ballistics lab tests could have determined if that specific gun had been fired recently

17:08 facts and i remember reciting this scene right here lols to some back than "so called friends" it unnerved the heck out of them." but it keeps those stupid ones off of you.. "hes surviving and getting out too.." good luck anyone trying to run up on someone.. cause me,im fighting you(i aint the biggest or strongest however i am going down swinging."

OMG!! Yea um...best distraction ever!

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a classic!!!

Hi MJ~ New sub! When u said " its a poster. Whats the worst that can happen??" I laughed so hard. For the warden-The WORST can happen!!!😂😂

When people talking about "things need to change because old things are bad" well this movie are showing the proof that a masterpiece remain a masterpiece forever UwU

FYI, in the book Red was actually a red haired Irishman so it was obvious why he was called Red. So when Andy asks and Morgan Freeman says "maybe it's because I'm Irish" it's kind of a tip of the hat to the book. Also, Red's crime in the book was his wife had a large life insurance policy on her so he rigged the breaks in her car trying to kill her in a crash. But his wife wasn't alone in the car, she had a friend and her friend's kid with her when it happened. All three died. And lastly in the original cut of the movie it ended with Red on the bus but the preview audiences wanted to see a Red and Andy reunion in Mexico.

Another CLASSIC!

As usual great job and enjoyed your commentary throughout the movie. Please dont change a thing, you be you and it’s beautiful 👍

I enjoyed your review very much. Thank you, sister! 😊

You give very good reactions, glad i found you.

Rita Hayworth was a very famous actress in the 40s (the height of her career), and very beautiful! If you are looking for old movies, look for one of hers. The film they were watching in this film is called GILDA.

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

Anyone ever heard of the horror movie “The Cell” from 2000 staring Jlo & Vince Vaughn ? I think you should definitely give it a try CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED film !

This movie really messes with your heart on so many levels, but in the end it shows that hope can triumph over the worst of circumstances. It reminds me of the book "Man's Search For Meaning" - a man with a "why" to live for, can bear with almost any "how".

34:54 “I agree”. Hold on now MJ, I ain’t know you get down like that 👀😭

Girl, you knew that shirt would have all the thirsty dudes watching the movie, twice.. 🤣🤣🤣I ain't mad at ya. Use what you got to get what you want. 💯

1994 was a pretty good year for Tim Robbins. Starred in this and the very underrated comedy The Hudsucker Proxy.

The whole Brooks on the outside segment is already sad enough, but it always gets me when he tells his pet crow, Jake, that he can't take care of him anymore & then sets him free.. From that point on til his bitter end, Brooks spends the majority of his free time after work at that park, feeding the birds & looking for his little friend.. That he hopes Jake will just come by to say hello, but that he never does.. That wherever he is, he hopes he is doing ok & "makin' new friends".. It absolutely makes me bawl my eyes out every single time..🥺 Jake is never very far from Brooks' mind.. His ending was sad & awful enough, but then him missing Jake & missing his friends & simply wanting to be back "home" at Shawshank, it makes the entirety of that part so gutwrenching & just so very sad..

Always loved this movie. Appreciate the reaction 💯 great job as always MJ ☺️. Maybe a top 5-10 movie list one day ?

Honestly the Patreon requests is a smart asf business model, you the first I've seen utilize it 🔥

Brooks: "I saw an automobile once when I was a kid." MJ "Aww, they didn't even have cars when he was a kid." Bless your heart. Great reaction though. Please consider using closed caption. Some parts of films are hard to hear and easy to miss.

I worked in a maximum security prison myself for 10 years & have met my fair share of inmates l likened to Brooks' character.. Sometimes a place like a prison, after being institutionalized as long as some of those guys have been, it truly is all that they know.. Fly high, Brooks.. And you too, Jake..💔🪶

I just binged all your videos this week after finding your channel. Great work, love your reactions. Just one question, where’s Spider-Man?

Inmate Floyd is the Sheriff who spat in John Coffey's face in Green Mile. The orderly in Green Mile plays InfirmeryTyrell who told him the inmate died.

Hey MJ. Just thought I'd say youre one of my favourite reactors right now. Just such a W person. Plus the respect you have for God? S-tier. Hope you have a fantastic day fam 👊

You're bringing all the boyz to the yard..

Mystic River!

Do your thing MJ and for always taking time to explain reasons behind your decisions

"I had to come to prison to be a crook", sadly, this is actually more common than you would think. Teenagers that go to prison for smaller stuff often get "educated" on bigger stuff by other prisoners. And when they get out it sort of escalates.

Greatest film in my lifetime to date. Many other great brilliant films. Personally it’s totally re watchable week in week out. Every actor was superb. Tim and Morgan SUBLIME.

Rita Hayworth was a very famous actress in the 1940's and 1950's.

I love how Andy masterminds a great escape... FROM INSIDE HIS OWN CELL! (You believe it?!) For such a dark, sad, fucked up movie, it ends in the best way possible.

Fun fact the guy Captain Hadley is Clancy Brown the voice actor for Mr Krabs on SpongeBob

This is one of the best movies of all time. It holds up very well aand will continue to do so forever. This movie was directed by Frank Darabont who directed The Green mile, whihc you watched.

Wassup MJ how are you today always enjoy your reactions 😊

What's up good MJ I enjoyed this video so much and I hope that you are doing well also keep up the great content that you make

"what's the worst he could do with a poster?". Oh you'll find out. The Warden is not going to have a good day because of that exception he allowed. 😭

This movie is one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations, and I've gotten tattooed 3 times in that prison, and I'm going for a 4th in July! 😂❤ it's the location for a yearly event called Inkcarceration in Mansfield, Ohio😊

This movie is a classic & I LOVED your reaction! Liked & subscribed. ❤

You're a cool chica! Subbed :D Glad you got to watch this film, and shared you experiencing it with it. I saw it as a kid in the 90s, and there are few films like it.

Fun fact the guy who played Byron Hadley Clancey Brown is Mr. Krabs

This is probably #1 on my list of all time favorite movies. I have never seen anybody watch it and not cry.

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

Your intuition is spot on

Hope and salvation are the underlying themes of the Shawshank Redemption, and, of course, the Bible is the ultimate source of hope and salvation for all men, which is why the Holy Bible is a another recurring theme throughout the movie. (It is no accident that Andy conceals the rock hammer, which is the instrument by which he achieves his escape and wins his freedom, within the pages of Exodus.) By the way, the redemption is Red’s, not Andy’s. It is Red - the only guilty man in Shawshank - who has lost his hope and faith in mankind during his long years of imprisonment, and in whom hope needs to be rekindled.

Nice reaction. If liked Morgan Freeman in this movie and would like to see more of him in action, you should see him in the movie Lean On Me. It’s a Classic movie which everybody loves and before it’s over, you’ll love it too. Here’s a little more about Lean On Me; It’s a true story of Joe Louis Clark May (8, 1938 - December 29, 2020), a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is in danger of being placed into receivership of the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. The film's title refers to the 1972 Bill Withers song of the same name.

I like that movie because of Morgan Freeman. That dude is marvelous actor. This movie taught audiences that have redemption is good. Symbol of rain is redemption, salvation and repentance.