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The Shawshank Redemption (1994) First Time Watching

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First time reaction to The Shawshank Redemption
Is it actually the best movie of all time? Today I’m reacting to the 1994 classic The Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Seeing their journey through Shawshank State Penitentiary myself was a completely different experience.

In this first time watching reaction, I’m breaking down the most iconic moments, the emotional highs, and that unforgettable ending. Does it live up to the legendary IMDb rating? Let’s find out!

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20 Comments

@GazMASHCuts Creator 7 months ago Pinned

The Shawshank Redemption was heart-breaking, moving and that ending was INCREDIBLE! Drop you suggestions for out next movie in the comments ❤

@thomaswilkinson6101 2 months ago

"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.". I still remember watching this for the first time.

@hazelmaylebrun6243 4 months ago

All the actors were fantastic in this. Even the ones that made you hate them. Clancy Brown did such a good job being a thug, smug cop beating everybody up that it's hard to reconcile that he is also the voice of Mr. Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants.

@pennyp7382 6 months ago

😂 In the novel Red is a red headed Irishman. Hence the "maybe it's because I'm Irish" joke. Brooks was in prison for both world wars, the depression, refrigeration, portable radios, airplanes, cars everywhere, etc. What Red did is disclosed in the book. He took out a life insurance policy on his wife and cut the brakes in her car. She hit a Mom and baby. They all died. The song is by Mozart and DuPonte it's an opera called The Marriage of Figaro. It's about getting revenge on the master. 😂

@ChristinaClarke-c7w 4 months ago

If you didn't notice, when Brooks left the camera was looking back. When Red left the camera was looking forward or out.

@gmunden1 6 months ago

Rita Hayworth was a famous Hollywood actress, singer, and dancer. The title of Stephen King's book is "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption."

@ScottSundt 6 months ago

This isn’t my take, I just heard someone else that realized this: when Red and Andy were talking about getting out, Res said “it’s a shitty pipe dream”. Andy crawled thru a shitty pipe to realize his dream

@superdrummergaming 5 months ago

Think about 50 years ago. Apple was founded, chairman Mao died, the Concord jet flew, the VHS was created, the first space shuttle, the first ebola outbreak, and the movie Rocky. 50 years is a long damn time.

@ohauss 6 months ago

The reason Red got out after the parole meeting was probably that he was straightforward, honest, he didn't say what he thought they wanted to hear. If they get the impression that you want to BS them, they might conclude that you may still lead a dishonest life.

@metallover7732 7 months ago

The Brooks part... gets me everytime!

@jgrey8959 3 months ago

"Hope is just a shitty pipe dream"

Yup, in his case, it surely was.

@SusanHamer 7 months ago

The betting in the beginning was who was going to break down first.

@KiraJenLove 1 month ago

I would say vehemently most memorable line from this movie is "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'."

@LisaMarie5814 7 months ago

Another Stephen King adaptation to watch is “The Green Mile”. Some of the same actors too.

@jimirayo 6 months ago

Zihuatanejo was a sleepy little fishing village....until this film came out, Now it's the third most visited destination in Mexico.

@kultomten 6 months ago

Top movie on IMDB's list of top 250 movies

@joepegel 6 months ago

"I hope."
The best final line of any movie ever.

@MrGordonirwin 5 months ago

You're right, he went from working in the laundry to laundering money

@maynardgrieves 5 months ago

I have a top-five list of favourite movies that's changed over the years, but never the top spot. It's been The Shawshank Redemption since I first saw it during the '90s.