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solomonsprayer -> Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (8/25/2008 5:32:47 AM)
The last scene at the beach where the two main characters meet up made me cry so hard, lol. (I thought it was one of the most emotionally satisfying endings in a movie.) Did anyone else cry in this movie?

PHmosh1 -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (8/25/2008 7:54:09 AM)
I almost cried when he crawled through the sewer pipe. BLECH!!!! [sm=icon_smile_yikes.gif] Awesome movie, though. Stephen King is the man!

wareaglekd -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (8/25/2008 1:04:05 PM)
It was a good movie, but I didn't see it as a tearjerker! It's hard for me to cry anyway. It has to be really personal to get to me. k

rcamejo01 -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (8/28/2008 7:20:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PHmosh1 I almost cried when he crawled through the sewer pipe. BLECH!!!! [sm=icon_smile_yikes.gif] Awesome movie, though. Stephen King is the man! quote: Awesome movie, though. Stephen King is the man! Couldn't agree more, Stephen King has some deep, deep, deep issues, but the man can Write! Gotta Love him!

solomonsprayer -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/1/2008 9:07:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PHmosh1 I almost cried when he crawled through the sewer pipe. BLECH!!!! [sm=icon_smile_yikes.gif] me too [8D] .....grossssss

kernsfamily -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/2/2008 11:27:23 AM)
Iam not sure that I "cried".... but, wow....what a MOVIE! a movie about hope...perseverance....and making the best of a "bad" situation...(probably some other attributes, as well....but, it has been a while since I have seen it)..... definitely one of my favorites....

Miss Giggles -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/3/2008 7:49:28 PM)
I read the original short story, and it was very different. I don't know who wrote the screenplay for the movie so that's who needs to get the kudos. But I think I cried too, when the old man got out of jail and couldn't adjust and then Morgan Freeman's character got out of jail and almost faced the same issue. And at the end.

colliefan -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/3/2008 9:59:09 PM)
quote: But I think I cried too, when the old man got out of jail and couldn't adjust and then Morgan Freeman's character got out of jail and almost faced the same issue. And at the end. As I have posted elsewhere I oversee my church's womens prison ministry. I always try and impress on the women to let Christ define them rather let the prison define them.

backrowbaptist -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/11/2008 10:04:46 PM)
Can't say I cried, but it's a very good movie. The only thing that keeps it from being a great movie was the typical Hollywood anti-Christian portrayal of the warden as a Bible quoting psychopath. Other than that, I thought it was Morgan Freeman at his best (along with 'Glory').

broyce1981 -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/12/2008 9:02:31 AM)
I didn't cry during the movie but there's only one movie that I ever did. But this is still a great movie and it takes place right near me! [:)]

kernsfamily -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/12/2008 10:44:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist Can't say I cried, but it's a very good movie. The only thing that keeps it from being a great movie was the typical Hollywood anti-Christian portrayal of the warden as a Bible quoting psychopath. Other than that, I thought it was Morgan Freeman at his best (along with 'Glory'). That KEPT it from being a great movie? The movie was based on a BOOK, written many years BEFORE the movie. so, that "Hollywood anti-Christian" thing doesn't apply....the warden was IN the book....just as he was in the movie! The only way it WOULD "apply", would be if you were able to say that there were not ANY "Christians" like the warden in real life.........and, we all know, there ARE people like that out there (and worse)....

sisrev -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/12/2008 11:59:40 AM)
I think I teared up when the older guy killed himself, not at the beach scene. Good movie.

backrowbaptist -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/12/2008 4:46:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kernsfamily quote: ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist Can't say I cried, but it's a very good movie. The only thing that keeps it from being a great movie was the typical Hollywood anti-Christian portrayal of the warden as a Bible quoting psychopath. Other than that, I thought it was Morgan Freeman at his best (along with 'Glory'). That KEPT it from being a great movie? The movie was based on a BOOK, written many years BEFORE the movie. so, that "Hollywood anti-Christian" thing doesn't apply....the warden was IN the book....just as he was in the movie! The only way it WOULD "apply", would be if you were able to say that there were not ANY "Christians" like the warden in real life.........and, we all know, there ARE people like that out there (and worse).... In my 40 plus years of meeting, socializing, working and fellowshiping with Christians, I've never met or even heard of one commiting murder. They exist in the mind of folks like Stephen King and in Hollywood's imagination. So staying true to the book on that character keeps it from being a great movie, IMO.

kernsfamily -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/12/2008 5:21:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist quote: ORIGINAL: kernsfamily quote: ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist Can't say I cried, but it's a very good movie. The only thing that keeps it from being a great movie was the typical Hollywood anti-Christian portrayal of the warden as a Bible quoting psychopath. Other than that, I thought it was Morgan Freeman at his best (along with 'Glory'). That KEPT it from being a great movie? The movie was based on a BOOK, written many years BEFORE the movie. so, that "Hollywood anti-Christian" thing doesn't apply....the warden was IN the book....just as he was in the movie! The only way it WOULD "apply", would be if you were able to say that there were not ANY "Christians" like the warden in real life.........and, we all know, there ARE people like that out there (and worse).... In my 40 plus years of meeting, socializing, working and fellowshiping with Christians, I've never met or even heard of one commiting murder. They exist in the mind of folks like Stephen King and in Hollywood's imagination. So staying true to the book on that character keeps it from being a great movie, IMO. you've NEVER known of a "Christian" committing murder or other crimes?....i could give you a ZILLION relevant links to stories...(of course, news stories about those incidents are "dismissed" as being "anti Christian", too, right?).... So, a movie about a minister who lures young girls, via Internet chatrooms......that movie would be "typical Hollywood Anti-Christian".....or, simply following along the storyline of something that happened at my church (which it did)....and many others like it? HOW about a pastor's wife.....killing her husband? Fred Phelps, of the so-called Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas and the warden would make great buddies.....same "mindset"..... read the paper.....watch the news....it goes on more often than you'd like to think.

backrowbaptist -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/13/2008 5:45:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kernsfamily you've NEVER known of a "Christian" committing murder or other crimes?....i could give you a ZILLION relevant links to stories...(of course, news stories about those incidents are "dismissed" as being "anti Christian", too, right?).... So, a movie about a minister who lures young girls, via Internet chatrooms......that movie would be "typical Hollywood Anti-Christian".....or, simply following along the storyline of something that happened at my church (which it did)....and many others like it? HOW about a pastor's wife.....killing her husband? Fred Phelps, of the so-called Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas and the warden would make great buddies.....same "mindset"..... read the paper.....watch the news....it goes on more often than you'd like to think. The warden is a caricature of fanatical Christians that Hollywood and writers like to portray, and it was offensive (although the actor was great). And yes, I do read the paper and watch the news and no, I've never met or heard of Bible quoting murderers. Koran quoting, yes. I'm sure they exist somewhere in the real world, but not like they do in the movie world. The pastor's wife was mentally ill, and Phelps is a scum-bag, but not a murderer. Nope, I'm sticking with my critique - a very good movie with the fatal flaw of typical Hollywood anti-Christian bigotry. It's a shame, too, 'cause everything else in the movie was fantastic.

freakofnature -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/15/2008 10:10:06 PM)
quote: The warden is a caricature of fanatical Christians that Hollywood and writers like to portray, and it was offensive (although the actor was great) First the guy was a warden, I've not been to prison but I can't imagine, especially "back in the day" that the wardens of prisons were extremely pleasant to the population of prisoners. Secondly, if the warden was portrayed as a super nice Christian, then what would the point be of the prisoners wanting out? Wardens are trying to make prison life all peaches and cream???? I personally think that the wardens character was spot on, I think you as the viewer were supposed to hate him and by george crack-y I did. Obviously, if it was a real situation, and the warden was a real person, we would all know to stay away from him and call him a 'scum-bag' just the same as we do with Phelps as noted above. Oh! And yes, I cried when Brooks hanged himself and again when Red met up with Andy in Mexico. ( I have seen this movie a thousand times and still tear up!) One of my all time favorites

buckifn -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/17/2008 8:23:18 AM)
fantastic movie...and we have toured the place it was filmed several times. Morgan Freeman was so awesome in that movie...I couldn't begin to count the times I've watched it and just reading about it makes me want to go watch it today!

SweetPea213 -> RE: Who Cried In Shawshank Redemption? (9/20/2008 9:07:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist quote: ORIGINAL: backrowbaptist Can't say I cried, but it's a very good movie. The only thing that keeps it from being a great movie was the typical Hollywood anti-Christian portrayal of the warden as a Bible quoting psychopath. Other than that, I thought it was Morgan Freeman at his best (along with 'Glory'). In my 40 plus years of meeting, socializing, working and fellowshiping with Christians, I've never met or even heard of one commiting murder. They exist in the mind of folks like Stephen King and in Hollywood's imagination. So staying true to the book on that character keeps it from being a great movie, IMO. Ever heard of a man named David Berkowitz (aka Son of Sam)? Mary Winkler? Eric Robert Rudolph? Anybody associated with the Westboro Baptist Church? The warden was a psychopath btw. But his anti-Christian portrayal is NOT something that happens only in the minds of people like Stephen King or Hollywood's imagination. They are real, they do happen. There have probably been just as many people killed in the name of Christianity as there were in the name of other religions. The movie was great though? It was beautiful! I wrote a research paper on the hope of the movie for my intro to Criminal Justice class.

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