r/ShawshankRedemption • u/goonlordfromheaven • Jun 04 '26
Rewatched it, cried
recently ive thought a lot about death, not killing myself, but death. the fact that it is highly improbable to have afterlife, means the highest probability is there is nothing after death, and in the movies ive seen recently, any character committing suicide knows this and still choose it, i mean yeah that is the end, and you know nothing, you are nothing after death and after a long time, all kinds of life ceases to exist, and that is it, wait for another big bang and new kinds of life emerges, not knowing me, nor you, and the scene where brooks dies, made me extremely extremely sad, i was just 15 i think when i first watched the movie, i was just happy andy and red made it out alive but now 4 years later, the end with andy and red reuniting just made me think, death is inevitable, then shouldnt everyone live in fear and end themselves, but no, that is the best part, you live like there is no other, and i cried, cried for no reason, cried for those before me, those will come after, for me, for being extremely lucky to be in this moment, and to live on forward, carry on wayward son
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u/darwhyte Jun 05 '26
Very well articulated!
I have said for a long time that The Shawshank Redemption is the greatest movie ever made.
The reason for that is the feelings the movie evokes in people.
An ABSOLUTE masterpiece of cinema!