I once heard a man say something his great grandmother told him. “If you want to be happy for a day, get drunk. If you want to be happy for a little while, get married. But if you want to be happy for all time, get some really good friends.” And this film represents this perfectly and I’m so glad you ladies saw that. Your friendship is so beautiful to see.

Shawshank changed what I thought a good story means. The pain, suffering, triumph and hope was so underplayed and natural. As a teen Red and Andy were one of my favorite duos.

I love the fact that Andy hidden the stone hammer at "Exodus" chapter on his Bible.

@ZZEB

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I never noticed that

@brentfugett2700

2 жыл бұрын

Very little accidental about this movie. The scripture they each quote is symbolic "Watch ye therefore for ye know not when the master of the house cometh", and if course "I am the light of the world", perfect for the corrupt warden's messiah complex. Lol. Also note the song the warden whistles: "A mighty fortress is our God".

@FrancoisDressler

2 жыл бұрын

@@brentfugett2700 It's no accident, all of that was intentional.

@mrheem44

2 жыл бұрын

nice catch

@SagarSharma-uk6rw

2 жыл бұрын

When he said that salvation lies within . He did not mean inside the bible. He said within him. Bible was a way to connect.

I've lost count of how many times I've seen this movie, and I still cry every time.

@lottelarsen2918

2 жыл бұрын

Me too 😉😢❤

@charlesmartinjr3971

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've seen this movie at least thirteen times now, and even watching this tonight, I cried when Brooks died.

@realisticthought1781

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@dynamicentry6157

2 жыл бұрын

i watch it at least once every two years to refresh my memory lol. This movie will be with me till I die.

@MrTommygunz420

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up a 20 minute drive from the prison used for filming it (the old Ohio State Reformatory.) You can't imagine how many times I've seen this film

I spent more than 6 years locked up and I can tell you that it was scary coming back to the real world even after that amount of time. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be released after 50 years like Brooks. That part of the movie really hits me hard.

@TheSpydyr

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I did 6 years and it was a very scary deal the day I was released and had to re-adjust to normal life again.

@nsasupporter7557

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSpydyr I’ve never been to prison and the part where he says “Rob a gun store so they’d send me home” I was like “wow” 😯

@gaittr

2 жыл бұрын

Keep On Keepin On Buddy

@nsasupporter7557

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSpydyr right, it’s even hard after 6 years… I can’t imagine 50 😳😮

@Charlesbaker3017

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSpydyr l

I had the very great fortune to meet Bob Gunton (Warden Norton) at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. He is one of the nicest celebrities I’ve ever met, and he’s so patient and happy to speak with everyone who approaches him. He signed the picture I brought for him to autograph: “Skye put your trust in the Lord because your ass belongs to me.”

@benjaminquijanovargas9665

Жыл бұрын

WOW

@Debaucherousgeek

Ай бұрын

That is awesome!!! "The Wounded" is in my top 5 favorite TNG episodes. Very jealous!

If anyone is wondering, valued today Andy escaped with over $3.1 million dollars. Not bad at all. :)

@scipioafricanus5871

2 жыл бұрын

Consider it severance pay for 19 years of unrightful imprisonment and financial slave services duly rendered.

@darthken815

2 жыл бұрын

Andy Dufresne headed for the. Pacific . . . filthy rich.

@lordhoot1

2 жыл бұрын

And it would go quite a bit further in Mexico, presumably

@Wesleech

2 жыл бұрын

thats it? well i guess ill take it.

@ergoat

2 жыл бұрын

I know refurbishing a beat up old boat is part of the fun/process, but you'd think he'd buy something a little bigger/more glamorous, right?

The dog offering friendship and love at the end was perfect timing!

"It was a happy ending but not a love story at all" Eh, I would say it is a love story. A love story about friendship.

@frankjuggaloheathen1035

Жыл бұрын

Essentially there is a buddy film element here

The Brook's scene, gets me every time. I feel so bad for him, his life became those and our world his new prison, and his only escape... heart breaking The entire movie is an emotional rollercoaster, happiness, joy, shock, disappear, anger and finally justice. I might not consider it the best movie ever, but it's definitely up there in my books with the best and is always an experience to watch. Your heart felt response at the end, was heart warming. I totally agree with your thoughts on prison, it should be a place of rehabilitation. Small bit of trivia, the photo of Red as a youth is actually Morgan Freeman's son

@Etta319

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow!!! He looks just like him

Hats off to Stephen King and director Frank Darabont for this masterpiece! "The Green Mile" being another one. Just as good as it gets! Period.

Small subliminal thing, but camera was placed looking into prison when Brooks was released. The camera was pointing outward when Red was released representing hope. Make a difference? Probably.

@charleslee8313

2 жыл бұрын

I never picked up on that.

When you told the warden to "use the tunnel" when the police were closing in on him i spit out my drink. Brilliant. 🤣

@Kenny-ep2nf

Жыл бұрын

hahahahahaha

That prison was The Mansfield State Reformatory, about a half hour from my home. The bank near the end was in my hometown. The huge oak tree is no longer there, sadly. It was hit by lightning several years ago.

Red accepted what he'd done to be sent to prison "only guilty man in Shawshank". His parole hearings were just something he went through, knowing that he wasn't going to get out as he deserved to be there... until Andy gave him hope and true friendship, and when Andy left it was like hope went with him, so Red no longer cared about playing the games, spoke from his heart, showed that he had/was suffering, and (with the chance in the times, shown by the change of the makeup of the parole board...with it being the 60s and the board being made up of young educated men and women) it was a time when speaking his mind was goong to be more accepted. His arc all came together because of the friendship from Andy, he accepted his sentence, took his suffering because of what he'd done, treated his parole hearings with contempt as he accepted his guilt, and then when HIS redemption was brought about by Andy he realised that he had reached the end of his penance.

The "we're reel'n 'em in" guy is Morgan Freeman's son. He also provides Red's parole photo. BTW, Andy's take from the warden adjusted for inflation is more than $3.1 million.

@brentfugett2700

2 жыл бұрын

I knew about Morgan's son in the photo but I didn't know about the other part. How cool!

Hey Gals, I am sorry you took the death of Brooks so hard. It breaks even the toughest of us. You were crying even before he took his life at his loneliness and despair. The Shawshank Redemption has to be one of the most intense and satisfying movies to watch. It's Emotional as hell, but you’ve got a smile on your face at the end.

Fun fact (very sad actually): in the book, Andy found Jake dead in the library after Brook left

@andrewburch1671

2 жыл бұрын

Also Red has not reached the place where Andy might be waiting, so we never learn if Red gets there or if Andy is even there. The time span was 10 years I believe between the escape and Red's release.

Andy got 2 weeks in "the hole" (solitary confinement) for playing Mozart over the prison PA. Bogs and his group beat Andy to near death and he got 1 week.

@IamnotJohnFord

2 жыл бұрын

They got them out early so the real punishment could begin.

@TenTonNuke

2 жыл бұрын

Having been in a prison, I can tell you that defying authority is considered a worse crime than murder. You can do whatever you want, just don't make the guards do their jobs or you'll pay for it.

@brentfugett2700

2 жыл бұрын

Boggs definitely got the hard end of that stick in the end. I'd rather stay in the hole another month.

@AJ-gn4ki

2 жыл бұрын

@@brentfugett2700 Boggs won't "stay in the hole", any longer

"How did he teach his friends the different types of rocks?" Well...He did run a library for about 12 years...

@OriginalPuro

2 жыл бұрын

Which is also how Andy was able to explain the tree in the hay-field as "something out of a Robert frost poem", to Red.

Still a wonderful, uplifting movie after all this time, that gives you Hope. Looks like it has the same effect on the next generation. That's nice to know.

Imagine crawling through a long narrow pipe, not being able to back up, not knowing where the end was or if it was openable.

@OriginalPuro

2 жыл бұрын

If you try to apply to become a firefighter you have to go through that, it's a test to see if you have claustrophobia which is an immediate cause for rejection in the firefighter profession.

@timinla64

2 жыл бұрын

“Shitty pipe dreams”

@tileux

2 жыл бұрын

In the book, Andy had access to all the prison's plans, so he knew exactly where the end of the pipe led, knew it could be opened, and knew it flushed into the creek. He spent a lot of time planning his escape. Because of his confrontation with the Warden the Warden was threatening to move him to a different cell so that moved his escape time forward. The story is a stephen king story, originally in the book Four Seasons. Probably available as a stand-alone book now, even though its a relatively short story. In the book "Red" was white. His nickname was Red because of the colour of his hair. But Morgan Freeman works well as the character.

@paolom.6011

2 жыл бұрын

A sewer pipe has to outflow somewhere ffs.

@philmckenna5709

Жыл бұрын

@Paolo M. 🤣 Indeed

Mich crying at the ending (40:30) and Lia and Ellie hugging her was soooooooo cute. Sooooooo very rarely do I see Michelle crying or showing such emotion. Love your reactions, Homies. It is one of the best movies ever and absolutely love it :)

This movie is a masterpiece! Glad you guys reacted to it! 😊

This is the most perfectly cast movie in the history of casting movies. Change any character and it's not a masterpiece. Frank Darabont is a freaking genius.

"Remember, George; no man is a failure who has friends" - Clarence, Angel 1st Class, "It's a Wonderful Life"

@gdiaz8827

2 жыл бұрын

A must for December reactions

Shawshank was Nelson Mandela's favorite movie. I've had friends that did time, but hard time, especially for years, can't imagine. If you liked the friendship theme, then, at least for the holidays, you should react to the old holiday season classic, "It's a Wonderful Life." It was starring actor Stewart's first acting job after WW2. Stewart struggled with PTSD from the war and though most thought his career was over, Capra was willing to take a chance on him. A great message in Wonderful Life, similar to Shawshank.

@rikk319

2 ай бұрын

Nobody thought Jimmy Stewart's career was over--he personally felt like he couldn't do something that felt as frivolous as acting after going through what he did. Capra and his costar Lionel Barrymore convinced him to give the role a try, and he said in later years he was glad he did.

@markoconnor995

Ай бұрын

@@rikk319 Glad he did. His best years and roles were ahead of him.

A beautiful reaction. It's always something special to watch others enjoy a movie so beloved by so many people. Now you have to show them "The Green Mile" (1999). Another great movie that makes you feel so many emotions.

This may have been pointed out already, but the first time Andy mentions hope to Red, Red calls it a "shitty pipe dream", and sure enough Andy escapes to his hopeful ending through a shitty pipe.

@Kenny-ep2nf

Жыл бұрын

yup the writing is amazing

These movie reactions are brilliant. Probably my all time favorite movie and watching your faces express the emotions I felt the first time I watched it (and that was about 30 viewings ago). The world is a better place because we all have the privilege of getting to know the Homies. I absolutely adore you all!

Beautiful reaction. Beautiful dog. Shawshank Redemption is what we call a "Bromance" story.

Best movie I had ever seen way before I even knew there were official rankings on the internet. I just knew it had to be up there, you can tell with certain movies. The first time I learned it was the highest rated movie in the world it was a cool feeling knowing beforehand that I had possibly seen the best movie ever and then get confirmation that it was :)

The biggest thing i learned watching this movie is that prisoners are people too. It's easy to forget or ignore people them and that they should be treated as human and not as animal in cages. They aren't all evil or sometimes even guilty. Prisoners have people they care about and people that care about them too. This movie really opened my eyes and i hope it did the same for other people too.

@art2736

2 жыл бұрын

Facts! I've had family members do serious time they're still people and most still deserve dignity. Granted there are some that deserve to be buried under the prison but the majority are still someone's son, husband, and father.

@rosemadder5547

11 ай бұрын

That’s great but… it’s really scary that you thought that before and needed to learn different. How many other people out there are the same? I learned at around 11, I remember bc I saw a homeless guy smoking a cigarette and it gave me this… mental conflict 😅 it scares me that there are adults out there that think prisoners equal bad. 😢

@catewright1575

11 ай бұрын

@@rosemadder5547 i think a lot of us are brought up that way, "only bad people go to prison and so they deserve what they get". I mean i admit it's awful but unfortunately we operate under a lot of assumptions in general: the legal system will get it right, prisons take care of the prisoners, and innocent people won't be charged for crimes they didn't commit. I lived in that happy little bubble until i started college but some people spend their whole lives in it, never wanting to see the truth.

Their hug at the end was so cuuute! :D

You guys are so cool at reactions. Beautiful ladies giving honest reactions. Thanks for sharing with us.

This really is one of the best movies ever made. I saw it in the theaters...it isn't my style but somehow I was drawn to it. And it has been one of my favorites ever since.

One of the most powerful things that goes without being said is that Andy gave up drinking after being drunk the night his wife died. It wasn't him, but he seemed to have thought about it and clearly decided drinking was no longer for him. Best movie, and should be a constant reminder to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that they don't know shit about films.

@htime9119

2 жыл бұрын

That's a choice they made for the film. In the novella he still drinks, albeit in a much more limited amount. Just four drinks each year according to Red. Saves up for a bottle of Jack Daniels for his birthday, and another for Christmas/New Years. Your point still holds though since after two drinks from each bottle, he gives the rest to Red and the boys.

"And it wasn't a love story." Yes it was. Love of hope. Love of freedom. Love of Life.

Watch Ellie's face when the kid gets shot in the back she's so angry I was the same when I first saw it😠😠😠😠

A little fun fact about this movie I didn't learn until I recently looked up the cast, the guard captain is Clancy Brown, the voice of Mr. Krabs and Hank in Detroit: Become Human

That’s the thing about the film, the redemption is not Andy’s, Andy never needed to be redeemed cause he never did the crime he went down for the redemption is Red’s and the other prisoners whose lives were made better and given hope by Andy Red’s redemption is coming to terms with his crime and who is he as well as regaining the hope that he lost, which is thanks to his friendship with Andy.

Yep, friendship is magic!

It really hurt when Brookes killed himself he could have opened a book store and called it Brooks books and in the back he had a little wild Garden where are all the birds came.

@wiseguymaybe

2 жыл бұрын

To do that he would have had to gotten a loan and what bank would give an ex con a loan. Besides, I doubt he would even know how to start something like that. Don't get me wrong, that would have been a great happy ending for the character and I agree I would have loved to see that happen in this movie. Interestingly Brookes was not in the Steven King short story this movie was based on and Tommy didn't get killed in King's story either.

This story was written by a very famous writer. His name is Stephen King.

I watched this film all the way through when I was around 13/14 years old. Always loved and studied movies and this film truly ignited the spark. One of the greatest endings to a film I’ve ever seen

The movie Shawshank Redemption is dedicated to actor/writer Allen Greene. The film is about a former agent of Frank Darabont, who died from AIDS complications before it was finished. Though Allen Greene was a friend and ally to Darabont, he died before the film could be released. This movie is Greene’s last film, and he is remembered as a great actor and filmmaker.

Very genuine reaction. You guys are the best, I also cried when I first saw the movie.

I love to see the reactions of various people to this movie. My wife and I saw it on video about 25 years ago (it was VHS tapes those days) and we had a similar reaction. Since that time, when I surf the channels, if Shawshank is running on any channel, I stay with it until the end. I love to say that I have seen the beginning of this movie about a few dozen times but have seen the ending a few hundred times!

@blueashke

2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my movies that I've almost completely stopped watching the full thing because I can watch reactions and get that experience with new folx each time. I think aside from Hamilton, this is the movie I have paid to join folx' Patreon so I could watch along the most times for.

This movie changed me. It shows the demonic and the angelic of humanity so starkly, so purely, so sharply, it pulls the emotion straight out. Brooks. Oh, God, I cry every time.

Clancy Brown is one of my favorite actor, with Jack Nicholson and Sam Neil. He's the savage and terrific Kurgan in Highlander. And the rude and heartless Sheriff Gus in Pet Sematary 2.

@ComptonCool

2 жыл бұрын

When I was in high school it blew my mind to find out that Clancy voiced the character Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants lol. The dude is a fantastic actor. I've been a fan ever since I saw him in Starship Troopers.

@Otokichi786

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer to remember actor Clancy Brown as Master Space Mechanic "John Danziger" on the TV show "Earth 2."

I love seeing what good friends you are and it's so cute the way you all hold hands while watching the movies. Love you girls.

Fun fact this movie was almost entirely in Mansfield Ohio, just a couple of hours from where I live. You can tour the prison, the wardens office is there, the safe is even still on the wall. The park bench where Brooks fed the pigeons.... Homies get over here!! Lol

Interesting story about the prison, the prison is located a little ways out from Columbus, OH it was retired from service in the 80s. It was also used in Air Force One to represent a Russian prison. Its pretty down in repairs and purely serves as historical and a Hollywood landmark. Various spots throughout the prison are set up to commemorate those parts.

30:44 Wonderful moment where Ellie is joyful, laughing about Andy's escape then Lia mentions the word hope and it's just too much for Ellie. 😂😢♥️

Yeah, such a great movie. Every time it’s on I watch it, especially the last 30 minutes or so.

Ellie's face when Boggs got beaten was priceless!

The parole board is every ten years, not every week. Has anyone else ever noticed how the board members changes over the years as well as how they speak to Red? First it's all white men and they say "Sit." Like to a dog. But the last one they say "Please sit down." and there's women on the board? I love how it suggests the passage of time as far as civil rights and all that. Very cool.

I often imagine how it would have gone if they had moved him to a different cell or found his tunnel. "Oh that? That's nothing. That was there when I moved in."

Ellie is the most beautiful person ever.

Oh man, this video hit me right in the feels. Best movie ever, best reaction ever, makes one realize that friends / family truly are the most important thing in life. Much love and much respect to you women

"The Walking Dead" is nothing without Frank Darabont

@FrancoisDressler

2 жыл бұрын

Fact.

@KCohere33

2 жыл бұрын

Not a fact. He quit the show after season three and it’s still going strong.

@FrancoisDressler

2 жыл бұрын

@@KCohere33 You're misinformed. He didn't "quit the show".

@KCohere33

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrancoisDressler Lol okay

@tookitogo

2 жыл бұрын

@@KCohere33 saying it’s “going strong” is being VERY charitable.

The young picture of Red in the movie is actually a picture of the actor who played him, Morgan Freeman’s son since they looked so similar. This movie was actually filmed in a real prison just a few hours away from me in Mansfield, Ohio. They shut the prison down the year before they started filming this movie and they actually left some well behaved prisoners to stay behind as extras and I actually had a family member who was an extra in the movie. The $370,000 he stole from the warden adjusted for inflation today would be just over $3,158,000; that’s just over a 753% increase.

When Red tells Andy that thinking about going to Zihuatanejo, he tells him it's shitty pipe dreams. It foreshadows Andy crawling through a shitty pipe to escape.

"So beautiful." Yes, thank you. I live near both the prison and the tree (it's not there anymore, sadly) and people give Ohio a lot of crap, thinking it's all cornfields. But we've got the Appalachian mountains to the southeast and fields and forests and rivers and streams. I've been all over the world and I still came back to Ohio.

I love all of you girls so much. Just watching you and this channel evolve has been a great experience and I love watching you react and share the affection and love that you have for one another. Don't ever lose that please!

Aww you happy girls are also my friends. I suddenly feel super warm and fuzzy inside my chest 🥺❤💕

In Shawshank prison, hope is such a dangerous thing. Andy made hope the best of things. Cause you can get busy living, or get busy dying. Such a classic line.

@darthken815

2 жыл бұрын

"That's goddamn right."

Even on a rainy day, Ellie's smile makes the sun shine.

Ellie's smile at Andy's escape lit up my day❤

This movie always makes me cry, the ultimate story of redemption. 😊❤️🙏👍

Kindly make space for the following pieces of information in your memory banks: 1. When the prison warden found the Bible where Andy had hidden the rock hammer, it was in the book of Exodus. Exodus is a Greek word meaning "departure." 2. Red describes Andy's dream as "shitty pipe dreams". During his escape to live that dream, Andy crawls through a pipe filled with raw sewage. 3. If Andy had been incarcerated in just one cell to the left he would have had nowhere to tunnel to except the next cell, and thus would have had no amazing story to tell. 4. The three times Red meets the parole board he is told "Sit", "Sit down", and lastly "Please sit down". 5. Although it is never directly stated in the film, Brooks is in prison for allegedly murdering his wife and daughter after a losing streak at poker. 6. Despite being widely considered as one of the greatest movies of all time, it didn't receive a single Oscar win, though it was nominated for seven, including Best Picture. 7. The last word spoken in the movie is "hope", a major theme of the film.

Super sweet reaction. You guys had me teary eyed at the end.

Possibly the greatest movie ever made.

This movie is a real roller coaster. Such a classic.

One of my all time favorite movies

The rock hammer and bookmark were in the Book of Exodus.

wonderful reaction.. the dog coming in at the end was adorable lol

Norway has the best recidivism rate in the world, meaning those that are released don't commit crimes again. Their system also treats people in their prison system more humanly than others. I'd agree breaking someone down isn't the way to reform them. Except for the most extreme cases you are going to have them in society again, you need to increase their humanity not decrease it.

Love watching you guys react to great movies like this, but I’d love to see you tap into some all-time comedies- Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, others) Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums, others) Zucker Brothers (Airplane, Naked Gun, Kentucky Fried Movie), Monty Python (anything, really)…Cheers…

@Billinois78

2 жыл бұрын

Blazing Saddles would be a great start.

Your dog is like "mamas! It's ok. I'm here for you "

It is Morgan Freemans voice. I know people always mention his voice. There is a reason. The strength and the braking. ❤ Also Tim Robbins is so undervalued as an actor. Hell, everyone in this movie were brilliant.

Friends are the family you choose.

Oh my God I love your dog! On another note, I definitely need to add Bulgaria to my list of places to visit someday ;-)

@gals5651

2 жыл бұрын

You must. Apart from beautiful women, Bulgaria also has a unique nature and very tasty food.

@jeremystevens6640

2 жыл бұрын

Me 2

@sjd5750

2 жыл бұрын

Right?!..Good Lord, what do they put in the water there?!..They seem like the friendliest people I've ever seen!

@jeremystevens6640

2 жыл бұрын

@@sjd5750 and beautiful too

@sjd5750

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremystevens6640 Yes! For sure!

One of my favorite films 😁 truly inspiring! As always 💖 you all

The parole hearing you get when serving a whole life sentence isn’t every week. It’s once every 10 years. That was his second rejection meaning it was his 20 year parole hearing.

@adamcartwright7281

Жыл бұрын

Who Red? That was his 40th year at the end. First we saw at the beginning was 20 years, second was 30 years, and last was 40.

Still my favorite movie all time, I can watch this a thousand times and never get tired of it.

3 beautiful ladies with a charming reaction. I wish I could give 3 thumbs up. Instead I finally subscribed. A wonderful movie about friendship and hope with one of the best endings in movie history. I wish you a lifelong friendship and I look forward to your next reactions.

Tom Hanks was originally sought for the role of Andy. DuFresne but he was already committed to Forrest Gump.

@nsasupporter7557

2 жыл бұрын

John Travolta was considered for Forrest Gump…. Which I can’t see, honestly. I love Forrest Gump so much! I could literally watch it everyday and not get sick of it

I have no idea how many times I have watched this movie. I lost count long ago. I loved your reaction. I also love your dog.

Thank you!! Lovely ladies, I'm from Chile-Southamerica. Yours emotionals reactions make my soul shaking..🥺😢😢😢

You three are so beautiful. This movie I use to watch everyday after work, when I was going through hard times. It gave me hope. Now watching this again after such a long time, gives me hope now that I forgot about a long time ago. Glad you all liked the movie, good reaction

One of the best stories of coming out triumphant, after a life of hell. Glad you liked it. Keep on with your reactions! ❤

9:29 Ellie points out prisoners don't plan their days. They follow a schedule set by the guards. This point will be important later in the movie. Both Brooks and Red saud they were afraid. They had a hard time functioning without someone else telling them what to do..

40:05 FYI Michelle, an intese friendship between two men that borders on a love story is commonly called a "bromance"

"That's just a Shitty pipe dream." -Red Andy escapes from Shitty Pipe....

You can loss eeeeeeeeverything.. but dont YOU ever loss hope!

34:32 "You can use the tunnel." I've never heard _that_ said at this moment before! 😝

One of my favorite movies. In my opinion. One of the greatest movie of all time.

One of my favorite films of ALL time. SO glad you homies watched it.

Friends can be much better than family. Family you have no choice who they are. They might be awful. You choose your friends, or rather you choose each other. It's often better than family.