Brooks Was Here - Brook's Story from Shawshank Redemption

[khilladi1]

amazing symbolism of the pains of imprisonment internalized by lifers

[mpgrismer]

Only those who understand true loneliness will feel the impact of this clip.

[DSGodiva]

"so they'd send me HOME"....so telling and heart wrenching

[focus471]

I've had thoughts of hanging myself at times..

[killarainman]

Joe Paterno's story

[JamesChavvy]

Poor Man This Part Always Make Me Want To Cry :(

[forgotten823]

This was one of the most powerful and sad scenes in all of film history. The music and the pacing were all excellent. There is a reason why this is one of the finest films of this generation.

[TheGreatestClips]

and so was red..

[WhatTheCheesecaker]

"He should have died in here."

[TheVirQ]

so was red

[SweeZyGuMiMax]

@TheVirQ :D

[ModeLTU]

The soundtrack, the atmosphere.. Everything is simply perfect

[hardy309]

this film makes prison look GREAT ,apart from the sexual molestation by the gay folk in the laundry room...

[rsandoval89]

Mayby I should buy a gun and rob the food mart

XD

[sdeming8]

arguably the saddest part of any movie... really well done. one of my favorite movies of all time

[MetallicAddict15]

"These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. After long enough, you get so you depend on 'em. That's 'institutionalized'. They send you here for life, and that's just what they take. The part that counts, anyway."

[isabeljic]

:(

[sebbeas123]

Can't watch, i'm gonna cry :(

[NLFonsseals]

Manly tears.

[malonek14]

this is the saddest part of movie, the happiest part is when red gets released

[Perseverence06]

@malonek14 I'd have to disagree. I think the ending is the happiest moment, when Red finally finds Andy - The friends are now together on the outside world doing what they wanted (Well what Andy wanted atleast.)

[FixingAngie]

breaks my heart every time. 

[hyprvypr]

This is pretty easily the most powerful, perfectly written five minutes and two seconds in film history. Phenominal. Your mind is pushed through a myriad of emotions from joy, wonder, pity and the deepest sorry, all so eloquently written.

[sami7bozza7]

Another great film directed by Frank Darabont!! :) Amazing film!! Brooks is my favourite character in the film...forget Andy or Red.

[kurtywurty85]

I cry ridiculously hard every time that I watch this. I'm not entirely sure why.

[eggz09]

the name is Brooks with an s trust me i would know. plural or posesive would be brooks's

[zukuzukuzuna]

@eggz09 Technically, speaking only on technicalities . . . It would be Brooks' . . . Only because you are "that guy" and brought up the grammar on the title of this most amazing scene.

[SKFD68]

The part where he thinks Jake might show up. Oh god I still tear up....

[mosessantillan]

PEOPLE, PLEASE CHECK OUT SOUNDTRACK MY BROTHER DID IN VIDEO RESPONCE. IT IS A TRIBUE ADN SONG INSPIRED BY THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.. PLEASE COMMENT OR RATE, MOST OF ALL I JUST HOPE U ENJOY.. THERE IS A BROOKS EVERYWHERE IN OUR COUNTRY.. TRIBUTE TO ALL OF THEM

[brighs]

the person who disliked this should of been the one hanging...

[WillRennar]

"...He should've died in here."

~Red speaks a heart-breaking truth.

[austinslevin]

"The World went and got itself in a big damn hurry."

Never a truer word was spoken.

[Gustavs933]

What was Brooks afraid of? The way of life?

[dondondodo]

@Gustavs933 pretty sure he was afraid of the automobiles.

[Gustavs933]

@dondondodo Haha sure, why not :D

[elitte316]

does anybody know the name of the melody in the background?

[FathomLordKarathr]

@elitte316 its just called Brooks Was Here by Thomas Newman

[elitte316]

@FathomLordKarathr i found it. Thank you sir.

[mexicanasianwhitboy]

this is so deeply sad its sadder then runnin over a newborn kitten.....

[MrSquareWave]

I Guess the shop manager found this video :/

[hizay]

:( Bye, Brooks.

[feghdan]

I want to kill That manager who dont like Brooks

[feghdan]

One of the MOst inspiring parts of the film ~~~ We all Love you Brooks <3

[THURO4EVER]

yes he killed his wife and daughter after a game of poker( 50 years ago) released him because they don't consider him a menace to society!!!!! They will release a prisoner when parole comes around if they believe the person wouldn't hurt a flea if released!! The state pays alot of money to house these criminals. trying to rehabilitate them is cost efficient where they can try and release them and save room and money for others.

[InfamousAct]

4:29 Ouch lol

[OiTabemashou]

This is one of the only movie scenes that can make me cry...so heartbreaking. I can't hear the name "Brooks" without getting sad. My favorite movie ever.

[g4yktzgjx6]

@OiTabemashou Watch I Am Legend. I dare you not to cry when Sam die.

[OiTabemashou]

@g4yktzgjx6 I've seen I Am Legend, haha. I didn't cry, though it was very sad. (Also, I did like the movie, so that had nothing to do with it). I'm just not a crier. Like I said, this really is one of the only movie scenes that can make me shed tears.

[randyrhoads1028]

@OiTabemashou same this is the only one

[Wierdperson31]

@OiTabemashou How about the end of Green Mile?

[OiTabemashou]

@Wierdperson31 Haven't seen it. Honestly, I'm just not a crier.

[Carlos19xd3]

i feel your pain Brooks; being somewhere where you don't belong causes you to lose it- it just eats your soul away

[GPischke]

This is another reason never to go to prison. Even if you get out, you're no really free. The scene is truly heart-breaking. :'{

[myztikGAMEREN]

Its truely touching me deep inside where nothing or noone has ever touched me before. And yes, i admit it, i cried to this part. Never in my life, have i seen something so emotional. EVER.

[lilbl6]

@NotMyrearOne Me and you are totally on two different pages my friend.

[egg64]

Institutionalization is more real than a lot of people think......

[swartsanager2]

how the fuck did this movie not win a single oscar!?!?

[lilbl6]

@NotMyrearOne No fucking shit!I was just saying he might look like a nice harmless man but he's really not!You dont think that's psychotic killing your wife and daughter just after losing in poker?My point is he's nuts!My point was in the first comment that I posted dumbass!

[NotMyrearOne]

@lilbl6 First off, calm your shit. You're not going to get anywhere in life by being pissed off at people from internet. Second of all, I don't think you understand what happened to this man. He may or may have been nuts, but the point of this video was to address the scary nature of institutionalization, not to say where he belongs.

[xjackiboyx]

he was in prison for 50years.

[PokeyVision]

Thumbs up if you came here because Brooks Was Here.

[lilbl6]

This guy looks like a nice harmless man who wouldnt do any harm to anyone but let me tell you all a secret,The movie notes said he murdered his wife and daughter over a losing streak in poker,He may seem nice but behind his nice part is a crazy psychopathic old man who deserves life in a MENTAL INSTITUTION instead of a CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION!Bet you all didnt know that now did ya!?

[NotMyrearOne]

@lilbl6 What's your point? He was in the prison for decades and during that time had become institutionalized, thus becoming helpless, not dangerous. He was let out because he was no longer seen as a danger to the society.

[dannybo64]

Seen this part is always the hardest for me

[Invinciblecocobean]

so sad......

[weeze26]

Red was probably like screw going out like Brooks, I'm going to have a gay relationship with my man Andy Dufresne. Lol, Andy was going to be his sugar daddy. 300,000 was like 2.7 million in the 1950's and being a homo was probably something to taboo to be open with.

[TheUltima911]

"I keep thinking Jake might show up and say hello, but he never does"

Heartbreaking.

[Gencturk92]

what was brooks crime ?

[TheShadowedOne1]

I just watched it for the first time on amc. Wonderful film and heartbreaking. You love most of the characters except the Warden, of course.

[MrRiggyRiggs]

@TheShadowedOne1 Watch it uncut its wayyy better but glad you enjoyed it, its truly one of the best movies ever made

[Gencturk92]

@MrRiggyRiggs there is no uncut, i have it on dvd

[TheBoredomOtaku]

This film/book touches many people despite the characters still being murderers mostly/

[melrose2121]

This scene is so heartbreaking and so hard for me to watch. I would have taken him in and took care of him.

[gavril08]

so sad...

[rudal90]

I got 1 idiots do not understand a cinema

[musicallytalented2]

i saw this movie for the first time ever last night and thought it was utterly awesome. saw this scene and the first thing i did was update my facebook staus to say how unbelievably heartbreakingly sad it was. that poor poor wee old man. he shouldnt have left the prison. no concept of the outside world :(

[YoungDriveProduction]

I wanna slap that woman at 2:11

[DropItsHere]

@YoungDriveProduction I wanna fuck that woman...

[Joshfcf]

@DropItsHere this man molested my nephew

[DoomedYouth666]

@DropItsHere Me too.

[Nkieffer000]

@YoungDriveProduction

why?? She was only asking him to double bag. I'd slap the people who made him leave the prison

[OneLove676]

@YoungDriveProduction maybe if the movie was about her story we would want to slap brooks..

[ChrissSeamus]

to dislike this video is personally a mockery, this movie is very sad, but brilliant.

[Kuggar]

At 4:30 he was truly free.

[tolipotua12]

He looks just like the czech actor who dubbed him O.o

[cmorris2222]

great acting, so sad, only part of a movie i've ever even come close to crying in. you can see the fear in the part when he is on the bus clutching the bar in front of him 0:57

[cmorris2222]

great acting, so sad, only part of a movie i've ever even come close to crying in. you can see the fear in the part when he is on the bus clutching the bar in front of him 1:03.

[kawaiianimegurl]

even though he wasnt a main charaxter this was the saddest part of the movie

[DevinDerga]

Man Im in stitches.

[LivinMyFrickinLife]

What a terrible Movie.

[boypisces12]

@LivinMyFrickinLife Go fuck yourself, no seriously go fuck yourself.

[LivinMyFrickinLife]

@boypisces12  I'm just kidding. It deserved way more recognisiction than it got.

[ChurpMusic]

@LivinMyFrickinLife You do realize it's highly recognized as one of the best films out there though? Check imdb, it is rated #1 out of all of the films on there.

[Andexsz]

BROOKS WAS HERE, now he's gone, RIP fictional character who broke so many peoples hearts

[Gencturk92]

2:09 that part is so sad, she complains about Brooks

[xPrimePresident]

the book sadder jake is dead in the prison yard and they choose not to tell brooks. "That bird was dead as a turd."

[Gencturk92]

@xPrimePresident the bird never died 

[xPrimePresident]

@Gencturk92 im saying it happens in the novel. i missed out the 'is'at the beggining

[mexicanasianwhitboy]

the best movie off all time that joseph goguen still hasnt seen nayeli cried when she saw this same with jackson oh and jackson the guy was in prison like his whole life and he felt usefull there it made him have a purpose but when he went out he felt useless and the bird was like his bestfriend so he killed himself because no one cared about him at all and he felt useless hella sad

[SanguinaryLegitimacy]

God, this part...this part made me sob.

[P3T3R4242]

just looking at his face on the bus, he looks so sad

[DarkKingRx]

the best scene of all times...

:/

[DarkKingRx]

the best scene of all times...

:/

[chrisdawg002]

in my mind, the best scene in the entire movie. hands down.

[baronvonherzenberger]

imdb´s #1 movie of all times. nuff said

[egtoonster]

This sequence alone could stand as its own short film and still mean just as much. It's really great film-making

[howtodohelp]

1 person got no fellings

[ultr4N3o]

Society destroys... Society makes people grow apart... Society makes people kill themseleves... 9/10 convicts are just a product of a broken and defect society.

[yungbubbabush]

it seemed to me that the director wanted to have a moving suicide of brooks. since he isnt a main character, i guess he made this scene extra long so it could mean more. i will admit i cried during this scene. what a beauitful , moving, and extremely well constructed movie.

[BigM7427]

fck man this movie is great

[blizzfool]

this movie is incredible. this will always be one of the greatest movies ever

[aboyousef9]

1 person is institutionalized

[smokeylee1986]

Heartbreakingly wonderful scenes. One of the best films ever made. Check out my drum and bass version of this, made just for fun, it's called The Story Of Brooks by Smokey Lee and it's on my channel smokeylee1986. Comment on it and rate peeps

[amnesiac618]

whenever i'm acting and need to cry for something, this is one of the things that floods my train of thought to evoke tears; sincere ones, too.

[fogel76]

no matter how many times i watch this i cry, this is the realest and saddest scenes ever in a movie. Its even sadder to know that the actor who played brooks really died. ): RIP

[Danelawz]

I cry to this, not when my mom tried to commit suicide. There are some things i can relate to, some things i cannot.

[Lewkish]

I keep having bad dreams like i'm falling.. I chose to do this film for my film studies coursework,, I regret it because it makes me cry too much..

[PivotTv1]

R.I.P James :'(

[lelqti]

No need 3D effects to fell the movie!

[wunderbeast]

man, just that shot of brooks in the bus, clutching the handle on the seat in front of him for dear life, and looking like a frightened little mouse breaks my heart to pieces.

[PetShopMod]

@wunderbeast i watched it again and my eyes glazed over because of your comment. Bravo

[h8allday92]

@wunderbeast Someone who understands true art in films.

[webermowdown]

And to you idiots saying life in prison is a bad thing and prison is a bad thing: how the he'll are we supposed to punish criminals? Kill them? Spank them? Or maybe we Should all just believe in humanities decency(sarcastic if you can't tell). Don't be so naive

[webermowdown]

Fuck that double bag lady. Whoever dislikes this had there grocery nag break

[christy19802660123]

I love this movie 

[crowkiller106]

I doubt they"ll kick up any fuss...not for an old crook like me..iv never cried so hard in my life :(

[joemobumtwizzler]

This scene is so sad :( Brooks is not really a main character in the film but you get so emotion from this scene. Very good film

[KidGetsHisShitOwned]

i want to meet the asshole who disliked this

[zoby1996]

this broke my heart my heart when i learned this was based on a true story. He is so old, he is about 80 years old, just think, why would an old man whos time has just about come, why would he kill himself, just to end his life quicker because he doesn't like his life. If he wants to, why can't they let him stay in jail... i stopped remaining said when i saw the warden kill himself. (remember he stuck a knife to heywood cause warden said he could stay if he kills him).

[TheHellsangel63]

his face on the bus ride home is just so damm sad

[051163able]

So sad! So poignant!

[sassmaster8]

They lock u up they should never let u go prison is the worst idea known to man

[joemanYT]

I'm watching this on amc

[IRONHIDE434]

@joemanYT lol so am i

[eviltreemonster]

This is proof that nothing good comes of life imprisonment.

[mameo]

Amazing scene, That's some deep stuff right here

[P3T3R4242]

he reminds me of doc from escape from alcatraz, such a harmless man

[COD4Pro13]

Goosebumps and tears...everytime.

[winnietheshit89]

I always get teary-eyed when I see old, decent men who still put on a suit in the morning ,and makes an effort.

Great movie, great character.

[WalidHadjeri]

I just have nothing to say, you watched and you know how it feels.

[KiraiToBaka]

This part makes me cry like a baby, and I'm not a crier at all. I can't hear the name "Brooks" without thinking of this part in the movie, and then I get sad.

[theboss01AKAdb]

such a beautiful tragedy "When they give you life, thats exactly what they take"

[aznxkigga]

Not many things get to me, but my heart broke when I first watched this scene. One of the rare times when I wasn't ashamed to cry.

[kafrick41]

This scene made me feel something really sad in my heart.

[TheGrudgeification]

i wish they would make a film on Brook

On his life and how he made it in to prison and his life in their, his experiences you get the idea.

The old guy deserves it.

[ajkmatt78]

If you dont cry during this scene, you do not have a soul.

[Suqary]

Who knew one bird could make such a sad scene. When he mentioned Jake I remembered how happy he was with him in his pocket, and how it contrasts so well with how miserable is now. My favourite scene, next to ' Red Rehabilitation '.

[knoxvilleguy2]

A frightened old ex - con who just couldn't put up with life on the outside. That's why some guys keep getting arrested so they can stay in the pen.

[777digger777]

1 Guy watched this scene without crying.... what a fag,

[doymon]

One of the only scenes in any film that can actually make me cry. So emotional.

[fereverFB]

Whoever disliked this video is crazy

[Yobachi2007]

Brooks: "The world went and got it's self in a big damn hurry", lol. Brook's head would explode now.

Great line, from a great scene, in a great movie.

[Gears408]

always my favorite scene

[taneryildiztube]

so powwerfull!!!

[ModeLTU]

The music in the background is so good too..

[kzenhom]

@ModeLTU Jakatta - My Vision

[kzenhom]

@ModeLTU Jakatta - My Vision

[punchproductions101]

powerful scene, one of the best of all time

[WhatIfJohnWilliams]

Get busy living, or get busy dying

[gtaejf]

this really made me cry when I first saw this when I was 12.

[mtvswitch]

I decided not to stay

[MikeTupperTheKiller]

poor brooks

[07liberian]

I Always Wanted To Know This:

Why The Hell Did He Pack His Clothes If He Was About To Kill Himself ?

[rusticyuppie]

@07liberian He didn't really want to be a bother. I imagine he was trying to be considerate for whoever might find him.

[07liberian]

@rusticyuppie So Why Did'nt He Try To Be Considerate For The People That Had To Do Extra Work By Removing A Hanging Body ?

If He Really Wanted To Be Considerate He Would've Killed Himself On The Ground.

[rusticyuppie]

@07liberian If it meant shooting himself, it probably would've been too messy, and it wouldn't fit the meticulousness of the character that was established by his packing o his clothes. That was one of the themes that the movie hit on, that institutionalized men thrive on routine and being ordered around (Red [Freeman] talked about having to ask to take a piss for 40 years). The idea of making a huge mess by shooting himself probably did not appeal to Brooks.

[JacksInn]

....So was Red.

[hobopew]

Greatest scene of the greatest movie ever made. Rip Brooks,

[6Shooter28]

One of only two movies to make me cry. This & Cast Away. Damn you, Wilson.

[bwilliams20071]

man, fuck the Foodway!