One big, unstated plot point is that when John Coffey punished Percy Whitmore he saved Briar Ridge's patients from the abuse he would otherwise have inflicted on them.
It's clearly not understated. As that where he ends up. And if you know anything about how mentally ill people were treated at this time in history... You'd know that...
@@donnieboughton1730 "if you know anything about how mentally ill people were treated at this time in history." um, that's precisely why it's understated.
@@donnieboughton1730 He didnt say "understated", he said "unstated". If you want to berate someone in a comment section, you should at least be able to read one sentence properly.
That is very true King wrote alot of my favorite novels of all time...then he also wrote some of the stupidest garbage ever published too...like Maximum Overdrive, Christine, DreamCatcher, Desperation, and even though it's not exactly bad but I don't like it The Dark Tower series..I've tried delving into that and like I say it's bot exactly bad but it tries too hard and fails imo to establish a solid world based on its own high and low magic system and own languages. Like he tries to go Tolkien with it in a way...and even though its loved by many to me it just doesn't work...in the way that I need to become engrossed in a world But then you have Green Mile, Shawshank, The Shining, It, the Stand, Stand by Me, Salems Lot, Pet Semetary etc etc...I guess when you do copious amounts of cocaine and crank out books and short stories like singles raining on a strippers arse your bound to have a few jewels among all the turds
@@donnieboughton1730 Sure and those scenes in the book and powder are just pure chance 100% the same, piss off, he's always stolen other peoples ideas.
Frank Darabont's masterpiece "sister movie" to his other one - "The Shawshank Redemption". Both movies were screenwritten & directed by Frank Darabont. Both movies were sourced from Stephen King stories. Both movies dealt with prison and ... I won't spoil anything incase a reader has yet to see "The Shawshank Redemption". Frank Darabont also wrote and directed another Stephen King story called "The Mist". King said he liked Darabont's Mist ending much better than his own.
How does it end in the book? The Mist was a made for tv movie, I think. The effects aren’t very good, but the story is. The ending is pretty heartbreaking.
2 minutes in..."I'm going to cry" Girl, you have no idea how true that is. I can't tell you how many times I've seen this. Probably 40-50 times. I still cry every time.
Green Mile crushed me both times I saw it. I don't know if I'll ever watch it all the way through again. It's so beautiful, thought provoking, and heavy and it's on my personal Mt. Rushmore of film.
I worked as a geriatric specialist for a good portion of my social services career. I love talking with seniors. You hear the most incredible first hand accounts they have lived through. I love that this movie starts with elderly Paul sharing his past. I once had a client who had fought in the military, and was on the beaches of Normandy. One of the greatest honors of my life was hearing his experiences from that day. Great reaction. Loved your obvious empathy shining through.
I worked for over ten years years with a Vietnam vet, and have known another Vietnam vet for almost 40 years, both of them I know through my parents. I have always taken it as a sign of respect and trust, of me, on their part, and an honor whenever either one would talk about their experiences.
I agree, when I worked in elderly care, I once spent an hour sitting and listening to fine gentleman who flew in the battle of britain tell his stories, absolutely incredible
The elderly man at the beginning looks almost exactly like my grandfather. He climbed mount Fuji in the war. We have his walking stick with all the stamps on it from all the check points along the way. Unfortunately they made him cut it in half to get on the plane home.
Watching this movie breaks my heart every time but watching you cry while watching this movie broke it even more. I just wanted to reach thru the screen and give you a hug. I found you reaction and commentary spot on and you now have a new follower. God bless!
Your beautiful reaction is nothing short of the most appropriate reaction to what you have just watched. Anything less would not be human and would be devoid of love and empathy. Thank You for sharing this time with all of us.
Great Reaction...... Camera Angles and stage magic had to happen, cause Tom, David (Brutal), and Michael (John) are approximately same height, so Tom had to walk in a trench and MCD had to walk/stand on a riser.... The book is set in 1932, but since the Director wanted to include the Footage from the Movie "Tophat," which did not come out until 1935, the changed the year in the movie. Both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" were written by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont.....
Where have you been all my life? I watch reaction channels all the time! And this is my first introduction to you! Damnit 😢 RU-vid must have known, I like The Green Mile 😊 Anyway you have a new subscriber!
I watch a lot of reaction videos, especially to this movie and you are the first one that has ever mentioned the handshake. In the movie when John asked if they leave the light on and Hanks replied yes John extended his hand he showed that he trusted him to keep his word as a man it was a show of respect. And then at the end, I don’t know if you noticed, but the last thing before, Hanks told them to “roll on 2 “ He went and shook Johns hand as a final show of respect to John. I have never heard a reactor to put the two handshakes together. It was the number one thing that stood out in the movie to me, but I’ve never heard anybody else say anything about it.
@@waregl72exactly. A lot of people don’t pick up on that though because that happened during a time when shaking a man’s hand and looking at him in the eye meant everything.
No, he cant bring back the dead or he would have brought back the two little girls. He can only heal the living thats why he kept saying "I couldnt take it back"
When John Coffey is watching the movie and has the projector lights surrounding his head and appearing to emanate from it, it's the archetype of angels in classical paintings
For some context, the average lifespan of a common fieldmouse(which is most likely Mr. Jingles species) is around 1 year in the wild(due to predation), and 3 years in captivity. Assume we take the 3 year number. The average lifespan of a human Male in 1935 is reported to be 59.9 years, which we will round to 60 years. At the time Older Paul told Elaine about Mr. Jingles, 64 years had passed. (He was 108 now and 44 at the time.) Now, if we divide 64 by the 3 years a mouse in captivity can live, the math tells us that Mr. Jingles lived 21.3 lifetimes longer than the average mouse at least. Now if we take that number and apply it to Paul, it comes to 1,260 human years he could expect to live. And he's only on 108. Of course, it's entirely possible that the number of years was a set number rather than a proportional percentage. Still, it's a terrifying thought.
@@brianvernon249saddest thing ever is saying goodbye to one's best friend, I've said goodbye to dogs many times and it's the worst pain ever, you have my sympathy my friend
@@bobbierocksbuster5584 I honestly wish what you said was true. But I had to pull the plug on my wife 7/29/23. From a cardiac arrest on 7/23/23. I was 9.5 years younger than her but she was a legit 9. Watching her take her last breaths…..
You are a compassionate, kind woman. You have this American’s subscription. Enjoyed traveling thru this with you and I’m looking forward to your future reviews.
A lovely reaction, Liala. We cried along with you. 😭Watching The Green Mile definitely takes a toll emotionally. It is an amazing story by an amazing storyteller and beautifully acted throughout, but a heartbreaking film. This film really sheds a light on true goodness, true evil, and the heart-wrenching dilemma faced by men who know in their hearts that someone is innocent, but have no way to prove it. Add to that the suffering that John Coffey had to endure every day because of all the ugliness in the world. John was clearly too good for this world! One additional point to keep in mind. I saw another commenter (Poor Finian) mention in a different reaction that a urinary tract infection had no cure in the 1930s, so even going to the doctor probably wouldn't help much. The first antibiotic, penicillin, was only discovered in 1928 and wasn't used on a patient in the U.S. until 1942. Since you have already seen and reacted to The Shawshank Redemption, I have another top quality film for you to add to your reaction list: "Arrival" (Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker). It is amazing and in my Top 5.
Liala, I have seen this movie many times but always take it hard at the end. It was a pleasure weeping profusely with you at the end. It is that good. Great reaction. Thanks ❤
I never cried so much at the end of the movie. Michael Duncan Clark was a security guard at a movie studio and became friends with Bruce Willis. He was the one who got him the audition for the movie and told Michael not to embarrass him and he didn’t because as we can see, he got the role. Not only did he get the role, he was nominated for an Oscar. Unfortunately, Mr. Clark passed away at the age of 54. I think it was a heart attack. He was such a great talent he also starred in two movies with Bruce Willis before he passed away. Armageddon and I can’t remember the name of the other movie. 🎥 Not only did he do Bruce Willis, proud he did his mother proud because Mr. Clark brought his mother to the Oscars when he was nominated. He was a big man in statue, but in his interviews, he was very sweet and humble. this movie will always be one of the greatest movies ever made❤ Sleep Peacefully Mr. Clark 🙏🏽🎥💪🏽💐
"..the handshake" is symbolic because there's an introduction between John and Paul, and then there's an empathic goodbye handshake. From the beginning when John first touched him, he instantly knew that Paul was a good man. There's a similar movie but with a different context...you should check it out; it's called Frailty...starring Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey.
A beautiful reaction, Liala. Thank you. The realization of what John Coffey is (Who, after all, can heal the sick, reverse death, and punish the wicked?), the significance of what it means to execute him, and worse, that he *wants* to be executed because he is so weary of the pain and evil in the world, is devastating.
There is a lesson in this movie, I only wish that more people would take it to heart. John explained it when he said "it's like this all over the world". We need to be kinder to one another, look for moments when we could have been cruel but instead be understanding and kind.
I read "The Green Mile" in 96 when King released it in several small paperback novels with only a couple of chapters each. It was a profound read. The movie release in 99 was one of the best pieces of cinema I have ever seen and still is. And almost 30 years later I still tear up and cry **every** time I see it or watch one of these reactions. ---- For a bit of info Paul's last lines of _“If he could make a mouse live so long, how much longer do I have?”_ a mouse on average lives 2-3 years ... Mr. Jingles at the time of Paul in the retirement home and talking to Eliane was 64 years old. Paul himself was 44 in 1935 ... so one would have to wonder how long then does Paul still have.
First watch on your channel and instant sub. A must watch movie, however the rollercoaster it is. Looking forward to running through your channel Love. You took patient and respectful time w this. Sincerely appreciated you sharing your honest react. ☮☮ & 💜💜
What most people watching this movie don't realize is that in the 30's the only antibiotics available were sulfa drugs. Most bacteria were resistant to them and many people developed intolerable allergies to these medications. So even if Tom Hanks' character had gone to the doctor, not much could have been done for him. John Coffey was Paul Edgecomb's only hope of healing.
You have to wonder, if a tiny piece of John's power made Mr Jingles and Paul live so long, how old was John? Really puts into a different perspective John saying how tired he is.
Great reaction, thanks. Mr. Jingles lived (at the point the movie ended on) about 32 times longer than average. If you apply the same amount to Paul, he could live 2200 years or more. Imagine carrying this with you all that time, it's heartbreaking.
Hi Liala! Firstly, I wish you a very happy birthday for when it will be or was this month. As a fellow Cancer myself, it's mine this month also. The Green Mile, what an amazing movie. If you think about it, the concept, the idea of it is rather simple yet its written and acted in some a wonderful way. You feel you get to know quite a bit about each character by not really saying all that much about them at all, by no mean an easy task for a writer. Plus of course you create such a connection with each character, something so many movies today fail to achieve. As an artist myself, I have a great respect and appreciation for the artist ' Drew Struzan ' who painted the poster and cover artwork for this and a great many Spielberg movies. A great reaction. Have a fantastic day, take care!
Paul Edgecomb & Mr Jingles (the mouse) were granted unnatural long life from Jon Coffey. If Paul was 44 when Jon died and is 108 at the end of the movie, then he has been alive for 64 years. Mr. Jingles is alive for the duration of the movie. Given the longest possible life expectance for a mouse (about 2 years) and dividing the length of his life (64 years) 64 / 2 = 32 The mouse lived for 32 times his maximum life span. Assuming a max life span for a human is about 100 years. Would that mean with the approximate life span of Paul Edgecomb to be at least 3,200 years?
The math would say that, but I think it's clear from Paul's physical state at 108, that won't be the case. I've always assumed it was more complicated than that. Mr Jingles was dead, and was resurrected by John, so maybe that's why there was such a strong effect. Paul had his infection cured, which is much less severe but was also given that vision of what Wild Billy had done. But then we have to explain why Melinda did not live for a long time too. I suppose we could say that her tumor, while terminal, had not killed her yet so was perhaps not much different from Paul's infection in terms of John's effort expended. So maybe in summary: Paul gets long life from his vision given by John. My Jingles gets longer life, relative that is, due to being fully resurrected by John. Perhaps the bladder and tumor healings don't even play into this.
I wonder how old JOHN was?! But for Paul, keep going, lol. My mother-in -\law lived to 103. The record for humans to date? 122yrs, 163 days. Give or take a day or two. Occam's razor tho, Paul gonna be damn old!
You're making a huge assumption that this miracle follows some rule of mathematics. Especially since we already know that it doesn't follow the rules of biology.
@@TheTriumphbsa No, it's not. It doesn't have to be multiplicative. It could just be additive. Or any of an infinite number of other math formulas. You can't plot a curve from just one data point.
Liala, YES! The people who react to reactors we're clearly emotionally damaged because we are gluttons for punishment. We have seen multiple other people visually lose their hearts because they break on RU-vid, and we see it and we are such masochists that we want more! You, you beautiful angel butterfly, you gave one of the gorgeous reactions I've ever seen. And looking it another way, you could also say that you emoting, and making me emote, is actually therapy. So, in a way, you gave me free therapy! God, lemme go and cry some more. Thank you, mama. You helped the medicine go down easier. ❤🎉😢😊😅 Literally all of the emojis.
I have watched several reacters reacting to movies and I have discovered (they have discovered) that, although they may think "Oh, no, I won't be needing tissues - it's a monster movie, for Pete's sake!", about half way through the movie they're looking around for something to wipe away the tears. So my suggestion to you is to keep a box of tissues right there under the microphone because you never know when you might have the waterworks break loose. 😁
There's a part in the book, I'm not sure if it was ever considered to be figured into the film, but I wish it had despite the fact it would add a rather chilling moment. When they're taking John to see Melinda, they walk by the room with Ol' Sparky in it, as they're still airing it out from Del's execution. John stops in front of the room, slowly turns towards it, and for a moment they can't get him to move. He then says "Del's still in there, I can hear him screaming."
It really makes you think about what a curse near immortality would really be. I really think the the death of loved ones is harder than even facing your own end.
40:14 Here are some must-see movies starring Tom Hanks, in order of my preference, besides the ones you've already reacted to on your channel: "Sully-7.4", "A Man Called Otto-7.5", "Apollo 13-7.7", "Bridge of Spies-7.6", "Greyhound-7.0", "Cast Away-7.8", "Captain Phillips-7.8". -Numbers represent IMDB ratings.
This story had been told.... in the Bible. John Coffey.. Jesus Christ. Lazarus, Mr.Jingles. The Warden's wife, The Healing of the Cripples. Even Paul Edgecomb... It would make him the Roman Soldier that showed Compassion to Jesus during the Crucifiction. This Movie always makes people cry, no matter how many times they've seen it, but watching you (Liala) react made the Tears fall even harder. Thank you.
She's crying at the first execution, I'm thinking oh boy! Then says she has no tissues. I went and got more popcorn. UPDATE: I was not disappointed. The empathy is strong in this one Master.
Great Reaction! Because it was the typical reaction to this Movie 😭! My Friends and I saw this back when it was in Theaters! And every one in that Theater walked out with Tears in their eyes 😢! Such a Masterpiece of a Story from Stephen King!
So, domestic mice typically live 1-3 years. Mr. Jingles was at least 64 years old. Let’s just say human life expectancy is around 70 years or so. So, if we extrapolate, Paul has another couple millennia of atonement.
I've mentioned this on a few other reactor's channels, but I was working in a movie theater when The Green Mile released. We would have to run back and forth between all the screens showing it to turn up the AC, as the theaters would become hot and muggy from everyone crying their eyes out. I honestly don't remember any of the showings not being completely packed full of people.
@@__Philip__311 as someone who paid attention in science class in the 8th grade... This is bs. You'd have to have 1000s of people packed into a very small space crying and screaming and running around in laps to even slightly elevate the humidity and relative temperature of the average size theater. Not a couple hundred (which is very big movie theater) sitting still in their seats crying for not even a quarter of the movie...
Every single reactor I have seen has cried at this one...some more than others, and this one is up there. But the performance of Doug Hutchison is one of the best screen villains of all time, everyone hates Percy. But the saddest part is the loss of Michael Duncan Clark, what a loss, gone way too soon.
If you need a movie to feel good about after this…there is an under the radar..actually critics loved,film..WARM BODIES..chunky English kids played in a Hugh Grant movie called…About a Boy..that chunky young kid grew into an English HUNK..now much in demand by every producer/director..and he is the lead in WARM BODIES…about zombies who remember and dream and fall in love…John Malkovich is a girl’s father..once you see this guy, you might ask is this the same kid…he is…and it is a very, very good time at the movies…
At the time this movie is set in, antibiotics weren't out and available yet. He didn't go to the doctor because very little was available for urinary infections. He knew the doctor wouldn't be able to do much for him.
This movie... It already destroyed you and then it goes: "Please don't put me in the dark. I am afraid of the dark." Giving you a gut punch to finish you off if you were still holding out.
So there was a thread on Reddit recently asking what is the saddest movie of all time. This movie was definitely mentioned, but there was another one that I had forgotten about because it was too sad to watch as a kid, an older Disney cartoon movie called The Land Before Time.
Overtime I've watched quite a few reaction videos and the thing I always look for is sincerity. I subscribe to your channel halfway through the movie so that should tell you what my reaction to you was. On a much lighter note I wore what we used to call farmer jeans just like the wind you're wearing in the early 70s. yes that makes me pretty old
