The other seniors are smiling because they remember happy things of the past, Paul’s crying because it reminds him of his guilt in executing John Coffey even though John said it’s him doing a kind thing so he wouldn’t have to suffer.
@@Grimmjow19872 Did you see the movie? He saw that movie before John Coffey's execution and he cries because he wishes he never let an innocent man dying on the electric chair
For everyone in that room it was a simple and beautiful song for Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) it was a sad and painful reminder of the only innocent man (John Cofey [Michael Clarke Duncan )that he was forced to execute on death row because of false accusations against him
ralf tammiste no you’re wrong, It’s the film they show John before he’s excited, he’s crying because it’s reminded him of John, have you even seen the movie?
It's incredible how they made this film. The first time I watched it I didn't understand why he was crying. The second time I almost cried when the music started playing.
*I watch the movie and sob* *50 years latter* Grandkids: GRANDPA GRANDPA what is this movie called green mile? Me: shut up and turn on the dvd player. *smiles* your about to watcha perfect movie
50 years from now. My great grandchildren are going to ask me a lot like why were people obsessed with K Pop or why were most of the rappers were coming from SoundCloud.
I'm at the very end of the book, I like the movies structure and changes better but man King is one of the greatest writers of all time. Everyone says hes the king of horror but I don't view much of his work as horror. Like I just reread IT as a grown man and theres alot of heart and souls in that book as with much of his other work.
Remember, Paul offered to throw open the gates and let John go. Job and future be damned. It was John who couldn't take it anymore, despite being afraid of the dark.
I've been hearing this song in an advert lately and it's had this weird uneasy nostalgia feeling about it. I couldn't figure out where I'd heard it before, I've just googled it and now it all makes sense
I watched all the Fred Astaire movies before watching The Green Mile, couldn't get the song out of my head so decided to re-watch all the Fred/Ginger movies (most notably Top Hat of which I have now done 2 essays on).
About 15 years ago i first watched this movie. And I couldn't really understand this scene and why the Gentleman was crying on such a blissful moment. Im now 35 and theres things from my teen years songs that when i really get to thinking of what year that came out in. Music/songs/Artists I use to create a timeline for my periods in my life. I once had a couple come up to my counter at work (gas station) and make a comment about how long ago that song came out. And as I kindly chimed in and said it was released in 1997.I also said Don't ask how I know with a smile and that look of 🙄🤷 shame. Her Husband replied are you sure? As he thought it might have been 1998 as they were unsure figuring it amongst themselves. If your curious about who and what song it was because I was ashamed to admit I knew that much like a fan would. Natalie Imbruglia's song-Torn. It played every morning that year on VH1's POP UP video top 10 count down before I had to leave to catch the school bus for 6th grade.
I thought he was crying because hes going to be alive for a very long time, and that his "curse" was growing old enough to watch his loved ones die,and him getting more tired and tired of the same day to day routine in a retirement home, much like im sure john coffey had to do in a jail cell.
The way the old folks looked at that old Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers scene is the way I look at movies from the 70s and 80s compared to today's garbage
Charlie Cheswick Actually I look at the old Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers films like this. There's just nothing like it, incredible beauty! ♡♡♡ I'm 27. :)
I didn't realize it before but it wasn't exactly the movie that brought him back it was the fact John was repeating "I'm in heaven, I'm in heaven" right before he was executed. It was that connection that brought him back and broke him.
This happened to me a bit after my grandmother passed away. She loved Elvis and Elvis played on cable. Everyone else was happy but I was balling my eyes out and I just left.
Im the same case but when i see things from 20s,30s and 40s i whis to have a time machine to see my grand mothers alive and youth. I sold my fuking soul for that.😢
It sad he cannot watch the film he start to cry about his job kill the wrong person thank you for sharing your sad news about John Coffey is sad news about this show thanks
I consider the ending of this movie to be horror. So mr jingles has lived WAAAAAY longer than any mouse should. Now how long is Paul going to have to live? John might have given him eternal life BUT his body still ages like normal. Is his body going to rot slowly around him while his mind remains?
Seeing the seniors enjoy and smile; is enough to make me smile with an emotional hint... Like they've must've seen and or heard this song (and film) many years ago when they were young... that's what makes the thought so nostalgic... even for them.
Apparently this song was in Boss Baby too and my 5 year old was watching it, I heard this song and ran into the room thinking she was watch The Green Mile
It reminds him of when he first watched it with john in the prison as it was johns last day in earth before being falsly going on the lightning for themurder of the 2 little girls
But this song makes him remind specially of John Coffey. There were two moments related to John, but not to his wife. The first moment was when they gifted John with the movie where this scene was played, the second was when John Coffey was being tied on the eletric chair and Paul (Tom Hanks) was able to listen to him whispering this part repeteadly while he was crying: "heaven, heaven, I'm in heaven". I agree with you, he misses his wife, but when this song popped, he recalled John Coffey. It was all about him and everything relate to him.
