The Green Mile (1999) - MOVIE REACTION!!!! 

Honestly, it’s Brutus that gets me. He’s portrayed as such a hard, stoic kind of man but he’s not bereft of any humanity. He steps up when John hesitates and whispers “John. You have to say it. You have to give the order”. He and Coffey give John the strength to do what, unfortunately, had to be done. Then the next time you see Brutus is after the switch has been flipped and he’s trying his absolute hardest to not break and completely fall apart because he knows it’s wrong but he’s powerless to stop it.

Michael Jeter, played Edward Delacroix, played that scene where Percy stomped Mr. Jingles with such anguish. Every time I see that, it tears my heart out. And Percy Whitmore, played by Doug Hutchison, was an incredible villain. Such hatred he was able to invoke. All directed by Frank Darabont. This movie is as perfect as Shawshank Redemption.

If you want an older movie, you will get a whole bunch of people suggesting 12 Angry Men. It is a legitimate top 5 movie of all time. On everyone’s list. Most definitely worth it.

"We each owe a death - there are no exceptions - but, oh God, sometimes the Green Mile seems so long." Fun Fact: Originally set in 1932, the timeframe was bumped to 1935 so that the movie Top Hat (1935) could be featured. Jock Strap Incident Fact: Michael Clarke Duncan was uncomfortable with having to grab Tom Hanks' crotch for the scene where John cures Paul's urinary infection. Hanks left the set and came back to do the scene; Duncan grabbed Hanks' crotch and was shocked to discover that he had put an empty water bottle in his trousers. After that, Duncan felt more comfortable with the scene. Measuring Up Fact: In reality, Michael Clarke Duncan was of a similar height to his co-star David Morse, and was a couple of inches shorter than James Cromwell. Amongst other things, creative camera angles were used to create the illusion that Duncan, as John Coffey, towered over the prison staff, even "Brutal" Howell and Warden Moores. For one scene where Paul, Coffey and Brutal were in the same shot, Michael Clark Duncan was standing on a plank, David Morse stood on the ground, and Tom Hanks was standing in a trench dug into the ground just for that purpose.

Thank you, young lady, for your heartfelt and honest reaction. I’m 88 years old, and I don’t usually leave comments, but your visceral responses really hit home. You possess a tremendous insight for someone so young. I’d love to see your reaction to Schindler’s List. It’s a powerful and extremely important film. Keep up the good work.

as to what they did to be executed, Arlen Bitterbuck (first execution) unintentionally killed a man in a drunken bar fight over a pair of shoes. Del's reason is worse as he raped and murdered a girl behind an apartment block. To cover up his crime he set her body on fire which spread to the building and burnt it down killing several other people.

I am a grown ass man and this is one of the few movies that hits me in the feels -- hard.

I saw this movie back in 2000. I had school the next day but for some reason it caught my attention I was 11 years old. When the death of John Coffey came on I couldn't hold it. I cried my heart out. My dad came in the room looking for something going on and he saw me sitting on the carpet and saw what I was watching and he just sat close to me.. till this day when John Coffey death scene comes on I still get that crying like I did back then.

One thing that I think most people miss that makes this a true horror story is this. John may get the vision of what happens but more importantly he feels what they do, all that hate and misery, that it is too much. When he takes Paul's hand and gives him what wild Bill had done he is giving him not just the vision but what a psychopath feels as he commits rape on those two little girls and then the twisted joy of the murders. Brutal's warning of "No!" is serious and heartfelt. For the rest of his life he will feel what those rapes felt like and the savagery of the murders. That is the horror buried in Paul's story. I have never seen anybody comment on this and it is inherent in what John's abilities are.

It always stuck with me that John's last words were not "I'm sorry for what I did",..they were "I'm sorry for who I am",...powerful stuff.

Michael Clarke Duncan was 6'5" and David Morse (Brutus/Brutal) is 6'4". For the movie, they scaled everything and everyone down a little to make John Coffey seem like a giant. Stephen King has said that out of all the actors who've played one of his characters, Michael Clarke Duncan was his favorite.

imo the strongest scene in the movie is Brutus wet eyes during Coffey execution

If you closely watch the "flies" that John expells after a healing, you'll see that they're more like flakes of ash, they crumble into nothing and disappear. It's evil converted, pain neutralized, sickness abolished. John seems to be a "child of nature"; he revels in the smell of leaves and green grass, is awed by the sight of the stars and heaven, and enjoys Mr. Jingles' antics.

Idk if anyone had mentioned this yet, but a mouse only lives for about 3 years, and that's quite an old mouse. John Coffey walks the Mile in the 1930s, and old Paul (Tom Hanks) is 108 in 1999. Meaning that Mr Jingles, when we seen him in the shed, is over 70 years old. Now think abt how much longer humans live than mice.

In the old days, husbands were told about medical conditions because women didn't have the right to privacy. They generally didn't inform women about their own medical conditions but relied on the husband/male family to tell the wife/woman The reason the UTI is bad is that the standard prescription was "sulfur tablets" (sulphonamides), which were known to not be that effective and had horrible side effects. So most didn't even bother going to a doctor. Penicillin wasn't widely used for UTI until 1941.

When it comes to Horror writing, Stephen King is THE King. Not just horror, but great story telling in general. Very humane, very captivating, great understanding of human nature

I see lightening bugs every summer in Atlanta, because my house backs up to an old railroad right-of-way that’s overgrown with weeds and shrubs. Lightning bugs need a big area that isn’t mowed or sprayed, and when they have that, they still put on the show that fascinated us as children.

Good reaction tynia 🤩 green mile is a classic film even here in the uk 🇬🇧 much love !!

It's not a rat, it's a mouse!

It was so hot people slept on porches all the time back in those times, even in the city’s, even on fire escapes. No air conditioning or even electric fans back then.

25:35 Percy did it to make Del suffer even more, for laughing at him most likely. But as you can see, he himself couldn't even watch it because he had no idea how horrific it was going to be.

This is a film about penance. The world needs saving, so John Coffey was sent,who has the initials J.C. Same as a former J.C., the world did not acknowledge that emissary. Del committed a very heinous crime but paid his penance in the electric chair, saving him from eternal damnation. Wild Bill did not pay his penance and will spend eternity in hell. Paul pays his penance with a long life of watching everyone die before him. John Coffey had no debt to pay, so his reward will be returning to heaven, where he certainly came from.

In 1935 a doctor would have told a husband about his wife’s health before telling the woman. My uncle died in 1975 and never had an indoor toilet. I hated that outhouse. Spiders and wasps. I had to be really desperate to use it. In the book, there was a deputy I believe who suspected Wharton had killed the girls but the sheriff had caught John and wanted the people of his county to believe that the crime was solved quickly.

I so wish Dabs Greer had been nominated for a supporting actor Oscar - he was Rev. Alden on Little House, he married Mike and Carol Brady, and he did about a thousand other roles over his career. It's brief, but in his role he is the moral center of this center. And of course Michael Clarke Duncan left us far too early - no one but him could have played John Coffey

Hello Tynia Jenn from York, Pennsylvania here. I am really glad you watched this movie its truly a classic. John Coffey was played by Michael Clarke Duncan. Such an excellent actor. Unfortunately he passed away on Sept. 3, 2012 due to a heart attack. He was a true treasure. May I suggest some movies for you. 1. Glory starring Morgan Freeman Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick 2. Schindlers List starring Liam Neeson and Ralph Finnes. Be warned it's very brutal but it's a movie everyone should watch. 3. American History X starring Edward Norton Edward Furlong Avery Brooks. Another warning is needed for this movie be prepared it's also very brutal however another movie I feel everyone should watch. 4. Philadelphia Tom Hanks Denzel Washington. You may want to have some tissues for this one 5 Ghost Patrick Swazye Demi Moore 6 Young Guns 1 and 2 Emilio Estavez Kiefer Sutherland Lou Diamond Phillips 7 Sleepers Brad Pitt Jason Patric Robert DE Niro Brad Renfro 8 Lean on Me Morgan Freeman 9. Lost Boys Corey Haim Corey Feldman Jason Patric Diane West Kiefer Sutherland 9. Whats Love Got to do With it Angela Basset Laurence Fishbourne 10 Crooklyn Isiah Washingtpn Alfre Woodard 11. Why did I Get Married and why did I I married too Tyler Perry Janet Jackson ( the 2nd one Janet was filming when she found out Michael passed away. She really uses the emotions from finding that out in some of the scenes. Sorry I gave you a whole list but I couldn't pick just one. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you have a good day.

That movie they were watching is the 1934 movie "The Gay Divorcee" starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. At that time, gay meant happy. Michael Clark Duncan was 6' 5". He died in 2012 at the age of 54. Back in that era, the doctor always told the husband of any diagnosis because he was the head of the household. Remember, this was adapted from a Stephen King novel.

John Coffey represents Jesus Christ..same initials. That’s the reason he emphasizes his name all the time. His cell mates represent the others on the cross, the repentant sinner Dell, the non repentant Wild Bill. John was like Jesus in that he was ready to die and go to heaven. There are more biblical references in the movie..the halo around John’s head when he watched the movie,the way he rides his body of the others illness…Stephen King has said that The Green Mile represents what we would do to Jesus if he returned. If you think back to the beginning of the movie…those men would have killed John Coffey when they found him with the girls bodies…but they didn’t because John still had “ work” to do

I THINK IT'S CALLED 'Casablanca' FRO 1942. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II.

Back then women were only told what their father or brother or husband decided to tell them. Females were expected to do ALL of the cooking and cleaning. Almost every wife was expected to stay home and take care of the house and children. That is why they were first and still called Housewife! Even the marriage vows for the man was Love honor and cherish BUT for the woman was Love honor and OBEY! 👱‍♀👱‍♀👗👗👠👠❤❤

its a mouse, not a rat

First time watching your channel. It was a real pleasure. Keep it up!

This, The Shawshank Redemption, & The Mist were written by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont (the executive producer and director of several episodes of the first season of The Walking Dead). Several of the original cast of TWD are also in The Mist. In my opinion these 3 movies are amongst the best Stephen King adaptations

I just watched your reaction and enjoyed it....I hope things go well for you...good luck

I read this book first and even in the beginning when old Paul is telling the story but then its back in the 40s when he worked at the prison i ha to go back and forth like “what time is it supposed to be now and how old is he??” I grew up watching Dabs Greer on Little House reruns and was old then so seeing he was still alive to make this movie i just sat back and said to myself “perfect casting”

Something you said makes me think you'll like the short story "Mephisto In Onyx," by Harlan Ellison. It was going to be made into a movie starring Samuel Jackson, but no....

luv your editing

Very good reaction!!! keep at it!

As someone that has been involuntarily committed on a 72 hour hold for psychiatric reasons, I give you my blessing to say loony bin.

Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP) was HUGE, but I read somewhere that they cinematically exaggerated his size for dramatic effect. But I sure wouldn’t wanna mess with him!

For another film based in the south I would recommend Fried Green Tomatoes starring Cathy Bates and A Time To Kill starring Samuel L Jackson

I believe that the prison is located in the state of Louisiana. The warden has a map of the state on his office wall in one of the scenes (13:37). Also, Eduard "Del" Delacroix is a Louisiana Cajun (Same as my ancestors). You can tell by his thick Cajun accent.

Ms. Tonia, my favorite Classic Movies are Bette Davis • Dead Ringer, All About Eve, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Dark Victory. Alfred Hitchcock • The Birds, Psycho & Rear View Window. Actor • Michael Clarke Duncan is 6’5”. He past away from a heart attack July 13, 2012.

What are John's initials?

Lobster, steak, and baked potatoe for me

Just so you know David Morse is a tall man who works as the white haired guard on the block named brutal. Once David was offered a role to do a steamy sex scene with an actress but considering his views he decided to give up the movie because he really loves his wife and did not want to do the scene he felt a sex scene was something he just didn't want to do. I appreciate his views and personal morality. David Morse has been in a lot of movies usually playing the bad guys or heavies. He is a very good actor. I respect his personal views.

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1. YOU WILL CRY😭😭😭😭 2. Dabbs Greer/old Paul was ill during production, so his part was done later. He also played Reverend Alden on "Little House on the Prairie". 3. Hammersmith was not a good lawyer. (most likely a racial thing. It was 1935 South.) 4. In the book King briefly covers why the Chief and Del are on death row. 5. This movie was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (MCD)😇 and Best Cast but unfortunately neither won.😭😭 6. Players in other King adaptations: Jeffery DeMunn: Shawshank Redemption, The Mist, Storm of the Century and William Sadler: Shawshank Redemption, The Mist. David Morse: The Langoliers. Patricia Clarkson played Margarat White in King's remake of Carrie". Needless to say, it was a much different part. 7. Goof: Electricity makes the body contract. Del wouldn't be able to scream. I know it' just for the movie because of the length of the execution scene. 8. IRL James Cromwell is a vegan and didn't want to grill meat for the BBQ scene but was told that in 1935 people actually ate meat so he agreed to have some on the grill. 9. RE Percy: Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. KARMA's a Bitch. BTW Kudos to Doug Hutchison for the great job of playing Percy.👌EVERYONE hates him. 10. John also rescues the other patients at Briar Ridge. 11. IRL both David Morse and James Cromwell are about the same height as Michael Clark Duncan (RIP). They used planks, a small bed and smaller chair along with trick photography/angles to make John look taller. 12 The scene where John takes Mr. Jingles for safe keeping before Del's execution, they used a real mouse, and it pooped on Paul's shoulder, and he brushed it off. 13. Now we know what the "day old is fine" dry toast is for. 14 EVERYBODY cries and has to take time to reflect. Congratulations you just experienced. the GREATEST MOVIE EVER. (GOAT) 15. 4 words for you: Stephen King. You're WELCOME!

4:59 David Morse is his name.

Crazy I just realized I haven't seen a lightning bug in 23 years give or take

Amazing!!

Hey Tynia, this was my first time watching one of your reactions and I really enjoyed it. Sam Rockwell (Billy the Kid-Wild Billy) is a great actor. You oughta check him out in Jojo Rabbit or Mr. Right. Another great movie that everyone overlooks is Only The Brave with Josh Brolin and Miles Teller. All those movies are great and you'll really enjoy them. Check them out if you haven't seen them.

Yes definitely a classic.

I’m a new subbie ❤ Two quick things: 2:59 an old movie suggestion, the oldest GOOD movie I know of is 1933 King Kong. I’ve watched at least once a year since the 1970s. 💯And 29:10 I Googled lightning bugs/Fire Flys last month, they are going extinct in North America 😢

Tynia, you finally cried. You do have pulse! Please react to "Shawshank Redemption" Thank me later.

"Bringing up baby"(comedy) is an awesome black and white movie that i grew up with. I'm only 35, but my parents introduced me to some great classics that i appreciate a lot more now that I'm older. One that makes you cry is "to kill a mocking bird"(based on the book) and another "the biscuit eater"(not the 70's version i believe it was the late 30s or early 40s)

John and Wild Bill BOTH feeli Del’s execution, but their responses are the polar opposites of good and evil.

Please consider watching "The Shawshank Redemption" - the best Stephen King adaptation and perhaps the best prison movie

Micheal Clarke Duncan is really tall but the exaggereated his size for this movie

One of the best films, together with Titanic it becomes very sad

The film they are watching is called Top Hat and stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. You should see at least one of their films.

😮😮😮...I've watched this movie dozens of times, Ive watched dozens of reactions to it but it NEVER came up that they should have taken her to him..😮😮😂..wow.

Yes Tynia, he's feeding a very tiny horse 😂😂😂😂

Timeline, 1930’s, no penicillin, most homes had no bathrooms yet. Drs only talked to men, husbands owned thier wives.

Now you MUST watch another Frank Darabont adaptation of a Stephen King story - The Shawshank Redemption. Another prison movie but very different from The Green Mile.

She looks brand spankin new! Hahah this reaction was awesome

I just found you today and wow, you are a gem reactor! Also absolutely gorgeous! Greetings from Finland.

life span for mice is 5 to 7 years

Same writers directors producers and many actors also in Shawshank! U have to admit, the best actors in this were the ones u hated most! And Del....did he torment Percy and bring that on himself? Would Percy have cooked him, if Del didn't make fun of him? U said Catch 22...That happens to be a genius surreal melodrama comedy set during ww2, with a ton of great up and coming actors for the day!

Hold up, madam. To be fair, Mr. Jingles is a mouse, not a rat! 😆

Hello, I got interested in very old movies, I've watched Frankenstein, and, King Kong, I was surprised at the quality of the movies for their time. I'm going to watch more very old movies soon, it's like traveling back in time. And, I hate Percy in this movie too, the actor played him very well.

7:41 it is absolutely NOT clear, at this point in the film, that he didn't do it. If it is clear, at this point in the film, that he didn't do it, then the writers and director completely failed. The entire point is that, at this point in the film, the viewer has no reason to believe that he didn't do it.....which makes the reveal later on so powerful.

A very good film to watch, based on a true story, is hacksaw ridge, you should consider reacting to that, no spoiler, but you will need tissues again

Watch ANY Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies and Gene Kelly movies, specially Singing in the Rain! I'll also throw in Jerry Lewis. He was a huge comedy talent! But he also wrote produced directed and acted everything he did plus his own choreography! Watch a few shorts of him here. Type in Jerry Lewis typewriter, Jerry Lewis coming down the stairs, Jerry Lewis yelling in the bosses office, Jerry Lewis music instruments in the kitchen! I personally think Eddie Murphy was a huge fan of his, and copied him as much as possible. Eddie's fat professor movie, was based on Jerry Lewis movie, the Nutty Professor!

I think I would choose Jamaican food as my last meal: curry goat, rice and peas, cabbage, and a beef patty. Also, a slice of cheesecake for dessert

what is that opening beat you use anyways? relaxin

No evidence.. no confession.. no witnesses to assist in John's defense

John Coffey and Jesus Christ are correlated. He performed miracles and died for their sins, plus he has the same initials. The whole movie is an allegory for Jesus. Tom Hanks is literally the Roman Solider that pierced Jesus but became a devout believer afterwards

Fried catfish, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, hot water cornbread.

Mice typically live for about 1 to 4 years max so for Mr. jingles to be alive nearly 60 years later man said he has lived multiple lifetimes for hey mouse.

Watch another Stephen King adaptation set in a prison, said to be one of the greatest movies ever made, the Shawshank Redemption; it has Morgan Freeman alongside Tim Robbins as the main character

The point of doing a rehearsal, is that this is a very serious event, and it your humane duty to make sue that the executions goes of as smoothly and painlessly as possible, even back then. If you don’t practice, you increase the of risk screw ups. And nobody wants that.

At that time there was nothing a doctor could do. It was before antibiotics were invented.

Can you review Shawshank Redemption. You will love it. Same director. Another Steven Spielberg movie.

I'm 60! I still get Misty watching this! You can be WEEPY, BOO HOO Over this one! It's Ok! No Judgment! Everyone WEEPS at this!! Just Like Everyone HATES PERCY! & That Piece of 💩 Wild Billy! Great Movie 🎥!!

Since you liked that one if you haven't heard of it yet check out the movie called Powder.

Now you should watch Shawshank Redemption.

I would suggest Saving Private Ryan. It's another really good movie with Tom Hanks

Jesus also died for something he didn't do. Deep tie in there. Stephen King!

Michael Jeter (Edward Delacroix) has a BRIEF nude scene in the movie Hair.

MUST SEE ‘GARDENS OF STONE’ ace movies 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

Queen you are gorgeous. Easy beauty and awe inspiring. I love your height, by the way. Positive vibes and blessings

My last meal fish and chips lol. I am a British girl I love fish and chips.

Tired of being on the road lonely like a sparrow in the rain 🥲🥲🥲

He’s a mouse. Not a rat!!!!!!

He isn't that tall in real life. They did the Hollywood magic like in Lord of the Rings where they made the hobbits look small.

35:30 my last meal would 100% be goat meat pepper soup to start, okra soup with semolina, and some jollof rice (Nigerian, of course) and then a big side of tuna and yellow tail sashimi with wasabi and ginger, and hot sake. Done, satisfied - hook me up and cook me.

Last meal an all meat lasagna some good cheese bread and soda pop or coffee to drink. Potatoes wedges deep fried on the side.

Cuz back then they didn't have penicillin etc like that

Mosquito spray trucks killed them off

So you understand in the 1930s not everybody had access to indoor plumbing yet specially, in rural areas as for the tumor thing well his wife was a woman so therefore doctors won’t tell her anything they’ll tell her husband because back then the husband controlled everything You have to remember that back then women didn’t really have as many rights as they do now