I actually knew Michael Clark Duncan, and he was every bit of an amazing human you would think he would be. Such a great person and taken from us way too soon. RIP to a glorious man. ❤❤
I cried so hard at the end of this film that I’ve never been able to watch it again. Stephen King is a wonderful writer and the cast of this movie did him full justice. 😢
It broke me when Jay (EOM) called his dog in for comfort. I've seen most of these reactors do this and they have all touched me with their genuine sadness.
This is what we do to gods greatest gift..And the only people who know what he is are the ones that have to destroy him. When Hanks says "may god have mercy on your soul" he's talking to himself, he's asking for Jon's mercy and forgiveness for what he has to do. Stephen sure knows how to pile on. 😭
An absolute tour de force in acting by Micheal and Tom with a great supporting cast. It helped me get through this scene knowing it would have been far more torture for John to stay alive and feel all the things he was feeling. He made his choice and it was a mercy.
And you know what hurt me the most when I first watched this movie when I was a child? This is the fact that this was based on realism that explores human nature and society and inspired Stephen King to write this amazing book you all know and love "The Green Mile" Instead of a big black giant man. It was a child named George Stinney who was 14 years old when he was executed while he was in prison he couldn't see his parents and his parents were expelled from the city. So while this child was in prison he never saw his mom and dad before being executed. And as always in American history, 70 years later his innocence was finally proven.
If this scene doesn’t break you, you have a serious problem. So many moments that are heart wrenching, but him repeating “heaven, heaven, I’m in heaven”, is the most brutal thing I’ve ever experienced in a film. 34 year old man and I sob like a child.
I cannot imagine how the disciples felt looking at Jesus on the cross, condemned to death as an innocent man...for all our sins. Looking at the reactors' reactions to this particular scene, I have a good idea of how that scene 2000+ years must have looked like.
Now wait until they find out that the character John Coffey was loosely based on George Stinney the 14 year old that was executed for the false conviction of the murders of two little girls
How many of you remember how the Green Mile was originally published? It was in serial form. In 6 monthly installments. The terrible thing about that was that I could read those books in a day or two (at most) then wait a month for the next part
@@charlottehardy822 of course it's that way with all his books. You can't put them down because you have to know what's going to happen next. Then your done and in withdrawal until the next book
I get that seething hate for them wanting to increase his suffering , but to be fair , they caught him with their bodies covered in their blood . They were convinced ! I do however think if that was real , the guards would have an obligation to share that information with them . And they should have taken them to see what he saw . To alleviate their pain and to get that little weasel that killed them .
@@zipporahlewis4908 They genuinely believe John Coffey raped and murdered their two small daughters. They’re just as much victims as he is. And remember, John Coffey was accepting of his death because he couldn’t take the suffering anymore.
Im 1:00 and already snotty. I hate this movie because it makes me cry EVERY SINGLE TIME 🤦🏾♀️😭😭😭😭 RIP Micheal Clarke Duncan aka john Coffey (like the drink, but not spelled the same)❤
Such is the brilliance of Stephen King. My husband used to be a Deputy Coroner, and one day he got a call from the state prison, asking if he would be interested in carrying out executions.... I knew it would change him irrevocably, and I was so thankful that he told them no.
I wonder how many people don't realise that this was a 'second coming' movie. "People like that don't just fall out of the sky..." "My name's John Coffey (J.C.). Like the drink, but it's not spelt the same way." Power to heal, to resurrect, grants long life to his executioner, "The Green Mile" and not 'the miracle mile', singing 'I'm in Heaven' etc.
Can't fermenter when I first watched this awesome film but I know I have it on Dvd and Blu Ray and I've watched it once or twice every year since it was bought out. The acting by everyone is phenomenal.
Totally agree. I’ve never been able to watch “The Green Mile” again, which is a one-off for me and “Schindler’s List” is the only film that I’ve ever watched in the cinema where the entire audience walked out of the theatre in total silence at the end. Both films put me through an emotional wringer. Very powerful.
@@juliethompson1786I’ve read the books twice at least . They came out in serial form! We had to read a chapter wait a month or so and read the next chapter ! Pure torture . Then of course you needed to read it from start to finish through like a normal book for continuity . The movie was just as brutal they did a stellar job .
No matter how many times I watch this movie, I will literally cry my heart out. This was more than likely based on the 14 year old named George Stinney who was accused of killing two girls and executed for that crime. He was Exonerated nearly 70 years later after it was proven that he was not the killer.
Maybe only 1 other movie gets such an emotional response as this. Hatchi. Some are clise, but John Coffeys execution wrecks more people than any other that i know of.
Frank Darabont's adaptations of Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mike are the most accurate to the books and top S tier. Amazing! You HAVE to cry if you have a heart. And the actors of both movies were excellent.
Emotionally draining to see all the reactors going through their own personal wrestling with life/death, justice, injustice, love. Stephen King outdid himself in setting a scene, putting humanity through the roller coaster ride of the metaphysical and religious possibilities.
I don't get how so many of these people don't freaking get it. Even the other JC... the middle eastern dude... could only take 33 years of living like this and took the cross like a champ, because it wasn't as bad as continuing. "Roll on two" is exactly what John wants, needs, and deserves. He's tired now, boss. Dog tired. And he was lucky to have been removed when he was. In the early 1930s. Had they waited a few years longer... yikes. What Paul is going through, though? Yeah. That is actually horrible. The gift made Jingles live 11 times longer than it should. Imagine reaching 900+ years of age.
The first time I saw this movie, I hardly cried. I was furious at them for making me want to cry..all .movie..long . I swore I'd never watch it again, but now I watch it through reactions. Easier this way
This movie I love/hate. As I said before to other viewers sites, there's another movie similar to this one starring Louis Gossett Jr. called Caroline Skeleton. It's based on a true story. It made me the same way as this one.
John Coffey is a Christ figure. He appeared out of nowhere, as if he had just “fallen out of the sky.” He had foreknowledge of future events. He can see the good or evil that is in men’s hearts. He can heal illness and afflictions and resurrect the dead (if it’s not too late). He is innocent, with a pure soul, yet he is made to suffer and die because of the sins and wickedness of others. And even his initials are J.C., just like Jesus. (Recall the scene where John is watching his first-ever flicker show, and the light from the movie projector is illuminating his head from behind, just like a halo: The Christian symbolism is unmistakable.) John has an acute, highly developed sense of empathy, which is why he can feel Del’s pain from afar. Unfortunately, this also means that Coffey can sense all of the cruelty, suffering, and evil going on in the world around him - an ability that he is unable to control or turn off, by the way - which caused him great distress over the course of his lifetime, eventually prompting him to seek relief through death…
