I think that's unnecessary judgmental. Many people simply watch a movie or read a book without immersion and it doesn't mean there is something wrong with them.
@@that.ll_do_pig You have a good point and there are other reasons too, besides lack of immersion (such as being self-conscious around other viewers, having one's sympathetic nervous system also responding to something anger-or anxiety-inducing in the movie in addition to the sad trigger, combined of course with the [normal!] individual physiological and psychological variations that a person may take). I am one of those who rarely, if ever, cries / cried to movies BUT, that being said, I personally choose not to take offense when people write stuff like "If you don't cry to this, something's wrong" because: 1) They might just not be aware of all potential reasons and 2) They are probably just trying to make themselves feel better. That being said, I definitely understand if some others do take offense to it. I myself have a very complex history / story of NOT crying to movies for most of my life, and then an interesting little switch was made: Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol. Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol. Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!). I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.
I know EXACTLY what you meant!?😉 there's something very humanizing about seeing others share emotions & I've never seen anyone that wasn't effected by this movie. Except my brother & he is a sociopathic narcissist. JS
Most people think of Stephen King as a horror writer, but I think some of his best work is these stories about humanity and friendship: This one, Shawshank Redemption, amd Stand By Me are the best, and two of those don't even have supernatural elements
You know what, as a lifelong fan of Stephen King, who owns everything he’s ever written and read it all time after time, my knee jerk reaction was to disagree with you. But then I stopped and thought about my favourite works of his, or what I’d consider his best works, and actually, I think you’re right. This, Shawshank, Billy Summers, Joyland. All exceptional, and all non-horror.
@@claireboddey3273 I know it's off topic, but I just wanted to commend you on taking a beat and considering what someone else is saying before commenting or reacting. I wish more people did that. Nowadays people just pop off in a nanosecond.
One thing that was pointed out to me: John Coffey was scared of the dark, but as revealed when he healed Melinda, he had to go into the dark to heal. He had to face that fear every time.
I love that Melinda gave him that medallion - St. Christopher is a patron saint... he offered protection to travelers and against sudden death, many churches placed images or statues of him, usually opposite the south door, so he could be easily seen. He is usually depicted as a giant, with a child on his shoulder and a staff in one hand. Fits John Coffey.
Michael Clarke Duncan was 6"5", David Morse (Brutal) is 6'4", and James Cromwell (Hal) is 6' 7" Tricky camera angles made John seem much larger than the others.
The innocence of Del’s friendship with his mouse is so moving. Whatever awful thing he did, this film gives him some humanity. Thats the beauty of the story.
Del SA'd a girl, then killed and burned her to hide evidence. That fire spread and burned a building, killing another 6 people, two of which were children. Awful man. Amazing redemption.
I think in the book, Del raped and killed a 12 year old girl. That's why they don't tell you what he did - because it's really hard to feel sorry for someone like that.
@@iulia.bianca.bhe still didn't deserve what Percy did to him,and that wasn't even because of his crimes,it was because he laughed at Percy p*ssing himself.
@@melissagerber7231 Of course he didn't deserve to burn to death because he laughed at POS Percy. But he died like his victims did, burned alive... He still redeemed himself, before that, and he was sorry for what he did.
Yes definitely... I always like to tell a little story that involves one related regret I brought upon myself once: Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol. Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol. Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!). I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.
Loved your reaction - it's definitely one of MCD's best performances. Some interesting info: Most of the guards' tears during the execution was very real. In fact, the actor who plays the guard, Dean, was practically sobbing as they filmed it. Here's an interesting fact about the age element. An average house mouse lives about 2 years. Mr. Jingles died at 64 (it says in the book). That's 32 times the lifespan of a normal mouse. In 1930s USA, the average lifespan of a man was 63.5 years. By that math, Paul Edgecombe (Tom's character) could possibly live for over 2,000 years. That's one hell of an accidental curse. Here's some additional disturbing info - almost no one else had a peaceful death. A lot of the people who could have stopped the execution, or delayed it, did die soon after it. The warden (whose wife John healed) died 9 years later of a stroke. His wife died of a heart attack a year later. Dean (the younger guard who doesn't sneak John out with the others) is killed by a prisoner 4 months after the execution. The sheriff, who was a massive racist in the book and that arrested John, died of a heart attack shortly after the execution while having relations with an underage African American girl. Even the little girls' parents didn't get off unscathed. The mom died of a heart attack and the dad died barely a month after the execution of a stroke. Brutus, the tall guard, lived into his fifties and died 25 years after the execution of a heart attack. Percy died 33 years later in a mental hospital (I think his initial punishment may have been considered "enough"). Harry, the last of the guards, lived for another 50 years before dying of cancer. The Green Mile actually takes place in the same universe as several of Stephen King's other books, including Carrie, IT, and The Shining. This was John's power, or his Shine.
Another little fact, the actor who plays Brutus was actually several inches taller than MCD so all of the scenes where MCD is walking with the guards, Frank Darabont had the cinematographer shoot from an upward angle to eliminate the size difference and make John Coffey appear as significantly larger than everyone else. They also gave him a shorter cell so he had to lower his head when he entered and exited.
Think about it; the average mouse lives 2/3 years max. If that mouse can live to 30-40x its life expectancy (or more, for all we know…) then we can surmise that Paul may have a very, very long life ahead of him
It was estimated to be about 600 years, that he'll live. Though I don't see how that'd be possible, I'd say about 200 at best, unless you go like Old Testament, like Noah and whatnot.
They don't make movies like they used to. People seem to have short attention spans, and aren't able to really pay attention. Thanks for the reaction. It's an easy to movie to love, but a hard movie to watch more than once.
What a wonderful reaction to this beautiful movie. Seriously. (Btw, David Morse is the actor you liked so much.) 1:02:53 That song was huge. It's "Cheek to Cheek". The movie couple is Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. From the 30s musical "Top Hat".
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 "left over 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!
This and Hachiko are the only two movies that have ever managed to make me cry. Full on, tears down my face and sobbing. Every once in a while I come back to this one when I need a good cry and it just feels refreshing. I love this movie.
I'm 71 and cannot make it through the end of the original Disney version of The Incredible Journey! It's happy bawling but it's still bawling. 😭 Also, an old movie called All Mine To Give. It was an old movie when I watched it as a young teen, but after it was over I just sat in my chair & cried my eyes out! 😢
Up until he committed murder with his gift. No matter how you look at it, John used his gift to kill one man, and punish another. He was not meant to cast punishment. (don't get me wrong, I loved seeing them get theirs, I just don't like the fact they had to use John's gift for it to happen.)
God is said to use his arch angels to seek Justice so maybe he just knew it was right and just and all would be forgiven once he saw God. All the other prisoners showed remorse for their crimes and sought redemption except for the one that John killed. He could look into these men and see the goodness in all of them but must have only got dark evil vibes from that one.
@@TheRealdal God would not have his Arch Angels commit a grave sin like murder. John wasn't an Arch Angel anyway, he was a walking miracle, but not an Arch Angel.
Oh, please. So many people are able to watch movies without immersing themselves to the point of getting emotional over characters. That does not mean they are cold or lack empathy.
This is indeed a tough one. Regarding potential lack of literal tearful responses though, I've seen myself that sometimes there can be other reasons actually (such as being self-conscious around other viewers, or having one's sympathetic nervous system also responding to something anger-or anxiety-inducing in the movie in addition to the sad trigger, which was my case when I saw the Korean version of "Miracle in Cell No. 7" lol!). I myself have a very complex history / story of when I've cried (vs. when I've NOT cried) to certain movies and much of it's still a mystery to me, lol, but here is that story (and it involves an interesting little switch get made): Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol. Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol. Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!). I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.
@@that.ll_do_pig Definitely agreed- and I had an interesting little story of my own that I stuck in a separate reply to you, so you'll probably see that one.
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.
The green mile is one the most heart wrenching movies ever made. John Coffey should have won an Oscar for his performance. Sorry I can't recall the acters name. I'm a 70-year-old Combat veteran and this movie gets me every time I watch it.
The white big guy is David Morse. He's been in movies like 'The Rock', 'Proof of Life', 'The Negotiator', 'World War Z', '12 Monkeys' and 'The Brotherhood of the Rose' among many others. He usually has a great on-screen presence.
You really should read the book. I'm 20 years familiar with the story. This is the best screenplay adaptation I know. Darabont directed three Steven King stories The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist and this. My dream collaboration is Darabont remaking The Shining as it was written, with character arches and everything. King did a miniseries for ABC back in the day, which is faithful to his work, but his direction leaves a lot to be desired. First a little context. My mother was born in rural Georgia. She actually made it to the 6th grade. She was the baby of the family and she along with her next older sister were literate out of six siblings. I believe all their spouses were illiterate too. We visited them frequently in the 1960's. All of the ones still on the land also didn't inside toilets. Apparently is easier to retrofit sinks and bathtubs in old houses than toilets. Only one couple owned their land, the others were renters and sharecroppers. Not as many as you might think were churchgoers, my grandmother had had a falling out with the church in the deeps of time, so she raised to her children with the idea that they didn't have to join a congregation to worship. This worked in my favor eventually as I'm an atheist, and none of them ever gave me grief over it. Anyone I discussed it with preferred an honest heathen to a hippocrite. The Green Mile has such an emotional effect on its audience it's really easy to miss some important things. From the start we see Persey's incompetence. The guards on E block carefully train for two important and dangerous times. The executions which you see, and it's the only time see someone keep their gun drawn until the inmate is secured in the chair. It's when the prisoner may panic so they have very strict protocols in place and may need to fall on their training if things become chaotic. But almost as serious is the intake of new prisoners. At that time they are dealing with an unknown convict and murderer. As Wild Bill demonstrated things could go south very quickly. When he pulled John into E block shouting, " Dead Man Walking!! ", ( something he picked up from a magazine, sometimes prison guards on death row shout this to alert other guards that the prisoner he's walking with is particularly dangerous), it is not part of the protocol. He ignores his training and the result is as disruptive as a wasp at a ballet performance. When Paul and the others should be carefully watching and assessing the new inmate's threat level, Persey hits John. Another rule that will not stay in his head is walking in the middle of The Mile, out of reach of the prisoners. Which is why he gets grabbed twice. Paul's main concern for a while is that Arlen Bitterbuck might reach through the bars one day and snap Persey's neck, just on general principles. John is always obeyed. He's just so soft spoken and polite it's easy to miss. From the time Paul hits the floor his behavior really doesn't make sense. Even Del knows it. Sometimes he stops others from acting. They might start to interfere...and just sort of fade back. He might say to someone," You just be still and quiet " or just act and say nothing. Look what happened on Hal's porch, and he when proceeded to walk upstairs to the bedroom. If John had wished it, he never would have been arrested or tried , and could have changed the outcome at any time. The only thing John couldn't control was when he told Paul to stop blaming himself. " Just quit on it!" And that's because he was dead. Lastly, if just John's touch make living creatures' go so far beyond normal lifespans how old was John?! Melony asked him who put those scars on him, his back and shoulders, he says he doesn't remember. But they look as though he was beaten with a whip when he was a child. But when was that? The book will answer some factual questions, but nowhere near all of them. As you know, and covers much more of Paul's life in the past and in the retirement home. Very good reading and worth the time. Great reaction, and if you cry you're normal. Someone called The Green Mile, The Titanic for men. Thanks for sharing. If you haven't watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy do so. Don't be put off by the runtime. I've never seen a reactor yet who doesn't howl because the installment ends, even the extended versions. I highly recommend them. Other folks will give plenty of reasons why, but it all just boils down to you will kick yourself later if you don't. For something lighter I recommend The Goodbye Girl, a RomCom that Richard Dreyfuss ( Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind ) won a Best Actor Academy Award!! After watching it with me, my then 15 year old daughter said she was never going to doubt my taste in movies again. Spontaneously. 🧓😎💋
You are the first reactor I have seen that has compared John to Lenny from of Mice and Men. It's the first thing I thought when I saw this too. Great reaction
No one with a heart can watch this and not be moved to tears. I've seen it multiple times but it always gets to me. I think one of the most affecting moments is when Del is saying good bye and makes his statement, "I sure wish I could have met you guys somewheres else." For Detective/crime I recommend the practically perfect film, L.A. Confidential (1997).
This is the best REACTION I have ever seen to a movie. The way you let the movie wash over you and became so engaged was brilliant. The show of emotion shows how compassionate you are. Thanks for sharing
The scene where they follow the mouse into the isolation cell… so much is said about the character of these three good men right here… without words. These guards are so uncommonly kind that you can tell that they haven’t put anybody into solitary confinement for years. It’s being used for storage.
That is a great cast and film. Another epic from long ago that you're sure to appreciate is "The World According to Garp". It has a great cast, Robin Williams, John Lithgow, etc.
Eduard DeLaCroix is a Cajun. And they actually had an actor with a true Cajun accent. I live in SE Louisiana in the US, although you have to go pretty far down in the bayou to find an accent as thick as Del's.
Technical difficulties due to flooding. Happens in all reactions to this movie. The whole cast gave such an outstanding performance. RIP Michael. You are missed.
Great reaction. The man who played Bruce is David Morse. He got his start on a TV show called St Elsewhere. Also on the show was Denzel Washington and Howie Mandel.
Originally Shaquille O'Neal was considered for the role of John Coffey, because of his size. When they hired Michael Clark Duncan, who was 6 feet five inches tall (196 centimeters), for the role, they used movie magic to make him look bigger. Tom Hanks is such a great actor that he brings out the greatness in everyone he works with.
Yoooooo you and I laughed at that Optimus Prime comment at the same time 😂. First time watching one of your reviews and I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you. Look forward to seeing more.
This was great. A very intense and serious movie. Please more reactions to these classics. I suggest, among many others, 12 Angry Men, Casablanca, and all the Stanley Kubrick movies.
Hey man, just came here to drop by, and I really love how you react to this movie, this is one of my most treasured movie of all, now as you said, the depression era isn't literally means like everyone is mentally depress, which is yeah they are depress in this era which is the year of the depression started in 1927 after the first world war from 1914-1918 the cause of the great depression is because of the war, the worlds economy crashed back then hense the name of that era the great depression and it ended at the start of the second world war. Edit: which is the year 1939-1945.
A mouse lifespan is about two years. We see Jingles alive 100 years later to indicate that Coffey resurrecting him gave him a massively extended lifespan. It's basically a side effect from the magic. Paul too will live a crazy long lifespan too but he thinks it's his atonement for letting John die. "I killed one of God's true gifts to the world. My punishment is to live long enough to see everyone I love grow old and die." As to whether it really is a punishment in Paul's case or not is left up to the viewer/reader. And if Coffey can make a mere mouse live 100 years... Interesting tidbit: the book's author said that John Coffey's initials are not mere coincidence. Think on that a moment. The book hints at Coffey being much, MUCH more than a simple man with healing powers. Anyway I can't recommend the book enough, it's one of the top ten best books ever written IMO, and I go through books the way people go through potato chips. The movie is an outstanding adaption but the book still beats it. It will break you in all the best ways.
FWIW... I was in high school in '76 in OKC... I worked at a gourmet restaurant as a garde manger... and we actually served Ms Ginger Rodgers...she was awesome...😍😍
The saddest part is that the execution scene of John Coffey was based on real life events...the wrongful conviction & execution of a 14 year old boy in South Carolina..the line that John Coffey said about I'm scared of the dark...thats what the little boy said. His name was George Stinney. Tragic.
How do you only have 5k+ subs?! You’re so funny, it’s fun to see you react to them. Saw your Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring video looking forward to part 2. This is one of my top 10 movies. The old man in the beginning played Reverend Aldin on Little House on the Prairie.
Great reaction. I cried the first time I watched it. Every now and then I'll rewatch it and it seems like I see something I didn't see the first time. And I still cry when John walks the Mile. THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT REACTION. 😊❤
At the start, the show makes you think he's a "Lenny," a simpleminded giant who killed those girls by accident. But it gets way deeper than that. Good reference, though. We're all walking our own green mile. Some are short, some are long.
Such a beautiful story about these old time jailers encountering a simple, gentle man who has the Shining. Many characters in the Stephen King Universe have the Shining to some extent. Those with a little Shine get feelings about people, have prescient dreams, and may see or sense the supernatural. Those with a lot of Shine are powerful psychics/telepaths and sometimes manifest other abilities like telekinesis, pyrokinesis, or healing like JOhn Coffey here. The Shining and Doctor Sleep (aka The Shining 2) are great introductions to what is possible in this universe. All of his movies take on a new layer when you know what the Shining is and and how to spot it in the characters.
Some lore on the magic in this movie: within the Stephen King expanded universe one recurring theme is powerful psychics. It's an actual quality that some people have. It's called a lot of different things but I like the term "The Shining" The individual powers tend to come down to the specific person. A powerful Shine also usually comes with side effects like John's low intellect.
Yes that is the Late Mr Duncan. No he wasn't really that big. He was standing on a 6" box. He was very excited to play King Pin. He was actually required to gain weight for the roll. 😂
Well, it depends on the resident’s diagnosis. If he is self-sufficient, and he’s allowed to walk out whenever he wants as long as he stays within the grounds, then he can go out without any permission
I first saw this film in the cinema in 1999 with my parents when I was about 22 years old. I remember my parents talking about how they could relate to John when he talked about how he was tired of all the pain in the world and people being ugly to each other. I couldn't relate to it at that time. 25 years later, though, and YOU BET I can understand it now! (Although I still maintain there is more of beauty in this world and that, eventually, good will win over evil and God has prevailed!)
Hi KP, did anyone tell you that this movie and The Shawshank Redemption were both stories written by Stephen King and then Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay for both movies and also directed both movies. A lot of times when a reactor watches one of these movies, people suggest they watch the other. There are some actors who appeared in both movies. The father of the two little girls played Heywood in Shawshank. He was the fan of Hank Williams music and had a knife at his throat when Brooks got paroled and there were a few others. The actor who played the youngest guard who stayed back starred with Tom Hanks as the sniper in Saving Private Ryan.
you would be screaming ... but in the book is stated that was John's magic that kept people calm, like when they go to the warden house and the guy wont shot him when John enters the house, it was his magic working.
From what I remember in the book Dale assaulted and killed a young girl and then tried to cover it up by throwing her body in a dumpster and lighting it on fire which resulted in a apartment complex burning down and took the lives of 5 more people in the fire
Paul was 44 the year John Coffey walked the Green Mile (1935) which means he was born in 1891. So, in '99 Paul was 108 and Mr Jingles was 64 or 65 years old. A pet mouse in captivity has an average life expectancy of about 4-5 years... makes you wonder how long Paul will live, eh?! Several hundred years probably. And his penance is to lose everyone he loves, to outlive them all.
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"On the day of my judgment... what am I going to say? That it was my job?" That line kills me every single time!
SAME. HERE.
I love it when reactors are emotional… if you don’t cry watching this, something is wrong with you.
I think that's unnecessary judgmental. Many people simply watch a movie or read a book without immersion and it doesn't mean there is something wrong with them.
@@that.ll_do_pig You have a good point and there are other reasons too, besides lack of immersion (such as being self-conscious around other viewers, having one's sympathetic nervous system also responding to something anger-or anxiety-inducing in the movie in addition to the sad trigger, combined of course with the [normal!] individual physiological and psychological variations that a person may take).
I am one of those who rarely, if ever, cries / cried to movies BUT, that being said, I personally choose not to take offense when people write stuff like "If you don't cry to this, something's wrong" because: 1) They might just not be aware of all potential reasons and 2) They are probably just trying to make themselves feel better. That being said, I definitely understand if some others do take offense to it. I myself have a very complex history / story of NOT crying to movies for most of my life, and then an interesting little switch was made:
Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol.
Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol.
Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!).
I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.
I know EXACTLY what you meant!?😉 there's something very humanizing about seeing others share emotions & I've never seen anyone that wasn't effected by this movie. Except my brother & he is a sociopathic narcissist. JS
Some people just more empathy than others.
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Most people think of Stephen King as a horror writer, but I think some of his best work is these stories about humanity and friendship: This one, Shawshank Redemption, amd Stand By Me are the best, and two of those don't even have supernatural elements
Truth! When Stephen King veers away from horror and into stories of humanity and redemption and justice, magic happens.
Lisey's story can tug at your heart strings
You know what, as a lifelong fan of Stephen King, who owns everything he’s ever written and read it all time after time, my knee jerk reaction was to disagree with you. But then I stopped and thought about my favourite works of his, or what I’d consider his best works, and actually, I think you’re right. This, Shawshank, Billy Summers, Joyland. All exceptional, and all non-horror.
@@claireboddey3273 I know it's off topic, but I just wanted to commend you on taking a beat and considering what someone else is saying before commenting or reacting. I wish more people did that. Nowadays people just pop off in a nanosecond.
Id consider most of his books more thriller than horror honestly, haven't read them all but own most minus short stories.
One thing that was pointed out to me: John Coffey was scared of the dark, but as revealed when he healed Melinda, he had to go into the dark to heal. He had to face that fear every time.
Never thought of that
I love that Melinda gave him that medallion - St. Christopher is a patron saint... he offered protection to travelers and against sudden death, many churches placed images or statues of him, usually opposite the south door, so he could be easily seen. He is usually depicted as a giant, with a child on his shoulder and a staff in one hand.
Fits John Coffey.
The quaver in Tom Hanks voice when he says “Roll on 2” gets me every time.
Michael Clarke Duncan was 6"5", David Morse (Brutal) is 6'4", and James Cromwell (Hal) is 6' 7" Tricky camera angles made John seem much larger than the others.
The also made him walk along a bench. It's in the behind the scenes.
Believe Hanks himself is 6'1"-6'2"
Yes and they gave him a smaller bed to make him look bigger in it.
I think Duncan's sheer proportions though, like the width of his shoulders and that made it believable.
I knew James was tall but never that tall! That's crazy
The innocence of Del’s friendship with his mouse is so moving. Whatever awful thing he did, this film gives him some humanity. Thats the beauty of the story.
In the end, John is saved in the one way he wants to be saved. And at the cost of another terrible sacrifice.
Del SA'd a girl, then killed and burned her to hide evidence. That fire spread and burned a building, killing another 6 people, two of which were children. Awful man. Amazing redemption.
I think in the book, Del raped and killed a 12 year old girl. That's why they don't tell you what he did - because it's really hard to feel sorry for someone like that.
@@iulia.bianca.bhe still didn't deserve what Percy did to him,and that wasn't even because of his crimes,it was because he laughed at Percy p*ssing himself.
@@melissagerber7231 Of course he didn't deserve to burn to death because he laughed at POS Percy. But he died like his victims did, burned alive... He still redeemed himself, before that, and he was sorry for what he did.
Brutal is the best friend every man needs.
Truly one of a kind
20 years and I'm still not emotionally recovered from this movie. 😢
It's ok to cry. Especially to this movie. We all have.
Yes definitely... I always like to tell a little story that involves one related regret I brought upon myself once: Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol.
Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol.
Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!).
I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.
"So, Percy… he’s a prick!!" Got it in one. 👏
I think everybody gets it really quick. They did a fantastic job in making him an absolute bastard and I rarely hated a character as quickly as him.
Also, the guy who played him got married years later. He was fifty-one years old; she was SIXTEEN!! So there’s that… 👀
Loved your reaction - it's definitely one of MCD's best performances. Some interesting info: Most of the guards' tears during the execution was very real. In fact, the actor who plays the guard, Dean, was practically sobbing as they filmed it.
Here's an interesting fact about the age element. An average house mouse lives about 2 years. Mr. Jingles died at 64 (it says in the book). That's 32 times the lifespan of a normal mouse. In 1930s USA, the average lifespan of a man was 63.5 years. By that math, Paul Edgecombe (Tom's character) could possibly live for over 2,000 years. That's one hell of an accidental curse.
Here's some additional disturbing info - almost no one else had a peaceful death. A lot of the people who could have stopped the execution, or delayed it, did die soon after it. The warden (whose wife John healed) died 9 years later of a stroke. His wife died of a heart attack a year later. Dean (the younger guard who doesn't sneak John out with the others) is killed by a prisoner 4 months after the execution. The sheriff, who was a massive racist in the book and that arrested John, died of a heart attack shortly after the execution while having relations with an underage African American girl. Even the little girls' parents didn't get off unscathed. The mom died of a heart attack and the dad died barely a month after the execution of a stroke.
Brutus, the tall guard, lived into his fifties and died 25 years after the execution of a heart attack. Percy died 33 years later in a mental hospital (I think his initial punishment may have been considered "enough"). Harry, the last of the guards, lived for another 50 years before dying of cancer.
The Green Mile actually takes place in the same universe as several of Stephen King's other books, including Carrie, IT, and The Shining. This was John's power, or his Shine.
Awww virtual delayed hugs to all of those actors
Wow! Thanks for that. So cool to know
Thanks for the extra info. I read the book but I didn’t remember a lot of those details.
Gary sinese
Another little fact, the actor who plays Brutus was actually several inches taller than MCD so all of the scenes where MCD is walking with the guards, Frank Darabont had the cinematographer shoot from an upward angle to eliminate the size difference and make John Coffey appear as significantly larger than everyone else. They also gave him a shorter cell so he had to lower his head when he entered and exited.
With Mr. Jangles being 64 years old it’s safe to assume Paul will live over 2,000 years
I doubt he'd live that long. Even with his extended life, he still has the appearance of an elderly man.
Think about it; the average mouse lives 2/3 years max. If that mouse can live to 30-40x its life expectancy (or more, for all we know…) then we can surmise that Paul may have a very, very long life ahead of him
It was estimated to be about 600 years, that he'll live. Though I don't see how that'd be possible, I'd say about 200 at best, unless you go like Old Testament, like Noah and whatnot.
Percy is probably one of the most hated characters ever created.
This movie is such an emotional rollercoaster.
There are a few ones we hate in Shawshank too. As I hate the bigot in "The Mist" too...
@@garryiglesias4074 yeah definitely don’t like The Sisters in Shawshank.
The actor who plays Percy is a terrible person in real life too.
@@nathanciszewski4875 yes he is. when you pay the family of a 16 year old girl so you can marry her, something's way off with the scumbag.
@@nathanciszewski4875Doug Hutchinson is his name. He married a 15 year old girl
They don't make movies like they used to. People seem to have short attention spans, and aren't able to really pay attention. Thanks for the reaction. It's an easy to movie to love, but a hard movie to watch more than once.
What a wonderful reaction to this beautiful movie. Seriously. (Btw, David Morse is the actor you liked so much.)
1:02:53 That song was huge. It's "Cheek to Cheek". The movie couple is Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. From the 30s musical "Top Hat".
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 "left over 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!
say thankya BIG BIG
To be fair, Hutchison didn't have to try too hard to be a bad guy.
That's the word around the scuttlebutt. He's a real piece of work.@@joshuagross3151
Yeah, my allergies act up every time I watch this movie, too.
Tom Hanks holds the record for the most screen time while urinating.
This and Hachiko are the only two movies that have ever managed to make me cry. Full on, tears down my face and sobbing.
Every once in a while I come back to this one when I need a good cry and it just feels refreshing. I love this movie.
I'm 71 and cannot make it through the end of the original Disney version of The Incredible Journey! It's happy bawling but it's still bawling. 😭 Also, an old movie called All Mine To Give. It was an old movie when I watched it as a young teen, but after it was over I just sat in my chair & cried my eyes out! 😢
John Coffey is one of the best Jesus Christ allegories in literature of all time.
Up until he committed murder with his gift. No matter how you look at it, John used his gift to kill one man, and punish another. He was not meant to cast punishment. (don't get me wrong, I loved seeing them get theirs, I just don't like the fact they had to use John's gift for it to happen.)
Jesus might not have killed them but he sure layed hands on the money changers in the temple.
God is said to use his arch angels to seek Justice so maybe he just knew it was right and just and all would be forgiven once he saw God. All the other prisoners showed remorse for their crimes and sought redemption except for the one that John killed. He could look into these men and see the goodness in all of them but must have only got dark evil vibes from that one.
@@TheRealdal God would not have his Arch Angels commit a grave sin like murder. John wasn't an Arch Angel anyway, he was a walking miracle, but not an Arch Angel.
@@Achyll-oh4cu it’s a movie and everyone has their theories. It’s an allegory not literal.
Tough one to get through, but so well done. If you don’t shed a few tears during this one, you’re cold as ice and totally lack empathy.
Oh, please. So many people are able to watch movies without immersing themselves to the point of getting emotional over characters. That does not mean they are cold or lack empathy.
This is indeed a tough one. Regarding potential lack of literal tearful responses though, I've seen myself that sometimes there can be other reasons actually (such as being self-conscious around other viewers, or having one's sympathetic nervous system also responding to something anger-or anxiety-inducing in the movie in addition to the sad trigger, which was my case when I saw the Korean version of "Miracle in Cell No. 7" lol!). I myself have a very complex history / story of when I've cried (vs. when I've NOT cried) to certain movies and much of it's still a mystery to me, lol, but here is that story (and it involves an interesting little switch get made):
Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol.
Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol.
Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!).
I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.
@@that.ll_do_pig Definitely agreed- and I had an interesting little story of my own that I stuck in a separate reply to you, so you'll probably see that one.
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.
😂😂 I don't know why but for some reason, I LOVE what u wrote. ❤❤
@lolahernandez6871 Thanks! I dunno, I just got to wondering just how long Paul's "Green Mile" might end up being and the results were startling.
Thank you for your honest, emotional reaction! I'd rather see a tear than no emotion .... those people scare me!
Few people seem to mention how good Sam Rockwell was in this movie. One of his finest work and underrated. ❤
The green mile is one the most heart wrenching movies ever made. John Coffey should have won an Oscar for his performance. Sorry I can't recall the acters name. I'm a 70-year-old Combat veteran and this movie gets me every time I watch it.
34:20 thank you for catching this, so many reviewers don't catch how absurd his comparison is
A lot of things and thinking were absurd back in those days.
Honestly Dunken and Hanks deserved the Oscar for this performance.
The white big guy is David Morse. He's been in movies like 'The Rock', 'Proof of Life', 'The Negotiator', 'World War Z', '12 Monkeys' and 'The Brotherhood of the Rose' among many others. He usually has a great on-screen presence.
You really should read the book. I'm 20 years familiar with the story. This is the best screenplay adaptation I know. Darabont directed three Steven King stories The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist and this. My dream collaboration is Darabont remaking The Shining as it was written, with character arches and everything. King did a miniseries for ABC back in the day, which is faithful to his work, but his direction leaves a lot to be desired.
First a little context. My mother was born in rural Georgia. She actually made it to the 6th grade. She was the baby of the family and she along with her next older sister were literate out of six siblings. I believe all their spouses were illiterate too. We visited them frequently in the 1960's. All of the ones still on the land also didn't inside toilets. Apparently is easier to retrofit sinks and bathtubs in old houses than toilets. Only one couple owned their land, the others were renters and sharecroppers. Not as many as you might think were churchgoers, my grandmother had had a falling out with the church in the deeps of time, so she raised to her children with the idea that they didn't have to join a congregation to worship. This worked in my favor eventually as I'm an atheist, and none of them ever gave me grief over it. Anyone I discussed it with preferred an honest heathen to a hippocrite.
The Green Mile has such an emotional effect on its audience it's really easy to miss some important things. From the start we see Persey's incompetence. The guards on E block carefully train for two important and dangerous times. The executions which you see, and it's the only time see someone keep their gun drawn until the inmate is secured in the chair. It's when the prisoner may panic so they have very strict protocols in place and may need to fall on their training if things become chaotic. But almost as serious is the intake of new prisoners. At that time they are dealing with an unknown convict and murderer. As Wild Bill demonstrated things could go south very quickly. When he pulled John into E block shouting, " Dead Man Walking!! ", ( something he picked up from a magazine, sometimes prison guards on death row shout this to alert other guards that the prisoner he's walking with is particularly dangerous), it is not part of the protocol. He ignores his training and the result is as disruptive as a wasp at a ballet performance. When Paul and the others should be carefully watching and assessing the new inmate's threat level, Persey hits John. Another rule that will not stay in his head is walking in the middle of The Mile, out of reach of the prisoners. Which is why he gets grabbed twice. Paul's main concern for a while is that Arlen Bitterbuck might reach through the bars one day and snap Persey's neck, just on general principles.
John is always obeyed. He's just so soft spoken and polite it's easy to miss. From the time Paul hits the floor his behavior really doesn't make sense. Even Del knows it. Sometimes he stops others from acting. They might start to interfere...and just sort of fade back. He might say to someone," You just be still and quiet " or just act and say nothing. Look what happened on Hal's porch, and he when proceeded to walk upstairs to the bedroom. If John had wished it, he never would have been arrested or tried , and could have changed the outcome at any time. The only thing John couldn't control was when he told Paul to stop blaming himself. " Just quit on it!" And that's because he was dead.
Lastly, if just John's touch make living creatures' go so far beyond normal lifespans how old was John?! Melony asked him who put those scars on him, his back and shoulders, he says he doesn't remember. But they look as though he was beaten with a whip when he was a child. But when was that?
The book will answer some factual questions, but nowhere near all of them. As you know, and covers much more of Paul's life in the past and in the retirement home. Very good reading and worth the time.
Great reaction, and if you cry you're normal. Someone called The Green Mile, The Titanic for men. Thanks for sharing.
If you haven't watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy do so. Don't be put off by the runtime. I've never seen a reactor yet who doesn't howl because the installment ends, even the extended versions. I highly recommend them. Other folks will give plenty of reasons why, but it all just boils down to you will kick yourself later if you don't. For something lighter I recommend The Goodbye Girl, a RomCom that Richard Dreyfuss ( Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind ) won a Best Actor Academy Award!! After watching it with me, my then 15 year old daughter said she was never going to doubt my taste in movies again. Spontaneously. 🧓😎💋
I'll for sure look into it
I love the films tag line "Paul Edgcomb didn't believe in miracles until the day he met one".
oh, Tom Hanks in a upbeat detective movie? then Turner And Hooch is a must watch.
You are the first reactor I have seen that has compared John to Lenny from of Mice and Men. It's the first thing I thought when I saw this too. Great reaction
Yes Lenny!! And Sinise who played in it too. ❤
No one with a heart can watch this and not be moved to tears. I've seen it multiple times but it always gets to me. I think one of the most affecting moments is when Del is saying good bye and makes his statement, "I sure wish I could have met you guys somewheres else."
For Detective/crime I recommend the practically perfect film, L.A. Confidential (1997).
A guy named Paul brings the message of J.C., and how he worked miracles and healed the sick before dying for the wrong that someone else did.
This is the best REACTION I have ever seen to a movie. The way you let the movie wash over you and became so engaged was brilliant. The show of emotion shows how compassionate you are. Thanks for sharing
The scene where they follow the mouse into the isolation cell… so much is said about the character of these three good men right here… without words.
These guards are so uncommonly kind that you can tell that they haven’t put anybody into solitary confinement for years. It’s being used for storage.
That is a great cast and film. Another epic from long ago that you're sure to appreciate is "The World According to Garp". It has a great cast, Robin Williams, John Lithgow, etc.
Eduard DeLaCroix is a Cajun. And they actually had an actor with a true Cajun accent. I live in SE Louisiana in the US, although you have to go pretty far down in the bayou to find an accent as thick as Del's.
Less and less of them are out there as time goes along.
It's not that he can just take sickness back and death back but he also feels everything that everyone else feels
Technical difficulties due to flooding. Happens in all reactions to this movie. The whole cast gave such an outstanding performance. RIP Michael. You are missed.
I forgot how hard this movie it to watch, even abridged like this, but I never forgot how great it was. Rest in peace, Michael, you are missed.
Great reaction. The man who played Bruce is David Morse. He got his start on a TV show called St Elsewhere. Also on the show was Denzel Washington and Howie Mandel.
Originally Shaquille O'Neal was considered for the role of John Coffey, because of his size. When they hired Michael Clark Duncan, who was 6 feet five inches tall (196 centimeters), for the role, they used movie magic to make him look bigger. Tom Hanks is such a great actor that he brings out the greatness in everyone he works with.
A lot of people go into this unaware it's based on a stephen king novel, so the supernatural bits are a complete surprise.
The speed at which I clicked this video 😮💨 You had me at allergies 😂
You had to make me watch this again, didn't you? And now I'm getting a crying headache. But I loved your reactions.
What a choice of movie! Glad to see you back with a great flick.
20 years... 20 years and my roof still leaks everytime I watch this...
That was Gary Sinise. He was in Forrest Gump, as well as the film you mentioned earlier, Of Mice and Men
I had read the book before I saw the movie. At the theater I was just bawling me eyes out. Every actor, especially Duncan, did an outstanding job.
The song on the film is “cheek to cheek”
The orchestra version was used on “meet Joe Black” with Anthony Hopkins. It’s classic and beautiful
When he talks about facing his judgement for killing one of Gods miracles…… that hits different. That’s hard.
nice to watch this with and intelligent articulate young man. Your reaction was lovely, thank you kindly.
Yoooooo you and I laughed at that Optimus Prime comment at the same time 😂. First time watching one of your reviews and I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you. Look forward to seeing more.
This is the one movie that makes me cry like a baby every time I see it. Even watching it here made me cry.
This was great. A very intense and serious movie. Please more reactions to these classics.
I suggest, among many others, 12 Angry Men, Casablanca, and all the Stanley Kubrick movies.
Hey man, just came here to drop by, and I really love how you react to this movie, this is one of my most treasured movie of all, now as you said, the depression era isn't literally means like everyone is mentally depress, which is yeah they are depress in this era which is the year of the depression started in 1927 after the first world war from 1914-1918 the cause of the great depression is because of the war, the worlds economy crashed back then hense the name of that era the great depression and it ended at the start of the second world war.
Edit: which is the year 1939-1945.
A mouse lifespan is about two years. We see Jingles alive 100 years later to indicate that Coffey resurrecting him gave him a massively extended lifespan. It's basically a side effect from the magic. Paul too will live a crazy long lifespan too but he thinks it's his atonement for letting John die. "I killed one of God's true gifts to the world. My punishment is to live long enough to see everyone I love grow old and die." As to whether it really is a punishment in Paul's case or not is left up to the viewer/reader. And if Coffey can make a mere mouse live 100 years...
Interesting tidbit: the book's author said that John Coffey's initials are not mere coincidence. Think on that a moment. The book hints at Coffey being much, MUCH more than a simple man with healing powers. Anyway I can't recommend the book enough, it's one of the top ten best books ever written IMO, and I go through books the way people go through potato chips. The movie is an outstanding adaption but the book still beats it. It will break you in all the best ways.
the song was “Cheek To Cheek” By Irving Berlin and sung by Fred Astaire in the film
I really enjoyed your reaction to this, great job, new sub!
You did great Boss, that's how it hit most of us🏆☮️
It is suggested the Coffey has the "shining" - psychic powers of sort. I theme of many of Stephen Kings books
The emotional effect this movie has on me is best summed up in a word, the name of David Morse’s character:
Brutal.
26:37 Back then, the doctor only ever communicated with the husband/father of the patient, so it was HIS responsibility to break that news to her. 💔
Bless your heart. I just wanna hug ya. Nothing sweeter than people who allow themselves to really empathize and be vulnerable.
Mr. Jingles was 64 years old at the end of the movie. The average lifespan of a mouse is 12-18 months. Paul has a long way to go.
Enjoyed your reaction. 😢 BTW everyone cries. I've seen it 50 times, still cry. Awesome movie.
you can tell the inmates firm a very bittersweet rapport with the guards
FWIW... I was in high school in '76 in OKC... I worked at a gourmet restaurant as a garde manger... and we actually served Ms Ginger Rodgers...she was awesome...😍😍
The saddest part is that the execution scene of John Coffey was based on real life events...the wrongful conviction & execution of a 14 year old boy in South Carolina..the line that John Coffey said about I'm scared of the dark...thats what the little boy said. His name was George Stinney. Tragic.
That's a very appropriate thoughts and outro picture.
How do you only have 5k+ subs?! You’re so funny, it’s fun to see you react to them. Saw your Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring video looking forward to part 2.
This is one of my top 10 movies. The old man in the beginning played Reverend
Aldin on Little House on the Prairie.
When preparing for the role of John Coffey Michael Clark Duncan took his copy of the script everywhere.,he completely ate up the role
22:40 His name is David Morse and he also played in the movie "The Rock" along with Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris!
Micheal should have won an Oscar for this performance. I love this movie❤❤❤❤
Oh... my... God... dude you arw one of the few people reacting that put that together during the movie!!! I love it! Great reaction!
Loved your reaction ❤ If a person watches this movie and doesn't cry, there's a problem!
Great reaction. I cried the first time I watched it. Every now and then I'll rewatch it and it seems like I see something I didn't see the first time. And I still cry when John walks the Mile. THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT REACTION. 😊❤
A man whos initials are JC, with the gift of healing and taking the iniquities of others upon him, died for the sin of a wicked man.
At the start, the show makes you think he's a "Lenny," a simpleminded giant who killed those girls by accident. But it gets way deeper than that. Good reference, though.
We're all walking our own green mile. Some are short, some are long.
Such a beautiful story about these old time jailers encountering a simple, gentle man who has the Shining. Many characters in the Stephen King Universe have the Shining to some extent. Those with a little Shine get feelings about people, have prescient dreams, and may see or sense the supernatural. Those with a lot of Shine are powerful psychics/telepaths and sometimes manifest other abilities like telekinesis, pyrokinesis, or healing like JOhn Coffey here. The Shining and Doctor Sleep (aka The Shining 2) are great introductions to what is possible in this universe. All of his movies take on a new layer when you know what the Shining is and and how to spot it in the characters.
Some lore on the magic in this movie: within the Stephen King expanded universe one recurring theme is powerful psychics. It's an actual quality that some people have. It's called a lot of different things but I like the term "The Shining" The individual powers tend to come down to the specific person. A powerful Shine also usually comes with side effects like John's low intellect.
Yes that is the Late Mr Duncan.
No he wasn't really that big. He was standing on a 6" box.
He was very excited to play King Pin. He was actually required to gain weight for the roll. 😂
Well, it depends on the resident’s diagnosis. If he is self-sufficient, and he’s allowed to walk out whenever he wants as long as he stays within the grounds, then he can go out without any permission
Just so you know, if we do a little maths, Mr Jingles is 64 years old. The average age of mice is 3.
I've seen this movie once, but because KP is reacting to it, I'ma watch. Hands down, one of THE MOST hilarious reactors on RUclips for me 🙌🏾
I first saw this film in the cinema in 1999 with my parents when I was about 22 years old. I remember my parents talking about how they could relate to John when he talked about how he was tired of all the pain in the world and people being ugly to each other. I couldn't relate to it at that time. 25 years later, though, and YOU BET I can understand it now! (Although I still maintain there is more of beauty in this world and that, eventually, good will win over evil and God has prevailed!)
Michael Clark Duncan was robbed of award from best supporting actor
First time here, I feel like I’m in the room watching and talking about the movie with you.
Great reaction - greetings from Essex 🌞🇯🇲🇬🇧🤩🙌👍
I'm surprised you didn't recognise Leuitenant Dan (the bloke with no legs in Forest Gump) in Of Mice & Men 🌞🤔🎥🤩🙌👍
It completely went over my head till after I edited the video 😂
Hi KP, did anyone tell you that this movie and The Shawshank Redemption were both stories written by Stephen King and then Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay for both movies and also directed both movies.
A lot of times when a reactor watches one of these movies, people suggest they watch the other.
There are some actors who appeared in both movies. The father of the two little girls played Heywood in Shawshank. He was the fan of Hank Williams music and had a knife at his throat when Brooks got paroled and there were a few others. The actor who played the youngest guard who stayed back starred with Tom Hanks as the sniper in Saving Private Ryan.
My favorite movie! Thanks for the watch & doing it justice!
Such a powerful movie...it gets everyone, man.
You said Bless you to the people many times and heartfelt. May God bless you and your loved ones
you would be screaming ... but in the book is stated that was John's magic that kept people calm, like when they go to the warden house and the guy wont shot him when John enters the house, it was his magic working.
From what I remember in the book Dale assaulted and killed a young girl and then tried to cover it up by throwing her body in a dumpster and lighting it on fire which resulted in a apartment complex burning down and took the lives of 5 more people in the fire
Which makes his own death ironic. I think with this film and Shawshank, leaving certain crime info out, allows for easier empathy from the viewer.
Paul was 44 the year John Coffey walked the Green Mile (1935) which means he was born in 1891. So, in '99 Paul was 108 and Mr Jingles was 64 or 65 years old. A pet mouse in captivity has an average life expectancy of about 4-5 years...
makes you wonder how long Paul will live, eh?! Several hundred years probably. And his penance is to lose everyone he loves, to outlive them all.
The other guy who played Lt. Dan from forest gump is Gary Sinise.
We can all agree the character of Pursey is well played.