THE GREEN MILE! (1999) FIRST TIME SEEING! *Reaction* I need to gather my thoughts here! 😭😭😭😭*

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  • I watched the 1999 film, The Green Mile, starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Sam Rock, Barry Pepper, Michael Jeter, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, James Cromwell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, Gary Sinise, Harry Dean Stanton, Graham Greene, Dabbs Greer, and many others. This film was such a roller coaster, I think I will need a few days just to get over it! It took me on a ride I didn't foresee and for that, I am forever grateful!
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  • @BigGator5
    @BigGator5 2 года назад +38

    This is, by far, my favorite Stephen King adaptation.
    Now that you've cried watching this movie and editing it, I'm going to make you cry ONE MORE TIME!
    Trivia: Just as director Frank Darabont was getting started writing the screenplay, he found out that his cat had developed a tumor. With the cat dying but not being in any pain, he decided to not have it put down. Instead he cared for it at home while adapting The Green Mile, referring to it as his "co-writer" or "co-pilot" as it spent a lot of time keeping him company at his desk. Darabont noted in an interview: "It's the whole 'Green Mile' death row experience... The writing of it was very much that. I had this creature I really cared about walking that mile."
    The cat passed away two months later, just about the same time the script was finished.

    • @DaleKingProfile
      @DaleKingProfile 2 года назад +6

      You're in good company. It is also Steven King's favorite adaptation

    • @johannesvalterdivizzini1523
      @johannesvalterdivizzini1523 5 месяцев назад +1

      I've had a lot of cats over the years, and one had (what looked like) a scalp tumor. We had it removed, and it came back, and there was another surgery. He finally died when a tumor had taken root in his brain, and surgery was impossible. The next time we had a cat with a similar tumor, we used homeopathic methods, and kept him comfortable. He died quietly in his sleep. It was much better, as we had learned our lesson.

  • @BEEHAPPY13
    @BEEHAPPY13 2 года назад +3

    I've never seen reactions to videos, without emotions actually ever being shown till I found this channel.......

  • @tomyoung9049
    @tomyoung9049 2 года назад +6

    great reaction to this. The emotions this classic triggers are undeniable. I see others have commented about John's initiials, JC, and other hints. It has also been suggested that he was over 100 yrs old himself when on the green mile. His speech for one thing, always addressing the guards as ' yes boss'. Was common from the 19th century at the time of slavery in the US.

  • @kwadwotuffour5529
    @kwadwotuffour5529 2 года назад +3

    Was thrilled when I saw that you had reacted to this classic of movies, and classic of reactions.

  • @carolhardin7397
    @carolhardin7397 4 месяца назад

    John's grief-stricken screams give me chills Every time I see this scene. It was my first hint of his innocence.

  • @rickardroach9075
    @rickardroach9075 2 года назад +3

    “We each owe a death; there are no exceptions.” 😭

    • @thrummer1953
      @thrummer1953 2 года назад

      That is the Grim Truth of things. I'm glad they put that in the Movie.

  • @nightfangs2910
    @nightfangs2910 2 года назад +3

    This is one of my top 10 films of all time, like you said a masterpiece of film

  • @tonyharmon8512
    @tonyharmon8512 2 года назад +23

    I was called to serve on a capital case as a juror once. They called 240 people to try and seat a jury with alternates. It was broken into 8 groups of thirty for questioning and I was in the 91-120 group. The judge then sent all potential jurors home with one question from the bench we had to answer the next day. "If, given the evidence does convict these two men of capital murder, are you capable of rendering a death penalty verdict?" That led to a night of soul searching, as I had to decide if I was capable of condemning somebody to death. It was no longer a political question, it became an intensely personal one. I remembered a close female friend who had been abducted by two men and savagely beaten and raped for about 8 hours and left naked and tied to escape if she could or to possibly just die there. She came to me immediately after freeing herself and I stood by her through all the police and medical treatment and questioning. I decided that I was capable of condemning someone to death but luckily they seated the jury two people before they got to me so I never had to actually decide. The two men were eventually convicted of the double murder and sentenced to death. Their executions were carried out 7 and 8 years later. Not many have ever been called to serve on a case like that and I hope most never have to actually make the decision of their own capability to actually condemn somebody to death. It has become one of those defining moment in my life though one I could have done without.

    • @artbagley1406
      @artbagley1406 Год назад +1

      Quite a compelling story of examining one's personal beliefs, ethics, and emotions. Have you ever seen the movie "12 Angry Men," Mr. Harmon? It's a B&W film from 1957 with a stellar cast, including Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, E.G. Marshall and others. (Please avoid the 1997 remake.) It focuses on a jury's deliberations for a capital murder case; a simple plot you might think.

  • @goombah1970
    @goombah1970 2 года назад +9

    I must thank you for sharing this film with us. It's powerful and thought provoking in ways that most film don't even try to achieve. Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan deserved every accolade they received but really, the entire cast is solid.
    If you're up for another Stephen King adaptation, I'd suggest the film MISERY from 1990. I know that horror films are never going to be your favorite viewing experience. MISERY has several advantages that you might appreciate. It's far more of a suspenseful thriller than it is a true horror film..... mostly. It has likable characters and moments of genuine humor to take the edge off the oppressive, claustrophobic dread. You're going to love Virginia and Sheriff Buster.
    Most importantly, it has Kathy Bates in the role that really launched her film career, You're already seen her in FRIED GREEN TOMATOES and in a much more forgettable role as the squirrel lady in RAT RACE. With MISERY, you can see her in the role that earned her an Oscar award for Best Actress. I promise you she deserved that award, partly on the strength of her performance and partly for scaring the !!!! out of the competition.
    As for those moments of the film that are truly horrifying, let's just say that they make an impression.

    • @themourningstar338
      @themourningstar338 2 года назад +1

      Misery really is a great movie. Kathy Bates is unforgettable in her iconic role as Annie Wilkes, but James Caan gives an excellent performance as well. It's a must see for any cinephile.

  • @Brooklyn_Bleek
    @Brooklyn_Bleek 2 года назад +1

    "I have the feeling that I'm not going to like this guy (referring to Percy)". LoL, a bit of an understatement, but you caught that quickly. Great Reactions, BTW!

  • @GaryPalmer-y3y
    @GaryPalmer-y3y 6 месяцев назад

    I love watching reactions to "The Green Mile". Some are better than others. Yours was one of the better ones.

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 2 года назад +3

    to help Michael Clarke Duncan cope with the UTI healing scene Tom hanks stuffed a bottle of water in the front of his pants. after that he (duncan) looked upon the scene with some humor

  • @TheSponkomat
    @TheSponkomat 2 года назад +3

    Hey, first time viewer here. You do something I have never seen other reactors do and I wish more of them would... you pause the movie when you speak. I very much appreciate that.

  • @Ellemerob
    @Ellemerob 2 года назад +4

    The oldest person in the World died only last Tuesday April 19th aged 119. A Japanese lady.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +1

      Imagine reaching that age! :O

    • @MrTech226
      @MrTech226 2 года назад +1

      True, she was current oldest person, but there was a French woman who lived to be 122 (verified) until 1997 - (1875 to 1997).

  • @Mahlercougar
    @Mahlercougar 2 года назад +2

    Eduard Delacroix was a death-row inmate incarcerated at Cold Mountain Penitentiary for raping and killing a young girl, then trying to cover up his crime by burning her body. The fire was near an apartment building that caught on fire and killed six more people, including two children. After a lengthy trial, he was sentenced to death by electric chair.
    Arlen Bitterbuck - He is a Native American who was found guilty of killing another man during an extremely violent bar fight over a pair of boots. Because of the seriousness of the situation, he was sentenced to death by means of electrocution
    We are made to feel sympathy for these 2 , but we have to remember that they have done some heinous crimes unfortunately :(

  • @PikminandOatchi
    @PikminandOatchi 2 года назад +1

    I'll never forget my teacher thinking it was a good idea to show this to children.

  • @robertlombardo8437
    @robertlombardo8437 2 года назад +3

    The audience are the witnesses. There need to be a certain number of credible eyewitnesses for the prison record to attest that the execution was not only carried out as planned, but was successful.

  • @trumphatesyou
    @trumphatesyou 2 года назад +5

    Its so amazing to me that "The King of Horror" wrote the basis for this movie and the same for what is the best reviewed movie ever, The Shawshank Redemption! Always been a King fan since I was a teen but his movies were so over the top. So glad to see you experienced this.

  • @parkamark
    @parkamark 2 года назад

    I liken John to someone who can reverse and channel/direct badness/evil that occurs in the universe. The urinary infection is badness - he was able to channel that out of Paul and dissipate it away. Percy stamping on the mouse is badness caused by evil. He can reverse that ("take it back") dissipating it away (if he catches it early enough). Same with Malinda, except this time, he's able to hold onto it for a time and then channel it back into Percy to let the universe have its way with him and Wild Bill. He's able to know things he shouldn't and feel things he shouldn't. A true unexplained conduit of the universe. Love this film, saw it over 20 years ago. A true masterpiece.

  • @mauricesharpe2748
    @mauricesharpe2748 2 года назад +1

    I believe there was a travelling mouse circus in the 1930's. It had difficulty keeping up its's stock because the mortal turnover was so great.

  • @JulioHernandez-chico
    @JulioHernandez-chico 2 года назад +1

    I was 10 years old when i first saw this movie. It was late at night back in the year 2000 january. I had to go to school but this movie caught my attention. I cried like the little kid i was it was late at night. When john coffey's death scene came up. I cried so loud. My dad came in the room and saw me on the carpet. And he saw what i was watching he just sat down next to me. One thing he said after was " you ways have to do better. "

    • @babyninja1800
      @babyninja1800 7 месяцев назад

      Can you repeat the last sentence that is in quotation marks that your dad told you

    • @JulioHernandez-chico
      @JulioHernandez-chico 7 месяцев назад

      @@babyninja1800 oh I meant to write " you always have to do better" like he meant it as to never go to jail and be a kind man a good man.

  • @BuhoPnu
    @BuhoPnu 2 года назад +3

    The reason for witnesses at an execution is for closure for victims and to confirm the convicted is dead.

    • @BuhoPnu
      @BuhoPnu 2 года назад +1

      How would the rich and “powerful” people react? They’d want to use Johns’ power for themselves and deny others, while not letting John rest.

  • @j5429280
    @j5429280 2 года назад +3

    yes there has to be at least 3 witnesses to watch the death. at least even now

  • @rickardroach9075
    @rickardroach9075 2 года назад +2

    15:53 Percy’s about to prove your theory. 😉

  • @amandatucker4643
    @amandatucker4643 2 года назад

    Mr. Jingles is undoubtedly the cutest mouse ever.

  • @brucer2152
    @brucer2152 2 года назад

    In Stephen King's universe of books characters like Coffee are misunderstood because of their "blessings" they get. He also, if I remember right, lumps some of these supernatural powers and calls them 'the shine'. But the powers are sometimes two edged. a blessing and a curse.

  • @charleswilliams6236
    @charleswilliams6236 2 года назад +1

    The green mile was a great movie

  • @top_gallant
    @top_gallant 2 года назад +1

    In the novel the curse of life was described as a hellish punishment. He would be the only survivor of a bus accident that killed his wife for instance.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +2

      I need to read that book.

    • @thrummer1953
      @thrummer1953 2 года назад

      @@katreacts6843 I read it shortly before the Movie came out. It's terrific.

  • @robotusan
    @robotusan Год назад +1

    Kat: "Honestly, this guy just keeps getting worse."
    Oh....you ain't see the worst yet. lol

  • @robotusan
    @robotusan Год назад +1

    I''ve seen so many of these reaction videos on this movie. Whenever someone says at the beginning "I'm going to hate this Percy guy" I have to laugh. Because at that point, they only scratched the surface of how disgusting he is. By the end of the movie, you will absolutely hate him with a passion.

  • @MrJocky82
    @MrJocky82 2 года назад

    New sub here. Brilliant reaction kat to a brilliant film😢💙

  • @welcomeparty7268
    @welcomeparty7268 2 года назад +3

    Became a fan of your reactions. Love any genuine reaction. The pausing for commentary is ALOT. lol. No problem skipping past the pauses because I know certain people enjoy their ways of editing. Just wanted to mention it in case it becomes an issue for others.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +2

      Yeah, I opt for a movie commentary style of reaction :) That means pausing and giving my thoughts on the film as it plays out :) There are other, very great reactors, who go for a more "facial expression" reaction and don't talk until the end, and that's fine as well :)

    • @themourningstar338
      @themourningstar338 2 года назад +2

      @@katreacts6843 I'm fine with the pausing. I'd rather have someone pause than talk over important scenes. Love the reactions!

    • @mastersnet18
      @mastersnet18 Год назад

      You have to pause though, otherwise you miss too many parts of the movie.

  • @yankeerepairs
    @yankeerepairs 2 года назад +1

    so, this movie is moving.... and, i may as well say "it" -- as a common thought of meaning ?? -- when Paul meets on the porch , with the defense attorney,, he states, he had no back ground, as if he had fallen from the sky . . John Cofey has the initials 'J C ' - he performed miracles, died for others sins, recognized certain constellation in the night sky, and compared the dancers in the flicker show, as being just like the angels up in hebbin (heaven)..... Stephen King maybe making some heavy Christian analogies there ?? At least, thats the feeling I got from this masterpiece & -->> {the way Michael Clark Duncan performed this role, was nothing short of amazing} RIP ✝ MCD

    • @kishatijai6020
      @kishatijai6020 2 года назад +1

      THIS! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿 I've always thought this.

  • @animeman84
    @animeman84 2 года назад

    Everyone associated with John Coffey died in the book this movie is based on except for Paul.If it’s any consolation,Klaus-the father of the 2 dead girls-dies of a heart attack not long after John’s execution

  • @joseedessureault329
    @joseedessureault329 9 месяцев назад

    only at 16:59 and already love your reactions.

  • @bethhowton2719
    @bethhowton2719 2 года назад

    I have always wondered how long John had been alive. Enjoy

  • @MojiBeau
    @MojiBeau 2 года назад +2

    As soon as I saw this, came running. Cannot wait to see you hate Percy, who I maintain is the most hatable character in cinema history.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +1

      Man, that guy got my blood boiling!

    • @themourningstar338
      @themourningstar338 2 года назад

      The Percy hate is real 😂 That guy is an epic douche nozzle.

  • @gmunden1
    @gmunden1 2 года назад +2

    This is the 1930's South. You were guilty regardless. Especially if you were poor or a person of color. The judicial system was bad at that time. There was no way anyone could explain John Coffey's gift or innocence.

    • @dr.burtgummerfan439
      @dr.burtgummerfan439 2 года назад +1

      It's a miracle he lived long enough to go to trial.

    • @gmunden1
      @gmunden1 2 года назад

      Burt, you make a great point that John Coffey actually survived his "trial ". In most cases, a person like John would have been lynched immediately and the mob would have gotten away with murder.

  • @damonmilline9227
    @damonmilline9227 9 дней назад +1

    John is every good and moral black man in America. P.S. An if John lawyer wasn't so immoral John might have healed his son. PRAISE YAHWEH!!!!!!!

  • @ernestortiz4555
    @ernestortiz4555 2 года назад +1

    He's there because he was convicted in court. Good luck convincing any court that he has supernatural powers, you'd end up in Briar Ridge yourself.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад

      True. Unless he could somehow show people what he showed the guards.

  • @tubekulose
    @tubekulose 2 года назад

    I'm just curious: It seems you have Icelandic subs. Are you from Iceland yourself? 🙂

  • @coachmikesfilmroom3111
    @coachmikesfilmroom3111 2 года назад

    John Coffey was given that name on purpose. Think about his initials and another miracle worker

  • @lockaby1
    @lockaby1 2 года назад

    The people who go to these executions are either family members or family of the person that the inmate killed

  • @naesmitty3888
    @naesmitty3888 2 года назад

    funny you asked “is this guy like Shaquille O’Neal big or?” Because Shaquille was in the running to play John Coffey!! Thank goodness he turned the role down.

  • @TheTriumphbsa
    @TheTriumphbsa 2 года назад

    Johns purpose on earth was to give that kind woman her life; and to take the evil one of wild bill. Once done, it was his time to return his soul to heaven.

  • @tonytune4342
    @tonytune4342 2 года назад

    I do purely love cornbread , but you just have to have something to wash it down.

  • @jiovanna4136
    @jiovanna4136 2 года назад

    Oh Kat, I would love for you to react to another heart warming movie that will move you to tears...the 1993 heart wrenching classic
    ( Philadelphia) starring Tom Hanks & Danzel Washington.
    Based on a true story and of the times.
    It's something that you would quite enjoy perhaps make you cry.
    I high Recommend it.
    I have to say you are such an extraordinary reactor...you have such a beautiful heart, that you brings light and sunshine to everyone who is struggling and sad....your kindness and heart illuminates through the screen, it's contagious and brings a smile, warmth, a small glow of happiness to those who are in pain, hurt, grieving, depressed, lost, not doing very well in life.
    If the world had your heart....it would be heaven.
    Thank you so much for your reactions...you're a lovely women.

  • @Waterford1992
    @Waterford1992 2 года назад

    People who watch the executions are usually relatives of the victims and they will find some peace and comfort watching them die.

  • @johannesvalterdivizzini1523
    @johannesvalterdivizzini1523 5 месяцев назад

    Doug Hutchinson, who portrayed Percy so effectively, had a career-breaking personal life. He was 51 when he married a 16 year old in Nevada (legal with family permission, but still...). It didn't last, but still, the decision was a very poor choice for a public figure.

  • @sarahfields288
    @sarahfields288 2 года назад

    Some people are officially witnesses and family of the victims

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 2 года назад

    A UTI really does hurt. i had one when i was eight . it felt like i was peeing staples .

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад

      I cannot imagine! When Tom said "like pissing razor blades" I could almost feel it to my core!

  • @timroebuck3458
    @timroebuck3458 2 года назад

    Usually families of the victims and members of the press watch these things. They don't have enough influence to get John off of death row. Only a judge or governor of the state can do that. Flick show is what they called movies in the old days.

  • @michaelpalmer7954
    @michaelpalmer7954 2 года назад +1

    Excellent acting by Michael Clarke Duncan. Highly emotional work of fiction. Great reaction, Kat Reacts. But the "True" miracle worker will forever wipe all your tears away. Revelation 7: 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. For the Lamb Of God, Jesus Christ, can give eternal life to all that will believe. John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." Also 1Corinthians 15:1-4

  • @bmorg5190
    @bmorg5190 2 года назад +1

    Yes.. why wouldn’t you want to watch the person that killed your loved one be put to death? I don’t find it weird at all. 🤷‍♂️

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад

      I think for me, it's watching someone die violently. I don't think I would be able to watch someone die, even if that person had killed my loved one. Knowing that they had been put to death for their crime would be enough for me. But that's just me.

  • @davemcbroom695
    @davemcbroom695 2 года назад

    An audience of victims families is not unusual

  • @morussell4033
    @morussell4033 2 года назад

    Families of the victims come and watch the execution of the killer's

  • @j5429280
    @j5429280 2 года назад

    hey react to to dance with a white dog. or cacoon by ron howard

  • @JulioHernandez-chico
    @JulioHernandez-chico 2 года назад

    Also maybe just maybe read a stephen king book.

  • @Noonesbusiness-n1i
    @Noonesbusiness-n1i 5 месяцев назад

    If you read the story you would have no respect or sympathy for dale. And you would hate Percy and what he did to dale just the same

  • @ingznricky472
    @ingznricky472 5 месяцев назад

    Haha, þú ert íslensk, er það ekki?
    Edit, eftir að myndin byrjaði : Textinn er ekkert smá dramatískur og fyndinn

  • @Marky11694
    @Marky11694 2 года назад

    John Coffey = Jesus Christ

  • @Jbr2005
    @Jbr2005 2 года назад +19

    Every state that performs executions has legislation providing for certain people to witness them. State laws vary as to who is allowed to watch an execution, but in general, these are the people who are allowed to be witnesses: (In regards to lethal injection which is the most common method nowdays)
    Relatives of the victim(s)
    Relatives of the prisoner
    Prison warden
    Medical personnel
    Spiritual advisor(s)
    Prison guards
    Official group of "reputable citizens"
    Official group of state-selected witnesses
    Media representatives

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +4

      Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't sure since I have no experience with this as my country doesn't issue death penalties.

    • @llanitedave
      @llanitedave 2 года назад +3

      @@katreacts6843 I wish ours didn't.

    • @l.e.reslow8583
      @l.e.reslow8583 2 года назад +1

      I thought those involved in trial were there as well. The prosecution and defense lawyers, maybe the presiding judge as well. That might be a Hollywood-made assumption.

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 2 года назад +14

    to make Michael Clarke Duncan appear bigger they used camera angles and risers for him to stand and walk on. in real life he really was a large man but not nearly as big as the film made him out to be

  • @MarijnvdSterre
    @MarijnvdSterre 2 года назад +7

    27:16 Yes, he should have noticed. However it is not that strange he missed it, you must remember that they practice it without making the spons actually wet. So it doesn't feel weird putting it on like this and no one would consider the possibility that someone would purposely not wet the spons. At least that is how I see it.

    • @jimballard1186
      @jimballard1186 2 года назад +2

      In the book, it's made explicit that everyone was so furious at Percy they were too distracted to notice. I don't think the movie really conveys that, but you can use it as an answer if you like it.

  • @SpencerMDay
    @SpencerMDay 2 года назад +20

    Kat, you did a FANTASTIC job on this reaction. I was worried at first, that it might be too much for you, but you were amazing. I’m glad you liked it and, as always, look forward to your next reaction.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +5

      Thank you :)

    • @cyndifrisch5498
      @cyndifrisch5498 2 года назад +1

      @@katreacts6843 i got another movie you might like it’s called caveman from 1981

  • @thiagocastrodias2
    @thiagocastrodias2 2 года назад +8

    I love how Percy was so well-built to annoy spectators, that he succeeds at it 100% of the time, haha

    • @Parallax-3D
      @Parallax-3D 4 месяца назад

      It comes naturally to the actor. He married a 16 year old Courtney Stodden when he was 51.

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 2 года назад +5

    they called movies “flicker shows” because of the flickering effect the projectors of the time had.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +2

      Oh, I didn't know that. I like that word :)

    • @thrummer1953
      @thrummer1953 2 года назад +3

      People still say they are going to go see a Flick.

  • @xcleezee9597
    @xcleezee9597 2 года назад +8

    I’m glad you’re reacting to this movie. It’s my favorite of all time. And I swear I lose it, cry hysterically every single time.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад

      It's really hard to keep it together during this film.

  • @codyclaeys2008
    @codyclaeys2008 2 года назад +9

    One of the few Stephen King movies that elicits more emotions than just terror or horror

    • @deeanna8448
      @deeanna8448 2 года назад +2

      Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me do as well.

    • @codyclaeys2008
      @codyclaeys2008 2 года назад

      @@deeanna8448 yes they do

  • @gmunden1
    @gmunden1 2 года назад +3

    This is 1930's depression era south USA. There was no effective treatment for UTI. Penicillin was not available untilafter WWII. This Stephen King novel has many religious themes. The setup of the "mile" has cathedral windows with light flowing over the guard's desk. The other images show John Coffey watching the film and a glow from the projector light form a halo over John's head. John recognizes rhe constellations in the night sky. He possesses the ability to sense things around him and hears the thoughts of others.
    Families of murder victims were permitted to witness the execution of convicted prisoners. I belive , in certain states this is still allowed. The belief is that witnessing an execution brings closure to the families affected.

  • @SmithDoe
    @SmithDoe 2 года назад +2

    26:06 Don't know if you understand some French, but in case wonder, he's saying "Good Bye my friend. I love you my little one"

  • @kristianberg4264
    @kristianberg4264 2 года назад +2

    If you haven’t yet seen the movie “Shawshank Redemption “ I would highly recommend. It is another prison story by Stephen King and also directed by Frank Darabond, I rate it up there with this movie as being masterfully done.( also, bring tissues).

  • @henrikharbin5521
    @henrikharbin5521 2 года назад +4

    Hi Kat :)
    This was based on a serialized novel by Stephen King. The most interesting part for me was that there were no monsters in it other than the human monsters, Percy and Billy.
    I really like Del. I don't see him as a killer, even if it was true in the story.
    Michael Clark Duncan (John) was great in this; I'm sad that he's gone.
    Peace be with you, young lady.
    If I may suggest a movie: Explorers, with Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, from 1985. Definitely not as heavy as this one.

  • @amynielsen3466
    @amynielsen3466 2 года назад +6

    Great reaction Kat! This movie gets me every time. Saving Private Ryan is another doozy with Tom Hanks if you’d like to check it out. 🥰

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +1

      I'll write it down :)

    • @themourningstar338
      @themourningstar338 2 года назад +1

      Yes! Saving Private Ryan and Castaway. Can't really go wrong with any Tom Hanks movie though, he's fantastic in everything he's in.

  • @vicegamer6944
    @vicegamer6944 2 года назад +5

    I’ve a good suggestion to mention. In honor of Mash’s 50th year I think you should do a first time watching “So long and Farewell” final episode. It’s like a movie and I just know it’d tug at your heart strings.

    • @rickardroach9075
      @rickardroach9075 2 года назад +1

      I'm not sure it would be as poignant if you hadn't watched the entire series until that point, but you could definitely watch the original 1970 film.

  • @TranShar
    @TranShar 2 года назад +3

    I've been watching a lot of reviewers of this movie lately. You are one of the few who has mentioned that Percy should not be in charge of patients in a mental hospital.
    I loved your reaction, it is very much like my own.

  • @gmunden1
    @gmunden1 2 года назад +2

    "He dropped from the sky" another religious hint.

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 2 года назад +3

    there were several trained mice to play the role of mr. jingles . each was trained to do a specific act

    • @kimcat3760
      @kimcat3760 2 года назад +1

      They used a total of 22 mice for the movie all trained to each do a specific thing. I watched a documentary of how the movie was made.

    • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
      @americanfreedomlogistics9984 2 года назад

      @@kimcat3760 i didn’t know it was that many

  • @mikebrown7799
    @mikebrown7799 2 года назад +3

    Nice reactions, kat!🎬👏🏽27 out of 50 states currently have the death penalty in the U.S. Normally only relatives of victim(s), relatives of the prisoner, and the prison warden view executions. But, this may vary by state.

  • @DerOberfeldwebel
    @DerOberfeldwebel 2 года назад +1

    They used tricks to make John Coffey look bigger, actually, he's not that much bigger than David Morse (Brutus Howell) and James Cromwell (Warden Hal Moores) is actually taller than him IRL.

  • @dr.burtgummerfan439
    @dr.burtgummerfan439 2 года назад +1

    If you want to see a movie that will have you LOVING Sam Rockwell (Wild Bill), you need to watch Galaxy Quest. Hard to believe it's the same actor! For a long time after I watched Star 80, I couldn't stand to see Eric Roberts in anything. He was so good at playing a sleazebag in that movie.

  • @chrissiegle1065
    @chrissiegle1065 2 года назад +2

    One of my favorite King movies.. Great reaction. Thank you.

  • @williambill5172
    @williambill5172 2 года назад +1

    There are always a certain number of people at every execution - required by law as witnesses. It sometimes is family members of the victim, but they also can choose from a list.

  • @Thepitz2000
    @Thepitz2000 2 года назад +1

    If you read the book, Del was not a good man. The book goes into detail of what Del did to get on death row.

  • @christhornycroft3686
    @christhornycroft3686 2 года назад +2

    Great film, like Shawshank Redemption. Does Tom Hanks has a peeing issue in his movies? LOL. If you’re looking for another good movie directed by Frank Darabont, The Majestic starring the one and only Jim Carrey is an excellent one. Bit of a tearjerker, but still has its funny and happy moments.

    • @thrummer1953
      @thrummer1953 2 года назад

      Oh, I didn't know he Directed that. Yeah, a good show.

  • @thepeopleschamp9076
    @thepeopleschamp9076 2 года назад +13

    When it comes to John's execution, I think he knew the parent's would need it for closure. Imagine someone telling you "the man who k*lled your children is already dead, and the man whom you thought k*lled your children is due to be released from death row". The parents would think there's a huge conspiracy going on, especially considering the father actually saw John holding his dead daughters. They'd never be at peace.

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 Год назад

      I can't go along with that. To begin with, all a person would have to do is look at Wild Bill to know he couldn't be trusted around children or any other living beings. When the girls disappeared, Bill would be the first person I'd suspect, not John Coffey. Race had a lot to do with it, I suspect.
      And if, God forbid, someone I loved were murdered, I hope to heaven I wouldn't need the death of another person to give me "closure", especially since my belief in the necessity if that kind of closure would only contribute to a system that doesn't always get it right in determining guilt in such cases.

  • @k1productions87
    @k1productions87 2 года назад +1

    The biggest travesty of all is that this film did not win a single Academy award, losing best picture to American Beauty.

    • @yankeerepairs
      @yankeerepairs 2 года назад

      #facts
      #faks
      #fax
      coincidence ? . . . a pervy HollyWood tale, starring K. Spacey
      🤢

  • @MrTech226
    @MrTech226 2 года назад +1

    That big man was Michael Clarke Duncan. Big Mike aka John Coffey was recommended by Bruce Willis after Big Mike costarred with Bruce in Armageddon. Prior to his acting career, Big Mike started out as security (bodyguard) for celebs until one of his clients killed. Client was Rapper, Biggie Smalls. Big Mike quit security. So, he focused on his acting career. Big Mike did a lot of commercials between his former career. Then his big break was Armageddon with Bruce Willis. After filming completed for Armageddon, Bruce made a suggestion to producers of Green Mile to hire Big Mike as John Coffey. I read and heard that Big Mike was like his John Coffey's character, "gentle giant" according to his family and friends. Then 2012, Big Mike died suddenly. I think Bruce Willis was at Big Mike's funeral with Tom Hanks (Paul) eulogized Big Mike. I know that Big Mike (he lived) would be concerned about his former costar, Bruce Willis' health issues after Bruce announced his retirement from acting.

    • @MrTech226
      @MrTech226 2 года назад

      Doug Hutchison aka Percy is also hated in real life because he married then 16 years old girl who finally divorced him after 11 years of marriage.

  • @kwadwotuffour5529
    @kwadwotuffour5529 2 года назад +1

    Was thrilled when I saw that you had reacted to this classic of movies, and classic of reactions.

  • @BlackStudies
    @BlackStudies 2 года назад +1

    Funny that you mentioned Shaquille O'Neal right off the bat. He was initially cast in the role of John Coffey.

    • @katreacts6843
      @katreacts6843  2 года назад +2

      Really? :O Wow, that would have been awesome! Although, I don't see anyone doing a better job with this role than Michael Clarke Duncan.

  • @thiagocastrodias2
    @thiagocastrodias2 2 года назад

    I agree with capital punishment for some special cases, but I do not agree with executions being treated like spectacles. Capital punishment should exist to fulfil a purely pragmatic goal, and that's all. No feelings, no passion into it, it's just to prevent some highly deviant individuals to keep harming society and only when there is no other option viable.

  • @williamjones6031
    @williamjones6031 2 года назад +5

    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.)
    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 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.
    7. Goof: Electricity makes the body contract. Del wouldn't be able to scream.
    8. IRL James Cromwell is a vegetarian 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.
    10. A little fun fact: Toot Toot the trustee is played by Harry Dean Stanton.(RIP) The other guards' names are Harry Terwilliger/Jeffery DeMunn
    and Dean Stanton/Barry Pepper.
    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 to make John 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.
    15. 4 words for you: Stephen King. You're WELCOME!

    • @rickardroach9075
      @rickardroach9075 2 года назад +1

      7. But Del's sponge wasn't wet, meaning the electricity wasn't conducted straight to his body; in fact they mentioned that he was burning alive. Maybe that's why he could scream?

    • @williamjones6031
      @williamjones6031 2 года назад

      @@rickardroach9075 If you say so. However, he's still being electrocuted.

    • @naesmitty3888
      @naesmitty3888 2 года назад

      i actually never cried watching for the first time…maybe it was the adrenaline??

    • @williamjones6031
      @williamjones6031 2 года назад

      @@naesmitty3888 If you're heartless that's on you

  • @beardedjohnson5654
    @beardedjohnson5654 3 месяца назад

    Not even 5 minutes in and I appreciate you so much for pausing the movie and giving your thoughts, rather than talking over iconic lines like every other reaction channel. Now back to it!

  • @Hammarspiken
    @Hammarspiken 2 года назад

    Woow KAT (: I can read your island text to 35 to 40% ii think its old swedish and old Norwegian mixed damn cool(: we are really related 👍 this is a great acting movie all is good actors even mr Jingels 👍🇸🇪❤️ THX for a wonderful reaction 👍🇸🇪👍

  • @sharonjoan1970
    @sharonjoan1970 2 года назад

    Loving your reactions, you are not only are you genuine & funny but your instincts and or assumptions are spot on ❤️ Doug Hutchison played Percy, not a very good human (narcissistic predator all around a-hole) he married a 16yr old when he was 51....

  • @gawainethefirst
    @gawainethefirst 2 года назад

    In the United States the death penalty is generally reserved for those convicted of the crime of first-degree/capital murder. Those who are invited to witness the execution are usually the murder victim‘s family, family of the convict, and members of law-enforcement and the courts involved in the murder trial.

  • @lockaby1
    @lockaby1 2 года назад

    The Green Mile Is Based On A Truth-Inspired Stephen King Book. While not a true story, The Green Mile is based on a book. The heart and plot of the book remain intact for the movie adaptation. However, some changes were made to prevent the film from being "too sad" (if that can be believed) i did read this one time it was hard to believe

  • @marjofrance83
    @marjofrance83 2 года назад

    Hin i discovered your channel today and i suscribed because you seems so kind and a decent human being. And also i love your reacts to The Green Mile. Take care and bests regards from France. ( sorry for my english, it's hard for me to find the righr word, i hope you understand me.)

  • @DerOberfeldwebel
    @DerOberfeldwebel 2 года назад

    I alwawys liked to think the people watching the executions are witnesses, reporters and the family of victims (and perhaps the executees ?).

  • @kelseydortch797
    @kelseydortch797 2 года назад

    They watched, at least in Florida in 2013. My brother didn't want us there but of course the victim's family were there. The last week they let U talk on the phone much as ya'll want.