Saturday, May 28, 2011

     The movie I would consider my all time favorite would be "The Green Mile." The reason that this story is interesting to me is because it showed a little about working on death row in the 1930's. The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont and produced by Darabon and David Valdes in 1999. This story was adapted from a Stephan King novel as the same name. The actors Paul Edgercomb( Tom Hanks), Michael Clark Duncan(John Coffey) and James Cromwell(Warden Hall Moores.) Paul was the leader of the cell block.They walk the men to their execution, they called this walking the green mile.
     Paul and his crew had the hardest job in the correction facility.There were some of the men who were guilty and a few innocent men being executed; the judicial system had its imperfections.
     One day when John Coffey arrived at the green mile, the guards were intimidated of him because of his size but he entered into the jail with no struggle. He was a country boy, mild manner and after he spoke, the gaurds wanted to know what crime did he commit to be put on death row.Paul told them that he raped two young white girls then killed them viciously. In 1939, there wasn't any justice for an African American,so more than likely the Court system wanted anyone to pay for the crime. After John Coffey spent a couple of days on the Green Mile; the guards couldn't believe he could have done such a crime.Coffey had a certain gift. He healed Paul from a urinary tract infection that medical doctors couldn't help cure; helping his sex life making the wife happy. The second miracle he performed was when he help save Warden Hall's wife from Cancer shocking everyone who worked on The Green Mile. The Warden well as the crew wanted to save John Coffey because they knew he didn't commit the crime that he was charged with.
     Coffey didn't complain, he had a beautiful spirit by helping people with his gift. He had another situation when he saved a mouse life and gave a little apart of himself to Paul which added life to them both.
     This movie had great actors and was directed well and had a good story to it. It showed Coffey was anointed and he wasn't worried abut the outcome and he still found in his heart to love and help people even if they were the ones to help lay him to rest.

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