Introduction to The Green Mile: A Lot of Emotions
The Green Mile stands out in film history about heinous crimes because it delivers an important message: sometimes things are not what they seem, even when the picture in front of us appears clear.
Many false appearances hide truths that no one expects, and a person's true nature sometimes remains hidden behind looks for various reasons. So, we should wait before judging and give our instincts a chance to reveal the real truth.
The Green Mile features a range of characters—some innocent and compassionate, others dark and menacing—and tells the story of a peaceful man with mysterious healing powers from God to help those in need. Despite this gift, he accepts his fate of death, feeling guilty for not saving two young girls.
The Green Mile movie is full of emotion, appreciation, dedication, and compassionate treatment of people. You could say it is a bright light that dispels pitch darkness, but at the same time, it is very painful and frustrating.
The Green Mile is a film written by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont. Its events take place during the Great Depression in America, and it conveys powerful messages about how we feel toward others and our consciences, which suffer greatly when they are violated.
After watching The Green Mile, you'll realize that your pain and suffering are quite manageable. This will help you understand that other people are in more pain than you, and you'll see that you are truly the luckiest.
We will highlight the most impactful scenes from the movie The Green Mile, which helped solidify its reputation as a great film.
When Percy, the Black-Hearted Man, went crazy chasing a mouse and trying to kill it, he did so until the mouse hid inside the solitary confinement room. Percy cleared everything out of the room to reach the mouse, but he completely failed to find it. Everyone watched him in astonishment as he did this; it looked like a personal revenge. Despite the humor of the scene, the dialogue between Percy, Paul, and the rest of the Green Mile guards was very powerful and captured the essence of the place.
So when Percy finished what he was doing, Paul asked him to think about his actions, but Percy was reckless and impulsive. Paul and the other guards tried to convey an important message: there can be no panic in this place because it is already overflowing with chaos among the prisoners and the guards. Their mission is to talk to the prisoners who are about to be executed and to create calm among them, since that adds a lot of pressure. More pressure could push them to the point of explosion, causing harm to themselves and others.
But Percy was heartless, so his view of these prisoners was that they did not deserve pity or good treatment as if they were small children but rather like rats that should be drowned. He also went too far in his speech, to the point that he challenged everyone by saying that he would do what he thought and saw, and that their opinion did not matter to him or concern him. One of the guards nearly smashed his head when what he said provoked him, so Percy threatened to remove him from his position. Paul stopped his friend, the guard Brutal, from hitting Percy.
Percy was the nephew of the sheriff's wife, so he did whatever he pleased and threatened everyone. Paul's response to him was firm, telling him that if he did it again, no one would care about his threats or actions, and they would handle him harshly as a result.
In addition to the strong performance of the actors, especially Percy, the intensity of the conversation between the guards and Percy, along with its message, adds to this scene's impact. This is emphasized by the excellent lighting and cinematography that captures the actors' faces and their unique emotions.
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The second scene covers three consecutive moments in The Green Mile, involving many developments. It starts with Paul (Tom Hanks) and his fellow guards taking John Coffey on an outing outside the prison. They visit Mrs. Melinda, Hal's wife, to heal her from her illness, and Coffey succeeds. However, he doesn’t remove the disease from her like he did with Paul and the mouse, for an unknown reason.
When Paul and the others return Coffey to the prison, they release Percy from his solitary confinement cell, where he had been kept as revenge for his past actions against them and the prisoners. At that moment, John Coffey grabs Percy and expels the disease from him in a terrifying scene. Percy is left looking lost, walking slowly down the prison corridor. Then, Wild Bill insults Percy, who responds foolishly by shooting Bill with his gun. Paul and the guards rush to him, trying to help, but it is too late.
Paul couldn't understand the situation at first, so he turned to John Coffey for answers. He asked John to hold his hand and trust him. Then, John showed him a vision of what Wild Bill had done to the two little girls. This vision hurt Paul so much that he couldn't bear to see it any longer. He pulled his hand away from John, sobbing in horror at what he had witnessed. John Coffey's words echoed as he explained that Wild Bill had exploited their love for each other to kill them, and that this kind of evil was happening all over the world in the same way.
John Coffey also passed on to Paul this talent and gift that God had given him. From Paul's point of view, it was a curse, not a blessing. It granted him a long life to witness people's pain and what they do to each other, and to always remember what happened on the Green Mile and to John Coffey—an injustice and lack of understanding, which are very dark and painful things.
First, John Coffey's meeting with Melinda and their brief conversation suggest that a particular destiny, which both of them sensed and understood, was guiding them to meet. This is what happens to good people in this world. It is a divine gift. She deserves the chance to heal and live, and he deserves her appreciation and compassion. The scene was captivating, full of feelings of gratitude and love.
Second, when Paul and his companions take John Coffey to Melinda, and specifically at the moment when Wild Bill holds his hand, John perceives the darkness and blackness of his heart, and even the crimes he committed. He decides, deep down, to punish him and Percy, who shares the same darkness of heart. Therefore, he withholds the disease he extracted from Melinda and then transfers it to Percy, who suffers a violent shock that leads him to kill Wild Bill.
But here, I am struck by a question about how John managed this. We know his ability to extract and heal diseases, but here he seemed like someone guiding the disease to make its carrier perform a specific action. How could this be? Yet, I realized that, thanks to his vision and knowledge of the near future, he knew this would happen and that he was the key to its occurrence. Therefore, he did what he had to do, as this was the inevitable course of divine justice.
Thirdly, when Paul sought an explanation for what John Coffey had done to Wild Bill, John was willing to tell him what he had seen. He knew this would deeply hurt Paul, so he chose to share a part of the gift God had given him. But it was a curse, not a blessing, and the pain Paul experienced was terrible when he learned the truth.
Much of Paul's pain stemmed from his belief in John Coffey's innocence, the injustice he faced from many, and the fact that he could never undo that wrong. This was incredibly frightening because he was sure the pain would stay with him for life, and the memory would haunt him until he died.
Finally, the scenes featured outstanding performances from the cast, intense emotions spanning hope to pain, and a profound message about the rarity of kind and compassionate people in life and their incredible influence on us. Conversely, life is filled with people with dark hearts and countless injustices.
The cinematography and lighting were excellent, and the directing was distinctive in connecting the scenes, adding a sense of depth and dimension. The dialogues were also meaningful and inspiring, despite their simple nature.
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Paul and his companions struggled to stay composed as they led John Coffey to the gallows. Paul was the most affected but kept it hidden, knowing that if he showed his emotions, he might lose control and jeopardize or stop John Coffey's execution. His other companions tried to hold back their feelings and tears, while John Coffey attempted to comfort them. He shared his dream about him and the children laughing at the mouse, and that the two girls who had been killed were there, laughing with them at the mouse.
When they reached the execution chamber, John sensed a powerful negative energy stemming from people's hatred toward him, convinced he was guilty of raping and murdering the two girls. He felt like a child fearing punishment from his teacher, but Brutal offered him a moment of mercy by saying that he and his comrades loved him. As he sat on the chair, tears almost filled his eyes, while Paul paused for a long moment, looking at John. An internal struggle took place that no one else could see. Then he stepped forward to shake John's hand in front of everyone and ordered the execution to go ahead.
A horrific scene, in the psychological pain it inflicted on many who saw it, yet it reflects the reality of our bitter world, which kills innocence and compassion, simply and indifferently, along with good feelings.
John Coffey longed to escape a world destroyed by the death of love and its terrible abuse in unimaginable ways. His execution was the final blow to him.
For Paul and his companions, John's execution began a curse of remorse they would never forgive themselves for until the day they died.
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