One big, unstated plot point is that when John Coffey punished Percy Whitmore he saved Briar Ridge's patients from the abuse he would otherwise have inflicted on them.
It's clearly not understated. As that where he ends up. And if you know anything about how mentally ill people were treated at this time in history... You'd know that...
@@dabreal82 He didnt say "understated", he said "unstated". If you want to berate someone in a comment section, you should at least be able to read one sentence properly.
That is very true King wrote alot of my favorite novels of all time...then he also wrote some of the stupidest garbage ever published too...like Maximum Overdrive, Christine, DreamCatcher, Desperation, and even though it's not exactly bad but I don't like it The Dark Tower series..I've tried delving into that and like I say it's bot exactly bad but it tries too hard and fails imo to establish a solid world based on its own high and low magic system and own languages. Like he tries to go Tolkien with it in a way...and even though its loved by many to me it just doesn't work...in the way that I need to become engrossed in a world But then you have Green Mile, Shawshank, The Shining, It, the Stand, Stand by Me, Salems Lot, Pet Semetary etc etc...I guess when you do copious amounts of cocaine and crank out books and short stories like singles raining on a strippers arse your bound to have a few jewels among all the turds
@@gordondafoe3516 when he shook John’s hand, it showed to me how much he actually cared for John and even offering to let him go to see how far he could get. When you see the prison guards tearing up that just shows you how much John had touched each and every one of their lives. This was by far one of the best movies ever made.
@@londonsage8696 Thanks Sage, It was John who offered his hand to Paul when they first met. At each of those moments, one had the deepest respect for the other. Brilliant.
@@davenaldrich3985 because the Untied States of America is a massive racist country, he is African American after all not American, he's African American
He was nominated for best supporting actor, but lost out to Michael Caine for The Cider House Rules which was also a great movie tbf. Kevin Spacey won best actor for American Beauty. It was unfortunate they were up against really good movies that year.
I worked as a geriatric specialist for a good portion of my social services career. I love talking with seniors. You hear the most incredible first hand accounts they have lived through. I love that this movie starts with elderly Paul sharing his past. I once had a client who had fought in the military, and was on the beaches of Normandy. One of the greatest honors of my life was hearing his experiences from that day. Great reaction. Loved your obvious empathy shining through.
I worked for over ten years years with a Vietnam vet, and have known another Vietnam vet for almost 40 years, both of them I know through my parents. I have always taken it as a sign of respect and trust, of me, on their part, and an honor whenever either one would talk about their experiences.
I agree, when I worked in elderly care, I once spent an hour sitting and listening to fine gentleman who flew in the battle of britain tell his stories, absolutely incredible
The elderly man at the beginning looks almost exactly like my grandfather. He climbed mount Fuji in the war. We have his walking stick with all the stamps on it from all the check points along the way. Unfortunately they made him cut it in half to get on the plane home.
Watching this movie breaks my heart every time but watching you cry while watching this movie broke it even more. I just wanted to reach thru the screen and give you a hug. I found you reaction and commentary spot on and you now have a new follower. God bless!
Frank Darabont's masterpiece "sister movie" to his other one - "The Shawshank Redemption". Both movies were screenwritten & directed by Frank Darabont. Both movies were sourced from Stephen King stories. Both movies dealt with prison and ... I won't spoil anything incase a reader has yet to see "The Shawshank Redemption". Frank Darabont also wrote and directed another Stephen King story called "The Mist". King said he liked Darabont's Mist ending much better than his own.
How does it end in the book? The Mist was a made for tv movie, I think. The effects aren’t very good, but the story is. The ending is pretty heartbreaking.
Green Mile crushed me both times I saw it. I don't know if I'll ever watch it all the way through again. It's so beautiful, thought provoking, and heavy and it's on my personal Mt. Rushmore of film.
2 minutes in..."I'm going to cry" Girl, you have no idea how true that is. I can't tell you how many times I've seen this. Probably 40-50 times. I still cry every time.
When John Coffey is watching the movie and has the projector lights surrounding his head and appearing to emanate from it, it's the archetype of angels in classical paintings
A lovely reaction, Liala. We cried along with you. 😭Watching The Green Mile definitely takes a toll emotionally. It is an amazing story by an amazing storyteller and beautifully acted throughout, but a heartbreaking film. This film really sheds a light on true goodness, true evil, and the heart-wrenching dilemma faced by men who know in their hearts that someone is innocent, but have no way to prove it. Add to that the suffering that John Coffey had to endure every day because of all the ugliness in the world. John was clearly too good for this world! One additional point to keep in mind. I saw another commenter (Poor Finian) mention in a different reaction that a urinary tract infection had no cure in the 1930s, so even going to the doctor probably wouldn't help much. The first antibiotic, penicillin, was only discovered in 1928 and wasn't used on a patient in the U.S. until 1942. Since you have already seen and reacted to The Shawshank Redemption, I have another top quality film for you to add to your reaction list: "Arrival" (Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker). It is amazing and in my Top 5.
You are a compassionate, kind woman. You have this American’s subscription. Enjoyed traveling thru this with you and I’m looking forward to your future reviews.
I watch a lot of reaction videos, especially to this movie and you are the first one that has ever mentioned the handshake. In the movie when John asked if they leave the light on and Hanks replied yes John extended his hand he showed that he trusted him to keep his word as a man it was a show of respect. And then at the end, I don’t know if you noticed, but the last thing before, Hanks told them to “roll on 2 “ He went and shook Johns hand as a final show of respect to John. I have never heard a reactor to put the two handshakes together. It was the number one thing that stood out in the movie to me, but I’ve never heard anybody else say anything about it.
@@waregl72exactly. A lot of people don’t pick up on that though because that happened during a time when shaking a man’s hand and looking at him in the eye meant everything.
Great Reaction...... Camera Angles and stage magic had to happen, cause Tom, David (Brutal), and Michael (John) are approximately same height, so Tom had to walk in a trench and MCD had to walk/stand on a riser.... The book is set in 1932, but since the Director wanted to include the Footage from the Movie "Tophat," which did not come out until 1935, the changed the year in the movie. Both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" were written by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont.....
Where have you been all my life? I watch reaction channels all the time! And this is my first introduction to you! Damnit 😢 TH-cam must have known, I like The Green Mile 😊 Anyway you have a new subscriber!
thank you for the sincerity of your reaction. I really appreciated it. I wish we could all take this movie to heart and maybe have a little more kindness in this world. Looking forward to your next reaction, have a great week.
Liala, YES! The people who react to reactors we're clearly emotionally damaged because we are gluttons for punishment. We have seen multiple other people visually lose their hearts because they break on TH-cam, and we see it and we are such masochists that we want more! You, you beautiful angel butterfly, you gave one of the gorgeous reactions I've ever seen. And looking it another way, you could also say that you emoting, and making me emote, is actually therapy. So, in a way, you gave me free therapy! God, lemme go and cry some more. Thank you, mama. You helped the medicine go down easier. ❤🎉😢😊😅 Literally all of the emojis.
Watch "The Burbs" with Tom Hanks. Its a dark comedy from the 80s. Bombed when it came out but like Starship Troopers it was ahead of its time and now finding love.
I can't help it. But this movie always starts for me, the moment, Sam Rockwell comes into play. 😅 Until then I only knew him from Charlie's Angels but he blew my mind with his performance here. I became a fan. And I have to BEG you, to react to some of the movies, he's been in, in the future. You won't regret it. My favorites of his are: - Moon - 7 Psychopaths And - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri... In THAT order!
Your beautiful reaction is nothing short of the most appropriate reaction to what you have just watched. Anything less would not be human and would be devoid of love and empathy. Thank You for sharing this time with all of us.
Liala, I have seen this movie many times but always take it hard at the end. It was a pleasure weeping profusely with you at the end. It is that good. Great reaction. Thanks ❤
I read "The Green Mile" in 96 when King released it in several small paperback novels with only a couple of chapters each. It was a profound read. The movie release in 99 was one of the best pieces of cinema I have ever seen and still is. And almost 30 years later I still tear up and cry **every** time I see it or watch one of these reactions. ---- For a bit of info Paul's last lines of _“If he could make a mouse live so long, how much longer do I have?”_ a mouse on average lives 2-3 years ... Mr. Jingles at the time of Paul in the retirement home and talking to Eliane was 64 years old. Paul himself was 44 in 1935 ... so one would have to wonder how long then does Paul still have.
Every single reactor I have seen has cried at this one...some more than others, and this one is up there. But the performance of Doug Hutchison is one of the best screen villains of all time, everyone hates Percy. But the saddest part is the loss of Michael Duncan Clark, what a loss, gone way too soon.
"..the handshake" is symbolic because there's an introduction between John and Paul, and then there's an empathic goodbye handshake. From the beginning when John first touched him, he instantly knew that Paul was a good man. There's a similar movie but with a different context...you should check it out; it's called Frailty...starring Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey.
This is one of the best adaptations of Stephen King, one of the others you should check out is "Stand By Me" it is a great look at how no one ever has friends like the ones they have as a child.
Great Reaction! Because it was the typical reaction to this Movie 😭! My Friends and I saw this back when it was in Theaters! And every one in that Theater walked out with Tears in their eyes 😢! Such a Masterpiece of a Story from Stephen King!
A beautiful reaction, Liala. Thank you. The realization of what John Coffey is (Who, after all, can heal the sick, reverse death, and punish the wicked?), the significance of what it means to execute him, and worse, that he *wants* to be executed because he is so weary of the pain and evil in the world, is devastating.
Just found your channel. Fantastic reaction. Please keep that authenticity...it is worth so much as a reaction channel. Really appreciate you sharing this reaction, and followed :)
Your reaction was so wonderful. You asked about the need for a mouse, what is John"s backstory, why did he have issues with peeing, ..... and ALL of your questions got answered with some tears all of the way. Three hours is not that long on an amazing movie. I enjoyed your reaction and your tears. (go get some tissue)
There's a part in the book, I'm not sure if it was ever considered to be figured into the film, but I wish it had despite the fact it would add a rather chilling moment. When they're taking John to see Melinda, they walk by the room with Ol' Sparky in it, as they're still airing it out from Del's execution. John stops in front of the room, slowly turns towards it, and for a moment they can't get him to move. He then says "Del's still in there, I can hear him screaming."
There is a lesson in this movie, I only wish that more people would take it to heart. John explained it when he said "it's like this all over the world". We need to be kinder to one another, look for moments when we could have been cruel but instead be understanding and kind.
Hi Liala! Firstly, I wish you a very happy birthday for when it will be or was this month. As a fellow Cancer myself, it's mine this month also. The Green Mile, what an amazing movie. If you think about it, the concept, the idea of it is rather simple yet its written and acted in some a wonderful way. You feel you get to know quite a bit about each character by not really saying all that much about them at all, by no mean an easy task for a writer. Plus of course you create such a connection with each character, something so many movies today fail to achieve. As an artist myself, I have a great respect and appreciation for the artist ' Drew Struzan ' who painted the poster and cover artwork for this and a great many Spielberg movies. A great reaction. Have a fantastic day, take care!
This is hands down one of Stephen King's greatest works. And the movie adaption is really well done to honor the books. I read the books in my teens and the movie capture how i envisioned it in my mind just perfectly. It's a master class in how to make a great movie and how to build characters an audience can resonate with, even in scenarios like when they are on death row. I think it's impossible to watch this movie without shedding tears unless you are some sociopath or psychopath. This most amazing thing is that Michael Clarke Duncan who played John Coffey was just as good of human being as the one he portrayed here. He tried to be his very best always. Unfortunately trying to be that perfect is not in the cards for us human beings and it got him killed.
I have watched several reacters reacting to movies and I have discovered (they have discovered) that, although they may think "Oh, no, I won't be needing tissues - it's a monster movie, for Pete's sake!", about half way through the movie they're looking around for something to wipe away the tears. So my suggestion to you is to keep a box of tissues right there under the microphone because you never know when you might have the waterworks break loose. 😁
Overtime I've watched quite a few reaction videos and the thing I always look for is sincerity. I subscribe to your channel halfway through the movie so that should tell you what my reaction to you was. On a much lighter note I wore what we used to call farmer jeans just like the wind you're wearing in the early 70s. yes that makes me pretty old
This of course takes place in the Stephen King Multiverse where some people have the Shining. They are usually psychics and/or mediums who can also manifest other powers the stronger they get. John Coffey is one of the strongest Shiners; psychic, long life, healing, and can resurrect the briefly dead. 🤯 The Shining and it's sequel Doctor Sleep really build up the lore around the shine. The Directors Cut of Doctor Sleep is a Masterpeice and a must. Most of King's protagonists, and some villains, shine to some extent or another whether they know it or not. You can see some other actively powerful Shiners in Carrie, Firestarter, Dreamcatcher, The Dead Zone, The Dark Tower, The Stand, Hearts in Atlantis, Needful Things, and the HBO series The Outsider. Some more passive shiners are in Gerald's Game, IT, Pet Sematary, and The Tommyknockers.
Excellent story, very well acted. To see Hanks much younger and sillier try "Big" or "Joe vs the Volcano" Both are lots of fun and hardly any tears. Good reaction to a masterpiece.
Noone could play john except Michael clarke Duncan. May he rest in peace. I was 11 years old when i first saw this movie back in 2000 i had school the next day. But this caught my attention so i stayed up. When johns death came on i cried like the kid i was . My dad came in my room and saw what i was looking at. He just sat down next to me. Didnt say anything just huged me.
Great reaction, thanks. Mr. Jingles lived (at the point the movie ended on) about 32 times longer than average. If you apply the same amount to Paul, he could live 2200 years or more. Imagine carrying this with you all that time, it's heartbreaking.
I loved your takes. Another great Tom Hanks movie is " A man called Otto " you would love that one just as much. Plus you should watch " Saving Private Ryan " and " Band of Brothers " both movies has Tom Hanks in it or associated with it. Hello from Arkansas
I read the books (it was actually released as a series of short books, over a period of time), a while after I saw the movie. The cast was absolute perfection, especially Brutus "Brutal" Howell, and John Coffey. People are often shocked to find out that this was written by Stephen King. He's obviously best known for his horror stories, but he's also written some great supernatural stories as well.
I've mentioned this on a few other reactor's channels, but I was working in a movie theater when The Green Mile released. We would have to run back and forth between all the screens showing it to turn up the AC, as the theaters would become hot and muggy from everyone crying their eyes out. I honestly don't remember any of the showings not being completely packed full of people.
@@__Philip__311 as someone who paid attention in science class in the 8th grade... This is bs. You'd have to have 1000s of people packed into a very small space crying and screaming and running around in laps to even slightly elevate the humidity and relative temperature of the average size theater. Not a couple hundred (which is very big movie theater) sitting still in their seats crying for not even a quarter of the movie...
I was one of the lucky ones to be able to read Stephen King's The Green Mile when it was originally published as a serial novel from March to August 1996. Doug Hutchison (Percy) and Sam Rockwell (Wild Bill) turned in 2 of the most underrated performances for this movie.
Love your reactions, showing emotion shows you have empathy and can put yourself in others shoes, you should definitely check out "Hacksaw Ridge" i think you'd like "Meet Joe Black" maybe "Click" 1982s "The Thing" just to name a few
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 will never tire of people crying at this movie
@@roboelectrooverlord6346 I would be highly suspicious of anyone who doesn't.
You sadist lol
I was just thinking, "yes, I do feel like watching a new one cry."
Me too! Im addicted to these reactions
Maybe, but I do tire of crying each time i see people crying at this movie.
One big, unstated plot point is that when John Coffey punished Percy Whitmore he saved Briar Ridge's patients from the abuse he would otherwise have inflicted on them.
It's clearly not understated. As that where he ends up. And if you know anything about how mentally ill people were treated at this time in history... You'd know that...
@@dabreal82 "if you know anything about how mentally ill people were treated at this time in history."
um, that's precisely why it's understated.
@@dabreal82Guy was just stating a point. No need to be snarky or rude about an innocent statement
@@dabreal82 He didnt say "understated", he said "unstated". If you want to berate someone in a comment section, you should at least be able to read one sentence properly.
at the same time, in that action, he took justice in his own hands and killed 2 men, effectively... thereby in a way justifying his execution
Stephen King is such a talented writer. He scares you to death with one story, then turns around and breaks your heart with the next. Great reaction!
That is very true King wrote alot of my favorite novels of all time...then he also wrote some of the stupidest garbage ever published too...like Maximum Overdrive, Christine, DreamCatcher, Desperation, and even though it's not exactly bad but I don't like it The Dark Tower series..I've tried delving into that and like I say it's bot exactly bad but it tries too hard and fails imo to establish a solid world based on its own high and low magic system and own languages. Like he tries to go Tolkien with it in a way...and even though its loved by many to me it just doesn't work...in the way that I need to become engrossed in a world
But then you have Green Mile, Shawshank, The Shining, It, the Stand, Stand by Me, Salems Lot, Pet Semetary etc etc...I guess when you do copious amounts of cocaine and crank out books and short stories like singles raining on a strippers arse your bound to have a few jewels among all the turds
He stole most of his ideas for this book from a film called Powder.
@@vidiveniviciDCLXVIStephen King started writing the books a full 3 years before the movie powder came out...
@@dabreal82 Sure and those scenes in the book and powder are just pure chance 100% the same, piss off, he's always stolen other peoples ideas.
@@vidiveniviciDCLXVI show me proof... Or shut up...
A short friendship. Started with a handshake, and ended with one.. 😢
A friend of mine said this is the best movie he will never watch again. The "flicker show" bit gets me every time
Same, for this movie. Same for Schindler's List.
@@dallinorr6929 Good grief I'm a grown man and I break down every time at the end of that one. And I even know it's coming!
Requiem for a Dream is another great movie I'll never watch again. It's like you're the one on the drugs while you watch it.
I dare anyone to watch it without shedding a few tears. You’d have to be virtually a sociopath incapable of showing any emotions
Everyone loses it when Tom Hanks chokes out a tearful "roll on two". Who else could have delivered that line with so much emotion? Brilliant!
@@gordondafoe3516 when he shook John’s hand, it showed to me how much he actually cared for John and even offering to let him go to see how far he could get. When you see the prison guards tearing up that just shows you how much John had touched each and every one of their lives. This was by far one of the best movies ever made.
@@londonsage8696 Thanks Sage, It was John who offered his hand to Paul when they first met. At each of those moments, one had the deepest respect for the other. Brilliant.
It will always baffle me how Michael Clarke Duncan didn't win an Oscar for his performance as John Coffey.
Probably because he's black, believe it or not but America is a pretty racist country
And it's why Eminem has always said award shows are a joke.
@@davenaldrich3985 because the Untied States of America is a massive racist country, he is African American after all not American, he's African American
He was nominated for best supporting actor, but lost out to Michael Caine for The Cider House Rules which was also a great movie tbf. Kevin Spacey won best actor for American Beauty. It was unfortunate they were up against really good movies that year.
Wow this chick made me cry before the movie did!! Only 10 minutes in. What a compassionate heart she has.
This chick? Someone never made it out of the 70s
Liala has a kind heart and a beautiful soul.
@@zedwpd I'm a certain age because of a particular word I used? What a tiny mind you have.
@@zedwpd Common vocabulary for many Americans, regardless of age.
@@gsquat only Americans still saying "chick" are the same one's saying "woke" as if it's a bad thing.
We were all crying along with you liala. Michael Clarke Duncan gives one of the best performances of all time. R.I.P Legend.🙏😪
MCD’s character in the Last Mimzy was the sole human that had common sense. He made that movie more grounded and added that extra oomph.
Everyone cries at this movie. I still cry after watching about 20 reactions.
And here I thought... it was just me.
You're not alone BELIEVE ME 😢
Anyone who doesn’t gives me the creeps same with train to busan
weak
Rest in peace Michael Duncan you will definitely be missed
Wife and I saw this when it came out at the threater in 1999! Had the same effect on us! When I see it now, still has the same effect! 😪
I worked as a geriatric specialist for a good portion of my social services career. I love talking with seniors. You hear the most incredible first hand accounts they have lived through. I love that this movie starts with elderly Paul sharing his past. I once had a client who had fought in the military, and was on the beaches of Normandy. One of the greatest honors of my life was hearing his experiences from that day. Great reaction. Loved your obvious empathy shining through.
I worked for over ten years years with a Vietnam vet, and have known another Vietnam vet for almost 40 years, both of them I know through my parents. I have always taken it as a sign of respect and trust, of me, on their part, and an honor whenever either one would talk about their experiences.
I agree, when I worked in elderly care, I once spent an hour sitting and listening to fine gentleman who flew in the battle of britain tell his stories, absolutely incredible
The elderly man at the beginning looks almost exactly like my grandfather. He climbed mount Fuji in the war. We have his walking stick with all the stamps on it from all the check points along the way. Unfortunately they made him cut it in half to get on the plane home.
The old man in this movie that played paul was the man that played in "The Little House on the Prairie as the preacher
Watching this movie breaks my heart every time but watching you cry while watching this movie broke it even more. I just wanted to reach thru the screen and give you a hug.
I found you reaction and commentary spot on and you now have a new follower. God bless!
Saw this when I was in the hospital at age 10 or so. Fastest three hours I've ever experienced.
RIP Michael Clarke Duncan
Frank Darabont's masterpiece "sister movie" to his other one - "The Shawshank Redemption". Both movies were screenwritten & directed by Frank Darabont. Both movies were sourced from Stephen King stories. Both movies dealt with prison and ... I won't spoil anything incase a reader has yet to see "The Shawshank Redemption". Frank Darabont also wrote and directed another Stephen King story called "The Mist". King said he liked Darabont's Mist ending much better than his own.
How does it end in the book? The Mist was a made for tv movie, I think. The effects aren’t very good, but the story is. The ending is pretty heartbreaking.
@@roems6396 ENDING SPOILERS BELOW:
Stephen King's story had a more happy ending.
Green Mile crushed me both times I saw it. I don't know if I'll ever watch it all the way through again. It's so beautiful, thought provoking, and heavy and it's on my personal Mt. Rushmore of film.
Great Reaction, Great Movie. Top 5 for my lifetime. Thx, your beautiful on the inside as well the outside. ❤
The dry sponge actually made it worse than if there had been no sponge at all. It acted as insulation to make the process take longer.
Tom Hanks is a beast of an actor.
2 minutes in..."I'm going to cry"
Girl, you have no idea how true that is. I can't tell you how many times I've seen this. Probably 40-50 times. I still cry every time.
This movie never gets old. One of the greatest. For sure. ❤❤
You are 100% right. It is truly a masterpeice. It is also in my opinion one of the best movies ever made
When John Coffey is watching the movie and has the projector lights surrounding his head and appearing to emanate from it, it's the archetype of angels in classical paintings
My favorite moment in every Green Mile reaction is that first WTF when John reveals his power.
A lovely reaction, Liala. We cried along with you. 😭Watching The Green Mile definitely takes a toll emotionally. It is an amazing story by an amazing storyteller and beautifully acted throughout, but a heartbreaking film. This film really sheds a light on true goodness, true evil, and the heart-wrenching dilemma faced by men who know in their hearts that someone is innocent, but have no way to prove it. Add to that the suffering that John Coffey had to endure every day because of all the ugliness in the world. John was clearly too good for this world!
One additional point to keep in mind. I saw another commenter (Poor Finian) mention in a different reaction that a urinary tract infection had no cure in the 1930s, so even going to the doctor probably wouldn't help much. The first antibiotic, penicillin, was only discovered in 1928 and wasn't used on a patient in the U.S. until 1942.
Since you have already seen and reacted to The Shawshank Redemption, I have another top quality film for you to add to your reaction list: "Arrival" (Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker). It is amazing and in my Top 5.
You are a compassionate, kind woman. You have this American’s subscription. Enjoyed traveling thru this with you and I’m looking forward to your future reviews.
I watch a lot of reaction videos, especially to this movie and you are the first one that has ever mentioned the handshake. In the movie when John asked if they leave the light on and Hanks replied yes John extended his hand he showed that he trusted him to keep his word as a man it was a show of respect. And then at the end, I don’t know if you noticed, but the last thing before, Hanks told them to “roll on 2 “ He went and shook Johns hand as a final show of respect to John. I have never heard a reactor to put the two handshakes together. It was the number one thing that stood out in the movie to me, but I’ve never heard anybody else say anything about it.
Their first interaction ends with a handshake and their last interaction ends with a handshake.
@@waregl72exactly. A lot of people don’t pick up on that though because that happened during a time when shaking a man’s hand and looking at him in the eye meant everything.
Great Reaction......
Camera Angles and stage magic had to happen, cause Tom, David (Brutal), and Michael (John) are approximately same height, so Tom had to walk in a trench and MCD had to walk/stand on a riser....
The book is set in 1932, but since the Director wanted to include the Footage from the Movie "Tophat," which did not come out until 1935, the changed the year in the movie.
Both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" were written by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont.....
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFULL MUVIES EVER DONE, GREAT MESSAGE ABOWD APRESIATING LIFE. I MISS THOUS QUALITY MUVIES
Where have you been all my life? I watch reaction channels all the time! And this is my first introduction to you! Damnit 😢 TH-cam must have known, I like The Green Mile 😊 Anyway you have a new subscriber!
Thank you and welcome 🫶🏼
thank you for the sincerity of your reaction. I really appreciated it. I wish we could all take this movie to heart and maybe have a little more kindness in this world. Looking forward to your next reaction, have a great week.
I have nothing to say that hasn't already been said in the comments except thank you for sharing your emotions with us.
You are never prepared for this movie. I can't remember how many times I have watched it and still tear up
I’m thankful that I’ve had the opportunity to watch this exceptional film. Enjoyed your heartfelt response.
RIP Michael Clarke Duncan, an angel in The Green Mile.
Awesome , Amazing reaction! Thank you so much!
This is the first time I took note of "cold is better" like, "sometimes dead is better." King may well need therapy. Lol
Liala, YES! The people who react to reactors we're clearly emotionally damaged because we are gluttons for punishment. We have seen multiple other people visually lose their hearts because they break on TH-cam, and we see it and we are such masochists that we want more! You, you beautiful angel butterfly, you gave one of the gorgeous reactions I've ever seen. And looking it another way, you could also say that you emoting, and making me emote, is actually therapy. So, in a way, you gave me free therapy! God, lemme go and cry some more. Thank you, mama. You helped the medicine go down easier. ❤🎉😢😊😅 Literally all of the emojis.
Watch "The Burbs" with Tom Hanks. Its a dark comedy from the 80s. Bombed when it came out but like Starship Troopers it was ahead of its time and now finding love.
I can't help it. But this movie always starts for me, the moment, Sam Rockwell comes into play. 😅
Until then I only knew him from Charlie's Angels but he blew my mind with his performance here.
I became a fan.
And I have to BEG you, to react to some of the movies, he's been in, in the future. You won't regret it.
My favorites of his are:
- Moon
- 7 Psychopaths
And
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri...
In THAT order!
Your beautiful reaction is nothing short of the most appropriate reaction to what you have just watched. Anything less would not be human and would be devoid of love and empathy. Thank You for sharing this time with all of us.
Awesome story by Stephen King. Great writing! Great Movie!
Liala, I have seen this movie many times but always take it hard at the end. It was a pleasure weeping profusely with you at the end. It is that good. Great reaction. Thanks ❤
I read "The Green Mile" in 96 when King released it in several small paperback novels with only a couple of chapters each. It was a profound read.
The movie release in 99 was one of the best pieces of cinema I have ever seen and still is.
And almost 30 years later I still tear up and cry **every** time I see it or watch one of these reactions.
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For a bit of info Paul's last lines of _“If he could make a mouse live so long, how much longer do I have?”_
a mouse on average lives 2-3 years ... Mr. Jingles at the time of Paul in the retirement home and talking to Eliane was 64 years old.
Paul himself was 44 in 1935 ... so one would have to wonder how long then does Paul still have.
I was about 12/13 when I saw this. Very few films have ever made me feel this way, or have stayed with me forever like this one.
We all felt the same watching this masterpiece. 🥹
Every single reactor I have seen has cried at this one...some more than others, and this one is up there. But the performance of Doug Hutchison is one of the best screen villains of all time, everyone hates Percy. But the saddest part is the loss of Michael Duncan Clark, what a loss, gone way too soon.
One of my all-time favorite movies. I've probably seen it 20 times at this point and it still kills me every time.
This is the perfect person to react to this film. It takes a special person to be able to have and show their true emotions.
Thank you 🥹
As soon as I heard you say you forgot your tissues my heart bled for you
"..the handshake" is symbolic because there's an introduction between John and Paul, and then there's an empathic goodbye handshake. From the beginning when John first touched him, he instantly knew that Paul was a good man.
There's a similar movie but with a different context...you should check it out; it's called Frailty...starring Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey.
This is one of the best adaptations of Stephen King, one of the others you should check out is "Stand By Me" it is a great look at how no one ever has friends like the ones they have as a child.
Awesome reaction. I still cry on this movie lol. You need to watch City of Angels and A Walk to Remember 😉
Great Reaction! Because it was the typical reaction to this Movie 😭! My Friends and I saw this back when it was in Theaters! And every one in that Theater walked out with Tears in their eyes 😢! Such a Masterpiece of a Story from Stephen King!
Yeah that ending gets everyone.
A true masterpiece....
I'm not crying, you're crying. ❤❤
one of the best films ever, loved your reaction
empathy for days bro, this woman is amazing, props
i luv reaction channels. This woman is top notch, in my personal insignificant opinion 💛
Really appreciate it 🫶🏼
A beautiful reaction, Liala. Thank you.
The realization of what John Coffey is (Who, after all, can heal the sick, reverse death, and punish the wicked?), the significance of what it means to execute him, and worse, that he *wants* to be executed because he is so weary of the pain and evil in the world, is devastating.
19:36 Yeah. You see it coming, but it still stuns you when it happens.
Just found your channel. Fantastic reaction. Please keep that authenticity...it is worth so much as a reaction channel. Really appreciate you sharing this reaction, and followed :)
this is one of my favorite movies. Good reaction. You are beautiful young lady on the inside. Your beauty on the outside is obvious.
No one should be ok after watching this, and that's perfectly alright. ❤
Frank Darabont who directed this movie, also directed The Shawshank Redemption, which you viewed a year ago.
Just an amazing job of writing and acting. I've never seen another movie that has made me so emotional.
Your reaction was so wonderful. You asked about the need for a mouse, what is John"s backstory, why did he have issues with peeing, ..... and ALL of your questions got answered with some tears all of the way. Three hours is not that long on an amazing movie. I enjoyed your reaction and your tears. (go get some tissue)
Loved the reaction , thanks ❤x
Great reaction! Now she just needs to see The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me for the Stephen King non-horror trifecta
Shawshank is on the channel 🫶🏼
There's a part in the book, I'm not sure if it was ever considered to be figured into the film, but I wish it had despite the fact it would add a rather chilling moment.
When they're taking John to see Melinda, they walk by the room with Ol' Sparky in it, as they're still airing it out from Del's execution.
John stops in front of the room, slowly turns towards it, and for a moment they can't get him to move.
He then says "Del's still in there, I can hear him screaming."
That SHOULD have been in the movie!
There is a lesson in this movie, I only wish that more people would take it to heart. John explained it when he said "it's like this all over the world". We need to be kinder to one another, look for moments when we could have been cruel but instead be understanding and kind.
Hi Liala!
Firstly, I wish you a very happy birthday for when it will be or was this month.
As a fellow Cancer myself, it's mine this month also.
The Green Mile, what an amazing movie.
If you think about it, the concept, the idea of it is rather simple yet its written and acted in some a wonderful way.
You feel you get to know quite a bit about each character by not really saying all that much about them at all, by no mean an easy task for a writer.
Plus of course you create such a connection with each character, something so many movies today fail to achieve.
As an artist myself, I have a great respect and appreciation for the artist ' Drew Struzan ' who painted the poster and cover artwork for this and a great many Spielberg movies.
A great reaction.
Have a fantastic day, take care!
this movie and Return Of The The King hit so Hard
This is hands down one of Stephen King's greatest works.
And the movie adaption is really well done to honor the books.
I read the books in my teens and the movie capture how i envisioned it in my mind just perfectly.
It's a master class in how to make a great movie and how to build characters an audience can resonate with, even in scenarios like when they are on death row.
I think it's impossible to watch this movie without shedding tears unless you are some sociopath or psychopath.
This most amazing thing is that Michael Clarke Duncan who played John Coffey was just as good of human being as the one he portrayed here.
He tried to be his very best always.
Unfortunately trying to be that perfect is not in the cards for us human beings and it got him killed.
I have watched several reacters reacting to movies and I have discovered (they have discovered) that, although they may think "Oh, no, I won't be needing tissues - it's a monster movie, for Pete's sake!", about half way through the movie they're looking around for something to wipe away the tears. So my suggestion to you is to keep a box of tissues right there under the microphone because you never know when you might have the waterworks break loose. 😁
This was a great movie. One of my most favorite.
Overtime I've watched quite a few reaction videos and the thing I always look for is sincerity. I subscribe to your channel halfway through the movie so that should tell you what my reaction to you was. On a much lighter note I wore what we used to call farmer jeans just like the wind you're wearing in the early 70s. yes that makes me pretty old
This of course takes place in the Stephen King Multiverse where some people have the Shining. They are usually psychics and/or mediums who can also manifest other powers the stronger they get. John Coffey is one of the strongest Shiners; psychic, long life, healing, and can resurrect the briefly dead. 🤯
The Shining and it's sequel Doctor Sleep really build up the lore around the shine. The Directors Cut of Doctor Sleep is a Masterpeice and a must.
Most of King's protagonists, and some villains, shine to some extent or another whether they know it or not.
You can see some other actively powerful Shiners in Carrie, Firestarter, Dreamcatcher, The Dead Zone, The Dark Tower, The Stand, Hearts in Atlantis, Needful Things, and the HBO series The Outsider.
Some more passive shiners are in Gerald's Game, IT, Pet Sematary, and The Tommyknockers.
Thank you, Liala, for sharing your reaction to one of my favorite movies.
Thank you...thank you...❤
Excellent story, very well acted. To see Hanks much younger and sillier try "Big" or "Joe vs the Volcano" Both are lots of fun and hardly any tears. Good reaction to a masterpiece.
Noone could play john except Michael clarke Duncan. May he rest in peace. I was 11 years old when i first saw this movie back in 2000 i had school the next day. But this caught my attention so i stayed up. When johns death came on i cried like the kid i was . My dad came in my room and saw what i was looking at. He just sat down next to me. Didnt say anything just huged me.
How All them were in tears got to me as well.
Tired of being on the road; lonely as a sparrow in the rain... Amazing...
don't worry, jaméla... we're ALL crying along with you.
Great reaction, thanks. Mr. Jingles lived (at the point the movie ended on) about 32 times longer than average. If you apply the same amount to Paul, he could live 2200 years or more. Imagine carrying this with you all that time, it's heartbreaking.
I loved your takes. Another great Tom Hanks movie is " A man called Otto " you would love that one just as much. Plus you should watch " Saving Private Ryan " and " Band of Brothers " both movies has Tom Hanks in it or associated with it. Hello from Arkansas
I read the books (it was actually released as a series of short books, over a period of time), a while after I saw the movie. The cast was absolute perfection, especially Brutus "Brutal" Howell, and John Coffey. People are often shocked to find out that this was written by Stephen King. He's obviously best known for his horror stories, but he's also written some great supernatural stories as well.
The Green Mile is one of the few movies like Logan or Braveheart that cuts your freaking heart out
In the case of William Wallace, it was the intestines.
Those movies get me along with The Last Samurai and The Sunset Limited.
Glad to find your channel. Ready to check out your list! 😊❤
I've mentioned this on a few other reactor's channels, but I was working in a movie theater when The Green Mile released. We would have to run back and forth between all the screens showing it to turn up the AC, as the theaters would become hot and muggy from everyone crying their eyes out. I honestly don't remember any of the showings not being completely packed full of people.
@@__Philip__311 as someone who paid attention in science class in the 8th grade... This is bs. You'd have to have 1000s of people packed into a very small space crying and screaming and running around in laps to even slightly elevate the humidity and relative temperature of the average size theater. Not a couple hundred (which is very big movie theater) sitting still in their seats crying for not even a quarter of the movie...
I was one of the lucky ones to be able to read Stephen King's The Green Mile when it was originally published as a serial novel from March to August 1996. Doug Hutchison (Percy) and Sam Rockwell (Wild Bill) turned in 2 of the most underrated performances for this movie.
Liala needs to react to "Arrival"
Like you. I can't watch this movie and/or these reaction video's, without crying too.
This movie absolutely crushes everyone’s soul. 😊 I don’t think you knew what you were in for watching this. 😊😊
Love your reactions, showing emotion shows you have empathy and can put yourself in others shoes, you should definitely check out "Hacksaw Ridge" i think you'd like "Meet Joe Black" maybe "Click" 1982s "The Thing" just to name a few
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.
Imagine if John Cofee went into the sewers of Dairy to face off against Pennywise? The ultimate good vs the ultimate evil.
thanks for reaction