Bruce Willis performed a good deed for all of us when he recommended Michael Clarke Duncan for this after working with him in Armageddon. Mr. Duncan was also memorable in Daredevil, The Island, and The Whole Nine Yards.
You are one of the few film reaction viewers who is in tune with the socio-cultural issues of the depression Era and how the prison and justice system treated the poor and underprivileged. Your analysis is on point. Stephen King purposely wrote these issues in his novel. It showed the humanity of the guards. Eduard Delacroix was remorseful of his crimes and told the guards he wished he had met them under different circumstances as his life could have taken a different course. I read the novel before the film was released so I was able to appreciate the behaviors of each character. Great job on your reaction to this film.
Thank you!! I’m so glad you liked the reaction! I did not read the book but I did feel like the film was really well done and showed a pretty real representation of corrections and society during that era! I appreciate you taking note of my analysis, I definitely try to be in-tune with, and submerse myself in the eras that these films are set in! Thanks so much for watching with me and for your kind comment :)
Well said. Stephen King grew up in a rural town in Montana, I believe, and he said he saw a lot of corruption and racism at play. Men who hid behind a religious guise yet displayed authoritarian behaviour. That's why The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption feel so real, because the characters in the book are so believable and the settings and the story. Stephen has always been someone against these types of characters and he reflects on them very well in his books...
@@HonorGuard117 I think you're thinking of Maine. That's why a lot of his books are set there as well. But agreed, he does seem like an empathetic person even given some of his writing topics.
Race, social status and circumstances still play a big part in wrongful convictions and punishments including execution today. That is one reason I am so firmly against the death penalty.
I've watched dozens of reactions to this movie. You are one of the few who was as touched as I was over how healthy and beautiful Melinda looked as soon as she was healed. It's one of my favorite scenes and almost no one comments on it.
A field mouse in captivity usually lives for a year or two so Mr. Jingles still being alive 60 years later is about 30 times his normal life expectancy. Paul Edgecomb could be around for a very long time.
Mr Jingles lived over 30 times his life expectancy...Counting that ratio to a human and taking 80 years as medium life expectancy, Paul will be over 2400 years old, when he dies...
“We each owe a death; there are no exceptions.” Powerful film and great reaction. Next time someone challenges you to not laugh or cry, though: don’t. Just be your unadulterated, sweet self and let it rip. 😌
I had forgotten about a bit of squeaky shoe trivia I had read years ago until you mentioned it!! According to director Frank Darabont, Doug Hutchison (Percy) was given the squeakiest shoes he had ever heard. He thought this was the greatest bit of fate, and a "perfectly wonderful, annoying character trait" that he kept it in the movie. Viewers can hear sometimes how loud his shoes are.
You recognized the Apollo 13 connection, but made no mention of Forrest Gump one of the greatest movies of all times. Forrest Gump and lieutenant Dan are iconic.
TARA, THANK YOU for including John Coffey's line where he says "I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE BEING UGLY TO EACH OTHER, IT"S LIKE GLASS ALL THE TIME" MOST reactors to The Green Mile, eliminate this line, which FOR ME is a very important expression of WHY John wants to die. GREAT REACTION and GREAT editing job, you kept in the most important parts. I LOVE this movie, makes me cry every time. I wish Michael Clarke Duncan was still with us. He's an incredible actor, we could have seen so much more from him. He was truly a sweet, gentle man in real life. RIP Mr.Duncan
Hi there! Thank you for watching! I am so glad you appreciated my editing work! Thank you for your kind words! I, too, wish Michael Clarke Duncan was still with us!
I'm not sure, but I heard that they purposefully left the squeaky shoes in the movie as another added level of annoyance for that character, because it suited him.
Great reaction, thank you. I appreciate you understood the context of the 1930s Deep South and how John Coffey was doomed the minute he found the girls.
38:13 - for once, someone who gets this! SO many reactors ask why the guards didn’t do something to save John Coffey. So many people don’t get that here is literally *_nothing_* they can do!
I suppose he could have let him go, but it would have ruined his life, and John didn’t want that anyway! I agree his hands were tied in this situation!
@@TaraTunesIn I think Paul would probably have been willing to lose his job and do jail time; the problem is that John Coffey does not have the mentality for stealth, to know how to keep hidden; and he stands out, because of his size he is easily recognizable. He would almost certainly have been recaptured again within a matter of days- if not hours! - and the sacrifice would be all for nothing.
@@StoryMing - In addition, this is 1930s Louisiana we're talking about here. Even if they had hard evidence that John was innocent, when a Black man was convicted in that place at that time, he stayed convicted. Another horrifying thing to consider is that had Paul insisted on John trying to escape, John would have likely been lynched within a few days, along with heaven knows how many other larger-than-average Black men across the South. 😡
I can't stop watching this movie... like a torture to myself or something... I swear I've watched like 30 or more reactions to it... and I cry every time... especially at the end when Tom Hanks says "Roll on two" through his tears... I just die inside. But it's such a good movie... I think everyone should have to watch it.
13:06 In the book, "Paul" (aka Stephen King) speculated that Percy Wetmore was being kind to Del, in a way that was related to how Del was being kind to the mouse: He viewed him as a pet. He was going to be out front for Del's execution, so he literally had power of life & death over him, and so he was relishing the wait, in a strange way, by giving Del things he would like -- knowing how he (Percy) would be the final end of it.
Definitely has a ribbon of darkness running through its tone. Death penalty as Jesus allegory is a tough needle to thread. I personally love this movie and pairs well with The Shawshank Redemption.
Fred - Yes, sir, John Coffey is obviously a Christ figure: the initials J. C., he has foreknowledge of events and knows the evil that is in men's hearts, he can heal the sick and injured, he can resurrect the dead (if it's not too late), and he suffered and died because of the sins of others.
Really enjoyed your reaction alot. I've seen this movie quite a few times and I still get emotional. It's a masterpiece of a film. Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke duncan gave phenomenal performances. 😪🙏
Ok, all I'm gonna say is this: John can _heal_ with a touch; powerful healing is _so_ powerful that it shakes the Earth; he can sort of see, or at least _know_ the future; he knows what people are thinking & feeling; the "ugliness" in the world, what some might call Man’s _sin,_ physically & mentally pains him; he can feel others’ physical pain & medical issues; he was blamed for something he didn't do, persecuted, seen as different or "other" by people, hated, feared, and ultimately punished/killed… _And his initials are _*_J.C.!_* That is all! 🙏🏻🥰❤️
As far as calling out 'dead man walking', that's an older practice that was common at one time. It was usually done when walking a condemned man through a prison yard so other inmates knew to stand clear for security reasons. Percy is a very sadistic character; in the book Stephen King gives more insight into his dark thoughts which if he acted on would land him on death row as well. As for Paul not wanting to go to the doctor, it's because at that time the only treatment they had was sulfa tablets, which often caused uncontrollably vomiting.
This isn't canon, its just an estimate. The average mouse lives approximately 4 years. If Mr. Jingles was born in 1933, he's lived roughly 16 1/2 lifetimes. If the same is true for Paul, he has at least 1502 years remaining.
John means Beloved and coffee, sounding like but not the same meaning a different meaning, Cough (y) meaning the state of many times coughing(out death, pain and evil) The beloved who sucked in pain suffering evil and death and then coughed it out for to deliver others.
Hmm.. His Initials are JC, he could heal, he could ressurect from the dead, he is killed for anotherrs crime (Sins)even though he is innocent and finally his head is surrounded by a crown of light during the movie.
"At this time rehabilitation wasn't an option, I guess it was just punish and kill". We still have death row now. My next door neighbor, Kraig Kahler, killed his wife, daughters, and mother in law and still sits on Kansas death row today. He let his 10 year old son witness the murders and let him live.
Wow.. that’s awful. I am aware there is still death row in the US. But there is also a MUCH more significant focus on rehabilitation in the prison system compared to the 30s.
@@TaraTunesIn that's actually not true. For example, there are very few bachelor's degree programs offered in prisons because, for the last quarter-century, there has been a ban on people in prison using federal money to pay for college classes. In the 1930s, you could still get a degree in prison. Unless you had a life sentence or were on death row, rehabilitation was part of the prison system in the US. It's important to remember this isn't a prison movie. It's a death row movie. It isn't representative of the prison system as a whole.
Awesome! I recognize him from other films I’ve seen but I don’t have that many reactions up so far and he has now been in 3 of the movies!! He is excellent!
And actually the 2 guards Harry and Dean were named for Harry Dean Stanton because King was a fan. Oddly though the names were opposite in the book. Harry was the young one and Dean the one with grown children.
"I’m sorry for what I am." This is my signal to let the tears flow. I can’t stand injustice and this movie broke me. I found your channel through this video and now I am looking forward to your upcoming Armaggedon reaction with Jen. Recommendation: A Time To Kill - A movie with a great cast (Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and many more).
Very nice reaction! When John said he didn't want to die in the dark, I thought of 1 John 1:5 "...that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."
Jingles has lived 64 yrs so far, with an average life expectancy of 1 yr for a field mouse, that's 64 lifetimes. If Paul lives 64 lifetimes (from birth, at an average male life expectancy now at 70 to 73 years); that means he will have a minimum age at death of Between 4480, and 4672 years. Lordy....
I have a friend who had a relative serving time in our state's penitentiary back around 1999, 2000. He said this film and "Life" (1999) were very popular among the inmate population. The Green Mile made some of the most hardened, violent, soulless men cry......While everyone laughed their a$$es off at Life!
In all Stephen King stories, there is always an undercurrent of mysticism. A touch of otherworldly mystery. Most of the time it doesn’t translate well to film but this one is an exception to the rule. Make no mistake, hell is a real place. He meant it literally
I hadn’t realized watching this that it was a Stephen Kong story to begin with! So I definitely wasn’t expecting the shift to a more fantasy experience! It was kind of a cool realization :)
Percy violated one Green MIle rule TWICE (I'm sure there were many others he forgot to adhere to): he walked too close to the cell fronts -- once when Wild Bill grabbed him (then wet himself) and at the end when Percy was "straightening up" after the straitjacket was taken off. As far as John Coffey being an "imbecile," he was far from that, evinced by his actions immediately after returning from healing Melinda. John's most poignant line? To me it's when he's being prepped in the e-chair: "I'm sorry for what I am."
Some movie ideas just from all the great actors in this movie: Disturbia (David Morse), The Island (Michael Clarke Duncan), Charlie's Angels, Iron Man movies (Sam Rockwell), Captain Phillips, Castaway, Band of Brothers (Tom Hanks), Sum of All Fears (James Cromwell)
The *Squeak squeak* of Percy's shoe ended me 🤣His squeaky steps annoyed the everliving daylights out of me from the very first time I watched the movie and the sound drives me crazy each and every time I hear it, so bless you for making me laugh at it! Percy is so obnoxious that even his shoes are annoying... (Which, I've read, was a conscious choice by the costume department)
Oh I love that they did that on purpose hahaha that’s so funny It was brilliant because subconsciously it made me hate him so much more, and feel annoyed by him!! So smart!
You said he needed to go to the doctor, but in 1935 there wasn't much the doctor could do. They mention Sulfa which was an early antibiotic but it actually first came out in 1935 (when the movie is set) and had lots of side effects (they mention the vomiting). The book is actually set in 1932 so even that wasn't an option. Lots of reactors mention cranberry juice, but good luck getting that in the deep south in the middle of the depression.
Hey Tara I've seen this movie a million times, and it breaks me every time. Your reaction to this was great. Have you ever seen Saving Private Ryan, Fury, Only The Brave, Forrest Gump or the 2 Deadpool movies? If not you ought to check them out. There are so many great movies out there and I'd like to see your reaction to them. A movie I recently watched, that has now become one of my favorite movies of all time is Jojo Rabbit. It's a comedy, the story of a 10 year old kid in Nazi Germany near the end of WWII. Jojo is in the Hitler Youth and his imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler. When Jojo discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the house he develops a relationship with her and his relationship with his imaginary friend falls apart. It is such a funny, funny movie with some sad parts in it. I believe you would love that movie. Please check it out. Keep up the great reactions.
Hi Dave! So glad you liked this reaction! Thanks for watching! I have seen a couple of those but a couple are definitely on my list!! Thanks so much for the suggestions!! I had never heard of Jojo rabbit before!! Definitely going to check it out!! Thanks again :)
One area in which some creative license was taken was regarding the uniforms. From what I've learned, guards did not yet wear any regulation outfits during the Depression era.
Something I just noticed for the first time in countless views. Del tripped and possibly injured himself, why was his head smashed against the bars when he mentioned Percy peeing his pants? Del wasn't causing problems at all, yet Brutal had him smooshed.
At that period in time, the husband was the head of the house. Doctors would give the husband any diagnosis and the husband would have to pass the information to the ailing person. Not ideal but that's the way it was.
This was the 1930s and back then, the doctor only communicated with the husband, even if the wife was the patient. It was the husband's responsibility for talk to her.
Good choice of movie. Good analysis. Glad I discovered your channel. I think Stephen King was trying to tell us something with John Coffey's initials. King wrote this in a series of installments just as authors often published novels centuries ago. You might turn the volume of the movie up.
John Coffey is Jesus Christ. They have the same initials and he gets the neckless of Saint Christopher. Also hes a healer and gets executed by 4 men just like in the bible. Its a metaphor so to speak.
I know the electric chair looks barbaric but I’d take Ol Sparky over lethal injection if I was on death row. The brain (and pain receptors) dies first in the chair; the brain dies last with lethal injection so you feel the paralysis and suffocation. It’s why Del’s execution is so horrific. Del felt all of that. He would have had his pain receptors “zapped” and felt nothing if the sponge was wet. [im not discussing the death penalty and it’s existence in the judicial system. I’m talking about my hypothetical choice in my hypothetical execution] Great reaction! 👍
Tara please don't think you failed having to wipe your tears, I thought it very unkind to ask you not to use tissues. Thank you for another good reaction video. you are a very good person.
Lovely reaction, Tara. Two other quality movies I think you would enjoy are Shawshank Redemption and Arrival. Looking forward to more reactions. Subscribed.
Thanks so much John!! Im so glad you enjoyed the reaction! Thank you for subscribing!! I have seen shawshank before, but Arrival is definitely on my list!! Thanks for the suggestions!!
1. YOU WILL CRY 2. Dabbs Greer/old Paul was ill during production so his part was done later. He also played Reverend Alden in Little House on the Prairie" 3. Hammersmith/Lt. Dan/Gary Sinise was not a good lawyer. Most likely racial, 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 vegan and didn't want to grill meat for the BBQ scene but was told that in 1935 people actually ate meat so he agreed to have some on the grill. 9. RE Percy: Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. KARMA's a Bitch. That said, You must give props to Doug Hutchison because everybody hates him. 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 before Del is executed and gives Mr Jingles to John they used a real mouse and it pooped on Paul's shoulder and Hanks wipes it off before the the walk to the chair. 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!
I got a new phone and all my subscriptions disappeared... So happy I found your channel again. Your reactions are intelligent, observant and fun!!! Well, this one was the most heartbreaking, freaking sad, satisfying and smartest reactions ever, glad to be back... Thank you🙂🙂🙂
Hi there!!! Welcome back!! I, too, am so glad you found my channel again!! :) I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this reaction :) thank you for the kind compliments ☺️☺️
@@TaraTunesIn yea its basically just head cannon that ive always thought sounded cool, but it does make sense with how kings books can have fleeting references to each other. obviously you need to react to the shining.
In America it wasn’t until the 1970’s that women had any Rights to their own medical decisions. Until then, a woman’s husband, or father, or male guardian could make all decisions concerning her medical care, whether or not she agreed, and the men were told first about whatever was wrong: That’s why the Warden was saying he couldn’t figure out how to tell his wife she was going to die.
Tara, John Coffey is a Christ figure. He appeared out of nowhere, as if he had just “fallen out of the sky.” He had foreknowledge of future events. He can see the good or evil that is in men’s hearts. He can heal illness and afflictions and resurrect the dead (if it’s not too late). He is innocent, with a pure soul, yet he is made to suffer and die because of the sins and wickedness of others. And even his initials are J.C., just like Jesus. (Note the scene when John is watching his first ever “flicker show” and the light from the movie projector is shining from behind, illuminating his head just like a halo - the Christian symbolism is unmistakable.)
Seeing a doctor wouldn't have helped much. This was before antibiotics were common. The doctor would have tried sulfa drugs and told Paul to keep hydrated. Infection often meant death or amputation back them. More men died on the battlefield from infection than bullets.
27:28 I think John took onboard some of Del’s pain to ease his passing. I have nothing to support this theory but I reckon it’s the kind of thing he’d do. 😔
Great reaction to one of my favorite movies. Definitely earned a subscriber. Another great prison movie, if you haven’t already seen it is Shawshank Redemption. Like the Green Mile it is an adaptation of a Stephen King story and it has the same director. One of the greatest movies of all time.
Hi there!! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!! I have unfortunately already seen Shawshank Redemption, but I thank you for the great suggestion!!
@Tara Tunes In, I'm not sure if you picked up on it or were told beforehand but this is a Stephen King story. I feel it's best not knowing that before you watched the film as I think it kinda gives the game away. People would then be expecting the weird stuff that goes on. I watched it blind for the first time and it was an amazing experience.
I did not know that this was Stephen King going into it, and I was definitely not expecting the supernatural element! It threw me off for a second but the story was pretty incredible!
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Bruce Willis performed a good deed for all of us when he recommended Michael Clarke Duncan for this after working with him in Armageddon. Mr. Duncan was also memorable in Daredevil, The Island, and The Whole Nine Yards.
..and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of RIcky Bobby
For me it was See Spot Run that I best know Michael Clarke Duncan from.
And the Slammin' Salmon
Absolutely
And Planet of The Apes, where he played a gorilla general.
You are one of the few film reaction viewers who is in tune with the socio-cultural issues of the depression Era and how the prison and justice system treated the poor and underprivileged. Your analysis is on point. Stephen King purposely wrote these issues in his novel. It showed the humanity of the guards. Eduard Delacroix was remorseful of his crimes and told the guards he wished he had met them under different circumstances as his life could have taken a different course. I read the novel before the film was released so I was able to appreciate the behaviors of each character. Great job on your reaction to this film.
Thank you!! I’m so glad you liked the reaction! I did not read the book but I did feel like the film was really well done and showed a pretty real representation of corrections and society during that era! I appreciate you taking note of my analysis, I definitely try to be in-tune with, and submerse myself in the eras that these films are set in!
Thanks so much for watching with me and for your kind comment :)
Well said. Stephen King grew up in a rural town in Montana, I believe, and he said he saw a lot of corruption and racism at play. Men who hid behind a religious guise yet displayed authoritarian behaviour. That's why The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption feel so real, because the characters in the book are so believable and the settings and the story. Stephen has always been someone against these types of characters and he reflects on them very well in his books...
@@HonorGuard117 I think you're thinking of Maine. That's why a lot of his books are set there as well. But agreed, he does seem like an empathetic person even given some of his writing topics.
Race, social status and circumstances still play a big part in wrongful convictions and punishments including execution today. That is one reason I am so firmly against the death penalty.
When you wrap all the emotions together, this is one of the most beautiful films ever. It really makes you FEEL!
I've watched dozens of reactions to this movie. You are one of the few who was as touched as I was over how healthy and beautiful Melinda looked as soon as she was healed. It's one of my favorite scenes and almost no one comments on it.
I found that moment extremely moving! So glad someone else’s felt the same!! :)
A field mouse in captivity usually lives for a year or two so Mr. Jingles still being alive 60 years later is about 30 times his normal life expectancy. Paul Edgecomb could be around for a very long time.
Paul
I'm 108 years old
I was 44 the year John Coffey rode the lightning
So Mr J dies at 64 year old (in film)
Mr Jingles lived over 30 times his life expectancy...Counting that ratio to a human and taking 80 years as medium life expectancy, Paul will be over 2400 years old, when he dies...
“We each owe a death; there are no exceptions.” Powerful film and great reaction. Next time someone challenges you to not laugh or cry, though: don’t. Just be your unadulterated, sweet self and let it rip. 😌
Thanks :) I thought I would give it a try but, I couldn’t follow through anyway haha
I had forgotten about a bit of squeaky shoe trivia I had read years ago until you mentioned it!!
According to director Frank Darabont, Doug Hutchison (Percy) was given the squeakiest shoes he had ever heard. He thought this was the greatest bit of fate, and a "perfectly wonderful, annoying character trait" that he kept it in the movie. Viewers can hear sometimes how loud his shoes are.
Great reaction!! Way different than many other reactions I've seen. Different scenes kept in and love the time/societal issues discussed. Great job!!
Thanks very much! I’m so glad you appreciated my choices and enjoyed the video!
If you don't cry at this movie... every time... you have no soul. You, Tara, have a soul.
Yayyyy!!!
You recognized the Apollo 13 connection, but made no mention of Forrest Gump one of the greatest movies of all times. Forrest Gump and lieutenant Dan are iconic.
TARA, THANK YOU for including John Coffey's line where he says "I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE BEING UGLY TO EACH OTHER, IT"S LIKE GLASS ALL THE TIME" MOST reactors to The Green Mile, eliminate this line, which FOR ME is a very important expression of WHY John wants to die. GREAT REACTION and GREAT editing job, you kept in the most important parts. I LOVE this movie, makes me cry every time. I wish Michael Clarke Duncan was still with us. He's an incredible actor, we could have seen so much more from him. He was truly a sweet, gentle man in real life. RIP Mr.Duncan
Hi there! Thank you for watching! I am so glad you appreciated my editing work! Thank you for your kind words! I, too, wish Michael Clarke Duncan was still with us!
This is one of the greatest things Stephen King has ever written.
The man is a goddamn genius.
He's the best storyteller since Shakespeare!
I have never noticed Percy's squeaky shoe before you pointed it out, Tara. And now I'll never be able to not hear it again. 🤣🤣
Indeed, dagnabit! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm not sure, but I heard that they purposefully left the squeaky shoes in the movie as another added level of annoyance for that character, because it suited him.
That makes a lot of sense to me.. it made me find him that much more annoying!!!
😂😂😂
"Tell me, what you want me to do"
The most moving line in that entire movie.
Ohhh yeah that was intense
Great reaction, thank you. I appreciate you understood the context of the 1930s Deep South and how John Coffey was doomed the minute he found the girls.
Thank you!! I appreciate you for noticing :) I’m so glad you enjoyed the reaction!!
"Sometimes the green mile seems so long..." Great movie, great reaction, I also thought that John gave the tumor to Percy. 🙂
I love this movie, because we all tend to see life as being too short. But this movie shows us how extended life is also a burden and curse.
John is basically pure empathy.
I've watched reactions to this movie over and over... but from today on , I cannot unhear Percy's shoe squeaking 😂
38:13 - for once, someone who gets this!
SO many reactors ask why the guards didn’t do something to save John Coffey. So many people don’t get that here is literally *_nothing_* they can do!
I suppose he could have let him go, but it would have ruined his life, and John didn’t want that anyway! I agree his hands were tied in this situation!
@@TaraTunesIn
I think Paul would probably have been willing to lose his job and do jail time; the problem is that John Coffey does not have the mentality for stealth, to know how to keep hidden; and he stands out, because of his size he is easily recognizable. He would almost certainly have been recaptured again within a matter of days- if not hours! - and the sacrifice would be all for nothing.
@@StoryMing - In addition, this is 1930s Louisiana we're talking about here. Even if they had hard evidence that John was innocent, when a Black man was convicted in that place at that time, he stayed convicted. Another horrifying thing to consider is that had Paul insisted on John trying to escape, John would have likely been lynched within a few days, along with heaven knows how many other larger-than-average Black men across the South. 😡
I can't stop watching this movie... like a torture to myself or something... I swear I've watched like 30 or more reactions to it... and I cry every time... especially at the end when Tom Hanks says "Roll on two" through his tears... I just die inside. But it's such a good movie... I think everyone should have to watch it.
I’m with you! Such an emotional scene!! SUCH a great movie!
13:06 In the book, "Paul" (aka Stephen King) speculated that Percy Wetmore was being kind to Del, in a way that was related to how Del was being kind to the mouse: He viewed him as a pet. He was going to be out front for Del's execution, so he literally had power of life & death over him, and so he was relishing the wait, in a strange way, by giving Del things he would like -- knowing how he (Percy) would be the final end of it.
Oh wow, that does make sense. Percy is a very messed up individual!
And Paul also suspects that the reason Percy decided to torture Del to death was because Del laughed at him.
Definitely has a ribbon of darkness running through its tone. Death penalty as Jesus allegory is a tough needle to thread. I personally love this movie and pairs well with The Shawshank Redemption.
Fred - Yes, sir, John Coffey is obviously a Christ figure: the initials J. C., he has foreknowledge of events and knows the evil that is in men's hearts, he can heal the sick and injured, he can resurrect the dead (if it's not too late), and he suffered and died because of the sins of others.
Really enjoyed your reaction alot. I've seen this movie quite a few times and I still get emotional. It's a masterpiece of a film. Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke duncan gave phenomenal performances. 😪🙏
I completely agree! They were incredible in this!! Thanks so much for watching! I’m so glad you enjoyed the reaction :)
Ok, all I'm gonna say is this:
John can _heal_ with a touch; powerful healing is _so_ powerful that it shakes the Earth; he can sort of see, or at least _know_ the future; he knows what people are thinking & feeling; the "ugliness" in the world, what some might call Man’s _sin,_ physically & mentally pains him; he can feel others’ physical pain & medical issues; he was blamed for something he didn't do, persecuted, seen as different or "other" by people, hated, feared, and ultimately punished/killed…
_And his initials are _*_J.C.!_*
That is all! 🙏🏻🥰❤️
As far as calling out 'dead man walking', that's an older practice that was common at one time. It was usually done when walking a condemned man through a prison yard so other inmates knew to stand clear for security reasons. Percy is a very sadistic character; in the book Stephen King gives more insight into his dark thoughts which if he acted on would land him on death row as well. As for Paul not wanting to go to the doctor, it's because at that time the only treatment they had was sulfa tablets, which often caused uncontrollably vomiting.
42:42 you’re SO strong! I can’t watch John’s execution without completely losing it
This isn't canon, its just an estimate.
The average mouse lives approximately 4 years. If Mr. Jingles was born in 1933, he's lived roughly 16 1/2 lifetimes.
If the same is true for Paul, he has at least 1502 years remaining.
John means Beloved and coffee, sounding like but not the same meaning a different meaning, Cough (y) meaning the state of many times coughing(out death, pain and evil) The beloved who sucked in pain suffering evil and death and then coughed it out for to deliver others.
18:00 Well, i guess you haven't seen Forrest Gump (1994) yet! 😁👌🏼👍🏻✌🏼
I have actually, I just forgot about Lt. Dan!! I would have loved to react to Forrest Gump but I e definitely seen it!
@@TaraTunesIn Oh, that's a shame! ☹😉👍🏻✌🏼
My question has always been how old John is. I love this movie and cry every time. Enjoy
Oh yeah good question!!! He’s probably SO OLD!!
He has been walking the earth for thousands of years
Hmm.. His Initials are JC, he could heal, he could ressurect from the dead, he is killed for anotherrs crime (Sins)even though he is innocent and finally his head is surrounded by a crown of light during the movie.
Plus he can feel (or take on) the evils (sins) of the whole world. That whole scene with the tired speech felt very garden of Gethsemane.
"At this time rehabilitation wasn't an option, I guess it was just punish and kill". We still have death row now. My next door neighbor, Kraig Kahler, killed his wife, daughters, and mother in law and still sits on Kansas death row today. He let his 10 year old son witness the murders and let him live.
Wow.. that’s awful.
I am aware there is still death row in the US. But there is also a MUCH more significant focus on rehabilitation in the prison system compared to the 30s.
@@TaraTunesIn that's actually not true. For example, there are very few bachelor's degree programs offered in prisons because, for the last quarter-century, there has been a ban on people in prison using federal money to pay for college classes.
In the 1930s, you could still get a degree in prison. Unless you had a life sentence or were on death row, rehabilitation was part of the prison system in the US.
It's important to remember this isn't a prison movie. It's a death row movie. It isn't representative of the prison system as a whole.
@@TaraTunesIn True, but this story was about death row where no rehabilitation takes place in any era.
16:38 It’s about this time that viewers remember this is based on a Stephen King novel…
What a great movie absolutely tremendous
It's cool that you recognized Harry Dean Stanton. The last movie I remember him in was The Avengers.
I don't think I've ever seen another reactor mention Harry Dean. A true legend.
Awesome! I recognize him from other films I’ve seen but I don’t have that many reactions up so far and he has now been in 3 of the movies!! He is excellent!
And actually the 2 guards Harry and Dean were named for Harry Dean Stanton because King was a fan. Oddly though the names were opposite in the book. Harry was the young one and Dean the one with grown children.
"I’m sorry for what I am." This is my signal to let the tears flow. I can’t stand injustice and this movie broke me. I found your channel through this video and now I am looking forward to your upcoming Armaggedon reaction with Jen.
Recommendation: A Time To Kill - A movie with a great cast (Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and many more).
Awesome!! Thanks for the suggestion and for watching :)
Percy shoots Wild Bill
Tara: You cant do that
Everyone watching: He just DID...
😂
Very nice reaction! When John said he didn't want to die in the dark, I thought of 1 John 1:5 "...that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."
One of my favorite movies of all time! So glad you shared this one.
Jingles has lived 64 yrs so far, with an average life expectancy of 1 yr for a field mouse, that's 64 lifetimes. If Paul lives 64 lifetimes (from birth, at an average male life expectancy now at 70 to 73 years); that means he will have a minimum age at death of
Between 4480, and 4672 years. Lordy....
🤯Think of the things he’ll see!!!
Another movie you should check out after this is Airplane! (1980). Always good for a laugh.
Shirley, you can't be serious.
@@deeanna8448 I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.
It’s definitely on my list! :)
I have a friend who had a relative serving time in our state's penitentiary back around 1999, 2000. He said this film and "Life" (1999) were very popular among the inmate population. The Green Mile made some of the most hardened, violent, soulless men cry......While everyone laughed their a$$es off at Life!
Oh wow! I’ll have to see what “Life” is, I haven’t heard of it before!
In all Stephen King stories, there is always an undercurrent of mysticism. A touch of otherworldly mystery. Most of the time it doesn’t translate well to film but this one is an exception to the rule. Make no mistake, hell is a real place. He meant it literally
I hadn’t realized watching this that it was a Stephen Kong story to begin with! So I definitely wasn’t expecting the shift to a more fantasy experience! It was kind of a cool realization :)
Percy violated one Green MIle rule TWICE (I'm sure there were many others he forgot to adhere to): he walked too close to the cell fronts -- once when Wild Bill grabbed him (then wet himself) and at the end when Percy was "straightening up" after the straitjacket was taken off. As far as John Coffey being an "imbecile," he was far from that, evinced by his actions immediately after returning from healing Melinda. John's most poignant line? To me it's when he's being prepped in the e-chair: "I'm sorry for what I am."
Great premiere and reactions to one of the most emotional films I've seen, Tara!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you, Mike!!
Some movie ideas just from all the great actors in this movie: Disturbia (David Morse), The Island (Michael Clarke Duncan), Charlie's Angels, Iron Man movies (Sam Rockwell), Captain Phillips, Castaway, Band of Brothers (Tom Hanks), Sum of All Fears (James Cromwell)
Amazing movie just amazing
Dale's execution was based off a real execution that happened because thinsetic sponges don't conduct the same. Also was likely innocent.
What a wonderful, beautiful and emotional reaction, my dear to this awesome but sad movie 🙏🏾✝️✌🏾☮️💖💯...
Thanks so much!!! I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
JOHN COFFEY IS LIKE JESUS CHRIST.
The *Squeak squeak* of Percy's shoe ended me 🤣His squeaky steps annoyed the everliving daylights out of me from the very first time I watched the movie and the sound drives me crazy each and every time I hear it, so bless you for making me laugh at it! Percy is so obnoxious that even his shoes are annoying... (Which, I've read, was a conscious choice by the costume department)
Oh I love that they did that on purpose hahaha that’s so funny
It was brilliant because subconsciously it made me hate him so much more, and feel annoyed by him!! So smart!
Just found you through your sister. Came here and instantly subscribed. You didn't fail any "challenge" in the least. Wipe those tears.
You said he needed to go to the doctor, but in 1935 there wasn't much the doctor could do. They mention Sulfa which was an early antibiotic but it actually first came out in 1935 (when the movie is set) and had lots of side effects (they mention the vomiting). The book is actually set in 1932 so even that wasn't an option. Lots of reactors mention cranberry juice, but good luck getting that in the deep south in the middle of the depression.
Hey Tara I've seen this movie a million times, and it breaks me every time. Your reaction to this was great. Have you ever seen Saving Private Ryan, Fury, Only The Brave, Forrest Gump or the 2 Deadpool movies? If not you ought to check them out. There are so many great movies out there and I'd like to see your reaction to them. A movie I recently watched, that has now become one of my favorite movies of all time is Jojo Rabbit. It's a comedy, the story of a 10 year old kid in Nazi Germany near the end of WWII. Jojo is in the Hitler Youth and his imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler. When Jojo discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the house he develops a relationship with her and his relationship with his imaginary friend falls apart. It is such a funny, funny movie with some sad parts in it. I believe you would love that movie. Please check it out. Keep up the great reactions.
Hi Dave! So glad you liked this reaction! Thanks for watching!
I have seen a couple of those but a couple are definitely on my list!! Thanks so much for the suggestions!!
I had never heard of Jojo rabbit before!! Definitely going to check it out!! Thanks again :)
@@TaraTunesIn If you check out Jojo Rabbit, I really believe you will love that movie. Thanks
Stephen King also wrote this and Shawshank. the Lawyer and Hanks is in Forest Gump too. If you haven't watched that your really missing out.
Great Great reaction thank you
Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
One area in which some creative license was taken was regarding the uniforms. From what I've learned, guards did not yet wear any regulation outfits during the Depression era.
Ghost Busters is a great movie. Aliens 2 is very worth the watch.
WE ALMOST HAVE THE SAME GLASSES BUT MINE ARE BLUE.
Stephen King, "Tag, gotcha!" And you thought you were in for a movie just about death row.
They also worked togeather in forest gump
Great reaction n now I’m a subscriber
Awesome!!! Welcome aboard! And thank you! :)
I think Johns character is a representation of Jesus. Same initials, helps cure the sick, and died for the sins of man...
Something I just noticed for the first time in countless views. Del tripped and possibly injured himself, why was his head smashed against the bars when he mentioned Percy peeing his pants? Del wasn't causing problems at all, yet Brutal had him smooshed.
I think just because it was still inappropriate for an inmate to speak that way to an officer, even if the officer deserved it
@@TaraTunesIn No I meant he was mushed into the bars before he even started talking. 😂
45:32 Paul Edgecombe wishes to die as John Coffey before him. Something joining John and Paul for eternity.
I dont get the challenge of not wiping your tears seems like something Percy would make you do.
Lol it was just fun I think? I failed anyway loll
At that period in time, the husband was the head of the house. Doctors would give the husband any diagnosis and the husband would have to pass the information to the ailing person. Not ideal but that's the way it was.
This was the 1930s and back then, the doctor only communicated with the husband, even if the wife was the patient. It was the husband's responsibility for talk to her.
Yes lol I gathered
Great Reaction!!! Cast Away and Forrest Gump are also good Tom Hanks classics.
Also, check out Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino, Very good
Awesome!!! Thanks for the great suggestions! Adding them to the list! :) so glad you enjoyed the video!
Good choice of movie. Good analysis. Glad I discovered your channel.
I think Stephen King was trying to tell us something with John Coffey's initials. King wrote this in a series of installments just as authors often published novels centuries ago.
You might turn the volume of the movie up.
Thanks Brandon! Glad you enjoyed the reaction!!
Apologies about the volume! I will work on the audio! Thank you :)
John Coffey is Jesus Christ. They have the same initials and he gets the neckless of Saint Christopher. Also hes a healer and gets executed by 4 men just like in the bible. Its a metaphor so to speak.
17:14 Perhaps not the best analogy, considering where the illness was located. 😳
😂woops
I know the electric chair looks barbaric but I’d take Ol Sparky over lethal injection if I was on death row. The brain (and pain receptors) dies first in the chair; the brain dies last with lethal injection so you feel the paralysis and suffocation. It’s why Del’s execution is so horrific. Del felt all of that. He would have had his pain receptors “zapped” and felt nothing if the sponge was wet.
[im not discussing the death penalty and it’s existence in the judicial system. I’m talking about my hypothetical choice in my hypothetical execution]
Great reaction! 👍
Great Reaction To This Great Movie Sweetheart
Tara please don't think you failed having to wipe your tears, I thought it very unkind to ask you not to use tissues. Thank you for another good reaction video. you are a very good person.
Aw y try hank you for saying that!!! It was a really hard challenge! But I can only be me! :) I’m glad you enjoyed this reaction!
I thought that specific request was kinda Percy level sadistic.
33:21 And you haven’t even got to the crying part yet! Tara … you in danger, girl! 🤣
Lovely reaction, Tara. Two other quality movies I think you would enjoy are Shawshank Redemption and Arrival. Looking forward to more reactions. Subscribed.
Thanks so much John!! Im so glad you enjoyed the reaction! Thank you for subscribing!!
I have seen shawshank before, but Arrival is definitely on my list!! Thanks for the suggestions!!
1. YOU WILL CRY
2. Dabbs Greer/old Paul was ill during production so his part was done later. He also played
Reverend Alden in Little House on the Prairie"
3. Hammersmith/Lt. Dan/Gary Sinise was not a good lawyer. Most likely racial, 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 vegan and didn't want to grill meat for the BBQ scene but
was told that in 1935 people actually ate meat so he agreed to have some on the grill.
9. RE Percy: Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. KARMA's a Bitch. That said, You must give props to Doug Hutchison because everybody hates him.
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 before Del is executed and gives Mr Jingles to John they used a real mouse and it pooped on Paul's shoulder
and Hanks wipes it off before the the walk to the chair.
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!
Wow thanks so much for all these amazing facts!!! And thanks for joining me for this reaction!! :)
40:10 Ok, _this_ is where you should start crying (and basically not stop until the credits roll). 😭
Just an FYI, but Johns Initials were J.C.!
I got a new phone and all my subscriptions disappeared... So happy I found your channel again. Your reactions are intelligent, observant and fun!!! Well, this one was the most heartbreaking, freaking sad, satisfying and smartest reactions ever, glad to be back...
Thank you🙂🙂🙂
Hi there!!! Welcome back!! I, too, am so glad you found my channel again!! :) I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this reaction :) thank you for the kind compliments ☺️☺️
Shine on ma lady.
if you have seen the shining i think john is an example of a person who 'shines' since this would be the steven king shared universe.
Ohh interesting! I have never seen the shining but it would be cool if they were related!
@@TaraTunesIn yea its basically just head cannon that ive always thought sounded cool, but it does make sense with how kings books can have fleeting references to each other.
obviously you need to react to the shining.
In America it wasn’t until the 1970’s that women had any
Rights to their own medical decisions. Until then, a woman’s husband, or father, or male guardian could make all decisions concerning her medical care, whether or not she agreed, and the men were told first about whatever was wrong: That’s why the Warden was saying he couldn’t figure out how to tell his wife she was going to die.
Tara, John Coffey is a Christ figure. He appeared out of nowhere, as if he had just “fallen out of the sky.” He had foreknowledge of future events. He can see the good or evil that is in men’s hearts. He can heal illness and afflictions and resurrect the dead (if it’s not too late). He is innocent, with a pure soul, yet he is made to suffer and die because of the sins and wickedness of others. And even his initials are J.C., just like Jesus. (Note the scene when John is watching his first ever “flicker show” and the light from the movie projector is shining from behind, illuminating his head just like a halo - the Christian symbolism is unmistakable.)
i cant find you on audea - can you post audio versions of your videos there? would love to listen to them! thanks again for the great content!
Sorry I’m not sure what Audra is!
Back in that era, doctors only spoke with men. That's why he had to tell his wife.
Seeing a doctor wouldn't have helped much. This was before antibiotics were common. The doctor would have tried sulfa drugs and told Paul to keep hydrated. Infection often meant death or amputation back them. More men died on the battlefield from infection than bullets.
27:28 I think John took onboard some of Del’s pain to ease his passing. I have nothing to support this theory but I reckon it’s the kind of thing he’d do. 😔
That is a pretty good theory, I agree John was basically down for helping people no matter what!
Initials are JC, no coincidence!
the fact that his wife has believed everything and she never seen John
Well her husband presented her with pretty hard evidence...
@@havok6280 ICWYDT
This may sound odd, but you cry beautifully.
Thanks!! ☺️☺️
Very good movie
I love your bedspread!
Thanks!!! It’s my favourite!!
Love your reaction, and you are soooooo cute!!!!!
😊 thank you
Great reaction to one of my favorite movies. Definitely earned a subscriber. Another great prison movie, if you haven’t already seen it is Shawshank Redemption. Like the Green Mile it is an adaptation of a Stephen King story and it has the same director. One of the greatest movies of all time.
Hi there!! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!!
I have unfortunately already seen Shawshank Redemption, but I thank you for the great suggestion!!
@@TaraTunesIn Its only unfortunate for us, but very good that you've seen Shawshank... It's one of the all timers.
Raising Arizon would be a good one to watch after this. Something that's completely different.
Oh cool! I think we had that VHS when I was a kid but I never watched it!
@Tara Tunes In, I'm not sure if you picked up on it or were told beforehand but this is a Stephen King story.
I feel it's best not knowing that before you watched the film as I think it kinda gives the game away.
People would then be expecting the weird stuff that goes on. I watched it blind for the first time and it was an amazing experience.
I did not know that this was Stephen King going into it, and I was definitely not expecting the supernatural element! It threw me off for a second but the story was pretty incredible!
Stephen King never told us in the book where he got his abilities