The Execution of John Coffey | The Green Mile (1999) Realtime Movie Reactions

[@Serenity113]

This. This right here is why I love movies and storytelling. It doesn't change the world. It doesn't stop wars or diseases but we all for a couple of hours, are entertained, escape, learn something from the story and feel the same emotions. In movies we all come into an agreement. We all laugh at the jokes, gasp in surprises, scream in horror, cheer when the good guy wins and cry when something breaks our hearts.

[@biggeorge22]

Well said!

[@judeless77]

It changes some people’s world in ways they don’t understand yet

[@danlayne9436]

Could not have said this better. Thanks.

[@JoshRead1]

Beautifully said 🙌

[@tawogtrailers]

Very well said and spot on!

[@anibaldk]

The phrase which killed me in this movie was when Tom Hanks ask John: "On the day of my judgment, when I stand before god and he asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles....what am I going to say? That it was my job?" Brutal!!

[@mohidilmansuriy3541]

Powerful and very very true words😢

[@jordanmcbride9215]

That along with Brutal telling him he had to give the order are the most impactful for me.

[@bagoegg22]

One of the hardest lines of the movie. The exasperation Tom Hanks conveys is gut wrenching.

[@robertmason8416]

Yes....... it still haunts me. classic line of all time

[@princemaverik]

That part got me man

[@johncourtright1632]

John Coffey was too good for this world. Rest in Peace, John. And you, Michael Clarke Duncan. No one could have played John more brilliantly than you did. R.I.P.

[@roywright9804]

Things to know Born: December 10, 1957, Chicago, IL Died: September 3, 2012 (age 54 years), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Green mile size: 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) - en.m.wikipedia.org Cause of death: Heart attack Character: John Coffey

[@stormangelus6638]

Indeed. MCD was a jewel whose sparkle was shattered too soon.

[@QunilliousBrown]

​@@stormangelus6638 I agree with you bro! That scene brought me to tears 😢😢😢! 😭😭😭

[@KendrixMorrison-y2q]

What did he do wrong he did do nothing

[@MegaForrestgump]

He was perfect. And I love his line in Armageddon. “PORK RIND THIS!”

[@lillymsf5946]

What hurts most about this scene for me is not the execution - it's the fact that an angel would rather die than see the pain and suffering in the world :'(

[@blackbirdfilms1966]

For me it's the fact no one else knows he's innocent. Especially the parents

[@BIGSAF55]

Even Jesus said "Foxes have holes, birds have nests. But the Son of Man hath no place to rest his head"

[@blackbirdfilms1966]

But still would at least know and explain Wild Bill. Could've even told them he confessed to it and that's what caused Percy to shoot him before going becoming unresponsive. Others would most likely back him up on it@tradde11

[@blackbirdfilms1966]

I mean the other guards, Brutus, Dean and Harry. They could all claim the same thing@tradde11

[@blackbirdfilms1966]

Fairness too, they didn't actually have proof Coffey killed them, just that they found him with the already dead girls.@tradde11

[@Wesleech]

"I'm sorry for what I am." One of the saddest and best lines in this movie.

[@brettkenschaft4239]

Exactly! Not "sorry for what I DID"

[@samgoodwin6495]

i think he said it for the mother and farther if you think like that it has much more meaning to it.........i think anyway

[@Wesleech]

@@samgoodwin6495 I don't think he knows who or what he is. But I do like your theory. I don't think that's the case, but I understand what you saying. It's a nice thought. Even while about to die, he tries to bring others comfort.

[@Wesleech]

@@brettkenschaft4239 Exactly.

[@FresnoCA93727]

“Please boss, don't put that thing over my face, don't put me in the dark. I's afraid of the dark.” That line breaks me everytime. 🥺

[@ThePma11]

Yup! The fact that he's more scared of the dark rather than dying is insanely deep. What a great movie The Green Mile is!

[@Beevaldi]

​@@ThePma11that's say how good he was, he knew he would be with god. I always cry in this scene, i'm atheist, but this movie hits different😂

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@FresnoCA93727 same here, MCD really brought the tears with that line 😢😭🤧

[@Sprite_525]

I just realized, that’s the moment Tom Hanks was like “oh my god , on top of this, we’re all going to have to see this man’s uncovered face, too??” Brutal

[@Криадорнаовиста]

I gonna cry.

[@tracithomas6543]

It always gets me that when Paul says “May god have mercy on your soul, he’s talking about himself - he knows John Coffey’s soul isn’t in question.

[@nightfangs2910]

I always thought in that moment he should have said may God have mercy on MY soul

[@ANTHRAX-1287]

I swear it would have been icing on the cake if he said "may God have mercy on OUR souls".

[@jaxsonbaylor1411]

Based on a true story of a 14-year-old black boy killed back in the 40s, falsely convicted and sentenced to death by electric chair. They didn’t cover the boys face out of fear of the dark. Stephen King wrote the novel based on that. And the use someone like Michael Clark Duncan, with an obvious, menacing stature and appeal, but the innocence and delicate nature of the young boy, to convey this idea. He really wanted to drive the point home.

[@gr8gmr]

Yeah, you're talking about George Stinney?

[@2naija]

@gr8gmr thanks, learnt something new from you here. You are correct. Green Mile corrlates well with George Stinney's story.

[@shadowman172005]

You are right brother, it happen here in South Carolina.

[@Thestomachlover]

Years later he was found Innocent of all charges may he finally rest in peace

[@ungenerationed9022]

"Don't put me in the dark. I's afraid of the dark." Kills me every time.

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

Starting the day with tears in my eyes. We miss you, Michael Clarke Duncan

[@Glaaki13]

True he does the gentle giant so well

[@tuanh9523]

he's died?😢

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

@@tuanh9523 It will be 12 years this fall

[@adolfojacosta]

“I hope you enjoyed”. NO MAN. One of the most heart ripping scenes ever filmed.

[@lillymsf5946]

Lol "hope you enjoyed" meanwhile: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@hmsljj]

Such great acting from Michael Clarke Duncan. Nothing left to say. Thanks for posting.

[@Bear78420]

RIP Michael Clarke Duncan It’s also ironic that Stephen King is thought of as a horror story writer but 2 of the best story driven movies ever(at least 2) are his stories. This and Shawshank Redemption are 2 of everyone’s favorite movies.

[@Cool_Hand_Luke]

Can't forget about Stand By Me, of course

[@51tetra69]

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. (Recall the scene where John is watching his first-ever flicker show, and the light from the movie projector is illuminating his head from behind, just like a halo: The Christian symbolism is unmistakable.)

[@gaddyssayslsat]

Very well said.

[@charles7836]

Wow, I was shaky on this one. It's hard enough when you see a single person upset, but a whole chorus is practically unsurvivable. Only the tin man could come away unscathed.

[@JuandeFucaU]

he'd rust.

[@stanleymoremi1709]

No matter how many times ive watched different youtubers watch this movie it doesnt get easier you know....bo matter how yard i try to fight back the tears i cant

[@hughfuller8416]

@@stanleymoremi1709I agree. Very well said.

[@UncleBro-xh7ee]

Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that didn't, didn't already have.

[@Nate-Great-Fate]

A movie is more than a movie when it pulls on your heartstrings really hard.

[@kschneyer]

I feel like this is the sort of storytelling that can change us. Everyone sees that scene and sobs; everyone feels the injustice; everyone says, "No, no, no" and wants to reach into the screen and stop it. If we can hold on to that feeling, if we can remember it and then act on it, we can change the world.

[@a.t.c.3862]

❤

[@godslove3153]

"Please boss! Please don't put that thing over my face! Don't put me in the dark! I'se afraid of the dark!" That line always brings tears to my eyes.

[@trudywolfe2795]

That line gets me every time too. Thanks. 😢😢

[@Sonworshipper]

So pure 😢

[@thedragonlee76]

They put masks over executed people because the witnesses have time seeing people executed and sometimes people's eyeballs would pop out.

[@Christian_alexander30]

That part just broke me

[@tiacalhoun3841]

RIP Michael Clark Duncan….angelic character that you played perfectly! ❤

[@skykn1ght78]

When he says, "I'm sorry for what i am" it always destroys me. That might be the saddest line I've ever heard. If there's one that's worse, I don't want to ever hear it.

[@mattfrom95]

None of the reactors said a single word... Shows how powerful that scene truly is.

[@jordanmcbride9215]

That’s what I was thinking, I’ve seen many of these reactors react to things very talkatively. Not this one.

[@lmiddleman]

Eduard Delecroix: "I'm sorry for what I do." John Coffey: "I'm sorry for what I AM."

[@jordanmcbride9215]

Brutal telling Paul he has to give the order gets me every time, none of them wanted to do it but Paul was most conflicted.

[@joeyakathug5215]

There are either people who watch this scene and cry like a waterfall, or who divert their eyes trying to not see this yet can picture it through audio and cry like a waterfall Along with Up's opening scene, Intersteller's message scene, one of the most emotional scenes of cinema history

[@Heller103085]

A grown ass man like myself who knows its just a movie and everyone is alright…this is the one though, this is the movie that kills me…this is the scene that kills me

[@josephblumenberg6574]

Thomas Newman's score just adds an extra emotional punch to this scene

[@bellemane5839]

This scene. This movie. The acting, the music, the directing, the cinematography. The fact that Paul doesn't close John's eyes after he places the St. Christopher necklace back on him because he's afraid of the dark. If you don't cry during this movie, I don't believe you're Human.

[@don2325]

I felt the exact same way. Tears flowing like crazy. Excellent movie!!

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

Well, you've done it again Mr. Lebowski. Great job with one of the saddest scenes ever put to film. "Are you surprised by my tears, sir? Strong men also cry. Strong men. Also cry."

[@Hasdrubhaal]

I love how silent everyone was at the moment he died. Not just a heavy heart, but a weight lifted.

[@SurvivorBri]

The saddest and most painful death to behold in cinematic history.

[@mcfierce]

If you don't cry during this scene, you don't have a heart. So powerful.

[@Sha-El]

Facts if u dont cry, your a damn demon and thats that

[@ibeenlikethis4years]

Damn I felt very bad but I didn’t cry.

[@domgriffith6483]

I came close to

[@michellegallia9361]

Anyone who tries to be tough and say they didn’t absolutely bawl during this movie (or at the very least well up) is a goddamn liar…

[@wing_teletran1]

I disagree. People process their grief in different ways. Now, if someone was mocking this scene, then yes, it's true that a person doesn't have a heart.

[@jcs1025]

I remember seeing this in the theater 20+ years ago. You could hear people sobbing during this scene - me included. I’ve never been to a more emotionally charged movie. ❤❤

[@martinholt8168]

If I ever want to instantly mummify myself, I'm going to watch GREEN MILE, UP, and DEAD POET's SOCIETY in one sitting. The accumulated crying jag will literally suck all of the moisture out of my body through my eyeballs.

[@stanleymoremi1709]

My daughter was watchjng this movie the other day and when i walked in this scene was on and she was mess i sat down beside her and just hugged her

[@rileymcdonald6296]

And father of the year goes to you my man ❤ I hope one day she reflects on this and appreciates the moment..... your daughter clearly has a pure heart and soul if a movie like this can make her feel like that. I'm a grown ass 30 year old man and I can never come out of finishing it and not be crying 😭😭

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

"We don't hate you, you feel that dont you?" Brutus was such a good man and a friend, not just to Paul but to John.

[@Grussauskiel]

If you need to cry, but you can not, watch this.

[@FunwithWamWams]

Your clip selection is so good. To build up the reactor's emotions, in a scene where they are high to start and don't really change that much, can not easy and you made it look seamless. Great job.

[@cainananderson1793]

The book, the movie, both spectacular & both brought tears to my eyes. Gawddamn

[@rabbit2686]

Geez, I never noticed John saying "I'm in heaven" over and over, and it just got me all over again. I think I was too upset all the previous times to hear him say it.

[@donnaroo8042]

I gasped out loud at that moment the first time I saw the movie. He's trying to self-soothe with the song from the movie. It wrecked me.

[@stevenspringer1599]

A monument to the power of film.

[@Sonworshipper]

Even just seeing Tom Hanks made me start crying 😭 such a fantastic film and book.

[@gabej5423]

6:45 “I hope you enjoyed” My brother in Christ I am in despair

[@JohnJack-yz8gj]

When John says the line "lonely like a sparrow in the rain" tells us just how hard he had lived... My most favourite movie of ALL TIME

[@Whippy99]

I’m not a cryer. But this movie had me blubbing like a baby. So much so, that I haven’t been able to watch it again. Same thing with The Elephant Man. Injustice towards the innocent is my Achilles heel. ❤

[@imbubbymom]

This movie and "Million Dollar Baby" were two of the movies I couldn't bear to watch a second time.

[@andyc66612]

Always a sure thing to cry on this movie, I saw it the first time when I was about 12 and soaked my pillow in tears, I was so embarrassed until I saw everyone else watching was crying too

[@TheFalconerNZ]

Just like the video, there's just much that can be said, the work speaks for itself. Great Reaction Mix.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

OMFG! this scene still makes me cry like a baby everytime! 🥺😢😭

[@louielouie22]

Love your work. Mystic River: Sean's daughter scene. 🙏 That's the most powerful scene I ever saw in my life, next to Cliffhangers opening scene😮

[@YoureMrLebowski]

you musta watched The Schmitts tonight.

[@shawnengles8771]

Easily one of the best written and best directed movies ever. The storytelling. The absolute emotion that it draws out of people

[@correctlyrics]

More tears than words. 😢

[@tylerbutterfras3421]

One of the most powerful movies I’ve ever watched. Perspective changing kind of cinema!

[@TheDomdom808]

Great editing is what makes this stand out over the others. I can’t wait to see the next one… but taking the time is worth the wait. 🎉

[@JulioHernandez-chico]

I was a kid when I saw this movie. And honestly I cry the same way as the kid I was when I saw it. Back in 2000.

[@the_last_centurion]

You do an amazing job putting these clips together. I only watch these reactors as my only source of entertainment when I get some down time. My tv isn't even tuned in to receive anything when I get to chill I open KZbin app and see who has reacted to what but I'm enjoying going back and watching these best bits. Keep up the excellent work.

[@chiefsb.3784]

You gotta do the reactions to when John cures the Warden’s wife from cancer. That was intensely powerful

[@dennisdrozdov1424]

Thx for posting this, Mr. Lebowski. It really wasn't necessary. P.S. In early 2022, I watched each reaction to this scene. I watched as many of them as I possibly could, and it made me lose all hope😔💔

[@wolfie35p]

OMG, this is a phenomenal movie, and I don't care who you are, anyone who said they didn't cry at the end of this, is either lying, or they have no heart. And I cried all over again with you guys, and girls.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

That's not fair to claim someone that doesn't cry during a movie, regardless of the content, has no heart. Surely you don't mean that literally... Many wonderfully caring and compassionate people simply do not cry during fictional storytelling. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@WelshmanSudios]

RIP Clark Duncan you played a memorable part, God Bless you.

[@leolima07]

Masterpiece

[@PillowHero-jd6ie]

Thank you for adding us in your video ❤

[@PillowHeroReact]

You guys are the best reaction channel! You deserve more subs

[@Menino3199]

The scene when he tells paul that he is tired as well as the song cheek to cheek makes me emotional

[@rileymcdonald6296]

A truly pure soul that this world got but didnt deserve 😭 all great reactions here i just wanna give y'all a hug. Mad respect for the men in these reactions that werent afraid to mask thier emotions. That itself takes guts good work kings and queens ❤❤

[@MikiJohnson13]

Thanks for including the channel Flix2Us in this compilation. That mom and son team is phenomenal and deserves so much more exposure.

[@otisroseboro5613]

R.I.P To A Great Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, Still Miss You Always,😢

[@Megacooler96_]

This movie, especially at this moment, always makes me shed a tear no matter how many times i watch it

[@NativeNewMexican]

Excellent edit, you're the best at this!

[@SonicAdventureX]

When he said "I'm scared of the dark, boss" That was the end of it for me. I tried to hold back my tears but that failed.. 😢

[@chitownbear7733]

saddest part of the book/movie was no one had the courage to stand up and tell the truth...one of my family member was lynched in Mississippi a long time ago and was innocent...everyone was upset but no one stopped the torture and him burning alive....same case

[@maiqtheliar_]

Its literally impossible not to cry

[@Spindler2007]

John's fear of the dark is like how children are scared of the dark because they fear that monsters hide in the dark. With John being an angel or Christ-like figure from God, his fear is understandable because he's scared of the demons that hide in the dark. John pleading to not let them put him in the dark still brings a tear to my eye.

[@TheNativeEngine]

Bravo, Mr. Lebowski.

[@chmod1777]

Re: "I hope you enjoyed" at the end of the video -- "enjoy" is not the word for this scene. Great edit, though 😊

[@edwardwatson7218]

Everytime I watch these sad reactions videos,in a small way it restores my faith in humanity, not everyone is so cynical & heartless....& Much respect to all the men not afraid to show emotions

[@LuisSandoval1138]

Michael Clarke Duncan deserved an Oscar for that outstanding performance.

[@chirese387]

No matter how many times I see this, I will cry

[@gwc3602]

I can't even put into words or explain just how much that hurts watching that scene knowing he was innocent and helped people so so sad and such a very emotional scene

[@fashizzle78]

Its never a dry eye from all the reactors I watch

[@Joe-p5i2t]

A truly great film.

[@bradleycarroll8187]

"The Roll on 2" line breaks me every time I hear it

[@joannecamacho8156]

I wasn't gonna cry today. But then I watched this.

[@humanitylimited2236]

The writing, the actors, the director and of course Thomas Newman…the undisputed composer of musical emotion…this scene shreds everyone

[@BLU3CrossF1r3]

Everyone would agree this is a damn good movie

[@CorrectionUnknown]

The handshake. The damn handshake.

[@daviddastoli3926]

I always start balling once they’re strapping him in and he’s singing “heaven, I’m in heaven”

[@tomking7080]

I seen this in the theater in Los Angeles and when this part came on everyone was balling in the theater.

[@Fucaroubdfindout]

One of the hardest movie scenes for me to watch , I cried like a baby Stephen king is a master of storytelling but this one hurt

[@dagfizz7804]

The lightbulb budget for this movie must have been huge.

[@carlos-hoeflich]

God damn man i swear your editing is bad ass feels like is part of the movie i always watch your videos even if I don't like the movie lol.

[@okahebuka8647]

Am crying like a baby 😢😢😭😭💔

[@allenbrady8083]

We all are 💔

[@MarikMelvinSchmishtar]

This scene can make even the hardest sonnuvabitch cry 😭

[@JuandeFucaU]

does anyone remember the Oscars in 2000? Michael Clark Duncan and Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense) both lost to Michael Caine? and Billy Crystal hosted and did his "I can read the nominees minds" bit..... when the camera moved to Michael Clark Duncan's angelic face..... Billy Crystal said.............. "I see white people".

[@melissagerber7231]

I reacted this way,and so did my friend when i showed it to him,pn Netflix. Eveything about the movie was stunning, the story, the acting, the cinematography,just the whole package.

[@jesseherrera999]

@youremrlebowski your edits are so well done. Definitely the best reaction channel out there

[@YoureMrLebowski]

I appreciate the comment. I really try. 🙂

[@XxThaFreaKxX]

sixth sens ending scene next !!!! love you video man !

[@YoureMrLebowski]

"Yeah, that was a whole. ass. twist." | The Twist | The Sixth Sense (1999) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqS4Y3dvpNtqe8k

[@Dustycat73]

This is so heartbreaking

[@P.A.T.S.91]

I want to give a comforting hug to each of these reactors for watching this movie all the way through

[@meranjana]

RIP Great Michael Clark Duncan...!

[@Dude411ish]

Why would god bless a man with a remarkable gift like that 😢 he didn’t deserve that at all