watching *THE GREEN MILE* severely triggered my allergies (REACTION)

[@Mister_Samsonite]

"On the day of my judgment... what am I going to say? That it was my job?" That line kills me every single time!

[@earthien]

SAME. HERE.

[@KellyHilgerRealtor]

I love it when reactors are emotional… if you don’t cry watching this, something is wrong with you.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

I think that's unnecessary judgmental. Many people simply watch a movie or read a book without immersion and it doesn't mean there is something wrong with them.

[@sathvamp1]

​@@that.ll_do_pig You have a good point and there are other reasons too, besides lack of immersion (such as being self-conscious around other viewers, having one's sympathetic nervous system also responding to something anger-or anxiety-inducing in the movie in addition to the sad trigger, combined of course with the [normal!] individual physiological and psychological variations that a person may take). I am one of those who rarely, if ever, cries / cried to movies BUT, that being said, I personally choose not to take offense when people write stuff like "If you don't cry to this, something's wrong" because: 1) They might just not be aware of all potential reasons and 2) They are probably just trying to make themselves feel better. That being said, I definitely understand if some others do take offense to it. I myself have a very complex history / story of NOT crying to movies for most of my life, and then an interesting little switch was made: Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol. Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol. Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!). I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.

[@sunnyj210]

I know EXACTLY what you meant!?😉 there's something very humanizing about seeing others share emotions & I've never seen anyone that wasn't effected by this movie. Except my brother & he is a sociopathic narcissist. JS

[@db6881]

Some people just more empathy than others.

[@christineraffa-diggon]

You listen. ❤ And Subscribed.

[@srahhh]

It was a kindness he did to the parents of the girls. He didn't want them to know they let the killer into their home & gave him access to the girls. He let them hate him as a way of taking on their pain. And he made sure Wild Billy got his just deserts anyway.

[@StoryMing]

I don’t think he could have gotten them to believe the truth even if he wanted to, but-…

[@TrueLibraGirl]

I think about all the people from that area that heard what about the girls & believed the big black man did it. How many people from that town shared that story & passed down bigoted beliefs based off the wrong man being charged for the crime? What’s sad is the majority of the people exonerated through DNA in the US today are innocent black men. People need to hear the truth so they can recognize the real evil in the world.

[@ChuckDrennen]

John didn't know until Bill touched him.

[@srahhh]

@@TrueLibraGirl This is true and it's important you brought it up, because the discussion around John Coffey is always as a symbol and never as a human being. And he really is just another one of King's "magical negro" plot devices, not intended to represent or be treated like a real person in the story, let alone beyond it. He does the same thing with Dick Halloran in The Shining. The black characters are pure good, representing purity and selflessness, but really they aren't actual people; they're just there as plot devices to save the actually fleshed-out (no pun intended) characters. They're written for white people to see a set piece, and are completely (and irresponsibly) disconnected from the real world beyond their use within the story.

[@angelminaj617]

I doubt that they would have believed him if he told them.

[@belindalopes6774]

Michael Clarke Duncan was a great actor that deserved more recognition.

[@SchazmenRassir]

The Green Mile is rightly called a masterpiece. Easily one of the finest works any of those actors has been in.

[@deeanna8448]

Most people think of Stephen King as a horror writer, but I think some of his best work is these stories about humanity and friendship: This one, Shawshank Redemption, amd Stand By Me are the best, and two of those don't even have supernatural elements

[@React2This]

Truth! When Stephen King veers away from horror and into stories of humanity and redemption and justice, magic happens.

[@82japanda]

Lisey's story can tug at your heart strings

[@claireboddey3273]

You know what, as a lifelong fan of Stephen King, who owns everything he’s ever written and read it all time after time, my knee jerk reaction was to disagree with you. But then I stopped and thought about my favourite works of his, or what I’d consider his best works, and actually, I think you’re right. This, Shawshank, Billy Summers, Joyland. All exceptional, and all non-horror.

[@Marcus_1001]

@@claireboddey3273 I know it's off topic, but I just wanted to commend you on taking a beat and considering what someone else is saying before commenting or reacting. I wish more people did that. Nowadays people just pop off in a nanosecond.

[@HLGJammer]

Id consider most of his books more thriller than horror honestly, haven't read them all but own most minus short stories.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

Percy is probably one of the most hated characters ever created. This movie is such an emotional rollercoaster.

[@garryiglesias4074]

There are a few ones we hate in Shawshank too. As I hate the bigot in "The Mist" too...

[@GaryLBlakeley]

@@garryiglesias4074 yeah definitely don’t like The Sisters in Shawshank.

[@nathanciszewski4875]

The actor who plays Percy is a terrible person in real life too.

[@gjunky1513]

@@nathanciszewski4875 yes he is. when you pay the family of a 16 year old girl so you can marry her, something's way off with the scumbag.

[@Necronympelia]

​@@nathanciszewski4875Doug Hutchinson is his name. He married a 15 year old girl

[@sonyawasmer2344]

The quaver in Tom Hanks voice when he says “Roll on 2” gets me every time.

[@martyjones984]

One thing that was pointed out to me: John Coffey was scared of the dark, but as revealed when he healed Melinda, he had to go into the dark to heal. He had to face that fear every time.

[@jdcool038]

Never thought of that

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

I love that Melinda gave him that medallion - St. Christopher is a patron saint... he offered protection to travelers and against sudden death, many churches placed images or statues of him, usually opposite the south door, so he could be easily seen. He is usually depicted as a giant, with a child on his shoulder and a staff in one hand. Fits John Coffey.

[@EsotericRage]

It's ok to cry. Especially to this movie. We all have.

[@sathvamp1]

Yes definitely... I always like to tell a little story that involves one related regret I brought upon myself once: Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol. Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol. Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!). I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.

[@bjm9071]

Michael Clarke Duncan was 6"5", David Morse (Brutal) is 6'4", and James Cromwell (Hal) is 6' 7" Tricky camera angles made John seem much larger than the others.

[@db6881]

The also made him walk along a bench. It's in the behind the scenes.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

Believe Hanks himself is 6'1"-6'2"

[@lolahernandez6871]

Yes and they gave him a smaller bed to make him look bigger in it.

[@NickThorbjørnsen2207]

I think Duncan's sheer proportions though, like the width of his shoulders and that made it believable.

[@DeenaSuzanne]

I knew James was tall but never that tall! That's crazy

[@hpsladyamaunetbastet7621]

One of the best roles Michael C Duncan ever portrayed, if this movie doesn't pull you in and make you feel something, you're already dead inside. Great flick, happy I found your channel!

[@React2This]

The innocence of Del’s friendship with his mouse is so moving. Whatever awful thing he did, this film gives him some humanity. Thats the beauty of the story.

[@React2This]

In the end, John is saved in the one way he wants to be saved. And at the cost of another terrible sacrifice.

[@iulia.bianca.b]

Del SA'd a girl, then killed and burned her to hide evidence. That fire spread and burned a building, killing another 6 people, two of which were children. Awful man. Amazing redemption.

[@LisaCupcake]

I think in the book, Del raped and killed a 12 year old girl. That's why they don't tell you what he did - because it's really hard to feel sorry for someone like that.

[@melissagerber7231]

​@@iulia.bianca.bhe still didn't deserve what Percy did to him,and that wasn't even because of his crimes,it was because he laughed at Percy p*ssing himself.

[@iulia.bianca.b]

@@melissagerber7231 Of course he didn't deserve to burn to death because he laughed at POS Percy. But he died like his victims did, burned alive... He still redeemed himself, before that, and he was sorry for what he did.

[@raychlescott3350]

20 years and I'm still not emotionally recovered from this movie. 😢

[@VexVaudlain]

Loved your reaction - it's definitely one of MCD's best performances. Some interesting info: Most of the guards' tears during the execution was very real. In fact, the actor who plays the guard, Dean, was practically sobbing as they filmed it. Here's an interesting fact about the age element. An average house mouse lives about 2 years. Mr. Jingles died at 64 (it says in the book). That's 32 times the lifespan of a normal mouse. In 1930s USA, the average lifespan of a man was 63.5 years. By that math, Paul Edgecombe (Tom's character) could possibly live for over 2,000 years. That's one hell of an accidental curse. Here's some additional disturbing info - almost no one else had a peaceful death. A lot of the people who could have stopped the execution, or delayed it, did die soon after it. The warden (whose wife John healed) died 9 years later of a stroke. His wife died of a heart attack a year later. Dean (the younger guard who doesn't sneak John out with the others) is killed by a prisoner 4 months after the execution. The sheriff, who was a massive racist in the book and that arrested John, died of a heart attack shortly after the execution while having relations with an underage African American girl. Even the little girls' parents didn't get off unscathed. The mom died of a heart attack and the dad died barely a month after the execution of a stroke. Brutus, the tall guard, lived into his fifties and died 25 years after the execution of a heart attack. Percy died 33 years later in a mental hospital (I think his initial punishment may have been considered "enough"). Harry, the last of the guards, lived for another 50 years before dying of cancer. The Green Mile actually takes place in the same universe as several of Stephen King's other books, including Carrie, IT, and The Shining. This was John's power, or his Shine.

[@sathvamp1]

Awww virtual delayed hugs to all of those actors

[@MKRodz]

Wow! Thanks for that. So cool to know

[@phillipdycaico5949]

Thanks for the extra info. I read the book but I didn’t remember a lot of those details.

[@Metso-ateco]

Gary sinese

[@dazed1nyc]

Another little fact, the actor who plays Brutus was actually several inches taller than MCD so all of the scenes where MCD is walking with the guards, Frank Darabont had the cinematographer shoot from an upward angle to eliminate the size difference and make John Coffey appear as significantly larger than everyone else. They also gave him a shorter cell so he had to lower his head when he entered and exited.

[@tomaskennedy]

"So, Percy… he’s a prick!!" Got it in one. 👏

[@LukasJampen]

I think everybody gets it really quick. They did a fantastic job in making him an absolute bastard and I rarely hated a character as quickly as him.

[@tomaskennedy]

Also, the guy who played him got married years later. He was fifty-one years old; she was SIXTEEN!! So there’s that… 👀

[@toriamansfield2999]

"You can't hide what's in your heart." Best movie quote ever.

[@gdhaney136]

They don't make movies like they used to. People seem to have short attention spans, and aren't able to really pay attention. Thanks for the reaction. It's an easy to movie to love, but a hard movie to watch more than once.

[@jerrykessler2478]

Del was from a group in Louisiana called Cajuns, who were transplanted from a part of Canada that was settled by the French. That was why he spoke French.

[@toodlescae]

41:35 judging by the accent, the last name Delacroix plus the French I'd say the prisoner Del with the mouse was a cajun from Louisiana. John Coffey was feeling what Del was going through as he died.

[@joshuagross3151]

It's an ironic death.

[@j.woodbury412]

Michael Jeter worked with a real Cajun to get the accent right.

[@lolahernandez6871]

Few people seem to mention how good Sam Rockwell was in this movie. One of his finest work and underrated. ❤

[@unimatrix0169]

Onion ninjas are a real thing and they show up at the darndest moments. They make your eyes sweat something awful, make your nose run, and sometimes turn you into a blubbering mess.

[@jameshunt9208]

😂

[@Eowyn187]

What a wonderful reaction to this beautiful movie. Seriously. (Btw, David Morse is the actor you liked so much.) 1:02:53 That song was huge. It's "Cheek to Cheek". The movie couple is Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. From the 30s musical "Top Hat".

[@khadim4allah]

With Mr. Jangles being 64 years old it’s safe to assume Paul will live over 2,000 years

[@redpillfreedom6692]

I doubt he'd live that long. Even with his extended life, he still has the appearance of an elderly man.

[@ThunderWolf86]

Think about it; the average mouse lives 2/3 years max. If that mouse can live to 30-40x its life expectancy (or more, for all we know…) then we can surmise that Paul may have a very, very long life ahead of him

[@Space_Cakes94]

It was estimated to be about 600 years, that he'll live. Though I don't see how that'd be possible, I'd say about 200 at best, unless you go like Old Testament, like Noah and whatnot.

[@mynameisfen]

Brutal is the best friend every man needs.

[@Kay-Pee]

Truly one of a kind

[@roberthaines1227]

Tough one to get through, but so well done. If you don’t shed a few tears during this one, you’re cold as ice and totally lack empathy.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

Oh, please. So many people are able to watch movies without immersing themselves to the point of getting emotional over characters. That does not mean they are cold or lack empathy.

[@sathvamp1]

This is indeed a tough one. Regarding potential lack of literal tearful responses though, I've seen myself that sometimes there can be other reasons actually (such as being self-conscious around other viewers, or having one's sympathetic nervous system also responding to something anger-or anxiety-inducing in the movie in addition to the sad trigger, which was my case when I saw the Korean version of "Miracle in Cell No. 7" lol!). I myself have a very complex history / story of when I've cried (vs. when I've NOT cried) to certain movies and much of it's still a mystery to me, lol, but here is that story (and it involves an interesting little switch get made): Basically, I can't remember even getting much of an urge to cry to any movies (and rarely crying in general, either) UNTIL... I saw "Inside Out" at about age 35 (!) THEN, one particular scene / line VERY strongly triggered tears from me, BUT since I was watching with my roommates (and HATE crying in front of people) I managed to suppress any external tears... BUT at a price: The effort required that time was SO great it was actually PAINFUL to suppress! So painful, that I immediately wished I had a time machine so I could go back and decide over to just let it out, lol. Then, after the movie was over, I realized I was actually CRAVING MORE tearjerkers... despite a history of not giving any second thought to crying (or doing much of it in general), and definitely never thought positively about it at all. Given my history, I thought to myself, "What...on... Earth?!?" Then after some research I found out that feel-good brain endorphins can often come along with tears, and for some reason I just had never noticed them until about age 35 lol. Even after I "became more OK with" crying (and in fact weirdly was CRAVING it... still seems weird despite all the research I did, hehe)... it was a different story to actually try and get myself to do it. Re-watching "Inside Out" (alone that 2nd time) did NOTHING to me. Watching many other "classic, well-known tearjerkers" did NOTHING. It wasn't until about three YEARS later when I accidentally stumbled upon "Interstellar" (knowing nothing about it prior), and (luckily watched it alone) and during its most infamously sad scene, was surprised to feel tears dripping down my nose (I had been half-distracted by a salad I was trying to eat at the same time so took a while for me to notice lol!). I soon discovered that even when I DID find a "tearjerker that worked on me", it was apparently impossible for it to trigger tears upon a RE-watch, so I would need to seek a totally new one. Sometimes I'd go through frustratingly long, 7+ month stretches between finding really effective ones, too. Two such examples included "The Land Before Time" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." It took a long time but I did EVENTUALLY find a couple of "repeater tearjerkers" for myself- the FIRST of which (and which still holds "the record") was "Nimona", at 15 times (!), and "Hachi- a Dog's Tale" got me upon 5-6 re-watches.

[@sathvamp1]

@@that.ll_do_pig Definitely agreed- and I had an interesting little story of my own that I stuck in a separate reply to you, so you'll probably see that one.

[@KozyFaerie]

This is a hard hitting movie and its still as pain staking to watch as the first I saw it. We need great movies such as this.

[@williamjones6031]

1. YOU WILL CRY😭😭😭😭 2. Dabbs Greer/old Paul was ill during production, so his part was done later. He also played Reverend Alden on "Little House on the Prairie". 3. Hammersmith was not a good lawyer. (most likely a racial thing. It was 1935 South.) 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 (MCD)😇 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. Patricia Clarkson played Margarat White in King's remake of Carrie". Needless to say, it was a much different part. 7. Goof: Electricity makes the body contract. Del wouldn't be able to scream. I know it' just for the movie because of the length of the execution scene. 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. BTW Kudos to Doug Hutchison for the great job of playing Percy.👌EVERYONE hates him. 10. John also rescues the other patients at Briar Ridge. 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/angles to make John look taller. 12 The scene where John takes Mr. Jingles for safe keeping before Del's execution, they used a real mouse, and it pooped on Paul's shoulder, and he brushed it off. 13. Now we know what the "left over is fine" dry toast is for. 14 EVERYBODY cries and has to take time to reflect. Congratulations you just experienced. the GREATEST MOVIE EVER. (GOAT) 15. 4 words for you: Stephen King. You're WELCOME!

[@jeremiahstukes9484]

say thankya BIG BIG

[@joshuagross3151]

To be fair, Hutchison didn't have to try too hard to be a bad guy.

[@williamjones6031]

That's the word around the scuttlebutt. He's a real piece of work.@@joshuagross3151

[@jd-zr3vk]

Tom Hanks holds the record for the most screen time while urinating.

[@jeffreymoespot5402]

This and Hachiko are the only two movies that have ever managed to make me cry. Full on, tears down my face and sobbing. Every once in a while I come back to this one when I need a good cry and it just feels refreshing. I love this movie.

[@shilohauraable]

I'm 71 and cannot make it through the end of the original Disney version of The Incredible Journey! It's happy bawling but it's still bawling. 😭 Also, an old movie called All Mine To Give. It was an old movie when I watched it as a young teen, but after it was over I just sat in my chair & cried my eyes out! 😢

[@MattCantSpeakIt]

I must have seen this movie 20 times... Yet... I still cry every time. Michael Clarke Duncan... What an actor man... Every time I see this movie, I just want to give this guy a huge hug. This must be the best acting I have ever seen! Rest in peace mr. Duncan. You were the best of the best!

[@browniewin4121]

No one with a heart can watch this and not be moved to tears. I've seen it multiple times but it always gets to me. I think one of the most affecting moments is when Del is saying good bye and makes his statement, "I sure wish I could have met you guys somewheres else." For Detective/crime I recommend the practically perfect film, L.A. Confidential (1997).

[@toxicrevenuegaming]

Yeah, my allergies act up every time I watch this movie, too.

[@srahhh]

John Coffey is one of the best Jesus Christ allegories in literature of all time.

[@Achyll-oh4cu]

Up until he committed murder with his gift. No matter how you look at it, John used his gift to kill one man, and punish another. He was not meant to cast punishment. (don't get me wrong, I loved seeing them get theirs, I just don't like the fact they had to use John's gift for it to happen.)

[@Sensei_BigJoe]

Jesus might not have killed them but he sure layed hands on the money changers in the temple.

[@TheRealdal]

God is said to use his arch angels to seek Justice so maybe he just knew it was right and just and all would be forgiven once he saw God. All the other prisoners showed remorse for their crimes and sought redemption except for the one that John killed. He could look into these men and see the goodness in all of them but must have only got dark evil vibes from that one.

[@Achyll-oh4cu]

@@TheRealdal God would not have his Arch Angels commit a grave sin like murder. John wasn't an Arch Angel anyway, he was a walking miracle, but not an Arch Angel.

[@TheRealdal]

@@Achyll-oh4cu it’s a movie and everyone has their theories. It’s an allegory not literal.

[@LukasJampen]

Honestly Dunken and Hanks deserved the Oscar for this performance.

[@qrrbrbirbel2]

The bit that always gets me is Brutal tearing up. Out of all the guards he's the one who is the rock that everyone goes to because they know he's got their backs; he keeps a level head and while still skeptical of John at times, he still gives him the respect he deserves. Watching him try to hold it together after telling Paul to finish the sentence just gets me. His actor, David Morse did a fantastic job in this, and is also in another of my favourite movies "the negotiator" (1998) where he plays a far more stern character.

[@KaelRavenheart]

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.

[@lolahernandez6871]

😂😂 I don't know why but for some reason, I LOVE what u wrote. ❤❤

[@KaelRavenheart]

@lolahernandez6871 Thanks! I dunno, I just got to wondering just how long Paul's "Green Mile" might end up being and the results were startling.

[@cog4life]

One of the best films ever made with the best cast ever. If you don’t feel this & shed a tear(s), check your pulse…😢 Great reaction. Phenomenal film. Epic. 😊

[@johnwillis4706]

The green mile is one the most heart wrenching movies ever made. John Coffey should have won an Oscar for his performance. Sorry I can't recall the acters name. I'm a 70-year-old Combat veteran and this movie gets me every time I watch it.

[@stvbrsn]

The scene where they follow the mouse into the isolation cell… so much is said about the character of these three good men right here… without words. These guards are so uncommonly kind that you can tell that they haven’t put anybody into solitary confinement for years. It’s being used for storage.

[@cinmarksx]

oh, Tom Hanks in a upbeat detective movie? then Turner And Hooch is a must watch.

[@sjuthberg]

The white big guy is David Morse. He's been in movies like 'The Rock', 'Proof of Life', 'The Negotiator', 'World War Z', '12 Monkeys' and 'The Brotherhood of the Rose' among many others. He usually has a great on-screen presence.

[@LucyWillis-j2e]

I love how most people don't realize it's a King movie until John grabs Paul. It sucks you in in the beginning and you forget it's a sci-fi type flick.

[@Anne.Pinkerton]

Thank you for your honest, emotional reaction! I'd rather see a tear than no emotion .... those people scare me!

[@Zero_Fawkes]

Michael Clark Duncan walked on elevated planks to appear taller in the movie lol

[@jayvon96]

34:20 thank you for catching this, so many reviewers don't catch how absurd his comparison is

[@lolahernandez6871]

A lot of things and thinking were absurd back in those days.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Michael Clarke Duncan was 6'5," one inch taller than David Morse(Brudle), but they made him seem even larger for the film. Bruce Willis recommended hom for this movie after working with him in "Armageddon." They worked together again in "The Whole Nine Yards." Mr. Duncan was also in "The Island" with Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johanson, and "Daredevil," with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and Collin Farrell.

[@DeenaSuzanne]

I LOVE LIDDLE MICHAEL

[@joeeyaura]

i think they shot it to make him seem bigger too

[@donnarizzuto2057]

Eduard DeLaCroix is a Cajun. And they actually had an actor with a true Cajun accent. I live in SE Louisiana in the US, although you have to go pretty far down in the bayou to find an accent as thick as Del's.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

Less and less of them are out there as time goes along.

[@kimberlyosborne1977]

Micheal should have won an Oscar for this performance. I love this movie❤❤❤❤

[@dorat.88]

Please, don't apologize for pausing the movie, you have very insightful comments and this way you don't miss important scenes or conversations. Thank you for your reaction, I love this movie!

[@jschrauwen]

"This man in the prison, he touched me" I laughed big time. 😂 Best reaction I've seen yet to that part of the movie. We'll done.

[@Purplesquirrel31]

A mouse lifespan is about two years. We see Jingles alive 100 years later to indicate that Coffey resurrecting him gave him a massively extended lifespan. It's basically a side effect from the magic. Paul too will live a crazy long lifespan too but he thinks it's his atonement for letting John die. "I killed one of God's true gifts to the world. My punishment is to live long enough to see everyone I love grow old and die." As to whether it really is a punishment in Paul's case or not is left up to the viewer/reader. And if Coffey can make a mere mouse live 100 years... Interesting tidbit: the book's author said that John Coffey's initials are not mere coincidence. Think on that a moment. The book hints at Coffey being much, MUCH more than a simple man with healing powers. Anyway I can't recommend the book enough, it's one of the top ten best books ever written IMO, and I go through books the way people go through potato chips. The movie is an outstanding adaption but the book still beats it. It will break you in all the best ways.

[@crimsletons90]

You are the first reactor I have seen that has compared John to Lenny from of Mice and Men. It's the first thing I thought when I saw this too. Great reaction

[@lolahernandez6871]

Yes Lenny!! And Sinise who played in it too. ❤

[@dionysiacosmos]

You really should read the book. I'm 20 years familiar with the story. This is the best screenplay adaptation I know. Darabont directed three Steven King stories The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist and this. My dream collaboration is Darabont remaking The Shining as it was written, with character arches and everything. King did a miniseries for ABC back in the day, which is faithful to his work, but his direction leaves a lot to be desired. First a little context. My mother was born in rural Georgia. She actually made it to the 6th grade. She was the baby of the family and she along with her next older sister were literate out of six siblings. I believe all their spouses were illiterate too. We visited them frequently in the 1960's. All of the ones still on the land also didn't inside toilets. Apparently is easier to retrofit sinks and bathtubs in old houses than toilets. Only one couple owned their land, the others were renters and sharecroppers. Not as many as you might think were churchgoers, my grandmother had had a falling out with the church in the deeps of time, so she raised to her children with the idea that they didn't have to join a congregation to worship. This worked in my favor eventually as I'm an atheist, and none of them ever gave me grief over it. Anyone I discussed it with preferred an honest heathen to a hippocrite. The Green Mile has such an emotional effect on its audience it's really easy to miss some important things. From the start we see Persey's incompetence. The guards on E block carefully train for two important and dangerous times. The executions which you see, and it's the only time see someone keep their gun drawn until the inmate is secured in the chair. It's when the prisoner may panic so they have very strict protocols in place and may need to fall on their training if things become chaotic. But almost as serious is the intake of new prisoners. At that time they are dealing with an unknown convict and murderer. As Wild Bill demonstrated things could go south very quickly. When he pulled John into E block shouting, " Dead Man Walking!! ", ( something he picked up from a magazine, sometimes prison guards on death row shout this to alert other guards that the prisoner he's walking with is particularly dangerous), it is not part of the protocol. He ignores his training and the result is as disruptive as a wasp at a ballet performance. When Paul and the others should be carefully watching and assessing the new inmate's threat level, Persey hits John. Another rule that will not stay in his head is walking in the middle of The Mile, out of reach of the prisoners. Which is why he gets grabbed twice. Paul's main concern for a while is that Arlen Bitterbuck might reach through the bars one day and snap Persey's neck, just on general principles. John is always obeyed. He's just so soft spoken and polite it's easy to miss. From the time Paul hits the floor his behavior really doesn't make sense. Even Del knows it. Sometimes he stops others from acting. They might start to interfere...and just sort of fade back. He might say to someone," You just be still and quiet " or just act and say nothing. Look what happened on Hal's porch, and he when proceeded to walk upstairs to the bedroom. If John had wished it, he never would have been arrested or tried , and could have changed the outcome at any time. The only thing John couldn't control was when he told Paul to stop blaming himself. " Just quit on it!" And that's because he was dead. Lastly, if just John's touch make living creatures' go so far beyond normal lifespans how old was John?! Melony asked him who put those scars on him, his back and shoulders, he says he doesn't remember. But they look as though he was beaten with a whip when he was a child. But when was that? The book will answer some factual questions, but nowhere near all of them. As you know, and covers much more of Paul's life in the past and in the retirement home. Very good reading and worth the time. Great reaction, and if you cry you're normal. Someone called The Green Mile, The Titanic for men. Thanks for sharing. If you haven't watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy do so. Don't be put off by the runtime. I've never seen a reactor yet who doesn't howl because the installment ends, even the extended versions. I highly recommend them. Other folks will give plenty of reasons why, but it all just boils down to you will kick yourself later if you don't. For something lighter I recommend The Goodbye Girl, a RomCom that Richard Dreyfuss ( Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind ) won a Best Actor Academy Award!! After watching it with me, my then 15 year old daughter said she was never going to doubt my taste in movies again. Spontaneously. 🧓😎💋

[@Kay-Pee]

I'll for sure look into it

[@MadMaxPuppy]

I remember when the book came out. It wasn't a single book. It was released in 6 parts. I bought the first part from a bookshop in a town I was visiting 2 hours from home. It was the only bookshop that stocked it I could find at the time (before the Internet was as it is now) so when I finished part 1 I had to keep making trips there to buy the rest. Or rather the child me had to keep convincing my parents to take me there to buy it 😂

[@MadMaxPuppy]

​@@Kay-Pee2 of the best book to screen adaptations I've ever seen that need you to react to are LA Confidential and Mystic River

[@tubularap]

This was great. A very intense and serious movie. Please more reactions to these classics. I suggest, among many others, 12 Angry Men, Casablanca, and all the Stanley Kubrick movies.

[@chrismonroe8582]

That is a great cast and film. Another epic from long ago that you're sure to appreciate is "The World According to Garp". It has a great cast, Robin Williams, John Lithgow, etc.

[@MsAppeljack]

Mr. Duncan Clark, "John" was Bruce Willi's bodyguard. Mr. Willis talked him into auditioning for this role. :)

[@Kay-Pee]

Oh wow that's insane. Been meaning to check out the die hard movies too

[@terridostal1348]

Great reaction. The man who played Bruce is David Morse. He got his start on a TV show called St Elsewhere. Also on the show was Denzel Washington and Howie Mandel.

[@MystryssCrymsyn98]

It is suggested the Coffey has the "shining" - psychic powers of sort. I theme of many of Stephen Kings books

[@artbagley1406]

I usually blame my wife cooking dinner, cutting up those dang onions! You did a fantastic job all along the way, KP; this is such a difficult film to carry on to the very end. You pay honor to the cast, the director (Frank Darabont)), the original author (Stephen King), all the film crew with your tears and sobs and comments.

[@channel64mc]

This is the best REACTION I have ever seen to a movie. The way you let the movie wash over you and became so engaged was brilliant. The show of emotion shows how compassionate you are. Thanks for sharing

[@karenphillips2092]

I've lost count of the amount of times I've watched this film & I still cry (have allergies 😉) everytime ❤

[@jamesmccrea4871]

I forgot how hard this movie it to watch, even abridged like this, but I never forgot how great it was. Rest in peace, Michael, you are missed.

[@cherryredbat]

oh man i cried WATERFALLS even watching this reaction, this is one of the films that always hits

[@mothershelper1981]

You had to make me watch this again, didn't you? And now I'm getting a crying headache. But I loved your reactions.

[@tommiller4895]

This Movie and "Field of Dreams" make me cry everytime.

[@rama30]

I love the films tag line "Paul Edgcomb didn't believe in miracles until the day he met one".

[@StoryMing]

*_Thank you_* for being one of the very, very few react to GET why they couldn’t do more to help save John.

[@ShaleBeeLinn]

The speed at which I clicked this video 😮‍💨 You had me at allergies 😂

[@courtneynairn508]

That was Gary Sinise. He was in Forrest Gump, as well as the film you mentioned earlier, Of Mice and Men

[@Eowyn187]

What a choice of movie! Glad to see you back with a great flick.

[@isisnine]

The saddest part is that the execution scene of John Coffey was based on real life events...the wrongful conviction & execution of a 14 year old boy in South Carolina..the line that John Coffey said about I'm scared of the dark...thats what the little boy said. His name was George Stinney. Tragic.

[@jerrykessler2478]

Originally Shaquille O'Neal was considered for the role of John Coffey, because of his size. When they hired Michael Clark Duncan, who was 6 feet five inches tall (196 centimeters), for the role, they used movie magic to make him look bigger. Tom Hanks is such a great actor that he brings out the greatness in everyone he works with.

[@lisajames295]

How do you only have 5k+ subs?! You’re so funny, it’s fun to see you react to them. Saw your Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring video looking forward to part 2. This is one of my top 10 movies. The old man in the beginning played Reverend Aldin on Little House on the Prairie.

[@ChefPatrickChase]

the song was “Cheek To Cheek” By Irving Berlin and sung by Fred Astaire in the film

[@Ironmom-momsolo]

The song on the film is “cheek to cheek” The orchestra version was used on “meet Joe Black” with Anthony Hopkins. It’s classic and beautiful

[@e-vilbushman2349]

Michael Clark Duncan was robbed of award from best supporting actor

[@Bargarz]

John Cofe’s initials were JC, it was no coincidence.

[@showard7153]

I had read the book before I saw the movie. At the theater I was just bawling me eyes out. Every actor, especially Duncan, did an outstanding job.

[@greenpeasuit]

A guy named Paul brings the message of J.C., and how he worked miracles and healed the sick before dying for the wrong that someone else did.

[@ridl8006]

FWIW... I was in high school in '76 in OKC... I worked at a gourmet restaurant as a garde manger... and we actually served Ms Ginger Rodgers...she was awesome...😍😍

[@Zemzam]

Just found your channel. Really appreciate your commentary. It's totally ok that you pause to comment, especially for longer thoughts. Your reactions are authentic and interesting, and pausing pausing is a LOT better than talking through the scenes. This is such a delicate and well-crafted movie, and talking through scenes with this much subtlety would mean you miss a lot. So keep sharing your thoughts and pausing. It's nice to follow you on your experience.

[@omnielectron9616]

22:40 His name is David Morse and he also played in the movie "The Rock" along with Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris!

[@LeaFsinger74]

Bless your heart. I just wanna hug ya. Nothing sweeter than people who allow themselves to really empathize and be vulnerable.

[@TheMightyCrucibleKnight184]

Hey man, just came here to drop by, and I really love how you react to this movie, this is one of my most treasured movie of all, now as you said, the depression era isn't literally means like everyone is mentally depress, which is yeah they are depress in this era which is the year of the depression started in 1927 after the first world war from 1914-1918 the cause of the great depression is because of the war, the worlds economy crashed back then hense the name of that era the great depression and it ended at the start of the second world war. Edit: which is the year 1939-1945.

[@RobinTig]

You did great Boss, that's how it hit most of us🏆☮️

[@cinmarksx]

nice to watch this with and intelligent articulate young man. Your reaction was lovely, thank you kindly.

[@jasonhughes3152]

U got a good heart and a grounded sense of humanity Sir.👊

[@sandrafrederick4923]

Technical difficulties due to flooding. Happens in all reactions to this movie. The whole cast gave such an outstanding performance. RIP Michael. You are missed.

[@platinumnitrocharge4218]

A lot of people go into this unaware it's based on a stephen king novel, so the supernatural bits are a complete surprise.

[@terrigail7]

Loved your reaction ❤ If a person watches this movie and doesn't cry, there's a problem!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

If we figure that Paul was 44 in 1935 and the mouse has lived at least 32 times normal (64 years vs 2 years) then Paul should live until at least the year 4343!

[@jdcool038]

Is suicide not an option

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@jdcool038That's a good question. We guess that he won't die of natural causes, but would he survive being hit by a bus or hitting the ground from an airplane jump without a parachute or a bullet through the brain? I don't think the book touches on this either, but I'd have to read it again to see. If he's being "punished" then I'd imagine that killing himself may not be possible.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

​@@jdcool038 A man of faith. Asking questions of himself. On how he will explain his actions before God. Wouldnt consider suicide.

[@madonnahood3381]

Your comments are so much fun. Enjoying this review.

[@heidihulkkonensohrabi4263]

This is masterpiece. Story ,casting directing all 💯

[@dawns.427]

Loved this reaction to one of my favorite Movies, one of my favorite books and Authors. This movie Adaptation was masterful, perfectly cast and acted. Like they walked right off the pages of King's book. John Coffey is one of my favorite literary characters ever.

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

Man I’ve watched this movie so many times and read of mice and men multiple times and have never made the crossover of John and Lenny. Now you’ve pointed it out the parallels between them are insane

[@MKRodz]

Yoooooo you and I laughed at that Optimus Prime comment at the same time 😂. First time watching one of your reviews and I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you. Look forward to seeing more.

[@BlackDaffodils]

I've seen this movie once, but because KP is reacting to it, I'ma watch. Hands down, one of THE MOST hilarious reactors on KZbin for me 🙌🏾

[@austin-1993]

That's a very appropriate thoughts and outro picture.

[@Lynn7015hb]

Enjoyed your reaction. 😢 BTW everyone cries. I've seen it 50 times, still cry. Awesome movie.