Green Mile

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The Green Mile

Five years after Frank Darabont directed The Shawshank Redemption, he finally decided to put out another movie. After creating a film that was widely accepted as a masterpiece, he obviously had a lot to live up to with his next project. Like the Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile was based on a novel by Stephen King, and while its both moving and beautiful, it isn’t quite as satisfying.
The Green Mile is set in the 1930’s in Louisiana. Tom Hanks plays Paul Edgecomb, a prison guard at a state penitentiary. His job is to guard and supervise death-row inmates at E-block, which they refer to as “the green mile” because the floor is the color of faded limes. One day an enormous black man named John Coffey is transferred into E-block for the vicious murder of two young girls. At first sight we can tell this man is shy and scared. It hardly seems that he is capable of murder, and he even asks if they turn the lights out at night. Shortly after that, Edgecomb and a few of the other guards come to realize that Coffey is no murderer. They find out that he contains a special gift of healing, after he brings a

mouse back to life. Overtime they form a close bond with him while dealing with other problems at the prison.
Throughout this film I found myself being taken through a journey of emotions and I was especially surprised by the amount of humor. Darabont and King once again showed off their ability to craft a wide variety of interesting characters, which all tie together in an entertaining and unpredictable story. Considering the movie was basically set in a single prison block, the settings for each scene were unique and very well done. This film was quite moving and brought tears form the audience. I wasn’t as pleased by the ending as I wanted to be. It’s a good ending that seems very appropriate, but it could have been a little more satisfying.
The major problem I found with this movie...