watching *THE GREEN MILE* (and crying the whole time)

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  • @wfly81
    @wfly81 2 роки тому +787

    David Morse is such a criminally unknown actor; he played Brutal perfectly. The character had a calm confidence, not feeling the need to prove anything to anyone. He could've run that block himself, but he respected Paul's authority and was a perfect right hand man. Such a great character that could've gotten lost with the wrong actor.

    • @MegaTechpc
      @MegaTechpc 2 роки тому +48

      He’s been great in every single thing I’ve ever seen him in.

    • @johnhickey4289
      @johnhickey4289 2 роки тому +28

      Will Fly if you’re a fan of David Morse, you should check out The Negotiator, also Hack and season 3 of House M.D, I happen to think David Morse is a very good actor myself

    • @gswithen
      @gswithen 2 роки тому +20

      David Morse started out on the amazing TV series St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988.

    • @ste3ve
      @ste3ve 2 роки тому +11

      Also as George Washington in John Adams.

    • @liquidsnake321
      @liquidsnake321 2 роки тому +14

      Hw as also good in The Rock.

  • @ckalemkiewicz
    @ckalemkiewicz 2 роки тому +1039

    I honestly don’t know anyone who didn’t cry during this movie. Michael Clarke Duncan was simply incredible

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому +12

      I concur

    • @jeremye02
      @jeremye02 2 роки тому +17

      I’ve watched the movie 10+ times over the years and I tear’d up watching her reaction.

    • @frost1977
      @frost1977 2 роки тому +8

      i did not. it liked the movie but no tears.

    • @Afertulo
      @Afertulo 2 роки тому +8

      @@frost1977 well I dont know u so the original comment is still valid, for me anyways

    • @ArlanKels
      @ArlanKels 2 роки тому +3

      I didn't.
      I did enjoy it, and I don't know why.

  • @whyit6158
    @whyit6158 2 роки тому +189

    "I sure wish I couldve met you guys somewhere else" always makes me tear up no matter how many times I watch this film, so amazing

  • @james.b.mcgill
    @james.b.mcgill 2 роки тому +216

    This movie is one of the most faithful adaptations of a novel that I've ever seen. I'd say this movie is about 90% of what's in the book.

    • @miketrujillo3677
      @miketrujillo3677 2 роки тому +1

      Game of thrones season 1 is page for page if you ever feel like looking at another adaptation

    • @PoogiBear1
      @PoogiBear1 2 роки тому +11

      I’d argue the movie is just slightly better due to the inclusion of the “I’m in heaven” addition. The book includes a bit more about Coffeys inability to untie the lunch to get the sausage to kill the dog. I LOVE the novel but this film is near perfect.

    • @kevinmoore2929
      @kevinmoore2929 6 місяців тому

      There were parts either changed or removed that really add to the story. I don't know how much Natalie likes to read but I'd urge her to read this or listen to the audio book(unabridged).

  • @Bad_Wolf_Media
    @Bad_Wolf_Media 2 роки тому +1476

    Much like John Coffey, Michael Clark Duncan was a gift the world didn't deserve, and we were lucky to have him to entertain us for the time we did.

    • @duanevp
      @duanevp 2 роки тому +20

      Amen

    • @richardrobbin2225
      @richardrobbin2225 2 роки тому +44

      Don't you put that Evil on me, Ricky Bobby!!
      ..Sorry thought I'd lighten the mood a little.

    • @MrHartApart
      @MrHartApart 2 роки тому +21

      "You must dominate the Swordfish, only then can you saute it." -MCD.

    • @trhansen3244
      @trhansen3244 2 роки тому +30

      He should have won the Oscar.

    • @mannekiini2687
      @mannekiini2687 2 роки тому +23

      John Coffey = J.C kinda like Jesus Christ

  • @servantofmelian9966
    @servantofmelian9966 2 роки тому +437

    I love how EVERYONE who watches this movie, within 30 seconds of meeting Percy, they dislike him. Two minutes later, they hate him. And two minutes after that, they are willing to personally dig his grave and stuff him in it.

    • @DaFrancc
      @DaFrancc 2 роки тому +16

      You couldn’t describe it better. Although I would first give him a well deserved right hook before stuffing him in his grave

    • @paulfeist
      @paulfeist 2 роки тому +49

      Even the most non-violent conscientious objector types end up saying "You go murder him, and I'll swear in court we were at my place eating pizza...".

    • @robertlee6373
      @robertlee6373 2 роки тому +22

      He was a despicable character, but that’s a great job by the actor (name?) to get the audience manifest those feelings. He walked the fine line between not unlikeable enough and being viewed like a cartoon character. Well done!

    • @praetorxian
      @praetorxian 2 роки тому +15

      @@robertlee6373 Doug Hutchinson. Reminded me of Jack Gleeson as Joffrey in GoT. You've got to be that convincing, or the writing the good (likely both), to make the audience want to jump through the screen and strangle you.

    • @LadyIarConnacht
      @LadyIarConnacht 2 роки тому +10

      We shouldn't forget to hate Wild Bill as well.

  • @daremo5284
    @daremo5284 2 роки тому +35

    As someone who gets kidney stones, I can attest that the scene where Hanks urinates after his UTI is cured is dead on accurate. There is no better feeling.

  • @Crazy_Diamond_75
    @Crazy_Diamond_75 Рік тому +53

    I have never ugly cried the way I did when I first watched John Coffey's death. I literally had to pause the movie and bawl my eyes out on my fiancée's lap for a good minute.

    • @gordondafoe3516
      @gordondafoe3516 5 місяців тому +3

      Crazy, this scene was so well built up. Add the cinematography and music score, and we have no choice but to cry ugly. Funny how no one ever comments on Harry Dean Stanton's performance as the convict doing Arlen's execution rehearsal, "Cause I'm one horny MF". Please react to "Repoman" (1984). This is one hilarious, oddball film, showcasing Harry Dean at is finest! You'll love it!

  • @SapphireDragon357
    @SapphireDragon357 2 роки тому +596

    "I'm tired, boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never having me a buddy to be with to tell me where we's going to, coming from, or why. Mostly, I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world...every day. There's too much of it."

    • @stxrynn
      @stxrynn 2 роки тому +29

      I'm right here, now, too. I'm really tired of the cruelty and ugliness that has infected us. I miss the days of my youth, when you could trust, respect and admire people. When you wanted the best for people, not try to find a weakness to exploit them. Very good quote.

    • @falsenostalgia-shannon
      @falsenostalgia-shannon 2 роки тому +9

      One of my favorite quotes ever.

    • @crazy_indian3921
      @crazy_indian3921 2 роки тому +5

      I felt that when he said this. Always feel it💯👊🏽

    • @leonalexander9740
      @leonalexander9740 2 роки тому +6

      I can confidently say stephen king is up there with some of the best writers in history for this 😭 done a great job of putting him self in the mind of that character and his mental state, to make it sound like it was him talking. Well done 👏🏼

    • @WillS.TheSuperReds.
      @WillS.TheSuperReds. 2 роки тому +9

      John Coffey - It's like pieces of glass in my head , can't you understand boss?
      Paul Edgecomb- I understand John.

  • @NoerLuin
    @NoerLuin 2 роки тому +543

    Honestly Percy had to be stopped. Can you imagine how he would have tortured the patients in the mental hospital?

    • @professorbugbear
      @professorbugbear 2 роки тому +50

      Having worked at a mental institution... I agree with you 100%

    • @wfly81
      @wfly81 2 роки тому +59

      Yeah, when Natalie said she'd be ok if he just left the job, I was thinking the same thing. It wouldn't fix the problem...it's just pawning the problem off on someone else.

    • @noneofyourfckingbusiness8302
      @noneofyourfckingbusiness8302 2 роки тому +48

      Those early century mental hospitals were the worst kinds of hell. Understaffed and full to the brim with the sick and disturbed. Percy would have blended right in and abused the patients without any repocussions.

    • @WisteriaDrake
      @WisteriaDrake 2 роки тому +30

      Honestly, if you think about it, he's the nephew of the governor, but he's working in a prison. Granted, he's a sociopath, so he enjoys attacking prisoners, but the fact that he isn't in a minor political office is probably because his own family pawned him off on the prison to keep him out of trouble.

    • @JeffreyBezeau
      @JeffreyBezeau 2 роки тому +4

      These kind of men are better off dead than alive.

  • @kylebrooks338
    @kylebrooks338 2 роки тому +154

    Brutal is such a favourite. He’s just had Paul’s back on everything, never questioned

    • @OutlawOfTexas
      @OutlawOfTexas 2 роки тому +19

      Brutal is the homie every good man deserves

    • @Crazy_Diamond_75
      @Crazy_Diamond_75 Рік тому +8

      For a guy named "Brutal," he sure loves to jump to the defense of anybody he holds regard for, including the prisoners on his watch. I love him, but his name has always felt very ironic to me.

    • @lindefann8311
      @lindefann8311 Рік тому +3

      It is ironic. Paul Edgecomb discusses it in the book, how good natured and gentle he was considering his name and that he was probably the best of all the guards.

  • @Palindrome78
    @Palindrome78 2 роки тому +63

    So I have, officially, fallen down the rabbit hole of watching The Green Mile reactions because I LOVE all the comments the reactors make about Percy! 😂

    • @myspiderungoliant
      @myspiderungoliant 6 місяців тому +1

      Similar comments could be made about the actor who played Percy. He married a 17 year old model he’d been grooming for a few years when he was in his 50s.

  • @insertname193
    @insertname193 2 роки тому +476

    One of the most emotionally exhausting movies ever made.

    • @rousrouslan4023
      @rousrouslan4023 2 роки тому +7

      @@luis4722 Hachi: A Dog's Tale when i most cried

    • @benjaminlundback8394
      @benjaminlundback8394 2 роки тому +7

      @@rousrouslan4023 don't mention that movie. I can't keep myself from tears

    • @TheVosack
      @TheVosack 2 роки тому +3

      @@rousrouslan4023 I've never cried so much in my entire life.

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому

      @@luis4722 yes she needs to watch that as well

    • @frantaf
      @frantaf 2 роки тому +3

      @@rousrouslan4023 The end is when the movie makes me cry, most of the film i can handle with something fell to my eye etc. but the end too much. But its a nice scene a not that bad end.

  • @djlow9915
    @djlow9915 2 роки тому +248

    "John Coffey. Like the drink, only not spelt the same" - R.I.P Michael Clarke Duncan 💛

    • @KS-xk2so
      @KS-xk2so 2 роки тому +3

      No, not spelled the same at all.

    • @tadpoleaxe
      @tadpoleaxe 2 роки тому +4

      @@KS-xk2so Interesting initials for someone with magical powers though.

    • @SpectreSpook
      @SpectreSpook 2 роки тому +3

      @@tadpoleaxe using the initials JC to signify a Christ character is almost a trope... until you remember it’s Stephen King and he probably was among the first to do so. 😂
      And yes. RIP Michael. He was a gentle giant in life too.

  • @russevans3586
    @russevans3586 2 роки тому +173

    "I'm just gonna be crying, this whole movie." Yep, you're right Natalie. I've watched this film at least a dozen times and I still can't make it through several scenes without choking up. You'd never think that a film based on a Stephen King novel could evoke this kind of emotion.

    • @0wenewards97
      @0wenewards97 2 роки тому +2

      I've. Watched. It. Dozens. Of..times.. Still. Makes. Me. Cry.

    • @TheRabidDeer
      @TheRabidDeer Рік тому +1

      I choked up watching this review

    • @mash6487
      @mash6487 Місяць тому

      what? have you read a stephen king novel?

  • @andrewkell2474
    @andrewkell2474 2 роки тому +398

    Natalie: I was expecting a straight forward realistic story!
    Rest of us: Have you never read a Stephen King book?!

    • @zevo9314
      @zevo9314 2 роки тому +18

      shawshank was also written by stephen king

    • @lionlyons
      @lionlyons 2 роки тому +5

      @@zevo9314 Even Shawshank, which is grounded in reality (I mean it has no supernatural elements), is unrealistic...

    • @virtualviking8447
      @virtualviking8447 2 роки тому +14

      @@lionlyons not supernaturally unrealistic though.
      Misery is another realistic(ish) King story.

    • @beesnort3163
      @beesnort3163 2 роки тому +1

      What movie is realistic? I’m not sure I have ever seen one.

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 2 роки тому +2

      @@lionlyons , unrealistic? You do realize people have escaped prison before you know…..

  • @Ahluk1
    @Ahluk1 2 роки тому +185

    "I also see that Sam Rockwell is in the movie, and I love him"
    Wellllllll, you won't love him in this, which adds to how great of an actor he is

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому +7

      saw him for the first time ever as Justin hammer
      He is an underrated actor

    • @christopherlundgren1700
      @christopherlundgren1700 2 роки тому +5

      Sam Rockwell is a top-notch creepy greaseball in every performance.

    • @professorbugbear
      @professorbugbear 2 роки тому +8

      I stand by the statement that the more I hate a character, the better the actor is that is portraying them. Sam and the actor playing Percy did amazing work in this movie.

    • @aaronembry9692
      @aaronembry9692 2 роки тому +9

      @@christopherlundgren1700 Not in Galaxy Quest. He was a nice guy in that.

    • @christianwise637
      @christianwise637 2 роки тому +7

      @@aaronembry9692 He is hysterical in that film.
      "IS THERE AIR?! YOU DON'T KNOW!"

  • @juliodavila424
    @juliodavila424 2 роки тому +332

    Natalie: "I think this will be a much more grounded movie.."
    Stephen King: "...and I took that personally."

  • @davidfortuin4146
    @davidfortuin4146 2 роки тому +53

    MCD deserved on Oscar for his portrayal of this character. Rest in power King.

    • @0wenewards97
      @0wenewards97 2 роки тому +4

      U. Moved. A
      Lot. Of. People. Mcd. Thank. U. For. Been. An. Outstanding. Actor.. And.. Entertertain. The.. Angels. R. I. P.

  • @briarus1000
    @briarus1000 2 роки тому +17

    "sometimes the green mile seems so long." 21 years ago i saw this movie, and time has not dulled it's effect.

  • @lastguyminn2324
    @lastguyminn2324 2 роки тому +44

    What makes The Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption the best two adaptations of King's works comes down to six main reasons:
    1. Writer/Director Frank Darabont
    2. Exceptional casting and acting
    3. Impeccable period art direction
    4. Gorgeous cinematography
    5. Awesome score and sound design
    and most importantly...
    6. An incredibly faithful adaptation of King's narrative to the script.

    • @brahamwardrober6774
      @brahamwardrober6774 2 роки тому +1

      I'm a big King fan, but I have to say that in this case, the film is better than the books. Granted, the books were kind of an experiment, and King even says in the author's notes that there are problems with the serial that he might've changed had the story been published originally as a novel.

  • @PH03NXHDFYeah
    @PH03NXHDFYeah 2 роки тому +284

    I've never seen Natalie hate someone as much as she hated Percy in this movie.
    And I totally understand why.

    • @weswesyall2827
      @weswesyall2827 2 роки тому +5

      Joffrey bro, Joffrey

    • @amandacogger3075
      @amandacogger3075 2 роки тому +6

      @@weswesyall2827 ohhh I hated him with a passion. Jack Gleeson did a fantastic job playing the role

    • @weswesyall2827
      @weswesyall2827 2 роки тому

      @@amandacogger3075 where you from??

    • @amandacogger3075
      @amandacogger3075 2 роки тому

      @@weswesyall2827 I'm from England

    • @saltytrey
      @saltytrey 2 роки тому +1

      Boss Percy a bad man.

  • @irktog5175
    @irktog5175 2 роки тому +23

    Old Toot Toot (the guy who stood in for the prisoner on execution rehearsals) was a prisoner but he was a trustee which was a prisoner usually in for a lesser sentence who performed various tasks for the prison to gain privileges not allowed for the other inmates.

  • @johnstrickler2238
    @johnstrickler2238 2 роки тому +35

    As Anne McCaffrey said.
    "Who heals the healer?"
    Of course John Coffey wanted it all to end.

    • @johnstrickler2238
      @johnstrickler2238 Рік тому

      @Gadgetman Indeed. But then, that's the point. Coffey needed the connection more directly, because the issues on earth were overwhelming. He couldn't be healed the way he healed others.

  • @brianpippins5953
    @brianpippins5953 2 роки тому +87

    "Catch me if you can" is another Tom Hanks movie I love.

    • @Do0msday
      @Do0msday 2 роки тому +2

      Great movie. I also love Road to Perdition.

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому +2

      I love: cast away, spr, Forrest gump ,Apollo 13

    • @Do0msday
      @Do0msday 2 роки тому +1

      @@rohanalias9053 All great movies. Apollo 13 is an all time classic. I hope we get a reaction for that.

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому +1

      @@Do0msday yeah I want cast away the most tho...yes I'll be still extremely happy with Apollo 13

    • @Do0msday
      @Do0msday 2 роки тому +1

      I'm ok with any Tom Hanks movie. I'll even be good with The Burbs haha. I love him as an actor.

  • @chadmtmyers
    @chadmtmyers 2 роки тому +75

    RIP Michael Clarke Duncan. His acting in this movie was amazing and was truly worth a watch to appreciate.

  • @MelanctonYates
    @MelanctonYates 2 роки тому +34

    Natalie: “I’m gonna kill this guy. I wanna kill him.”
    Also Natalie: “I would’ve been ok with him just losing his job.”

  • @michaelmeehan5505
    @michaelmeehan5505 2 роки тому +57

    Me (at the start): "Cool! Natalie's chosen 'The Green Mile' to react to? Excellent. This time I'm not going to cry!"
    Me (at the end, cleaning my glasses, and blowing my nose): "Dammit!!"
    Thanks Natalie!!

  • @jackmatheus
    @jackmatheus 2 роки тому +320

    This one brings the toughest to tears, Natalie should bring a bucket

    • @jimrobinson9979
      @jimrobinson9979 2 роки тому +22

      Yeah, "Grab a drink, grab a snack, and grab a bucket." 🙁

    • @lordinvex1406
      @lordinvex1406 2 роки тому +4

      TRUE!

    • @jainelson8840
      @jainelson8840 2 роки тому +9

      Absolutely. I almost never cry, but this movie makes me a blubbering mess sometimes.

    • @HelloTardis
      @HelloTardis 2 роки тому +8

      “Tough” doesn’t matter. It’s completely healthy to react to artwork that invokes sadness. We gotta make it normal to have a good cry when a movie is SO WELL ACTED that it brings you to tears.
      That shit matters, and it doesn’t make you or any other “TOUGH” man any less because of it.
      Feel things while you can. That’s my opinion:)

    • @scotto5426
      @scotto5426 2 роки тому +2

      Yup everytime

  • @denver989
    @denver989 2 роки тому +58

    "I've mostly seen Tom Hanks in more light hearted films"
    Philadelphia sighs and walks away holding it's Oscar

  • @IgnisKhan
    @IgnisKhan 2 роки тому +4

    The movie was a pretty faithful adaptation of the book, but there were two bits they left out that stick with me:
    -Paul's retirement home features a caretaker who treats the elderly, including Paul, much like Percy did the prisoners on the mile.
    -In the epilogue, Paul's wife dies in a bus crash in the 1950s; Paul is the only survivor of the crash (basically like Bruce Willis in Unbreakable), and briefly thinks he sees Coffey by the side of the road afterward.
    Both of those things hit so, so hard in the book...

  • @WRam-fo2sc
    @WRam-fo2sc 2 роки тому +119

    The director, Frank Darabont, who also directed "Shawshank" once joked he has a monopoly on Stephen King prison movies.
    He directed another Stephen King story "The Mist," an intense horror movie which will leave you in a state of shock by the time it ends. King, himself, said Darabont's re-write of a certain scene was better than his own.

    • @DylanWills312
      @DylanWills312 2 роки тому +4

      The ending of The Mist... Is one I will never forget watching for the first time. 100% worth it.

    • @purpleemerald5299
      @purpleemerald5299 2 роки тому +1

      To be fair, having a more concrete ending is already better than a borderline cliff-hanger that goes nowhere, so that’s not really saying much. XD

    • @charlesderosas5577
      @charlesderosas5577 2 роки тому +4

      And he co created the walking dead tv show.

    • @middle-aged-cal
      @middle-aged-cal 2 роки тому +2

      As much as I love Darabont's adaptations of King, including The Mist, I almost hope she doesn't watch it. Saw it in the theater and have never been able to watch it again because it just left me emotionally spent.

    • @purpleemerald5299
      @purpleemerald5299 2 роки тому +3

      @@middle-aged-cal I could only ever watch it again by pretending it ended like the original story. It was a pretty great film up until that point, but that anti-dues ex machina was like if Aliens ended with the start of Alien 3; it pretty much invalidates everything just for the sake of it. I still remember it being my first time ever feeling angry with the actual creators of something instead of their creation itself even while watching it.

  • @andrewdickinson2245
    @andrewdickinson2245 2 роки тому +310

    It is amusing that Nat says Jesus Christ so many times watching these movies, but didn't make the jump to "J"ohn "C"offey, as King has confirmed he was to represent the second coming.

    • @sebastianhaney1425
      @sebastianhaney1425 2 роки тому +28

      Oh snap I never realized. Now I'm more sad 🙂

    • @javieralejandrouscanga4561
      @javieralejandrouscanga4561 2 роки тому +16

      Yes! I was thinking about commenting this but was looking for someone who had maybe done it first
      It's been so interesting watching her reaction to back to back Christ figure characters

    • @bdwinter72
      @bdwinter72 2 роки тому +8

      Oh damn! I've always thought he was an angel

    • @JLOFlix
      @JLOFlix 2 роки тому

      This movie gets me everytime! Your heart is so sincere! God Bless you!

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому

      She's usually really quick at finding these details.i am surprised

  • @oliverdoherty
    @oliverdoherty 2 роки тому +125

    While Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan & Sam Rockwell are rightfully highlighted for their performances in this movie I think every actor on screen deserves credit for their part in grounding in reality what is, in essence, a fantasy story. I can't help but get fully engrossed whenever I watch this movie, no matter my usual cynical tendencies.

    • @danielallen3454
      @danielallen3454 2 роки тому +3

      That's what casting veteran and respected character actors buys you.

    • @jsbcody
      @jsbcody 2 роки тому +7

      David Morse as "Brutal"; his character reminded me a lot of Russel Crowe's character in LA Confidential, a person who does the right thing almost all the time.

    • @mitchclement3773
      @mitchclement3773 2 роки тому +6

      Graham Greene is a legend.

    • @chloesmall7972
      @chloesmall7972 2 роки тому +8

      Doug Hutchison was amazing as Percy Wetmore. I think he managed to make EVERYONE'S blood BOIL.

    • @Lannisen
      @Lannisen 2 роки тому +6

      Michael Jeter deserves so much praise as well! I know Del is over the top in everything, but it's just so perfectly over the top, just like his role in Fisher King.

  • @Lance6338
    @Lance6338 2 роки тому +10

    The green mile will forever be one of my favorite movies. John Coffey's character was perfect.

  • @duaneglaze7229
    @duaneglaze7229 Рік тому +2

    If memory serves, in the book Del set a fire to cover a robbery and several people died in the fire including a child. One of the great things about this movie is despite what he's done to earn his place on death row they get people to like Del and pull for him.

  • @RebeccaODonnell-1941
    @RebeccaODonnell-1941 2 роки тому +68

    When Michael Clarke Duncan went to the Academy Awards, I started crying all over again when they interviewed him on the red carpet and he was so excited and happy to be there. Then I cried again when he won. Great actor, great man.

    • @matthewcorya7514
      @matthewcorya7514 2 роки тому +16

      Michael Caine won best supporting actor that year.

    • @jameskresge3459
      @jameskresge3459 2 роки тому

      He lost his bid for his first Oscar

    • @miketrujillo3677
      @miketrujillo3677 2 роки тому

      It says he wong guys idk what ur talking about

    • @jameskresge3459
      @jameskresge3459 2 роки тому

      @@miketrujillo3677 if you remember when he grabbed Tom Hanks hand it showed that Billy was the one that killed the girls after he kidnapped them while he worked there where they lived

  • @robpegler6545
    @robpegler6545 2 роки тому +19

    "I sure wish I could've met you guys somewheres else."
    Goddammit, that line gets me every time.

    • @danishprince2760
      @danishprince2760 2 роки тому +2

      It's a beautiful line but imagine if they had actually met him somewhere else.. They would probably just have seen him as everyone else did. A giant black guy with some mental difficulties and wouldn't have cared one bit about him.. It took the forced aspect for them to see him how he truly was

    • @robpegler6545
      @robpegler6545 2 роки тому +7

      @@danishprince2760 Possibly. But that line came from Del, not John.

    • @danishprince2760
      @danishprince2760 2 роки тому +2

      @@robpegler6545 You're absolutely right, I completely misremembered :D

  • @graysondraven
    @graysondraven 2 роки тому +16

    She went from "Is it the same mouse?"😢 to "How long do mice live?"🤯 so fast i nearly spat out my drink trying not to laugh

    • @jaybea365
      @jaybea365 7 місяців тому

      roughly 4 years, so if the mouse is still kicking at about 70, then a human should live to be around 1,750 years old.

  • @jeffdecker7077
    @jeffdecker7077 2 роки тому +8

    When this book was originally released it was broken down into a serial with 6 novellas. That explains the meandering type story arcs. This was also one of the first books that brought tears to my eyes when they put the sack over John's head. Even tho I was aware of that scene just to see it on the screen was like a experiencing it for the first time.

  • @professorbugbear
    @professorbugbear 2 роки тому +22

    I firmly believe that when Paul says, "May God have mercy on your soul," at John's execution... he was talking to himself.

  • @jharpst7
    @jharpst7 2 роки тому +51

    "DID HE JUST SUCK HIS UTI OUT AND TURNEM INTO FLIES?!?!?"
    might be one of my favorite reaction quotes of all time

  • @luiscypher1307
    @luiscypher1307 2 роки тому +11

    'The Green mile' and 'The Shawshank redemption' both have the same epic author & director team, Steven King & Frank Darabont. They did three films together that are incredible the last one being 'The Mist'. A truly unforgettable experience.

  • @marcgardner9865
    @marcgardner9865 2 роки тому +12

    Shout out to Doug Hutchison “Percy”. His performance got everyone on the planet to hate his character.

  • @x3mslayer
    @x3mslayer 2 роки тому +24

    "He killed them with their love"... this haunts me forever.

  • @kecward78
    @kecward78 2 роки тому +48

    As good as King's horror is, his dramatic works are just... amazing.

    • @trumphatesyou
      @trumphatesyou 2 роки тому +1

      Has anyone read "The Bazaar of Bad Dreams" and if so is it worth the time?

    • @lastguyminn2324
      @lastguyminn2324 2 роки тому +6

      King writes great characters and vivid settings...when that is accomplished, it doesn't matter what genre the work falls into.

    • @ronin7997
      @ronin7997 2 роки тому +1

      His horror fiction unfortunately suffers from mediocre endings in many cases. Even King has admitted to this, and famously noted that he preferred the theatrical ending of The Mist versus the original novel's.

    • @trumphatesyou
      @trumphatesyou 2 роки тому +4

      @@ronin7997 IT and Under the Dome's endings were awful. But the books were great.

    • @ronin7997
      @ronin7997 2 роки тому +3

      @@trumphatesyou The Stand is probably my biggest gripe for King's story endings. Such a fantastic tapestry of storytelling and multiple character developments to only end with a literal "Deus ex Machina".

  • @Kisame66
    @Kisame66 2 роки тому +9

    This is one of the movies where I tear up every time. Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it.

  • @oscarmarichelar374
    @oscarmarichelar374 Рік тому +6

    You are so sensitive and honest with what happens to you. it's a beautiful thing to see.
    Keep shining

  • @rickardroach9075
    @rickardroach9075 2 роки тому +52

    "We each owe a death; there are no exceptions.'' 😭 Beautiful reaction, Natalie.

  • @hoagsmash4188
    @hoagsmash4188 2 роки тому +27

    Every person in this movie is unreal. Every performance perfect. Michael Clarke Duncan gave a performance for the ages, and from all I've heard he was an absolute gift to the world, RIP. Everybody cries with this one, doesn't matter WHO you are.

    • @donkfail1
      @donkfail1 2 роки тому +2

      Yup. Great casting, fantastic directing and flawless acting throughout. Even Harry Dean Stanton has his moment in the tiny role he had.
      RIP Harry. One of the greatest supporting actors ever. (Even though he was said to be impossible to work with.)

  • @milkfaerie6770
    @milkfaerie6770 2 роки тому +13

    I first watched this film at 9 years old, and Del’s execution scene literally traumatized me. it still makes me violently sob to this day at almost 18 years old. it’s absolutely tragic and vile and sickening and breaks my heart. I was so concerned for you when i saw this pop up in my recommended LOL because i know how horrible something like that can be to watch, and i know how kindhearted you are. but i’m glad you got to experience this film, it’s truly a great one :)

    • @LibbyZae543
      @LibbyZae543 6 місяців тому +2

      I feel a strange sort of commraderie with you because while all the other kids were traumatized by chucky or Jason or Freddie etc; this movie TRAUMATIZED me as a child. I'm still terrified of getting electroctocuted.

    • @Richardiba
      @Richardiba Місяць тому +1

      It's traumatizing regardless of age. The guy literally fried and suffered long through the whole experience. Even Percy was too frightened to behold his handiwork. Rewatched it today and it still gives me the shivers.

  • @sinkler123
    @sinkler123 2 роки тому +18

    This is one of those rare masterpiece of a movie that i fully recommend, but cant make myself ever watch again...
    It makes my heart bleed.

    • @cameronmurtagh9977
      @cameronmurtagh9977 2 роки тому

      Only seen it once myself too

    • @grantallen6573
      @grantallen6573 2 роки тому

      This is a must watch film
      One of the best films I will ever watch

  • @chrisb7831
    @chrisb7831 2 роки тому +4

    It's interesting to have Green Mile and Shawshank as companion pieces. Both are very emotional films; The Green Mile has a lot of fun and heart but leaves you with a bit of sadness at the end while Shawshank is laced with mental and physical brutality throughout but at the end it's full of hope.

  • @LUC0R
    @LUC0R 2 роки тому +35

    As a 30-year-old man, I haven't laughed and teared up by myself in a while. Kind of a good release. Thanks, Natalie, for the joy you bring your audience.

  • @arielnelson940
    @arielnelson940 2 роки тому +16

    Except for a few parts when Paul was an old man, the movie is SO accurate to the book. Not to mention that it literally seems as though the characters were written specifically for the cast. This, Shawshank and Misery are definitely King’s best movies in my opinion ✨

  • @lokithecat7225
    @lokithecat7225 2 роки тому +47

    Natalie is so Naively cute.
    The point of being a Giant Asshat that everyone hates, is that you can be a Giant Asshat that everyone hates.
    Usually these people have had a Parent, or someone in authority over them be a Giant Asshat to them, and because they were powerless to stop it, they perceive Giant Asshats as Strong, and people that have to put up with them as weak.
    So, Percy, wants to be as a Giant Asshat, that the others are forced to put up with, so that he feels in Control, and Powerful.

    • @thomasriddle7005
      @thomasriddle7005 4 місяці тому

      This may be my new favorite description of bullies aka Giant Asshats

  • @Curraghmore
    @Curraghmore 2 роки тому +17

    It's funny how many reactors to 'The Green Mile' start out saying that they know it's adapted from Stephen King, but then they are surprised when it turns supernatural.

    • @ghostofyourmom
      @ghostofyourmom 2 роки тому +3

      I wanna say Coffey is mentioned in the Dark Tower series but I can't remember for sure.
      A popular theory is that Coffey has a form of the Shining, but again I can't remember if that's confirmed in King's work.

    • @alexanderriley2979
      @alexanderriley2979 2 роки тому

      Because they're not expecting the curve ball. King took a simple story and turned it on it's head. And that's what we want as an audience, we want to be surprised, to not know what's going to happen next, and because of that our minds are open and alert, because it's different, but keeping things real and within the possible. Even in the ending it's mirrored, John Coffey sentenced to death, and the guard sentenced to life, to outlive everyone in his own special jail, his own body. A two-sided kindness. A little horror, snuck in at the end, subtly.

    • @ChibiHoshiDragon
      @ChibiHoshiDragon Рік тому

      @@ghostofyourmom I never saw it as the Shining, but that John Coffey, initials JC, is a re-incarnation of Jesus Christ. To me, it is a: "If God came back how would we treat him" story.
      The scars on his back are implied that he was born a slave and therefore long lived.
      He was persecuted for existing.
      He performed miracles.
      He sought to punish "the bad men" like God.
      He willingly dies
      And since I believe in "The Curse of the Roman Centurion" who speared Jesus in the side... Paul fits in too.

  • @w00tyd00d
    @w00tyd00d 2 роки тому +51

    Leading up to the infamous "no spong" scene, I was extremely worried for Natalie :X that is not an easy scene to watch for just about anybody, let alone her lol bless you, Nat

    • @GU5S
      @GU5S 2 роки тому +2

      Ive seen a lot of horror films and gruesome stuff. But this is still probably the most horrific scene Ive ever seen.

    • @mohammedashian8094
      @mohammedashian8094 2 роки тому +1

      @@GU5S it’s even worse in the book the eyes melted like jello and it’s in detail

  • @rvdthedudar9231
    @rvdthedudar9231 2 роки тому +5

    This is the movie I cried the most for … EVER!!! I saw it in a theatre by myself in 1999. I balled my eyes out!! I was a mess. Amazing movie.

  • @justin555666
    @justin555666 2 роки тому +4

    This is a movie I can only ever watch alone because I sob through the whole thing. Such a great film!

  • @joshuayeager3686
    @joshuayeager3686 2 роки тому +194

    There’s a theme that comes up in multiple Stephen King stories about people who have a special gift, the gift to Shine. John Coffey used that gift for good. There’s also a very popular story about the dark side of it and hopefully you’ll react to The Shining soon.

  • @ianrosenbalm6555
    @ianrosenbalm6555 2 роки тому +45

    Sam Rockwell always brings the A game wherever he's cast. Speaking of, if you haven't seen it yet, I recommend "Seven Psychopaths," wherein Sam also appears.

    • @spddracer
      @spddracer 2 роки тому +5

      Moon

    • @UchihaKagai
      @UchihaKagai 2 роки тому +1

      TMNT the first movie.

    • @jamespasifull3424
      @jamespasifull3424 2 роки тому

      I can recommend 'Welcome to Collingwood', where Sam Rockwell appears again with the sublime Michael Jeter, in an hilarious 'heist' movie!

    • @sirjedisentinel
      @sirjedisentinel 2 роки тому

      Since she does TV shows as well, Fosse/Verdon is also amazing

    • @rousrouslan4023
      @rousrouslan4023 2 роки тому +3

      Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • @whocares110
    @whocares110 2 роки тому +33

    EFF! I can't even watch people react to this movie without tearing up myself. I take pride in the fact that I'm a no nonsense burly blacksmith, but I have to watch this reaction in the dark after bedtime so nobody will catch me crying lol.

    • @arraikcruor6407
      @arraikcruor6407 2 роки тому +5

      It would be cool if we could cry without shame or fear.

    • @grantallen6573
      @grantallen6573 2 роки тому +3

      If you don't cry at this film
      You have no soul

  • @guadacala
    @guadacala 2 роки тому +16

    Stephen King is just an amazing writer and having reading this book i can say it's one of the best adaptations of his work. I hope you can do more of him in the future! There's so many to choose from but I would recommend Misery to start with, it's an old film but so worth it

  • @JohnJimmyJoe
    @JohnJimmyJoe 2 роки тому +74

    Natalie, I'm pretty sure back in those days doctors would tell the husband bad news like that so they could be the one to deliver the bad news to their wife.

    • @szeddezs
      @szeddezs 2 роки тому +4

      That time is basically where the phrase "give it to me straight, doc" comes from. Nowadays doctors _have_ to tell a patient if there's something seriously wrong with you.

    • @LadyIarConnacht
      @LadyIarConnacht 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah, even in the 80's the doctors left it up to the family whether they wanted the dying to know or not, because there is a chance they might stop fighting if they know.

  • @ChefNourhan
    @ChefNourhan 2 роки тому +11

    When John said he killed them with their love for each other that really broke my heart. exceptional acting by Michael Clarke Duncan Rip💔

  • @dmitriuswatley5533
    @dmitriuswatley5533 2 роки тому +2

    I truly love your reaction to this film. You are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much.

  • @thatweirdnigerianguy
    @thatweirdnigerianguy 2 роки тому +3

    When this was posted, I postponed watching the reaction until I had taken time to see the movie.
    I bawled my eyes out.😭
    Then I came here immediately to watch the reaction and bawl my eyes out again.😩
    One of my new all time favorite movies.

  • @PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude
    @PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude 2 роки тому +25

    Knowing how much Natalie likes Sam Rockwell, I literally got the chills during the intro.

  • @andikarachmatsaputra4309
    @andikarachmatsaputra4309 2 роки тому +29

    I cried like a baby while watching John's execution 😢

  • @philiponeill6903
    @philiponeill6903 2 роки тому +49

    Natalie: "I didn't realise it would be a mystical story!"
    "The Green Mile" - written by Stephen King. :D :)

    • @umairrashid9345
      @umairrashid9345 2 роки тому +10

      She was fooled by Shawshank Redemption and thought Stephen King wrote other books like that.

    • @winstonmarlowe5254
      @winstonmarlowe5254 2 роки тому

      @@umairrashid9345 Gerald's Game would qualify if not for the eclipse scene.

  • @Xemptuous
    @Xemptuous 2 роки тому +11

    Del was my favorite character, because he shows you that even though he was a criminal, he had a sweet child inside capable of love. We need to start seeing our prisoners this way, because all we do is lock them up forever and completely forget about them, regardless of the merit within.

    • @Galiant2010
      @Galiant2010 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I've seen a lot of people talk about the book which says what crime he committed. But I think he was a changed man at the time of his execution. Between his line to the guards about having wished he could've met them somewhere else, because understood just how big of an impact the people you surround yourself with can have on you... and the part where John shared the cornbread with Del but not Bill shows that John saw him as a good man at heart. Mentally unstable/childlike, sure, but that just reiterates your point about how we need to have more mental health support systems in place that people can feel comfortable seeking help through.

    • @BelleDede01
      @BelleDede01 2 роки тому

      Sorry, but not all prisoners are that way. There are some that should be going to that chair, today, if there was still chairs. Criminals today are not scared of prison as it's almost a Holiday Inn. Some will NEVER be human or rehabilitated, regardless if they're in prison their whole lives or paroled (which many of them re-offend) or released after they've done their time (which again, some re-offend). I could tell you a few names that need to be taken out for sure in today's time, as all one needs to do is do a bit of research and they'd know. There maybe are a few that are somewhat remorseful, but all say they're innocent, regardless of what they were accused of doing. Besides, they are not all locked up and forgotten as they have a better life than our seniors in seniors' homes do and that's a fact. They get great education, health care, great food, conjugal visits and family visits, even have places where they can be intimate with their spouses, dental, etc., and we pay for it all. Our seniors have to pay for their rooms, their health care, their dental, their food, etc.

  • @Outland9000
    @Outland9000 2 роки тому +83

    Is it bad that buy the time Nat say's _"Grab a drink and grab a snack"_ I have already finished my snacks?

    • @SovKnight
      @SovKnight 2 роки тому +2

      I think the intros are getting longer. :\

    • @rohanalias9053
      @rohanalias9053 2 роки тому

      @@SovKnight I thought it was shorter than usual

    • @Sneakysneaky88
      @Sneakysneaky88 2 роки тому +2

      It just means you're prepared for the ride :D

    • @JGrantUK
      @JGrantUK 2 роки тому +5

      Wait, y’all don’t skip those parts?

    • @johncourtright1632
      @johncourtright1632 2 роки тому +3

      I just figure that she means, "Grab another drink and grab another snack".

  • @oscarls8539
    @oscarls8539 2 роки тому +19

    The only thing that keep me from crying this time, was the edit, everytime she swears, Mr Jingles is there to save the day.
    I love your reactions Nat!

  • @democritius
    @democritius 2 роки тому

    I absolutely loved your reaction to this movie, especially the discovery of Mr. Jingles at the end, just about broke my heart. Keep up the good work, can't wait for the next episode.

  • @Wampor
    @Wampor 2 роки тому

    Great reaction! I enjoyed much, thank you Natalie. :)

  • @blueroninstudios
    @blueroninstudios 2 роки тому +75

    Interesting thing: John Coffey's intial being JC for a reason, and the end of his journey involved being persecuted for crimes he didn't commit, being loved by only a few who knew him best, and the ability to heal. Kinda mirrors someone else's story.....a very popular story from another "good book." (wink nudge)

    • @MARYWTHER
      @MARYWTHER 2 роки тому +7

      Also it's barely showed in the movie through John's scars on his back, but in the book it's actually explicit that John is pretty much... 500 years old at least. Just like Paul's life lasts longer by the end of the movie, John's life was very long, which kinda explains his tiredness at the end of the movie better.

    • @tomyoung9049
      @tomyoung9049 2 роки тому +3

      was gonna comment how often she called out the name of someone else initialed JC.. just hinting at what it all COULD mean.

    • @jsalvatori
      @jsalvatori 2 роки тому +1

      Add to that, Tom Hanks' character is the Wandering Jew, sentenced to walk the earth for eternity for taunting JC on his way to the cross

  • @DeathToTheDictators
    @DeathToTheDictators 2 роки тому +10

    Now you just need to see Stand By Me to complete the Stephen King non-horror amazing films trifecta (starring Richard Dryfus and a young Keifer Sutherland).

  • @UncleQue
    @UncleQue 2 роки тому +3

    (While teary eyed and voice quivering) “HOW LONG DO MICE LIVE!?” Both sweet and hilarious!

  • @perrymalcolm3802
    @perrymalcolm3802 2 роки тому

    Gets me every time! One of the best ensembles ever

  • @scorp77snake
    @scorp77snake 2 роки тому +48

    i know people are saying do the mist next however I think you should do the 3rd best king adaption Stand By Me

    • @lastguyminn2324
      @lastguyminn2324 2 роки тому +6

      I agree with the ranking, but The Mist does complete the Darabont King trilogy.

    • @FrancoisDressler
      @FrancoisDressler 2 роки тому

      I think she should save The Mist for October.

  • @privatewhitford
    @privatewhitford 2 роки тому +6

    If I have a cold or am stuffed up, I will literally just watch the last 40 minutes or so of this movie, starting with the "danger of hell" scene, and that gets me crying every single time.

  • @drunkbobo
    @drunkbobo 2 роки тому +1

    Great reaction as always! One of the truest film adaptations I’ve ever seen. I remember when the book first came out in volumes, and having to wait for the next one to come out felt like forever!

  • @melhawl3685
    @melhawl3685 2 місяці тому +1

    Dean's tear streaked face always kills my heart.

  • @Chris-filosifer64
    @Chris-filosifer64 2 роки тому +12

    "I didn't know this was going to be freaky!" It's Stephen King for crying out loud, lol

  • @jeffshirton7234
    @jeffshirton7234 2 роки тому +15

    Tom Hanks seems to pee in a lot of his movies:
    1) Green Mile - during and after his UTI
    2) Apollo 13 - demonstrating the urination mechanism in the Apollo space capsule
    3) League of their Own - the long pee in the team's change room
    4) Forrest Gump - at the White House after drinking so many Dr Peppers
    5) Castaway

    • @slayerje1884
      @slayerje1884 2 роки тому +3

      Tom Hanks and Peeing, Tom Cruise and running, Brad Pitt and eating, Owen Wilson and Wowing

    • @paulfeist
      @paulfeist 2 роки тому +1

      A League of Their Own was the first thing that came to mind when Nat commented at that scene.

    • @praetorxian
      @praetorxian 2 роки тому +3

      Pissing all the way to the bank. lol

    • @Sweetish_Jeff_
      @Sweetish_Jeff_ 2 роки тому

      @@slayerje1884 Christopher Walken dancing and Natalie Portman crying.

    • @nickblas
      @nickblas 2 роки тому

      Back when Cracked was good, they did an After Hours where they point out Tom Hanks likes making people watch him pee for some reason. It's a whole thing.

  • @MrLokNesss
    @MrLokNesss 2 роки тому +2

    Natalie... I have seen many of your reviews & you are amazingly intuitive. The 1st time I saw this movie it freaked me out too; but once it's brought to light that John Coffey has/had empathic abilities, the story becomes all the more tragic. 😢😢😢 Such incredible storytelling.

  • @geneaikenii1092
    @geneaikenii1092 8 місяців тому

    wOw! This film has such a wonderful story . Nice reaction. Thanks, Natalie.

  • @dragonweyr44
    @dragonweyr44 2 роки тому +18

    Percy thinks he's bulletproof because his aunt is the governor's wife so he can do no wrong so he can be as big of an asshole as he wants to be
    This is a Stephan King movie so some mysticism is expected As was Shawshank
    When John Coffey heals someone he "takes back" the pain

  • @jacotromp59581
    @jacotromp59581 2 роки тому +7

    There is no scale in existence that can truly explain how magnificent this movie truly is. Never seen it once where I did not cry my eyes out

  • @ej8085
    @ej8085 2 роки тому

    Absolutely loved your reaction

  • @pmaximus5659
    @pmaximus5659 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoy your reactions

  • @Lord_Talha
    @Lord_Talha 2 роки тому +12

    Man I was hoping you would show your reaction to the "I'm tired boss" scene. That part kills me.

  • @SovKnight
    @SovKnight 2 роки тому +19

    You wanted to know if the movie followed the book, and I can tell you with confidence that it's almost scene-for-scene faithful to the book. It's very VERY accurate. Stephen King is a genius.

    • @taz291819
      @taz291819 2 роки тому

      Yep, it's pretty faithful to the book. As was Cycle of the Werewolf, aka "Silver Bullet" on the silver screen.

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 2 роки тому

      No it isn't. I have read it and there are differences aplenty. All movies change details of books.

  • @GrouchyOldBear7
    @GrouchyOldBear7 Рік тому

    Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

  • @mvasqu762
    @mvasqu762 2 роки тому +3

    "Why does it look like the mouse is tearing up" that made me laugh while I cried

  • @jacotromp59581
    @jacotromp59581 2 роки тому +4

    John's death will go down in history as the most emotionally impact full deaths captured on screen. When he saw his first movie made me cry uncontrollably

  • @blackkatt777
    @blackkatt777 2 роки тому +10

    I haven't even started it yet, and I already know this is going to hit her hard. She gets into a good emotional movie and feels it.
    Love that she can appreciate the emotional rollercoaster a movie puts you through, when the movie is well made.

  • @connor_phillipz5689
    @connor_phillipz5689 2 роки тому +6

    This format is the only way I can watch movies like this. Watching the whole thing would emotionally destroy me.

  • @justthejuan5146
    @justthejuan5146 2 роки тому +2

    Dang girl, you almost made me cry three times just by watching you react to this great movie!! And I have seen this like 10 times since it came out!!