I watched this in the theater. The level of audience engagement was more than any I've seen before or since. When Percy stomped on Me. Jingles, there was an audible gasp and screams of "No!" When Percy told Dale there was no Mouseville, people screamed "you bastard!". There was open sobbing when John Coffey died.
Stephen King movie adaptations are hit and miss, but when they hit they are knocked out of the park. “Green Mile”, “Shawshank Redemption” and “Stand by Me” are all SK and all in my top 10 favorite movies of all time.
@@MiddleAgedBob Frank Darabont was meant to do King's adaptations. But the most challenging books to adapt are those where King's characters are driven by supernatural forces. In a book it's easy to describe what's happening, but in film, very difficult. Darabont was able to avoid that fate. Green Mile is one of the most accurate adaptations I've ever seen, with nearly every line in the movie coming directly from the book.
As sad as this movie may be, I can’t help watching people’s reactions to it. Of course I tear up every time but it’s such a great movie that I can’t help myself.
Stephen King is the GOAT of horror. When he writes drama he writes some of the most beautiful and agonizing drama ever. Stand By Me, Delores Claiborne, Shawshank Redemption, Misery (maybe considered horror) are the most famous examples of his writing. His ability to capture humanity at it's best and worst is so special. When I read this book for the first time I bawled my eyes out. Every single time I see this movie I bawl too. I'm glad you reacted to this. RIP Michael Clark Duncan.
Every single one of these is a masterpiece. Steven does have a “magical negro problem” but fuck it his books are so revolutionary, humane , and perceptive that the only nitpick is “ew he likes black people” Read “It” and definitely react to the movies and the tv movies.
If someone had told me 5 years ago, I would cry over a field mouse I wouldn't have believed them. Never knew this movie was as impactful as it was till I watched this movie. Love the karma that came to Percy, going from frankly a sadistic guard to a harmless mental hospital patient was the best thing that could've happened to that character. He deserved everything that happened to him for his cruel and callous nature.
As you grow older, Kabir, you'll understand more & more. As the years roll on, we do indeed have to experience our loved ones passing on and it never gets any easier.....ever ever EVER. GREAT film....!!!
Emotions run high in this well acted movie. We all wanted John Coffey to not be executed but he was ready to die. Remember he said he was tired of everybody hurting each other because his brain was bombarded by the images and the proof that he didn’t kill those girls was not able to be proven. John Coffey was one of the best character portrayals ever.
It just breaks my heart. It also teaches very powerful life lessons so I think everyone should see it just once. Michael Clark Duncan died way to young and he and Tom should have won Oscars for this movie. They should give Michael an Oscar posthumously. 😢
Great reaction! One of the best movies ever made. If it makes you feel a tiny bit better, I truly believe John WANTED to die and in the end he got what he wanted. I suspect John was very, very, VERY old. Just a breath of his power made a mouse live for decades. Mice live 1-2 years normally. He has scars he doesn’t even remember how he got. I suspect at the very least he lived through slavery. And he is also clearly an empath who feels the pain of others. Imagine feeling the pain of everyone near you AND being practically immortal. I think most of us would tap out at some point.
I’ve seen the movie before, but never considered John Coffee being older than represented in the movie. That brings a new perspective to the character.
I saw this in theater when it came out. I sobbed so much, I had to wait till everyone left. I've probably seen it 100 times since and I still cry every time! Michael Clarke Duncan was a master performer.
Can you imagine the abuse Percy would have inflicted upon the vulnerable patients at Briar Ridge if he’d gone to work there? Ugh, it was already a lot happening in those times & he would have been the worst of them all from what we’d seen of him already.
Tom Hanks was getting the AFI lifetime achievement award, and MDC was a guest. His speech was simple but powerful. "I just want to say, Thank you, Boss"
The best part is that the focus of the movie isn't the supernatural part. The main subject is his innocence and selflessness. Its got like 45 seconds of CGi and uses it perfectly.
This movie made me bawl the first time I saw it; in theaters after reading the original book; and to this day, it still has the same effect. I cannot watch it without crying. One of Steven King's BEST stories he's ever written, and one of my absolute favs.
Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse who played "Brutal" are both the same height (around 6"5"). It was great special effects that made Coffey seem like a giant.
I love how everyone says they would set him free but John is too kind of person to let others suffer because of him. He mostly likely would have turned himself in and take all the blame. As sad as John story is its a message and statement about mankind. He can feel all the pain we cause to each other and its too unbearable. John is one that is taking all this pain but reality is we all suffer by not being kind and empathic to each other. Us humans were the real monsters in this story.
The Green Mile was filmed in Nashville at the old State Penitentiary. A lot of the guys I worked with at the Sherriff's Office were hired to play inmates. It's truly a great film!
An AMAZING movie! Being from Southern Louisiana and a former corrections officer, this movie hits me a little differently. I appreciate your honest reaction to this classic!
I have never heard anyone else mention A.I. and how sad it was! That one BROKE ME and is a very hard watch for anyone who has lost their mother. The Green Mile, in my opinion, is one of the best movies ever made. The acting in this could not have been any better on anyone's part! A special hats off to the actors in all films who do such a fantastic job making us hate them!
I've watched this more times than I can recall, and enjoyed it with you again just now! ❤ Edit: "Shawshank Redemption" also needs to be on your list! Note: Graham Greene, the Indian who is executed at the first, also has a lead role in "Dancing with Wolves" another astounding great movie!
This is definitely what I feel like is one of the greatest movies ever. It's not one to be watched too regularly but definitely deserves to be watched time and time again, esp if it's being introduced to someone else.
This film shattered me when I saw it in about 2000. I never watched it again in any form until these reactions came along. Now I know how I felt is how other people feel. Thank you for sharing how you felt experiencing it.
Amazing movie. Definitely a tear jerker. Now you owe it to yourself to lighten the mood with a comedy and watch Michael Clarke Duncan in Talladega Nights
Another side of Michael Clark Duncan is hilarious in “Armageddon” with Bruce Willis in late 90s. Must see, doesn’t disappoint. Love your reactions! I was so excited when I received notification of you watching this
While Stephen King rightfully gets credit for this amazing story, I think a lot of people over look how great Frank Darabont is as a Director. This movie is up there with another one he directed in Shawshank Redemption. People universally also praise how good the first season of The Walking Dead is and how it went to crap after he left as the showrunner. No matter how many times I see this movie, it makes me tear up and cry. PS. RIP Michael Clarke Duncan!
Your edit was brilliant. So much to put in and you got it. The close up perspective was especially good. The casting was perfect and to see the actors performance up close shows how they committed to their roles. I’ve read that the emotional response of the guards during John’s execution was real; they all felt that sorrow. About Michael Clarke Duncan. He was a body guard to Will Smith and Notorious BIG. He was also a gym rat. The director didn’t want him to lift during filming because people in the 30’s weren’t ripped like that. But apparently he slipped off for an afternoon and when he got back his biceps were bulging so everyone knew where he’s been. His sense of humor was as big as he was. He spoke about how during the filming of John healing Paul how easily he was able to pin Tom Hanks’ arm to his side. He said “Tom needs to lift something heavier than his Oscars a few times.”
One thing I picked up on with him being willing to die and taking on the hatred of the parents for killing the girls is that he didn't want the parents to realise that they took the killer into their home and exposed the girls to him. It took the guilt away from them and left them a small sense of justice.
"I sure wish I could have met you guys somewheres else". That line from Del gets me every time because it speaks about the redemption that every person can have under the right circumstances.
You are not alone in saying that you will never watch this movie again. It is one of the best movies ever made. As many times as I have seen this movie, I can never watch it without bawling my eyes out. Great reaction as always.
A lot of people don't think about this, but this was during the Great Depression. So, work was almost impossible to come by, and you took any job you could get. The common man couldn't choose a job. This all makes it even harder for the other men on The Block. They don't WANT to execute prisoners: they HAVE to. They can't afford to fire Percy or piss him off because as he said "try it. You'll be on the bread lines before the week is up" (bread lines were literal Depression-era lines people had to stand in for hours and hours, just to MAYBE eat). Unlike them, Percy has choices: he could get any job even during the Depression, but he WANTS to stay there, for lower pay, because he's a sadistic fuck. That's why Paul's standing up to Percy threatening to have Brutal fired, meant so much. He was willing to go hungry (and possibly starve) just to stand for what was right.
Doug Hutchison (Percy) did a pretty good acting job. Everyone hated him. Glad you did the reaction to this one. Have you watched "Saving Private Ryan" or "Forest Gump". A lot of the same actors are in a lot of Hanks movies.
Intresting fact, the Tennesse location of this movie, was an actual prison in the Old Tennessee Prison in Nashville, TN. It was damaged in a tornado outbreak in 2020. Good news, though, it's planned on getting rebuild!
The two saddest parts to me were when John told them he wanted to die and watching the men cry as they were killing him. This is the most riveting, heart wrenching movies.
I was a prison guard in Florida about the time this movie came out and we had some guards that behaved just like percy and we actually started nickname'n Percy's. Hateful, cowardly and weak, thing is, they behave with fake bravado because they are scared shitless. I absolutely loved the movie anddd.... I've never watched it again...
It's been a while since I've read the book but I believe Del commented a arson that also killed 4 ppl I believe. The book came out in 6 smaller books, it's a awesome book if you are a reader you should really check it out it's so good.
I had to look it up. “Convicted for raping and murdering a young girl, and then involuntarily setting fire to the adjacent building (leading to the deaths of six more people), Delacroix shows no sign of cruelty by the time he reaches E block. Instead, he appears to be a fearful old man, terrified of the cruel Percy Wetmore.” He was in the process of burning the young girl’s body when the fire spread and killed 6 people.
Although Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP), deservedly get most of the mentions for this movie, I just wanted to give props to Doug Hutchison, who played Percy. He doesn't get mentioned often but he really does his job in making you hate his character. Percy is with out a doubt one of the most hated characters there is in my opinion.
I saw this when I was 13 years old and I was just trying to process it all. The second time I watched it (a month later) I bawled like an infant. Still makes me choke up and yell at the screen images of Percy and Wild Bill getting served an icy dish of karma. As for the infection, it is a raging urinary tract infection (UTI). I have had a UTI on two occasions, one of which made it burn to urinate as if my urethra was on fire. If it had been worse, I probably would have been just like Paul (Hanks) was in the movie, as my moderate one was painful enough.
I would love to see you react to a classic “chick flick” like “Steel Magnolias” or “The Color Purple”. Two awesome movies in my opinion. Another good just classic movie that may be more to your liking is “Scent Of A Woman”. I love your movie reactions! Keep them coming! 👏👏👏
Michael Clarke Duncun deserved and award for this. Literally played and angel on earth in the most humane way. Actor who played percy really made you hate his character with your whole soul. Movie took a left turn after an hour in and made you cry or had you in your feelings for 2 full hours and have fully recovered since
I feel the same way about Schindler's List. An important film, and it moved me deeply, but I don't think I could handle watching it again. Even years later, I still get emotional thinking about it.
I definitely agree with you on that movie. In general movies don't stay with me once I'm done watching them but Schindler's List is an exception. I've only seen parts of it and I don't know if I have it in me to watch the whole entire film. One particular scene almost gave me a panic attack & it was the one with the Rabbi on his knees. If you know, you know. I'm the type of person to act when I see something bad happening & that scene trigger something in me and it had me on the verge of hyperventilating. I literally cried out "Please! Somebody do something!"
Loved your reaction to The Green Mile. So genuine. Glad to see somebody enjoying it as much as I. Most of those who watched it loved it as well. I know you felt bad because John Coffey died but you have to remember that he wanted to die! Whatever power he had, also gave him the ability or the curse, to feel what other people felt. He could feel or sense the emotions of others. He felt that Wild Bill was "a bad man" and he felt the emotions of the people that came to watch his execution and he could feel that they "hated" him even though he was innocent. He said he was tired of feeling all the hate and "ugliness" in the world and wanted to "be done with it". Tragic and certainly sad but I understood why John felt that way. On a lighter note, I was cracking up at how angry you were getting with Percy 😂. He was definitely the antagonist and a certified jerk! Keep up the good work. 👍🏾👍🏾
This movie is absolutely heart-wrenching; there is humor and horror and a strange beauty. I'll never watch it fully again but I do enjoy watching reactors view it and share in the pathos.
fun fact there actually was a mouseville, it was part of a carnival settlement that became a town in Florida. Most traveling carnivals would winter over in the town they had little sections of the town that would hold various things for entertainment that allowed the carnies to practice and come up with new attractions. Of course today DisneyWorld is often called mouseville by the locals.
Amazing movie! Years after production it still has such a strong impact! The book was difficult to read. I’ve seen it maybe only 3 x bc of the tears.. You cry so hard that it’s like a sinus infection afterwards !! 😢❤
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. 4. In the book King briefly covers why the Chief and Del are on death row. 5. This movie was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Cast but unfortunately neither won.😭😭 6. Players in other King adaptations: Jeffery DeMunn: Shawshank Redemption, The Mist, Storm of the Century and William Sadler: Shawshank Redemption, The Mist. David Morse: The Langoliers. 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.👌 10. A little fun fact: Toot Toot the trustee is played by Harry Dean Stanton.(RIP) The other guards' names are Harry Terwilliger/Jeffery DeMunn and Dean Stanton/Barry Pepper. 11. IRL both David Morse and James Cromwell are about the same height as Michael Clark Duncan (RIP). They used planks, a small bed and smaller chair along with trick photography to make John taller. 12 The scene 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 "day old is fine" dry toast is for. 14 EVERYBODY cries and has to take time to reflect. Congratulations you just experienced. the GREATEST MOVIE EVER. (GOAT) 15. 4 words for you: Stephen King. You're WELCOME!
When you know what John can do, him crying "I tried to take it back but it was too late" really gets you. It gets me. I admit I cry quite a bit at movies, shows and games with good direction and writing but this movie...this movie hits me the hardest. I never read the book and I don't know if I can personally. Everything about this story was done so close to perfect as it can be. It's...hard to get through some of it but they do give us so much with it. This is my first video I've seen of yours and surprised I found in in less than 24hrs of upload but I think imma keep going and look at the backlog you're another amazing reactor from what I've seen in this
@24:49 That's called "Foreshadowing" And Percy is probably on the top of the list of most people's "Most hated character" list. He played the part so convincingly!
We watched this movie, dead man walking and Mississippi burning - when we were learning, in primary school in Denmark, about the death penalty, racism and apartheid. These were really hard to watch, but honestly some you should watch at least once. I’ve seen this one many times and I always cry - even in the beginning, bc I know why Paul is crying. Btw the book is really great as well.
its an amazing and heartbreaking movie I think only A Walk To Remember gives me as many tears Also gotta give some respect to Doug Hutchison he played Percys character perfectly
This has got to be one of my favorite movies and the book of course is even more incredible. Stephen King is an incredible writer. Another one of his movies that’s a must watch is Thinner, incredible movie as well.
You can see your anger build up over each scene regarding Percy. Trust me, we all had the same reaction watching this movie for the first time. Lol.😂😂😂😂
Lot's of people say they will never watch the movie again. Some come around and do watch it again, only years later. It is just that kind of movie that can hit people hard.
What a film this is. Brings out tears everytime. And Percy doesn’t need therapy, because of who he is no one has ever laid hands on him. He needs a good beating! Ps: you will watch this again. It’s just so good that after a while you’ll put it on. And you’ll cry. Again. And respect for letting the tears out, a lot of men don’t and it’s not healthy. We all hurt.✌️
I’ve seen several reactors say how wonderful the movie is, but that they will never watch it again. The truth is, eventually, you do kind of want to watch it again, because it hurts a little less knowing what’s coming, yet you want to be awed by the amazing story and acting. Thank you Kabir.
I watched this in the theater. The level of audience engagement was more than any I've seen before or since. When Percy stomped on Me. Jingles, there was an audible gasp and screams of "No!" When Percy told Dale there was no Mouseville, people screamed "you bastard!". There was open sobbing when John Coffey died.
100% correct. The entire room went absolutly bat-sheet crazy.
If this movie doesn’t bring a tear to your eye you’re not human. It’s a top tier Stephen King adaptation.
100% 😭
Stephen King movie adaptations are hit and miss, but when they hit they are knocked out of the park. “Green Mile”, “Shawshank Redemption” and “Stand by Me” are all SK and all in my top 10 favorite movies of all time.
@@MiddleAgedBob how good is SHawshank !!!
@@MiddleAgedBob The Langoliers
@@MiddleAgedBob Frank Darabont was meant to do King's adaptations. But the most challenging books to adapt are those where King's characters are driven by supernatural forces. In a book it's easy to describe what's happening, but in film, very difficult. Darabont was able to avoid that fate.
Green Mile is one of the most accurate adaptations I've ever seen, with nearly every line in the movie coming directly from the book.
"You tell God the Father it was a kindness you done." Killer line. Makes me want to weep.
It takes me out every time!
As sad as this movie may be, I can’t help watching people’s reactions to it. Of course I tear up every time but it’s such a great movie that I can’t help myself.
Me, too. Such a great movie!
Same here.😢
Same! I've been watching reactions to this for the last week. I should probably take a break.
Same here
It's my new addiction.
Fun fact.... Bruce Willis suggested Michael Clarke Duncan for this role. He nailed it and should have gotten the Oscar for it. RIP.
One of the best movies I've ever seen. I've watched it several times and even knowing what happens, I end up crying for John Coffey. RIP, Mr. Duncan!
Stephen King is the GOAT of horror. When he writes drama he writes some of the most beautiful and agonizing drama ever. Stand By Me, Delores Claiborne, Shawshank Redemption, Misery (maybe considered horror) are the most famous examples of his writing. His ability to capture humanity at it's best and worst is so special. When I read this book for the first time I bawled my eyes out. Every single time I see this movie I bawl too. I'm glad you reacted to this. RIP Michael Clark Duncan.
You forgot the stand.
Every single one of these is a masterpiece. Steven does have a “magical negro problem” but fuck it his books are so revolutionary, humane , and perceptive that the only nitpick is “ew he likes black people” Read “It” and definitely react to the movies and the tv movies.
Seriously, right!?! Most marvelous storyteller in the last thousand years.
@@DannyBedo Thanks for the ride, lady…
@@jeanninemiller6584 And The Shining, Maximum Overdrive, Carrie…..
If someone had told me 5 years ago, I would cry over a field mouse I wouldn't have believed them. Never knew this movie was as impactful as it was till I watched this movie. Love the karma that came to Percy, going from frankly a sadistic guard to a harmless mental hospital patient was the best thing that could've happened to that character. He deserved everything that happened to him for his cruel and callous nature.
As you grow older, Kabir, you'll understand more & more. As the years roll on, we do indeed have to experience our loved ones passing on and it never gets any easier.....ever ever EVER.
GREAT film....!!!
Emotions run high in this well acted movie. We all wanted John Coffey to not be executed but he was ready to die. Remember he said he was tired of everybody hurting each other because his brain was bombarded by the images and the proof that he didn’t kill those girls was not able to be proven. John Coffey was one of the best character portrayals ever.
It just breaks my heart. It also teaches very powerful life lessons so I think everyone should see it just once. Michael Clark Duncan died way to young and he and Tom should have won Oscars for this movie. They should give Michael an Oscar posthumously. 😢
Great reaction! One of the best movies ever made. If it makes you feel a tiny bit better, I truly believe John WANTED to die and in the end he got what he wanted.
I suspect John was very, very, VERY old. Just a breath of his power made a mouse live for decades. Mice live 1-2 years normally.
He has scars he doesn’t even remember how he got. I suspect at the very least he lived through slavery. And he is also clearly an empath who feels the pain of others.
Imagine feeling the pain of everyone near you AND being practically immortal. I think most of us would tap out at some point.
I’ve seen the movie before, but never considered John Coffee being older than represented in the movie. That brings a new perspective to the character.
I'm not sure where I'd heard it.. But John was supposed to be around 400 years old at the time..
Exactly what I came to say! I agree with you 100%!
I saw this in the theater and everyone in there was crying. It's one of the best movies ever made
I saw this in theater when it came out. I sobbed so much, I had to wait till everyone left. I've probably seen it 100 times since and I still cry every time! Michael Clarke Duncan was a master performer.
Can you imagine the abuse Percy would have inflicted upon the vulnerable patients at Briar Ridge if he’d gone to work there? Ugh, it was already a lot happening in those times & he would have been the worst of them all from what we’d seen of him already.
Tom Hanks was getting the AFI lifetime achievement award, and MDC was a guest. His speech was simple but powerful. "I just want to say, Thank you, Boss"
The best part is that the focus of the movie isn't the supernatural part. The main subject is his innocence and selflessness. Its got like 45 seconds of CGi and uses it perfectly.
This movie made me bawl the first time I saw it; in theaters after reading the original book; and to this day, it still has the same effect. I cannot watch it without crying. One of Steven King's BEST stories he's ever written, and one of my absolute favs.
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One of the best movies ever made! I can't watch without crying! Bet you cry too.....❤️
Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse who played "Brutal" are both the same height (around 6"5"). It was great special effects that made Coffey seem like a giant.
MCD walked on what they called an apple box to make him look taller, notice he was never shown head to toe next to anybody.
Camera angles. Not special effects.
It's one of those movies which you never think you'll watch again, but you do, because it's beautiful in a really sad way.
I love how everyone says they would set him free but John is too kind of person to let others suffer because of him. He mostly likely would have turned himself in and take all the blame. As sad as John story is its a message and statement about mankind. He can feel all the pain we cause to each other and its too unbearable. John is one that is taking all this pain but reality is we all suffer by not being kind and empathic to each other. Us humans were the real monsters in this story.
The Green Mile was filmed in Nashville at the old State Penitentiary. A lot of the guys I worked with at the Sherriff's Office were hired to play inmates. It's truly a great film!
One of the best films adapted from the writing of Stephen King. Shawshank Redemption is another, but there are many more. Thanks for the reaction!
"Langoliers" is another Steven King's adaptation
About a month ago, I found a "Double-Feature" DVD in the $5 bin at Walmart that had "Shawshank and Grren Mile.......
An AMAZING movie! Being from Southern Louisiana and a former corrections officer, this movie hits me a little differently. I appreciate your honest reaction to this classic!
I’ve watched this movie an embarrassing amount of times and I’m happy to watch it again with you ❤️
I have never heard anyone else mention A.I. and how sad it was! That one BROKE ME and is a very hard watch for anyone who has lost their mother. The Green Mile, in my opinion, is one of the best movies ever made. The acting in this could not have been any better on anyone's part! A special hats off to the actors in all films who do such a fantastic job making us hate them!
AI broke me also, I bawled like a baby.
Omg that movie is sooo sad! I saw it ONCE in the theater when it first came out and I'll NEVER watch it again!
I can’t watch this movie without crying. It’s such a powerful movie.
First time I saw this movie I cried for hours afterwards. Its so overwhelming and beautiful and heartbreaking all at once.
I could have sworn you watched /reacted to this one before. It's so moving.
I thought he did too honestly
I'm guessing maybe he did and it was taken down. I'm practically positive I've watched this before.
@Laura Taylor yeah I believe he did. UA-cam probably put a copyright strike or something on it and he reuploaded it
@@laurataylor8717 it's definitely a reupload because I remember him crying at a few scenes.
I've watched this more times than I can recall, and enjoyed it with you again just now! ❤
Edit: "Shawshank Redemption" also needs to be on your list!
Note: Graham Greene, the Indian who is executed at the first, also has a lead role in "Dancing with Wolves" another astounding great movie!
This is definitely what I feel like is one of the greatest movies ever. It's not one to be watched too regularly but definitely deserves to be watched time and time again, esp if it's being introduced to someone else.
This film shattered me when I saw it in about 2000. I never watched it again in any form until these reactions came along. Now I know how I felt is how other people feel. Thank you for sharing how you felt experiencing it.
Honestly this is a movie that deserves and needs to be viewed every so often for it makes one reach deep down inside oneself.
The Green Mile always brings tears to my eyes. 😢 Every time.
Amazing movie. Definitely a tear jerker. Now you owe it to yourself to lighten the mood with a comedy and watch Michael Clarke Duncan in Talladega Nights
Also very helpful in learning some things about American culture lol
DON'T YOU PUT THAT EVIL ON ME, RICKY BOBBY!
Yes!!!
Another side of Michael Clark Duncan is hilarious in “Armageddon” with Bruce Willis in late 90s. Must see, doesn’t disappoint. Love your reactions! I was so excited when I received notification of you watching this
Great movie and thanks for watching it together with us Kabir 🙂
While Stephen King rightfully gets credit for this amazing story, I think a lot of people over look how great Frank Darabont is as a Director. This movie is up there with another one he directed in Shawshank Redemption. People universally also praise how good the first season of The Walking Dead is and how it went to crap after he left as the showrunner. No matter how many times I see this movie, it makes me tear up and cry. PS. RIP Michael Clarke Duncan!
Your edit was brilliant. So much to put in and you got it. The close up perspective was especially good. The casting was perfect and to see the actors performance up close shows how they committed to their roles. I’ve read that the emotional response of the guards during John’s execution was real; they all felt that sorrow.
About Michael Clarke Duncan. He was a body guard to Will Smith and Notorious BIG. He was also a gym rat. The director didn’t want him to lift during filming because people in the 30’s weren’t ripped like that. But apparently he slipped off for an afternoon and when he got back his biceps were bulging so everyone knew where he’s been. His sense of humor was as big as he was. He spoke about how during the filming of John healing Paul how easily he was able to pin Tom Hanks’ arm to his side. He said “Tom needs to lift something heavier than his Oscars a few times.”
One thing I picked up on with him being willing to die and taking on the hatred of the parents for killing the girls is that he didn't want the parents to realise that they took the killer into their home and exposed the girls to him. It took the guilt away from them and left them a small sense of justice.
I love how quickly you figured out that John didn't kill those little girls and everyone that watches the movie depises Wid Bill and Percy.
"I sure wish I could have met you guys somewheres else". That line from Del gets me every time because it speaks about the redemption that every person can have under the right circumstances.
You are not alone in saying that you will never watch this movie again. It is one of the best movies ever made. As many times as I have seen this movie, I can never watch it without bawling my eyes out. Great reaction as always.
A lot of people don't think about this, but this was during the Great Depression. So, work was almost impossible to come by, and you took any job you could get. The common man couldn't choose a job. This all makes it even harder for the other men on The Block. They don't WANT to execute prisoners: they HAVE to. They can't afford to fire Percy or piss him off because as he said "try it. You'll be on the bread lines before the week is up" (bread lines were literal Depression-era lines people had to stand in for hours and hours, just to MAYBE eat). Unlike them, Percy has choices: he could get any job even during the Depression, but he WANTS to stay there, for lower pay, because he's a sadistic fuck. That's why Paul's standing up to Percy threatening to have Brutal fired, meant so much. He was willing to go hungry (and possibly starve) just to stand for what was right.
Doug Hutchison (Percy) did a pretty good acting job. Everyone hated him. Glad you did the reaction to this one. Have you watched "Saving Private Ryan" or "Forest Gump". A lot of the same actors are in a lot of Hanks movies.
Intresting fact, the Tennesse location of this movie, was an actual prison in the Old Tennessee Prison in Nashville, TN. It was damaged in a tornado outbreak in 2020. Good news, though, it's planned on getting rebuild!
Absolutely amazing movie and absolutely heartbreaking. No matter how many times I see it, it never gets any easier to watch.
The two saddest parts to me were when John told them he wanted to die and watching the men cry as they were killing him. This is the most riveting, heart wrenching movies.
"You can't hide what's in your heart." -- John Coffey. Best movie quote ever.
I was a prison guard in Florida about the time this movie came out and we had some guards that behaved just like percy and we actually started nickname'n Percy's. Hateful, cowardly and weak, thing is, they behave with fake bravado because they are scared shitless. I absolutely loved the movie anddd.... I've never watched it again...
RIP Michael Clark Duncan, he was such a great actor, and he will be missed.
I think about how many innocent people we have executed of the decades when I watch this movie. It is a masterpiece.
It's been a while since I've read the book but I believe Del commented a arson that also killed 4 ppl I believe. The book came out in 6 smaller books, it's a awesome book if you are a reader you should really check it out it's so good.
I had to look it up.
“Convicted for raping and murdering a young girl, and then involuntarily setting fire to the adjacent building (leading to the deaths of six more people), Delacroix shows no sign of cruelty by the time he reaches E block. Instead, he appears to be a fearful old man, terrified of the cruel Percy Wetmore.”
He was in the process of burning the young girl’s body when the fire spread and killed 6 people.
Although Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP), deservedly get most of the mentions for this movie, I just wanted to give props to Doug Hutchison, who played Percy. He doesn't get mentioned often but he really does his job in making you hate his character. Percy is with out a doubt one of the most hated characters there is in my opinion.
I saw this when I was 13 years old and I was just trying to process it all. The second time I watched it (a month later) I bawled like an infant. Still makes me choke up and yell at the screen images of Percy and Wild Bill getting served an icy dish of karma.
As for the infection, it is a raging urinary tract infection (UTI). I have had a UTI on two occasions, one of which made it burn to urinate as if my urethra was on fire. If it had been worse, I probably would have been just like Paul (Hanks) was in the movie, as my moderate one was painful enough.
I would love to see you react to a classic “chick flick” like “Steel Magnolias” or “The Color Purple”. Two awesome movies in my opinion. Another good just classic movie that may be more to your liking is “Scent Of A Woman”. I love your movie reactions! Keep them coming! 👏👏👏
Steel Magnolias and The Color Purple 👌
Agreed. I'd love for Kabir to see any of these 3. ❤
All great suggestions!
Michael Clarke Duncun deserved and award for this. Literally played and angel on earth in the most humane way.
Actor who played percy really made you hate his character with your whole soul.
Movie took a left turn after an hour in and made you cry or had you in your feelings for 2 full hours and have fully recovered since
I saw this in the theaters when it came out and there wasn't a dry eye in the entire place.. NO ONE expected the twists and turns.
I feel the same way about Schindler's List. An important film, and it moved me deeply, but I don't think I could handle watching it again. Even years later, I still get emotional thinking about it.
I just saw that a few months ago and realized why I had waited 30 years.
I definitely agree with you on that movie. In general movies don't stay with me once I'm done watching them but Schindler's List is an exception. I've only seen parts of it and I don't know if I have it in me to watch the whole entire film. One particular scene almost gave me a panic attack & it was the one with the Rabbi on his knees. If you know, you know. I'm the type of person to act when I see something bad happening & that scene trigger something in me and it had me on the verge of hyperventilating. I literally cried out "Please! Somebody do something!"
Loved your reaction to The Green Mile. So genuine. Glad to see somebody enjoying it as much as I. Most of those who watched it loved it as well. I know you felt bad because John Coffey died but you have to remember that he wanted to die! Whatever power he had, also gave him the ability or the curse, to feel what other people felt. He could feel or sense the emotions of others. He felt that Wild Bill was "a bad man" and he felt the emotions of the people that came to watch his execution and he could feel that they "hated" him even though he was innocent. He said he was tired of feeling all the hate and "ugliness" in the world and wanted to "be done with it". Tragic and certainly sad but I understood why John felt that way. On a lighter note, I was cracking up at how angry you were getting with Percy 😂. He was definitely the antagonist and a certified jerk! Keep up the good work. 👍🏾👍🏾
This movie is absolutely heart-wrenching; there is humor and horror and a strange beauty. I'll never watch it fully again but I do enjoy watching reactors view it and share in the pathos.
What dreams may come with Robin Williams will definitely make you cry.
Absolute banger !!! ❤
Amazing film! First one to make me cry 😢
@@kabirconsiders me too !! So powerful !! If you ever find yourself in Bristol look us up ! Would be cool to meet you !!
I remember when I saw this for the first time I had one overall feeling after it was over:
This isn't a movie, it's an experience
fun fact there actually was a mouseville, it was part of a carnival settlement that became a town in Florida. Most traveling carnivals would winter over in the town they had little sections of the town that would hold various things for entertainment that allowed the carnies to practice and come up with new attractions.
Of course today DisneyWorld is often called mouseville by the locals.
this movie is soo sad yet soo beautiful all at once, I love how the way they implemented the concept of this movie with such an outstanding method.
Amazing movie! Years after production it still has such a strong impact! The book was difficult to read. I’ve seen it maybe only 3 x bc of the tears.. You cry so hard that it’s like a sinus infection afterwards !! 😢❤
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.
4. In the book King briefly covers why the Chief and Del are on death row.
5. This movie was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Cast but unfortunately neither won.😭😭
6. Players in other King adaptations: Jeffery DeMunn: Shawshank Redemption, The Mist,
Storm of the Century and William Sadler: Shawshank Redemption, The Mist. David Morse:
The Langoliers. 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.👌
10. A little fun fact: Toot Toot the trustee is played by Harry Dean Stanton.(RIP) The other guards' names are Harry Terwilliger/Jeffery DeMunn
and Dean Stanton/Barry Pepper.
11. IRL both David Morse and James Cromwell are about the same height as Michael Clark Duncan (RIP). They used planks, a small bed and smaller chair along with trick photography to make John taller.
12 The scene 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 "day old is fine" dry toast is for.
14 EVERYBODY cries and has to take time to reflect. Congratulations you just experienced.
the GREATEST MOVIE EVER. (GOAT)
15. 4 words for you: Stephen King. You're WELCOME!
When you know what John can do, him crying "I tried to take it back but it was too late" really gets you. It gets me. I admit I cry quite a bit at movies, shows and games with good direction and writing but this movie...this movie hits me the hardest. I never read the book and I don't know if I can personally. Everything about this story was done so close to perfect as it can be. It's...hard to get through some of it but they do give us so much with it. This is my first video I've seen of yours and surprised I found in in less than 24hrs of upload but I think imma keep going and look at the backlog you're another amazing reactor from what I've seen in this
@24:49 That's called "Foreshadowing"
And Percy is probably on the top of the list of most people's "Most hated character" list. He played the part so convincingly!
We watched this movie, dead man walking and Mississippi burning - when we were learning, in primary school in Denmark, about the death penalty, racism and apartheid. These were really hard to watch, but honestly some you should watch at least once. I’ve seen this one many times and I always cry - even in the beginning, bc I know why Paul is crying. Btw the book is really great as well.
its an amazing and heartbreaking movie I think only A Walk To Remember gives me as many tears Also gotta give some respect to Doug Hutchison he played Percys character perfectly
Kabir, if you pay attention John Coffee is quotiing the movie that he watched as a gift from the prison before his execution. "Im in Heaven"
over 20 years and it still tears at me, especially with that thomas newman score
Hi Kabir top movie from the late 90’s. Good to see ya reaction on a movie 🎥 like this one. 👍🏽
the only way that i've been able to watch The Green Mile again, is with reactors. an amazing film and a well done 1st watch.
He was ready for heaven ! Paul did an act of mercy snd kindness as john wanted not what he wanted
This has got to be one of my favorite movies and the book of course is even more incredible.
Stephen King is an incredible writer. Another one of his movies that’s a must watch is Thinner, incredible movie as well.
You can see your anger build up over each scene regarding Percy. Trust me, we all had the same reaction watching this movie for the first time. Lol.😂😂😂😂
His name is Gary Sinise and he also starred with hanks as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump
Lot's of people say they will never watch the movie again. Some come around and do watch it again, only years later. It is just that kind of movie that can hit people hard.
What a film this is. Brings out tears everytime.
And Percy doesn’t need therapy, because of who he is no one has ever laid hands on him. He needs a good beating!
Ps: you will watch this again. It’s just so good that after a while you’ll put it on. And you’ll cry. Again. And respect for letting the tears out, a lot of men don’t and it’s not healthy. We all hurt.✌️
That’s the reaction I see most often: ‘That movie was amazing and I’m never watching it again.’ lol
I heard once that when Michael Clarke Duncan met his fans, the most common question he would get asked was if they could give him a hug.
I love that its implied at the end that he died before Mr Jingles did
I’ve seen several reactors say how wonderful the movie is, but that they will never watch it again. The truth is, eventually, you do kind of want to watch it again, because it hurts a little less knowing what’s coming, yet you want to be awed by the amazing story and acting. Thank you Kabir.
2 of my all time favorites are Shawshank & the Green Mile. Both are from the itty bitty, normal-ish portion of S King's great big brilliant brain.
33:34 - John Coffe killing two birds with one stone
This was written as a series of novelettes. They were excellent, and this was a great adaptation.
I forgot Gary Sinese was in this. So good to see, and also makes me think you need to do Apollo 13. Stellar movie.
Tom Hanks and Michael Duncan were amazing in this. RIP Michael Duncan. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Great movie to have in a collection. 🤙🤙🤙
John Coffey has the initials of someone who likes angels
All time best movie. And the Actors were AWESOME as well.
This movie makes me bawl my eyes out every time.
You will watch when u are ready. It's hard not to come back to it despite the sadness
Right there with you. Loved it. Never watch it again. It's like love. It wonderful. It's got ups, downs and all around, and breaks your heart.
I remember reading the book in high school still to this day one of my favorite reads.
The actor who played Wild Bill was in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, .Missouri"..anothet great film.
One of the best movies ever to hit the big screen 😢Epic