The Green Mile | Full Uncut Reaction

my opinion on the death penalty - i'm not against it... idk if you watched this korean movie Hope (2013), but it was based on true story, and im not gonna say much, but some people have to go. great movie btw, heartbreaking, and i was literally crying THE WHOLE MOVIE, like even when nothing happened i already knew what's gonna happen so i literally started crying when i saw the first scene with the main character. but whenever i say that (my opinion on death penalty) among my friends, they bring up the fact, that the death penalty could be used on someone who the goverment wants to kill, on the wrongly accused and the ones who were set up. and while i agree, idk there are cases where even life in prison doesn't feel like enough. also, even without the death penalty stuff like this happen even now - in russia there was this main face of opposition against putin's politics, Navalny - he was the main activist. and he got poisoned on his flight (and he himself blamed putin, although everyone kinda already knew that), was basically "sent to siberia" aka sentenced to 19 years in arctic penal colony for "extremism", and shortly after died there in very suspicious circumstances. literally everyone here knew what actually happend and who did this, but of course we didn't have any proof. so even without death penalty things like that happen anyway, where someone who's considered dangerous to the goverment gets killed in a very suspicious way. it's just my thoughts tho, ik i'm probably wrong, but still

The first time I watched this movie I seriously thought my heart was going to fall out of my chest, man. I was an absolute mess. It's so cool when a movie or series can drag you through the realest gut wrenching despair, but somehow also leave you feeling lighter? I effing love great storytelling!

Wow, this is such a great movie that I hadn’t watched in so many years. It’s fun to watch again with you, you have such a nice perspective and so much compassion for all the characters. I feel like a lot of times I struggle with creators who don’t give the empathy the characters in the narrative deserve, but you hit true every time. It’s fun too to watch movies I saw a long time ago again because my own perspective has changed a lot and it’s fun to re-explore in this way, with an internet pal who will pause and talk things over.

I love this movie and your reaction. You are a very empathetic person which makes this all the more enjoyable. I honestly think that Percy is the most infuriating villain in any movie ever. I mean just detestable in every way. Some people become police officers because they want to make a positive difference, others for a steady paycheck, and then you get guys like Percy who want it for the power. Add to that the fact that he is unremarkable, small, stupid, cowardly and knows it. That insecurity mixed with power is an awful combination because you end up exerting force on others to satiate your inadequacies. I met a marine once who said he joined the corps because he wanted to kill people. He meant it too which is scary. Total Percy vibes.

In my humble opinion, Tom Hanks in the 90s had the greatest run of any actor, ever. He starred in 14 movies (10+ of those having a major pop culture impact like The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Cast Away and Toy Story (he voice acted Woody the Cowboy)) AND he got nominated for Best Actor 3 times (winning twice). Unreal. Loved discovering this movie all over again with you mon frère.

I truly believe that if you can watch this movie and not feel anything or not cry then somethings wrong with that person xD I remember reading the book first when i was maybe 13 or 14 and I remember being an absolute WRECK with tears, snot and sobbing for the last 40 pages of that book. I was crying so hard my dad came in concerned and asked what was wrong, haha. When they made the movie I thought "no way in hell could they ever capture the beauty and heartbreak of this book" and BOY was I ever wrong. Watching this movie I was an emotional wreck, again, and all the times after as well. Don't think I'll ever manage to watch this movie without crying. There is no shame in crying and seeing you express your emotions so freely makes me glad to follow your reactions. Your intuition when it comes to the plot is often spot on and you make good observations. Thank you!