The Green Mile - 1999 - Movie Review

With more than 3 hours of running time, the storyline might seem a bit overwhelming, but there isn’t one minute of unnecessary stretching of the plot within these three hours, Unlike most movies, The Green Mile doesn’t have a single theme and tone illustrated throughout the movie.

John Coffey is an African American who is unfairly put on death row, and on top of that, he is blessed with superpowers granted from God. The relationship that Paul, along with the other guards and prisoners, have with Coffey, branches out to even the most trivial details in the story.

This helped create a movie with numerous themes and talking points. It is filled with racial, mystical, romantical, and dramatical undertones all over. 

You will start The Green Mile, taken aback by how young Tom Hanks is, and also by the fact that he gave such an impeccable performance. That being said, the movie will leave you in an emotional daze similar to ones found in psychedelic substances' come down.

It is one of those movies that will have you staring out of your window for hours after it’s over, in an attempt to destabilize the heightened emotional state you will be left with.