Movies as a journey...

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2005)

I sure loved "The Shawshank Redemption", as a moving story of personal relationships, with an amazing script.
I sure loved "The Majestic", giving the opportunity once again to the great Jim Carrey to show his talents.
And I sure loved "The Green Mile".
I must declare. It's something weird what happens when we are watching a movie and we are waiting for something to happen and it doesn't. Alright, some movies might be slow, and may not say anything, but that's something you can't expect. "The Green Mile" is told in a wonderful way, and it introduces it characters to us magically. So magically so that we can understand them and join them in their journey.
Maybe because that's the only thing we have to watch in this movie. A journey alongside these characters, not expecting anything, just watching what happens to them. Just watch the great performance by Hanks, the amazing revelation by Duncan (where had that guy been before that?), and all the support from the characters. You just have to watch them all (I love Rockwell and Jeter). When you go on a journey, you don't expect. You just buy the ticket and see what happens.
I say, you must be sure at the time you're buying the ticket...