A wonderful film!

Rating: Null/10 (18 February 2000)

I recently had the pleasure of seeing "The Green Mile", and all that I can say is that I absolutely loved it. It's amazing too, because many of my friends and relatives have passed on it because people have said it was a 2-hour movie stretched out into a 3-hour film. Not true. It was a long film, yes, but it was never boring, and I did not seem to mind. With 3 hours of film, you are open to greater character development, buildup, and storytelling. I went to see "The Green Mile", without a clue as to what it was about. It got nominated for Best Picture, so that was enough motivation. I have not been so absorbed into a long film like this, nor was I so profoundly affected by it. The film is based on the book(or books) by Stephen King, yet to my understanding, it had a totally different emphasis of the story(aka. Book:horror story; Film:drama) The film deals with miracles and believing in them, and above all, how each and every one of us walks our own path in life and have our own miracles and things to be proud of in life. We all walk our own Green Miles. Every aspect of the film is superb, from the acting, the lighting, special effects, and the direction by Frank Darabont(Stephen King's "The Shawshank Redemption". The film was also very funny at times, particularly the scene where the new prisoner chews up tobacco into a huge mush mess, and spits it all out on the prison guard. After the film ended, I felt like I wanted to watch the 3 hours of film all over again! I doubt that this will win Best Picture(it's tough going against "American Beauty"), but I don't mind. This film is still great and is worth seeing more than once. Try to see it in theaters before it comes to video.