heartwrenching and uplifting film

Rating: 10/10 (30 January 2001)

I had originally been resistant to watching The Green Mile because of its subject about deathrow inmates, but upon being coerced into watching it, I kick myself for being stupid and not having watched it earlier. Everything about the film was beautiful, the performances, the cinematography, the theme. I cried like a baby and laughed like a loon, and it stuck with me long after the movie finished. Now that's the sign of an excellent film, one that makes us think and evaluate the society we live in, one that tells of the human condition and how we can all strive for excellence. While American Beauty is also an excellent film, I have no idea how it won the Oscar instead of The Green Mile. I can't believe these academy people, the same ones who chose Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan.