original, artistic, spiritual

Rating: 7/10 (7 December 2005)

'The Green Mile' is a prison film like no other. It's a story told from the point of view of a prison guard (Tom Hanks) about one special prisoner with magical healing powers and the people in his unfortunate life. The film has an artistic and deep psychological meaning behind it. It's got a sense of a spiritual theme throughout; the main prisoner could be seen as a Christ figure who magically heals those around him and who is wrongly accused of a crime and sentenced to death. It is a moving and emotional story with several engaging and interesting characters and a deep, spiritual plot.
If you enjoyed 'The Shawshank Redemption', you'll probably enjoy this. I'm not saying 'The Green Mile' is as good or better than this other film, but it is similar in some respects (spiritual themes, etc.).