New age bible story ?

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2000)

Just seen "The Green Mile" and was completely blown away...not just by the awesome emotional impact of the movie, but by the powerful spiritual content too... It wasn't till I discussed it with a friend that I realised that on one level the plot was a modern-day bible story. You know the scene: Social outcast wanders around performing miracles, wrongly condemned to be executed in the most barbaric way imaginable, and chooses to die voluntarily rather than use his supernatural powers to save himself. Even the initials are the same - John Coffey..Jesus Christ... Such a powerful spiritual story would have been weakened if it had been delivered in a more flagrant or sickly sentimental way; but "The Green Mile" was scripted & acted so superbly that it made this cynical old buddhist cry into his popcorn ! Food for thought !! 9/10