Green Mile Essay

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Erin Porter May 15, 2012 Evaluation of “The Green Mile” The movie “Green Mile” is based on a series of novels written by Stephen King. The story is about a black man, John Coffey, who is charged for kidnapping and murdering two little white girls. He is convicted and sentenced to the death penalty promptly. Majority of the story is about his time on death row, in the prison system known as, 'The Green Mile’. Judging by his look at the time of his arrest and appearance, Coffey appears to have been an agricultural worker, a farm hand. He is an extremely huge and, seemingly, simple minded person. This movie is not a film which can be described easily. All of the characters are significant. If there is a plot, it is submerged under a dozen significant sub-plots. The characters are what kept us entranced during this three hour celebration of morality. Tom Hanks, playing as Paul Edgecomb, plays a role of a prison guard in who is in charge of Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Here he supervises the incarceration and final execution (by electric chair) of criminals. The floor from the prison cells to the execution room of prison is lined with green linoleum, which gives rise to the title of movie, The Green Mile. Based on a novel of Stephen King, there is not surprised look when a new prisoner arrives at the prison who fails to fit into any kind of prison mold. John Coffey is a mountain of a man who shows peace and innocence in equal measures. Every day that he stays on the row, it increases Paul's belief that he was wrongly charged for killing two little girls. But Paul's all efforts, and even his work, are continuously hindered by a junior guard, Percy Wetmore, (Doug Hutchison). Percy is connected in large political circles and uses this form of protection to free his essential desires. He likes to frighten, humiliate, and hurt other people, which is never a

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