The Green Mile -1999- -

When Paul finally asks Coffey what he wants him to do, Coffey simply says: "You tell God the Father it was a kindness you done." He chooses the electric chair because living in a world of perceived pain—feeling every splinter, every bruise, every scream across America—is a hell worse than death.

Darabont does not look away. We see the guards weeping (Tom Hanks’s silent tears are devastating). We see the cynical executioner, Brutus "Brutal" Howell (David Morse), break down. And we watch Coffey ask not to have the hood placed over his face because he is afraid of the dark. It is a line that infantilizes a giant and destroys the audience’s composure. The Green Mile -1999-

The title refers to the linoleum-colored floor of death row at Cold Mountain. It is a mile that every condemned man walks on his way to "Old Sparky," the electric chair. Darabont bathes the prison in a supernatural green hue, making the walls feel damp and the air unbreathable. When Paul finally asks Coffey what he wants

Watch if you liked: The Shawshank Redemption , Dead Man Walking , Mystic River . We see the cynical executioner, Brutus "Brutal" Howell

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