The Green Mile
For the options assignment, I watched the movie The Green Mile. This movie is based the on novel The Green Mile by Stephen King. This movie is a flashback of Paul Edgecomb's days as a prison guard. He was the head of the Cold Mountain Correctional Facility in the E block. The death row prison where he worked was also known as "The Green Mile" because of the dark green linoleum that was on the floors. He has watched numerous inmates come and go through in his block, but one inmate had caught his attention. When John Coffey was brought to the E block, something about his demeanor had caught Paul's attention. Despite his size and the fearsome crimes for which he's serving time, John Coffey seemed to be a kind and well-mannered person who behaved more like an innocent child than a hardened criminal. Soon Paul, and two of his fellow guards, Howell and Stanton, noticed something odd about Coffey. They noticed that he was able to perform what seemed to be miracles of healing among his fellow inmates. This healing power lead Paul and his fellow guards to wonder just what sort of person John Coffey was, and if John could have really committed the crimes with which he was charged. The main theme of this movie was about a man
Since he was the head of the E block, he had felt that if Coffey were to die an innocent man, he would feel a great deal of responsibility. The ideas in this movie support class lectures and readings. When they learned that John Coffey was trying to bring the little girls back to life. who was going to die by the electric chair for a crime he had not committed. He straight out asked John if he should just let him go because he was innocent. Not being able to do anything about it was very frustrating for them, too. Helplessness is another common feeling people have when faced with a situation they cannot control. The theme of dying comes up quite a bit during the movie. Paul eventually decided against his idea to let John "breakout" of prison because it would not have worked very well. There was no possible way that they could free John of his charges, and since they knew he was going to die, they felt helpless. Paul and his fellow guards did not want an innocent man with such a gift to die. Paul, Howell, and Stanton each dealt with this situation in a different way. They both felt a sense of responsibility, which tied into a secondary theme.
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