“The Green Mile,” Stephen King’in aynı adlı romanından uyarlanan ve 1999 yılında Frank Darabont tarafından yönetilen bir filmdir. Film, 1930’larda bir hapishanede geçer ve ölüm sırasında bekleyen mahkumlarla ilgilenen gardiyanların hikayesini anlatır. Film, özellikle John Coffey isimli, doğaüstü güçlere sahip bir mahkumun etrafında döner. Film, birçok unutulmaz sahne ve etkileyici repliklerle doludur. İşte “The Green Mile” filminden bazı özlü sözler:
1. “I’m tired, boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we’s coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I’m tired of people being ugly to each other. I’m tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world every day. There’s too much of it. It’s like pieces of glass in my head all the time.” – John Coffey
2. “He killed them with their love. That’s how it is every day, all over the world.” – John Coffey
3. “On the day of my judgment, when I stand before God, and He asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles, what am I gonna say? That it was my job? My job?” – Paul Edgecomb
4. “We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long.” – Paul Edgecomb
5. “Miracles happen every day, some people don’t think so, but they do.” – Paul Edgecomb
6. “You can’t hide what’s in your heart.” – John Coffey
7. “I just can’t see God putting a gift like that in the hands of a man who would kill a child.” – Paul Edgecomb
8. “Sometimes the green mile seems so long.” – Paul Edgecomb
9. “I helped it didn’t I? I just took it back, is all. Awful tired now, boss. Dog tired.” – John Coffey
10. “People hurt the ones they love. That’s how it is all around the world.” – John Coffey
Bu sözler, filmdeki karakterlerin derinliğini ve hikayenin duygusal yoğunluğunu yansıtır. “The Green Mile” sadece bir hapisane dramı değil, aynı zamanda insanlık, merhamet, adalet ve kader üzerine derin düşünceler sunan bir eserdir.