Green Mile

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THE GREEN MILE, based on a Depression-era tale by Stephen King, tells the story of the unusual bond that is formed between Paul Edgecomb, a Louisiana security guard, and John Coffey, a gentle and gigantic inmate on death row.

Director Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the first being 1994's nearly flawless THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is a hopeful charmer with a hint of the supernatural. The story focuses on Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), a Louisiana security guard who works on death row during the Great Depression. When John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a gigantic black man convicted of raping and murdering two white girls, joins the other prisoners on the row, Paul's life is forever altered. Coffey doesn't fit the mold of a psychopathic killer; he's kind, gentle, and afraid of the dark. As the story progresses, Edgecomb learns that there is something more than simple goodness to Coffey.

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What is your favorite Dharma movie, and why?

The Green Mile would have to be my favorite Dharma movie. The movie is full of Dharma, but most significant is what the movie says about compassion. Throughout the movie you can see what negative things take place when people lack compassion. But you can also see the true blessings that come from compassionate minds and actions. (Kelsang Donwang is an American Kadampa Buddhist Monk. He is the Education Program Co-ordinator of Kancha Center. He studies on the Teacher Training Program.)[1]

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