Movie Masterpieces - The Green Mile VS The Shawshank Redemption

So, which of these two mindblowing Stephen King prison drama's do you like best?



I myself, cannot choose.....it's just TOO DAMN HARD!!

Shawshank, no question. Never liked The Green Mile.

The Green Mile, no question. Never liked Shawshank.

SpectreFate wrote:

The Green Mile, no question. Never liked Shawshank.

You probably find that ass-clown Jimmy Fallon hilarious too, don't cha?

MetalGuy71 wrote:

SpectreFate wrote:

The Green Mile, no question. Never liked Shawshank.

You probably find that ass-clown Jimmy Fallon hilarious too, don't cha?

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The Green Mile. I cried like a baby at the end of that movie. Shawshank was good as well, but not as good as The Green Mile. Stephen King is a good writer.

The Shawshank Redemption

Shawshank Redemption. The Green Mile is ok, but Shawshank was a masterpiece.

Shawshank of those. But I'd give my vote to Stand By Me

Shawshank. No weird "powers" going on. Just a straight story that I can watch over and over again.

Both are quality movies, but Shawshank for all of its utterly depressing/heart wrenching moments, ends with what might be one of the most uplifting moments in cinematic history. Shawshank is the one prison movie that seems to not only capture the horrors of daily prison life, but then the movie challenges the audience to understand what it means to be "Institutionalized". Shawshank also delivers on the prisoners themselves. The movie does a beautiful job in showing that not all prisoners are hardened criminals (good still resides inside some of these men), and that in some cases, prison truly can rehabilitate the most lost of souls. The single most important aspect throughout this movie was the word "Hope", and how that word endured, regardless of the obstacles that Andy Dufresne went up against. The Shawshank Redemption in every sense imaginable is a metaphor for all of our lives. It is about overcoming life's impediments, no matter how impossible!


Both casts were great, but give the nod to Shawshank Redemption on this one as well. The Green Mile had one big gun in that of Tom Hanks, but Shawshank had two in that of Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The supporting cast, namely Bob Gunton as the Warden, was outstanding.

Give me Thomas Newman's score on this film anyday as well. The score can be heard regularly in many sports biopics that ESPN features, such as "New Fish", "Brooks Was Here", "Suds On The Roof", "Zihuatanejo", & the "End Title". Maybe the most moving piece of music in the film was "The Marriage of Figaro/Duettino-Sull 'Aria'' by Motzart, and Red's comments regarding what those ladies were singing.

**Masterpiece**

metalinmyveins wrote:

Both are quality movies, but Shawshank for all of its utterly depressing/heart wrenching moments, ends with what might be one of the most uplifting moments in cinematic history.

I will give you that. It's always nice to have happy ending. Both are really great movies with great actors.

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Shawshank for me too. Seen that one a bunch of times over the years. Didn't really care for the film version of Green Mile, though I did really like King's original book. Anybody remember that when Green Mile was first published, it came out in six mini-novellas (one new installment every month or so) instead of one huge novel? That was pretty unique at the time. They've since been collected into one volume though.

They're both really close for me but I went with The Shawshank Redemption because I think the story flows just a little bit better. And it has Clancy Brown in it.

Fat Freddy wrote:

it came out in six mini-novellas (one new installment every month or so) instead of one huge novel? That was pretty unique at the time.

...and they were only 4 bucks a piece.

Shawshank is one of my favorites. Morgan Freeman is such a great actor and really makes his character real.

SpectreFate wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

it came out in six mini-novellas (one new installment every month or so) instead of one huge novel? That was pretty unique at the time.

...and they were only 4 bucks a piece.

Haha, yea, I know... betcha King made some nice coin off of that deal, huh? My Mom bought me all six in one shot for Christmas that year so they didn't cost me nuthin'.

Shawshank is easily the better of the two. While The Green Mile is a fine movie, it for me anyway just lacks the visceral reality punch of Shawshank. The Green Miles use of the supernatural just takes me out of the movie a bit , while Shawshank has me hooked from beginning to end.

SpectreFate wrote:

The Green Mile, no question. Never liked Shawshank.

You just wanna be different.

I voted for Shawshank, but I do enjoy both films.

I really like The Green Mile (supernatural elements included) and think it's a very heartfelt film.

I never actually read the Green Mile, didnt sound like Id be interested up until I saw the movie.

DeathCult wrote:

I never actually read the Green Mile, didnt sound like Id be interested up until I saw the movie.

I still haven't read the original novel, I spent many years reading only non-fiction and never caught up with the Stephen King stuff.

detuned wrote:

DeathCult wrote:

I never actually read the Green Mile, didnt sound like Id be interested up until I saw the movie.

I still haven't read the original novel, I spent many years reading only non-fiction and never caught up with the Stephen King stuff.

Ive read just about every King book from Carrie up through Dreamcatcher I think it was. IT is still my favorite of his though.

DeathCult wrote:

Ive read just about every King book from Carrie up through Dreamcatcher I think it was. IT is still my favorite of his though.

The first one I ever read was 'Salem's Lot, so that's my sentimental favorite. I stopped reading his books around the time of Four Past Midnight.