Name: Trixie Kaye F.

Yamson Grade & Section: 11-STEM 105

Teacher: Mr. Jasper Mel Siervo
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Summary of the movie

The Green Miles

The film opens in a wheat field, with a group of men hurriedly sprinting and calling for
something. The scene then moves to a retirement building at Georgia Pines, where an old man
wakes up from a nightmare. He then heads to the cafeteria, where he meets with other elderly.
He went to take his favorite cold toast from the black gentleman who supplied them food. The
black guy, called Paul Edgecomb, then asks why he usually goes up on the hill and is always in a
rush. The old man ignored him, dismissing the black man's question. The old fella then went
outdoors and up the hill. He appears to have a secret cabin up on the mountain, explaining why
he hurries there every day. Then it began to rain heavily with thunder, so Paul and the other
residents sat and watched a movie. When an old film was shown, Paul left the room because it
stirred his emotions. Elaine, his companion, noticed him and followed him, and they sat across
from each other. Elaine could see Paul was surprised, so she inquired what was wrong. Then, all
of a sudden, this is where it all begins. Ellie, his friend, listens as he recounts her the story. 1935,
he claimed, was the worst year of his life. He informed her about the last mile of the death row.
But it's the green mile, the encounter with John Coffey, and the story of the two murdered girls
that they remember.

In 1932, a younger Paul Edgecomb had the role of an E Block supervisor officer up on Cold
Mountain, formally referred to as E Block but commonly known as The Green Mile. Many
convicts were working and singing inside Cold Mountain until a vehicle arrived to greet a new
prisoner. Edgecomb and his colleague guards proceeded outside to check on another new arrival.
A black American named John Coffey. He stood seven feet tall and had a muscular physique.
The enormous man may have appeared menacing, but when he entered the jail, he was weeping
and showing signs of guilt. Paul was curious, and he went over John Coffey's records in the
notebook. John Coffey was imprisoned after being accused of sexually assaulting and killing two
young girls.

Paul Edgecomb and his employees get along well and are in close proximity to one another.
Percy Wetmore on the other hand, is someone they dislike. He regards Paul as rude, reckless, and
ignorant. Del, an abbreviation for Delacroix, was one of the convicts whose three fingers were
fractured due to Percy's activities. Despite the efforts of Edgecomb and his team to stop him,
Paul is unable to stop Percy since he is the nephew of the governor's wife and is well-protected.
Then he heard that Percy had an application to the Briar Ridge (a mental hospital)—he got an
administration job. Paul and Percy struck a deal in which Paul agreed that Percy would be in
charge of the execution of his most despised prisoner, Eduard Delacroix, that Percy would depart
and work on the Briar Ridge following the execution of Delacroix. Arlen Bitterbuck was the first
person to be executed. He was the first inmate to die, and he was arrested of murdering another
guy in a bar brawl over a pair of boots. He was electrocuted with a moist sponge on his head to
avoid scorching and burning his entire body. Then there's Delacroix, right next to his execution.
Everything was in order, but before Delacroix's death, another prisoner, William Wharton, a
troublesome lad, was on his way. He was detained for the murder of three people during a heist.
One of them was a mother who was expecting her child.

Before the prisoner arrived, Paul was suffering from a urinary tract infection, but Coffey healed
him. After curing Paul, black particles emerged from his mouth. Paul couldn't believe what he
was seeing. Then came the moment when Wetmore was in charge of preparing the execution of
Eduard Delacroix, a prisoner who spent most of his time in block E together with his mouse
friend, which gave him ease. Delacroix's execution day has come. However, Wetmore
purposefully does not wet the sponge beneath the metal cap, making it less effective at
conducting electricity. As a result of the sponge not being moist, Delacroix died horribly, and his
corpse was roasted and burned to death. Percy's coworkers were enraged by his actions owing to
his recklessness. Paul comes to the conclusion that helping Warden Hal Moores' wife, Melinda,
with her brain tumor is the best way for him to atone for his involvement in Delacroix's tragic
death. He enlists the help of guards Brutal, Dean, and Harry to temporarily release Coffey so that
he can treat Melinda. As part of their plan, they sedate prisoner Wharton and trap Percy Wetmore
in the restraint chamber. Later, Paul investigates the killings of the Detterick girls and learns that
Wharton is the killer. The kids' father, Klaus Detterick, had hired Wharton to help him paint the
barn during the murder, oblivious to his criminal background. Wharton abducts the girls, rapes
them when they are out of the home, and then murders them. When Coffey comes upon the dead,
he attempts to treat them, but it's too late. When Paul discusses his findings with the rest of the
guards, they understand that it is too late for Coffey to seek a new trial. In the racist environment
of the time, a retrial for a black man is impossible. When they get Coffey's execution date, they
realize they have no choice except to execute him, despite his innocence. When they inform
Coffey of this, he expresses a wish to depart since he is tired of carrying the world's sorrow. He
gives Paul one more touch, giving him some of his life. The guards send Coffey to his death and
bade him farewell with a heavy mood. Paul is powerless to help Coffey because his proof is
based on unbelievable events but assures him that he accepts his fate since he wishes to leave
from this world. Edgecomb departs Cold Mountain shortly after Coffey's execution. He now
resides in a retirement institution and tells his story to his friend Elaine Connelly. He also shows
her Delacroix's mouse, which has survived for many years because of Coffey's gift, but Paul
must watch everyone he cares about die around him. Elaine, the only person who knows his
story, dies, leaving him alone.