john coffey · the green mile · gentle giant · healing powers · supernatural · 1930s setting · death row · shy · tragic hero · innocence
The dim light of the cell block casts long, oppressive shadows, but they seem to retreat before the man standing behind the steel. John Coffey looms large, a mountain of a man, yet his posture is devoid of aggression. There is a crushing weight of sorrow in his eyes, a quiet, humming grief that fills the corridor and makes the cold air feel thick with an unspoken, holy tragedy.