The director takes us back in time to a Louisiana death row penitentiary. The title "The Green Mile" was given to the film because the floor leading to the execution room is of a pale green color. Tom Hanks, who was once a prison guard there, is telling the story as an old man living in a nursing home who still is haunted by the incidents that took place while he was in charge of "The Mile". Many of his experiences are remembered because of his guilty feelings toward carrying out and overseeing the activities that took place, as well as the incidents that happened that were out of his control. These incidents that occurred and left a lasting impression upon Hanks are examples of how capital punishment is an inhuman and unjustified punishment.

Michael Jeter who plays Eduard 'Del' Delacroix, an inmate on

death row, plays a significant role in portraying the problems with the death penalty. The crime that he has been convicted of is never mentioned throughout the story, only that he is deeply sorry and very remorseful for his crime. From the beginning of the movie he is shown as a likable character that is comical and makes you smile or laugh in most of his scenes. This helps to show that no all people on death row are barbaric animals; some are human beings that have made mistakes in their lifetime and are deeply sorry and regretful for their mistakes. This likable trait that Del possesses only makes the scene of his execution even more dramatic and powerful. When the procedure of the execution is not followed correctly, a sponge being put on the victim's head should have been wet but was not, the death of the captivating character is a long and tortured one. As one of the most memorable scenes in the movie, this shows the side of capital punishment that is not often talked about, the case of when an execution goes terribly wrong. So when the question arises as to how humane the death penalty is, these kinds of mistakes need to be taken into consideration.

Because of the controversy of capital punishment, more and more concerns are starting to be raised about the humanity and justice of our legal system. The films and movies that are being based upon these issues are helping to make the public more aware of the problems associated with the d

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