A film I love, by Jules

The Green Mile

 

 

  The Green Mile is an American drama film released in 1999 and directed by Frank Darabont .

The film is based on Stephen King's novel which has the same name.

 

 

[The serial novel was originally released in six volumes before being republished as a single volume work. The book is an example of magical realism.]

 

The story is told in flashback and narrated by Paul Edgecomb who now lives in an old-age home six decades after working for a long time as the head guard on Death Row at a Southen Prison named Cold Mountain Penitentiary.

Back to 1935, during the Great Depression, Paul Edgecomb, reflects on how he developed an unusual relationship with one of the inmate, sentenced, who is probably innocent. John Coffey, the inmate, is an African-American man who is convicted for the murder of two little girls.

 

 

But the thing is that Coffey has strange powers, both miraculous and mysterious … And the creepy persons in the prison have their own point of vue on his gifts. 

 

This film is one of my favourite and I think it's one of the best film ever. If you've never seen it, I recommend it to you. The first time I've seen it, I was so into it that people could talk, shout, cry that I didn't bother anything, all I wanted was to know the end.

 

And … the end made me cry, I couldn't stop !

 

After seeing this film you feel, just for a few minute, like if you had to take care of the people you love, well you know it's like when you go out from the cinema, you always feel a bit strange , here I felt like this : strange and shaky at the same time …

All this to say, that this film is incredible . 

Starting soon, a new series of articles...

...on a book, a film, music, paintings, poems they love, by the 2nd Years.

 

I'm looking forward to reading them, what about you?

 

Mrs P.

Ashley's video! Watch this!!!!

Our English language assistant Ashley, has shot this video in our school, with the help of the German Assistant, to try to get into the Detroit Challenge: It's brilliant!

(http://youtu.be/MVRsXiU8swg )

Well done Ashley!

And if you want to vote for her: https://toptabapp.com/e/2oox?p=r5

Game! Game! Game! And I don't mean the hunting type! (private joke for the 2nd years!)

Do you undestand this?

 

 

If you do, explain in the comments and the first one with the right answer will get a reward (a somptuous present, as always!^^)

 

Good luck (and may the odds be ever...ok, I stop!^^)

 

Mrs P.

Update: we've got a winner: it's Agie. Read the comments if you want to know the answer!

The last article (at long last!) of our "I admire..." series:

I admire... MICHAEL JACKSON !  by GoogGoo 

 

I admire Michael Jackson because he had a difficult childhood but it's made him  a really generous person. It doesn't mean that someone who had a bad childhood will be made  better, but Michael wouldn't let a child living a poor  childhood like him.

Michael loved nature, animals and children (friendly speaking - please no bad joke about it, it's boring... >.< ) .

For example :

The famous song "Billie Jean" was the first video clip of a black singer on MTV : it was a great event for that time !

 

 

All the money that this song brought was given to an association helping black students for their studies.

He wrote in 1984 the song "We are the world" with Lionel Ritchie gathering many singers : "USA for Africa" was born.

 

 

His amusement park Neverland was free to let poor children and disabled people who couldn't pay for it  having fun like everybody else.

He created an association named "Heal The World Fundation" and all the money of the Dangerous World Tour was given for it.

 

(I saw him in concert during that tour. The not so young Mrs P.)

He dreamed of equality and peace around the world, good health for everybody, and keeping our planet as wonderful as it ever was !

I love Michael Jackson (and his music !!!!!!!!!! <3 ) don't you ? ;)

 

Happy St Patrick's Day, Irish friends!

The river, in Chicago, yesterday!

Better late than never, Imnotyou's article on someone he admires

I precise before starting, I think it’s stupid to admire someone you have never known. It’s logical to admire our own family. However, you can have models of life. Mine is Kurt Cobain.

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana. He was born in 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt loved punk rock and decides to create a band called Nirvana. They produced 3 studio albums from 1989 to 1993.  The band became famous with one song from the 1991 Album Nevermind which is Smells like teen spirit, I think you could have heard this once.

Kurt was very different from the other rock singers of that period. He behaved and thought differently too. He always saw the negative point of view so, like this you’ll never be disappointed. Yes, that’s a negative way to see  life but I like him because he did everything by his way. He created his own world made out of music and art like painting and sculpture, to have an idea of his “world” let’s watch the music video of “Heart shaped box”. He said that all these images came from his dreams. Personally I love the movie clip.

 

 

But, he killed himself at the age of 27, the 5^th April 1994. He was depressive, he couldn’t stand to be famous and his stomach was sick, he was addicted to drugs and didn’t want his daughter to take him as model and other personal reasons. Now he belongs ,as the legend says, to the 27 aged club which includes Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones and Amy Winehouse because they all died at the age of 27.

I would have liked to meet him but it was too late. But I gave myself an idea of what he was by books and videos but he might be different of what I imagine him. The trap is with celebrities you see only one side of their personality and in general it’s the commercial side of the entertainment industry.