Saturday, September 29, 2007
People have been talking bout this movie and how heart breaking it was,so i decided to watch and experience it myself.Did i cry at the end....No!(i must be a very cold blooded person),but was i deeply moved...Yes!Different people have their on views about this movie, and so do i.
The scene where John Coffey was executed on the electric chair was just overwhelming.I couldnt help but feel dejected and torn up inside by seeing an innocent man being sentenced to death.I put myself in God's shoes and felt what God felt when Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross.I felt how much love God had for his son,and how much it must have broken his heart to see his son crucified for us.I felt the same pain in my heart.
Then i put myself in Jesus's shoes.How he must have felt the night before his crucification,how he must have felt walking down his "green mile" and how he must have felt being nailed to the cross.We all know Jesus has the same feeling and thought as all of us do.He felt fear,pain and sorrow just like John Coffey.But both of them didnt pull away despite the sorrow and fear in their heart,both embrace it till the end, and both never blame anyone,even when they were mocked at and insulted, they both forgave.Jesus did it all out of love for us,despite everything,he chose the nails to love and forgive us.Jesus could have chosen to say "to hell with you all,why should i put up with death for your sins,if yo u want salvation, earn it yourself."I bet all of you thought the same way when John Coffey was about to be electrocuted,"Why must he die?He never killed the two girls,he performs miracles to save others..so why him?"And here we have Jesus in the same position, innocent.But he chose to bear the pain and suffereings for us.He looked beyond his death to see your face...to see my face..to see all our faces,and i believe that he said this to himself,"It is worthy,your life, my life, and all our lives,It is worth it."John Coffey was offered a chance to run away,heck he could even break free himself if he wanted to,but he didnt,innocent as he was. Same with Jesus ,Jesus could have saved himself too,after all, he is the son of God,he has the power to do so.But he loved us ,he loved us so much........that he chose the nails.
Think about it for awhile.
Melvin, Looking at the God Side of things.
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