Frank Darabont s Corrupt Film Adaptation Of The Green Mile

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the Literary and Media Arts Festival. In today’s session, Novel to Film Adaptations – Empowering the Marginalised Perspective, Frank Darabont’s corrupt film adaptation of, The Green Mile, will be exposed as a blatant juxtaposition of Paul Edgecombe’s journal on which it is based. Through the film, audiences are invited to follow the disturbing experiences and happenings upon the green mile in 1932 at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary death row as articulated in Mr. Edgecombe’s journal. The film constructs Percy Wetmore as cruel, malevolent and aggressive, however, this is contrasted by the reality presented in the journal, through which he portrays characteristics of dedication, determination, and†¦show more content†¦Additionally, the written evidence at no point claims or even insinuates that Percy ever raised his baton or even acknowledged Delacroix in this scene, whilst the film has an extensive exhi bition of him ruthlessly attacking Delacroix, this is a complete fabrication. The evident web of lives through which Darabont has portrayed Percy in his film in an attempt to convince audiences he is corrupt when the reality reveals he was diligent and dedicated, this is, therefore, a complete misrepresentation of people and events. The Squashing of Mr. Jingles is a scene in the film which cleverly appeals to the emotions of audiences, and is particularly significant as it further establishes the demonization of Percy. In this particular scene, a low camera angle, confronting sound effects and elusive dialogue are all deployed in the misrepresentation of Mr. Wetmore. Audiences follow a low and deceptive camera angle of Mr. Jingles, whom is nothing more than common vermin, running across the corridor of the Green Mile, when Percy’s foot is shown emerging unexpectedly from above before he step’s on the mouse, with an overdramatised loud crack upon impact, he follows up this action with the words in a malicious tone, â€Å"I knew I’d get him sooner or later. Just a matter of time, really.† Whilst,