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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2000)
Point of view of newcomer to the Shackleton story
I've given this movie 10/10. That's not like me. But WOW! I can't think of a thing wrong with the movie that justifies taking a point off.
I was spellbound from the first ten minutes. I'd never heard anything about this expedition, and perhaps I would have enjoyed the movie a little less had I known all the details beforehand. But as it was, I was captivated by the slow, gently teasing unravelling of an amazing human story.
I'm not particular fan of non-fiction, of incredible journeys, of exploration, of Antarctica, even of inspirational human triumph stories, so I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed watching this film.
See this movie!
The Green Mile (1999)
A good story, little depth
This is a good and satisfying story, which is to be expected coming from Steven King, so take the time to watch the movie if you want entertainment - I did enjoy it from that perspective.
BUT if you want a movie to challenge you and make you think...find another one, like 'Dead Man Walking'. I found 'The Green Mile' to be lacking in any depth - too much simplistic "good vs. evil", cheesy scenes, and sugar-coating the Death Row experience.
Tom Hanks is fine at playing Tom Hanks...I don't understand his popularity.
Overall, a satisfying experience in the same way that 'The Shawshank Redemption' was, but without any depth - you can leave the cinema and forget about it.