rly in some quarters. Carson (52) states that "this side of theocracy, I have no idea how today's zealots justify their conviction that they have veto power over anything they dislike, since I don't know what passage in the Constitution declares religion or any other hot potato off-limits to unorthodox views." Tragically, Dogma was condemned sight unseen by some critics who felt that the mere existence of such movies must be attacked because to judge them on their content would imply that the questions they raise are debatable (Carson, 52).
In discussing The Green Mile, Notosusanto (1) stated that this film, which presents events leading to the execution of an African-American convict in a Louisiana penitentiary in 1935, is a film about redemption, sacrifice, and miracles. John Coffey, a Black man sentenced to death for the murder of two little girls, is also a man whose hands are capable of healing the physical and psychological ills of others. The religious symbolism present in the film links Coffey to Je
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