Sorry, but I didn't buy his character for a second. Someone that big, that menacing looking, who obviously pumped a lot of weights, is afraid of the dark. Gimme a break.
I even found the movie, nauseatingly politically correct.
Phobias aren't picky about who they attach themselves to. Grown men terrified of spiders, women who are afraid to leave their own homes (agoraphobia), children terrified of the monsters in their closets. Surely even someone as fearless as yourself can understand that.
I suggest you watch the movie again, this time with a more open heart.
Okay, I'm gonna say it again: a man, his size, that menacing looking, who obviously has pumnped his share of weights, that much of a wimp when someone turns out the lights. I'm not buying that. If they wanted that plot point to be believable they should have cast a different actor.
And as far as far as watching the movie again, thanks, but no thanks...I love Tom Hanks, but parts of the movie really angered me.
So by your theory, large guys with muscles shouldn't be afraid of the dark because they are physically capable of...fighting off the boogeyman? Irrational fears are just that, irrational. Muscles have nothing to do with it.
In case you didn't notice, his character in The Green Mile was supposed to be simple and slow and fearful of his own shadow...a stark contrast to his physical appearance. Perhaps you're a bit slow if you didn't grasp that. By all means dislike the movie if you like, you're welcome to your own opinion, but saying big men shouldn't be afraid of the dark is just ridiculous. My husband is a big guy, but as a kid his sisters used to turn off the lights and run away, leaving him in the dark and then sneak up on him. He is twice my size, but if you sneak up on him he'll jump to the ceiling and screech like a girl. Childhood stuff sticks with you.
When you're that big, and have spent that much time in the weight room, it doesn't just change you physically, it changes you mentally. Ever heard of the shy introverted guy who develops confidence once he started working out? Sure, as a child we have those kinds of fears, but when you become an adult, you get over them. I shouldn't have to explain this.
shareUhmmmm....no....again, you've missed the whole point of irrational fears. You can explain them till the cows come home; you'll still be wrong. The guy who works out till he becomes huge and muscular isn't afraid of other GUYS any more, but he still may be very much afraid to talk to girls, take math tests, or make public speeches, all IRRATIONAL fears. Muscles do not conquer all.
It's my most fervent hope that you do not have children; I can just hear your little boy crying about being afraid of the dark, and you turning off all the lights, telling him right before you close the door, to "man up, and quite whining like a kid." Jeeze.
Thank you, alzanden-1, for the LOL, when I pictured your poor hubby squealing in the dark!! My sister and I also tortured our younger brother (shame on us) when we were kids, till he got big enough to give back what he got. *G* He's almost 50 now, and recently told us that he still catches his breath a bit before opening his closet door. LOL (We used to hide in his closet and jump out at him when he opened the door. What meanies, right???) Ahhh, childhood.
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It's my most fervent hope that you do not have children; I can just hear your little boy crying about being afraid of the dark, and you turning off all the lights, telling him right before you close the door, to "man up, and quite whining like a kid." Jeeze.Okay, I'll try this one last time. As children we do have those fears (as I stated in my previous post). When I was a kid I had a very "irrational fear" of spiders, as well as other things. Being that you're so small and vulnerable, fear is a natural part of childhood. But after I became an ADULT, I got over them. MCD, in no way shape or form, does he look like some wimp who is afraid of the dark. In fact, he doesn't look like he's afraid of anything.
I might add that people are afraid to give public speeches because they may stutter, or just don't speak well; or afraid to talk to girls because they're not very good looking, and just don't know what to say. There's nothing "irrational" about that.
whippetchick is right about this one.
It doesn't matter how physically strong, or physically wimpy, a person is. A phobia is a phobia.
Just because a person looks like they aren't afraid of anything, doesn't mean they aren't afraid of anything. Pumping weights has got nothing to do with it.
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Just because a person looks like they aren't afraid of anything, doesn't mean they aren't afraid of anything. Pumping weights has got nothing to do with it.That's just your opinion. I've seen some of my friends go from puny guys with no confidence, into muscle bound studs who are brimming with confidence. Just by merely changing their body. If you don't understand this concept, you should do some research on it. Physical fitness changes a person physically as well as mentally.