From the scares to the sentimental, this guy gets Stephen King — and no, it's not Mike Flanagan!
The Big Picture There are plenty of filmmakers who have adapted Stephen King's works time and time again, but no one is better at emulating the Master of Horror than Frank Darabont. Ever since the very beginning of his career, Darabont has linked his creativity with that of King.
'The Shawshank Redemption' Was Darabont's Directorial Debut and Triumph The mid-to-late 90s saw Darabont quickly become one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation. His work in genre TV and film in the '80s and early '90s paved the way for him to make the jump into the character-driven movies that he would become known for.
Somehow, The Green Mile manages to be even more sentimental than Darabont's previous King adaptation, even bordering on becoming schmaltzy. That being said, it does manage to translate King's ability to weave light elements of fantasy with very American tales that are steeped in the States' iconography. It might not be the greatest movie ever made, but it was a box office hit, racked up a few Oscar nominations, and is a wonderful King adaptation by Darabont.
Darabont Isn't the Only Adapter of Stephen King Now listen, there are plenty of filmmakers who have also adapted King multiple times and have done so very well. First off, Rob Reiner directed both Stand by Me and Misery! These are two fantastic films that bring him closest to the title that Darabont holds, but given that Misery doesn't tap all the way into horror in the way that The Mist does, Reiner hasn't fully proven that he can go all the way wherever King leads. George A.
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