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FIRST TIME WATCHING: The Green Mile!! (Patreon)

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2021-07-23 16:00:08
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Hey guys!

To kick off the weekend, here's a hefty reaction to The Green Mile. This movie was filled with so many surprises and moments I did not expect! Definitely looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments below. For those that are curious, I rented this movie on Amazon Prime. I didn't trust HBO Max to stream seamlessly without issues haha.

As always, thanks so much for your support here on Patreon and until the next one, ✨stay golden!✨

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Original Movie: The Green Mile

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FIRST TIME WATCHING: The Green Mile

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Comments

Randee Carreno

Happy Friday, Natalie! 😊 This is one of my top favorite Tom Hanks films. I always try to catch it whenever it's on tv. Downloading this right now to watch later tonight. I'm looking forward to watching this reaction this evening. Have a great day & Weekend! 😊 Stay Golden! 💛

Darryl Low

Haven't seen this movie, so I'm really looking forward to watching along with you Nat 💛 Really hope you do some more Stephen King movie adaptations on your channel, especially Salem's Lot for the Natmares Season.

Brandon

I read the book ages ago but I never got around to seeing the movie before. Looking forward to this. 😀

Jai Nelson

What a GREAT movie! I hope you like it. I’ve watched quite a few reactions to it recently, so I might hold off watching this for a bit. P.S. Percy is like the most hatable character I think I’ve ever seen in a show. More than Ramsay in GOT and Commodus in Gladiator, who take 2nd and 3rd place for me. Stay golden!

Ian

Happy Friday nat looking forward to your reaction to this great movie hope you bought the tissues along for company 🙂 have to try catching this Sat or Sun got a very busy weekend so will have to see 👍 have yourself a lovely weekend, thanks for all the content this week and as always stay golden 💛

Bruce Bromley

One of the great three King adaptations by Frank Darabont, along with Shawshank Redemption and The Mist. Save watching The Mist for a movie bight with Tyler. He'll tell you why if he's seen it. -)

Anonymous

Barry Pepper was the sniper in SPR.

My_Cousin_Mose
>>64324167

Like usual the book is better but I think this is a great movie and adaptation.

Aaron Chandler

I hope y'all had a good time with this one. It's not one of my favorites so I didn't feel like renting it. My poll votes keep losing. That's ok. That's democracy. And, as my ex-wife made very clear to me, the world does not revolve around me, even though it should. But I'll watch on YouTube when it drops. Gotta feed the algorithm.

Matt Gwinn

Well crap, I literally just did a watch-along of this with another reactor two days ago. Would have waited and synced you both up had I known. :(

Jai Nelson
>>64328351

Hahaha. That ex-wife comment made me laugh out loud for real. No one can call out your legit flaws like an ex.

Jomero

"Sam Rockwell.... I LOVE him!" Maybe not so much in this movie. But he's a great actor! Also, If you love this design and era, I'd strongly recommend getting around to watching "O Brother Where Art Thou?" It's a great movie that is based on Homer's "Odyssey," but set in the dustbowl in the Great Depression.

Ilsuk Yang

Nat, did you catch the fact that Percy was institutionalized in the same place that he was supposed to transfer to? I never caught that before this viewing. I guess he was transferred after all...

My_Cousin_Mose

I'm not sure how much I agree that Forrest Gump is "lighthearted". It certainly isn't dark but I usually spend the last hour of that movie in tears.

JohnnyBGoode

There's a really sweet video of Tom Hanks speaking at Michael Clarke Duncan's funeral. I'm not suggesting you watch it for anyone else's benefit, but if you're still having feels about the ending then it's a nice message about the working relationship they had.

Anonymous

Anyone having issues with is syncing!?

Darryl Low

Such an amazing movie Nat, and really enjoyed your reaction. Like Shawshank, so many interesting characters, all brilliantly performed. I had no idea how the story was going to play out, so it was all very moving as we got to see why John was a part of it. I was amazed to see Dabbs Greer playing the older Tom Hanks. He's in one of my favourite classic 50s sci-fi movies It, The Terror From Beyond Space 😊 The score for this one was also by Thomas Newman, who did Shawshank. Thanks as always for your incredible work this week Nat. We've been through the highs and lows, all the emotions. Have a great weekend. And remember the name "John Coffey. Like the drink, only not spelt the same" 💛

Darryl Low
>>64333599

What were you watching the movie on? Nat was watching on Prime, and it seemed to play fine with the UK version on Prime too.

R.BGames37

The same Director & Writer. Frank Terrabont and Steven King.. This is such a beautifull movie.. the acting, the story all amazing.. its a pretty hard movie to watch.. but such a good movie..

Tay Schumaker

This movie just wrecks me emotionally.

nexus

Are you still watching Harry Potter and kung-fu panda

Trevor S Bright

The timing of this is weird...tomorrrow I'm going to my Grandma's funeral. She died about 19 years exactly after my Grandpa did. Hopefully me crying from this movie will mean I cry less tomorrow.

SmokeAndACoffee

The guy they get to rehearse the Green Mile walk is referred to as ' a trustee' which is a prisoner who is usually there for a lesser crime, and don't have to worry about them being violent or crazy. They'll help preform a lot janitorial duties around the prison/jail

Sean

This is such a beautiful movie. Everything about it is superb. I want to say this is the movie that put MCD on the map.

Anonymous

You are truly the best on Youtube. I love watching films and series with you. You have the best reactions and your reactions boosts my reactions so I can experience it to the fullest. :)

Ben Wheeler

Secret Window is another Stephen King movie I enjoy

Joe Blankenship

Do Stand by Me next. It's another non-horror Stephen King and it's an 80s classic.

Anonymous

I mean if Paul is 108 then his son would have been in his mid 80s... I'm not sure it's that shocking that he might possible have died by then lol.

BRANDON OAKLEY

Love this movie. In keeping with the Tom Hanks oeuvre, I would suggest you watch ROAD TO PERDITION (2002), Hanks and Paul Newman, a period piece set in the 1930s with a beautiful Thomas Newman score. Keep up the great work.

Travis

The actor youre talking about is Barry Pepper and he was in SPR but he didn’t play the medic he played the Sniper

Brandon Scott

I truly believe this story represents the finest of Stephen King's work. Horror may be where he pays his bills but this, Shawshank, these are the places he calls home.

Anonymous

Nat: It costs $4.20? hehe Me: Ahh, Juvenile Nat Nat: I'm a child

R.BGames37

Hi Nat.. maybe got a few movie for you.. °Black Hawk Down. (Action) °Interstellar. °Liar Liar (Jim Carry, Comedy) °The Hunger Games 1-4. (Action) °Bruce Almight (Jim Carry, Comedy) °The Conjuring Francise (Horror) °Weekend at Barnies 1 & 2 (Comedy)

Brian Jones

For the love of God and all that is holy.... WATCH 'MOON' NAT!!! :) If you love Sam Rockwell, you will thank me.

Baron

Ok I read all the comments and I am still watching your reaction it is kinda funny you comment on how much peeing Tom Hanks does "this is the most peeing I have seen in a movie" I think technically that would Be Tom Hanks in A League of Their own. Thanks gonna go back still have two hours left to watch.

Anonymous
>>64351094

Second that, one of the most underrated movies ever. Not Rockwell but my all time favourite underrated movie is Somewhere with Stephan Dorff and Elle Fanning.

Christopher Boscarino

" I think the mouse is going to die at the end of this movie." (I laugh quietly)

Christopher Boscarino

I think our recent movie selections might break Natalie. Silence of the Lambs, Wandavision, Green Mile- I think I'm going to vote for a comedy next so she doesn't quit on us... :)

Anonymous

The one you thought was in saving private ryan was in there, but he was the sniper not the medic.

Uncle Phoenix

"Better that 10 guilty men go free than to convict a single innocent man" Sir William Blackstone

Uncle Phoenix

"That it is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer, is a Maxim that has been long and generally approved." Benjamin Franklin

It Hurt A Lot

Since the invention of "what the fuck!" there have only been 5 what the fucks that have been rated the most passionate, the most pure. Natalie Gold's "what the fuck!" when flies first flew out of John Coffey's mouth left them all behind

—thoughtstorms—Keith—

I have one thing to say about capital punishment, and then i will shut the hell up. If capital punishment worked as a deterrent- you would only have to do it once. Natalie, your enormous heart is something that calms the bee-stings of this life among humans and their often horrible ways. I am grateful for the authentic heart that you share with us all.

Kris Olo
>>64330205

O Brother Where Art Thou would be perfect! Love that movie.

Andrew Clifton

Hell yea, I'm gonna watch this now. Such a classic.

Marty McGee

The exterior shots of the nursing home were filmed near me at Moses Cone Manor. It's a beautiful former home, now tourist attraction and shop (long before this was filmed) located on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, NC. One of my favorite places. Great reaction Nat! This is one of my all-time favorites. I've seen it at least a dozen or more times and still weep in spots. Seriously I weep like Dean did during John's execution scene. Ugly crying. LOL And the line near the end where he says "if he can make a mouse live this long, how long do I have?" always brings chills down my spine. Great to watch it along with you. Thanks!

Anonymous

if you consider how much Percy enjoyed using his power to torment and abuse people, and that the place he was being transferred to was a mental hospital, him becoming catatonic was the absolute best outcome for everyone

Kevin Townsend

Great movie and reaction. I have a couple suggestions: Sling Blade (1996) O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)

Ron

At the end, Edgecomb laments how The Green Mile seems so long. But, how long might Hanks' character live? Well, in present day, he was 108, and he walked the Green Mile at age 44 -- a time span of 64 years. This means Mr. Jingles was about that age at the end of the movie. A typical field mouse has a lifespan of about 12-18 months. If we generously estimate that the average lifespan of a mouse is 1.5 years, Mr. Jingles lived over 42 lifetimes. If we take a low-ball estimate of the human lifespan at 70 years, does this mean Paul Edgecomb could live to an age north of 2,900 years? I wonder how old John Coffey was.

hockeywitch

Another way to look at the movie.....John Coffey = J.C. (Jesus Christ)

Cripkie

This is a hard one to watch for an empath nat but I'm sure your used to it by now. But that heavenly gift he has would make life much easier. To be able to heal the pain instead of just feeling it.

Anonymous

I think you should watch The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (with Ben Stiller in the lead role). :)

Logan Kerlee

This movie CRUSHES ME every single time I watch it. I always wind up feeling broken and sad but also filled with hope. Very tragic story that pulls on heartstrings. If anyone can watch from beginning to end without a sniffle or tear in their eye - they fail the humanity test. This movie ranks highly for me in terms on Stephen King adaptations. The only other one that I feel has had a larger impact on me would have to be It. That movie scared me senseless. (I'm talking about the original version, made way back when) I watched it for the first time when I was six or so, that's why it's impact was so tremendous. All in all, amazing commentary throughout Natalie. I enjoyed hearing your thoughts and I appreciated them quite a bit. I enjoy watching things with people when it's their first time so I can experience their honest reactions to things. That's why I'm subbed here. Please continue with what you're doing. I really value what you do.

Calo Grsf

Thank you Nat for this reaction! One of my favorite movies and also one of the few movies where I have to resist not to cry haha (I'm sure your next sponsor is a tissue company 😆, admit it haha) I love Michael Clarke Duncan's performance and of course the others as Doug Hutchison is really good in the role of Percy (he's easily in my top 15 of the characters I hate the most) And I like your way of seeing, feeling and analyzing the movie, it's always a pleasure to watch movies with "more serious" themes like that with you, sometimes I think it's a pity that we can't exchange in direct our thoughts, etc, that would be obviously interesting and great to experience it haha I hope you're fine, take care, be safe and stay golden! 💛

Anonymous

This movie still gets to me. Thanks for another great reaction Nat. If you want to take a break from these heavy hitters heres a few lighter movies if you havent already seen them. Babe (1995) Wholesome Family film True Lies (1994) Classic Arnold Action/Comedy A Knights Tale (2001) Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, Alan Tudyk, Mark Addy - the good stuff😁

WackySwacky
>>64365188

It is heavily implied Coffey was a slave. Slavery ended in Amercia in 1865. Assuming he got those scars on him when he was a kid, let's say when he was 10 years old, John Coffey could have been born in 1855. Since the movie takes place in 1933, that would make John Coffey 78 years old in the film. That is the youngest I imagine he could be. It is probably more likely that he would have been far, far older than that.

WackySwacky
>>64345903

This is one of his best, but there's no reason to treat horror like it is lesser than. It's just a different genre. He's made some of the all time greatest horror classics in fiction. The Mist and The Shining comes to mind.

WackySwacky
>>64338532

Ya some prisoners with really good behavior can get special duties or "jobs", which are considered a kind of privilege. They can even earn money with these jobs, but they are paid in pennies.

WackySwacky
>>64336333

I say we go for the Frank Darrabont / Stephen King Trifecta and watch "The Mist" next, one of my favorite films.

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Mike LL

What a great heartfelt reaction. I was just getting ready to watch Hitchcock's Vertigo on Prime (a haunting psychological thriller, hint, hint) when I saw your notification for The Green Mile. I had never seen this movie, and I also had never used a movie reaction to see a movie for the first time, but I synced up and started watching. It weirded me out having you react to my first watching, so after 25 minutes I turned you off, but continued watching the movie. I was more than 2 hours into the movie and really enjoying it when I wanted to see your reaction, so I went back to the 25 minute mark, re-synced with you and saw the rest of the movie, I had already seen John take Melinda's tumor when I went back to the beginning to watch it with you. It's a long movie, I spent 5 hours watching it for the first time! What a wonderful experience! I knew early that the mouse had a great significance, but I couldn't guess what it was. I expected that Mr. Jingles would come out and chew the wires and save John at the end. I expected something that would save John, I so much wanted him not to get executed. I'm sure the movie had so much hidden symbolic meaning and hidden themes and I am not the greatest analyst of such things, but of course the inhumanity of mankind and importance of kindness were very important. I keep thinking, from the beginning that this movie had such an anti-capital punishment agenda. I'm sure that is how Mr. King feels. I mean, I don't know, but that is what I suppose.

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

Empath Ability, is it a thing? What if miracles are all around us but... the system, etc... I don't know, but Stephen King has a true talent for writing an amazing story based on a questions like that

Zack Wallace
>>64343511

Yes! I was hoping someone would recommend Road to Perdition. Tom Hanks is incredible in that one. So is Daniel Craig. It’s a different role for Craig pre Bond. Another great one for Tom Hanks is Saving Mr. Banks. Would love for Natalie and the viewers to watch both.

Trevor S Bright
>>64338205

Well, it mostly worked. I cried a little once, and tears almost came out once or twice more. It sucks cuz funerals kinda make you stuck in your own thoughts/memories.

Danishprince

It's been years since I watched this last and it was a true joy to watch this alongside you Nattie. Having seen you react to all these many movies and shows for more than a year now it's clear to me how emphathetic a person you are.. How invested and connected you get with the characters you see and how much they affect you and in turn how you then affect us. Now I'm not saying you hold the ability to put a stopper in death like John Coffey but like him you have been able to take some of our pain away.. If people have emphatic abilities in this world, you surely are one of them <3

Ellis Hugh

Giovanni Ribisi was the medic in Saving Private Ryan. Barry Pepper is the actor in this film that you're thinking of from SPR and he played the sniper. By the way, I can't remember the last time I had the occasion to watch this superbly acted film and you provided a wonderful excuse to revisit it. Thank you for that.

Topher Cast
>>64465033

Cool, I was just going through the comments to see if anyone told her.

Anonymous

So glad this won the poll. I always drop everything to watch this whenever it's on TV, and I always get goosebumps and bawl my eyes out every time too, hehe. If you get the chance, you should watch the behind-the-scenes/making off footage, too. Michael almost didn't get the part of John Coffey, but, boy, are we all glad he put in the work to prove himself worthy! I still can't believe we lost him 10 years ago this coming Sept. May he Rest In Peace.

My_Cousin_Mose

Anyone who watched this movie whithout knowing about it also experienced a major WTF moment when the first healing occured.

A Vicarious View

A lot of characters in Stephen King stories have the Shining to some extent or another. Sometimes they have a Lot and it gives them power like Carrie, Danny Torrence from The Shining, Abra and the True Knot from Doctor Sleep, or John Coffey here. Many others have a little Shine and may not even know they have it but it let's them resist and survive the dark forces like the kids in IT and the survivors in The Stand. I think the best movies to really delve into the shine itself are The Shining and it's sequel Doctor Sleep(director's cut). Firestarter is about a shady government agency giving people the Shine (or amplifying what was already there?) to weaponize it.

Mr. Nobody

Sam Rockwell's character was a disgusting individual who deserved to die. He raped and murdered those little girls. I was so happy justice was executed on him.

STFU FFS (Martín)

Just watched this and I was kinda blown away by the ending. I'm a Catholic by birth but I'm no longer practicing; however, I am an aficionado of obscure Gospel and I was fascinated by all the Catholic icons all through the movie. And then the whole "magic healing" thing I recognized as a sort of "laying on of hands" which was originally an ancient Jewish tradition that transformed to Catholicism as a type of faith healing from the very beginning. That has always been the literal explanation of how Christ is said to have healed people so it's like a foundational principle even though the church doesn't officially sanction it anymore. But i really didn't put it all together until John received the Saint Christopher medallion. TL;DR: Saint Christopher was a large man who helped people constantly just to help people and Jesus appeared to him and blessed him and he was martyred for his faith afterwards. So basically maybe the inspiration if not the basis... But then King throws in the "cursed to walk the earth" at the end and I remembered the story of Cartaphilus aka Longinus. He was the Roman soldier 2000 years ago who took extraordinary delight in beating and torturing and putting the crown of thorns on Jesus and just about every bad thing described in the Passion story. And at the end of the Crucifixion, he was the one who drove his spear between Jesus' ribs and pierced his heart, killing him. As such, he was cursed to walk the earth, unable to die, until the end of time. That was God's punishment for killing his son. It seems to me that Stephen King borrowed heavily from Catholicism for this one. The question of why the mouse was also being punished with wandering the earth doesn't make any sense... Gotta think that one through. But if you think about it, a 2 year lifespan mouse living 70 years means, if the average lifespan of a man is 75 Tom Hanks is looking forward to a lifespan of 2,625 years... But then why does he look so damned old at the end? I don't think he's got the superhuman... Err... Supermouse? longevity of the rodent. Maybe it's like chicken pox where most people get immunity but just getting fondled isn't the same as sharing breath with the dude... I guess I'm saying I'd kinda like to know Melinda's age. I'm kinda high. Dude, assuming the mouse was monogamous, and that mice can have between 5 and 10 litters each year, that mouse probably has a 524th-grandchild walking around. He could have singlehandedly populated entire galaxies of earth planets with just his descendents. He would be considered the Adam of his new species...

John Mccormick

You do not need mascara...but I saw it dripping from your eyes.

Raven Dark

I love this movie so much, and I'm thrilled you enjoyed it so much. I subscribed to you before, but had to stop for a while for budgetary reasons. Had to come back when I saw you did this one. It's been a while since you posted this one, Nat, so I hope you remember the movie well enough to appreciate my attempts to answer some of your questions about this movie, and find the tidbits I put here for you interesting. With regards to your comments about how you thought this was a more grounded story (probably like Shawshank), but then they threw in the magical aspect. When stories feel grounded in realism like this but have magical or mystical elements like the abilities that John Coffey has, they fall into a genre known as Magical Realism. In the genre listings, this movie is referred to as Fantasy, but that's probably because those marketing it thought not enough people would know what Magical Realism is. This movie is a perfect example of it. Even I didn't know what MR was until someone said that this film is one. As to the character Toot, who did the rehearsals for the executions, he was a trustee. Paul (Tom Hanks) called him that once. "One more comment like that, and I'll have Van Heye roll on two for real. Then I'll have one less crazy old trustee in the world. A trustee is an inmate in a prison who exhibits exceptional good behavior and is awarded special privileges for it. This sometimes means he's allowed to clean the prison, like Toot was doing in the one scene, or have special meals, or, in this case, to do the execution rehearsals. This might sound like a crappy reward system, but for prisoners who spend months or years in a prison doing nothing but sitting in a cell all day staring at four walls, anything that breaks up the monotony is a treat. Toot either volunteered to do the rehearsals, or he was asked, and in the book, it's even more clear that he enjoyed it than it was in the movie. Yes, Mr Jingles was portrayed by a real trained mouse. There was no CGI. Actually, mice. Fifteen mice were trained to play the role of Mr. Jingles, each one for a different trick. The part where Mr. Jingles was killed by Percy and showed as having been crushed under Percy's boot, that was a prop, a fake mouse. While you are absolutely correct that when it comes to a UTI, it's better to have it treated than to let it run its course as Paul chose to do, at the time in which this movie was set, cures were often worse than the disease. Treatments for UTIs at this time were horrible to take. They worked, but they make it hell to go through. Also, I think there was something more at play being shown here. Men often put off going to doctors far longer than they should, because society tells them to be tough, and that getting help when you are in pain or sick is being weak. That mentality was even worse back then. So in addition to the fact that the treatment would have made him sick as he said, I think he was also just "being a man." Did you notice that the prison had an indoor toilet, but Paul's house did not? He had to go to an outhouse in his back yard. A lot of reactors ask about this, asking why he doesn't have indoor plumbing when it was clearly a thing by 1935, the year this movie took place in. I looked this up. Apparently, although people had indoor plumbing, and it was wide spread, not just for the rich, rural areas, like the area Paul lived in, often didn't get indoor plumbing until a few years later, well after more populated areas had it. Paul lived in the middle of nowhere, so he wouldn't have been able to get it for some time unless he was super rich, which he was not. That's why the prison had indoor plumbing, but Paul didn't. About the question you asked with regards to why Hal's (the warden's) wife didn't know she had the tumor. Yes, it must have seemed strange that the doctors didn't tell her. How's this for twisted? Back in the time this movie was set, when a woman was ill or had a medical issue, doctors wouldn't tell her. The husband or the "man of her house" was expected to tell her. As you may remember, Hal couldn't figure out how to tell her she was going to die. How do you tell someone that, right? Paul outlived his son because his son was already a grown man when Paul was working the green mile. In the scene where they were talking about John helping Melinda over dinner, Paul said their son was grown and had left home already. I'm guessing he was about 19 or so. Maybe a little older. That means by the time Paul was telling Elaine about John, when Paul was 108, his son would have been in his sixties. As to why John was the way he was and how he had the powers he did. It's never directly explained in the movie or the book, but there are strong hints. For one thing, I don't think it's a coincidence that John had the power to heal through touch or the laying on of hands and his initials were J.C. And you saw the halo-like effect of the projector light around his head when he was watching the movie. Also, when Paul and John's lawyer were talking about looking into John's past and where he came from, his lawyer said he seemed to come out of nowhere, as if he dropped out of the sky. The lawyer didn't believe that. He was just being figuritive, but I also think that was meant to suggest that John came from above. When we consider this, John's being led to die and then being executed before a public audience has a whole other meaning, doesn't it? In large part, yes, the movie is very faithful to the book. There are small changes made for time and pacing though. In the book, Paul was writing the story of his time on the mile and John like a book, and showing what he wrote to Elaine, getting her thoughts on it from time to time. Also, in the book, there was an abusive orderly who was bullying Paul while he was at the nursing home. The parallels between Percy and that orderly are interesting to see. The thing with the movie Paul watched at the start and John watched at the end wasn't in the book. That was added for the film. I actually like that part better in the movie. There is one other detail in the book that isn't in the film. In the book, when it came time to do the rehearsal for John's execution, they showed it, unlike in the movie. Toot did all the rehearsals except John's. For John's, Paul and the other guards didn't want Toot doing it because with the way he makes light of it, they thought it would have been too disrespectful to John. Thus, Paul sat in the chair instead. I always thought that part was incredibly moving and shows Paul's love and respect for John. Again, fabulous reaction, Nat. Thanks for letting us share this movie with you.

Anonymous

I have only ever wathed this movie 1ce (and balled my eyes out) so I'm happy to rewatcch it with Natalie to see whether she can survive till the end