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Year
2018
Runtime
95 min.
Director
Morgan Neville
Genres
Biography, Documentary
Rating *
8.3
Votes *
0
Checks
1,718
Favs
171
Dislikes
5
Favs/checks
10.0% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
34:1
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  1. frankqb's avatar

    frankqb

    This is a wonderful film.

    While some might consider the film to be a bit preachy, by the end (and by preachy, I mean bordering on religious), it largely avoids proselytizing and sticks to universal fundamentals of love and other life-affirming qualities. This is a wonderful film that explains so many wonderful things about a very interesting person. Like a two-hour counselling session, I felt like this film opened doors in my head that I didn't remember existing. Fred Rogers, and indeed this film, had/has that effect on people. It's an emotional ride that really makes one evaluate the modern world a little bit differently. It makes me think that much of the resurgence of dislike for Rogers (as shown in the film) had to do with his ability to make people (and children) feel self-sufficient, satisfied, fully loved and human. Those are not qualities that mass media, the rich and power-hungry want from a populace. To paraphrase something in a book I remember reading once, a mall full of zen monks doesn't make much money.

    The first half hour or so of the film is a litlte ho-hum, but the last three quarters are so wonderfully loving and warm that I can't help but gush over this lovely film. Go see it. Feel free to be you. You are great the way you are. I wish the whole world could see this film and that we could all reconnect with our own sense of self-worth.

    4.5 stars out of 5
    5 years 8 months ago
  2. nowhereman136's avatar

    nowhereman136

    this documentary is probably the most wholesome movie ive seen all year. my one complaint was that it showed very little of his personal life. there was almost no mention of his parents, how he met his wife, what he was like around his kids, etc. This was completely focused on his relationship with his tv show. Which is, by itself, fascinating enough, it just hammers in the one emotion.

    8/10
    5 years 8 months ago
  3. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    I'm going to say up front that I never watched Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. As a Francophone, we had our own children's programming, and the Canadian channels on the English side had theirs. So I went into the Mr. Rogers documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, without any attached nostalgia. And somehow, every time that tiger puppet was on screen, I wept and wept. I can't even think about it. I just can't. The film draws its profile of that rare thing, a genuinely good person (not to say they're rare, but they're rare in celebrity land), through the characters he plays as well as his own work and words, and I think that's what gives so much poignancy to Daniel the Tiger. And poignant is pretty much the one word review for this. It's a loving tribute, addresses criticisms leveled at the man and his programs but always takes his side (which isn't unwarranted), and shows us all the most culturally relevant clips, but on the whole, it is poignant. It grabs your heart early and with Fred Rogers' sheer earnestness, gently squeezes it and opens you up emotionally. May it inspire you to be your best self. 5 years 2 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #25 in IMDb's Documentary Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #52 in Arts & Faith's Top 100 Films
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