Alonso is 100% correct in saying that you should see Won't you be my Neighbor before you see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. It gives you a strong frame of reference to understand Fred Rogers and what he did, especially if you don't know who he was or never saw his TV show. When watching Tom Hanks play this role, I (being 49 years old) was very happy to see he pretty much nailed it because I knew a lot about Fred Rogers to start thanks to the 2018 documentary. It added to my pleasure and excitement when watching this 2019 movie. This movie was so good!
Great review! I saw this movie over the weekend. It is one of the few movies I watched before viewing the Breakfast All Day review and I am glad I took the chance! Having fond memories of watching mr Roger's neighborhood, I was looking forward to this movie. I found it fascinating when Tom Hanks was on the screen. But average when he was not. I liked the use of mr Roger's style miniatures. I agree that seeing the documentary before the movie is very good idea. This movie clearly shows Mr Rogers devotion to humanity and openness to showing others God's love but if the viewer is not familiar that mr. Roger was an ordained PCUSA pastor, his motivations could easily be misconstrue. Thank you for your great review!
I must be broken like the main character because this movie spoke to me. The meta scene in the restaurant was for me a very emotionally powerful event such that it begins intimately between the two characters at their table, then opens up to the entire restaurant in an unexplainable but artistically licensed way much like the make believe of Mr. Rogers show, then opens up to the movie audience by breaking the fourth wall with Hanks/Rogers stare into the camera. Literally everyone is invited to self reflect about the source of their existence in a way that I’ve never seen in a movie, and becomes an unforgettable movie moment of many for Tom Hanks. It makes me hopeful that the restaurant scene was the turning point in the movie for the main character and that the world could be a better place by letting go of hate through forgiveness.
This is a movie only for people who are in their early 40's and older because they watched Mr. Rogers and knew who he was. (It's for those age demographics. The show started in 1968 and went to 2001.) I have nephews in their early 20s and they had no idea who Mr. Rogers was really and didn't care to see this 2019 movie, and they weren't trying to be mean at all. Christy is right in saying this. I am sure they would be bored. Also, I think this movie will do well in the USA because his TV show was shown only in the USA in the most part. A lot of people I think internationally do not know Mr. Rogers because the TV show wasn't on over there so the interest would be far less to see this great movie. The box office totals will reflect that.
i'm with Alonso on the weepy boat. there's so many scenes where Tom Hanks just captures Fred Rogers' *essence* so well that you can't help but feel moved by his genuineness. like asking Lloyd if he had a stuffed animal as a kid and who gave it to him and what that meant. come on, man.
I agree with you! Did you read the Esquire Magazine article by the real journalist? It was done very well! classic.esquire.com/article/1998/11/1/can-you-say-hero
always enjoyed the urban legend that the reason Fred Rogers wore cardigans each and every day was to cover up his army tattoos from when he served in the Vietnam War as a notorious sniper 😂
I was never a Mister Rogers kid, even though I'm definitely the right age. He seemed far too corny for me, even as a little kid. I was into cartoons, the Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello. I think this will be interesting for me to see. I know who he is, but I never watched the show, so I have zero emotional connection. I'll definitely watch the doc first, and conduct the experiment!
@@LiveINtheGood53 I enjoyed the journey. I watched the doc just so I could watch the movie, and I'm glad I did, otherwise the movie would seemed far weirder. Actually the movie did strike me as weird, but in a good way. it started off strange, then it got kind of surreal, then it got so emotional that I was crying for several scenes. If I hadn't seen the doc, that probably wouldn't have happened, because I understood where Fred Rogers was coming from, because I had knowledge of his background, and his absolute sincerity. Very very good!
Hey guys, watching this 15 minute video I got 3 ad breaks. Are you able to control that? I understand the need to get revenue, but it was pretty jarring.
Needed you guys to review Queen and Slim which was released just yesterday but it's obvious with 21 Brides included you probably felt you met your black film quota for the month
@@mjamitche5245 Definitely, just would have been different if they chose to run with an underdog film, rather than Tom Hanks' massive Mr. Rogers biopic which has the benefit of multiple on air Terry Gross interviews on every NPR news outlet what seems like the last month and a half
I think this movie should be required viewing in high schools. Imagine if all the political leaders in Washington lived like Fred Rogers and actually cared for each other and citizens the same way.
The jaded person in me thinks the design of the major story not being Hanks is to get him a Supporting Actor Oscar. Like Alonso, I really didn't care about Rhys' character/story. I also thought it made Rogers seem like a ghost/angel, appearing and disappearing in Rhys' mind. Loved the doc, left cold by this. Definitely not the movie I went in expecting. I don't think I'll read the article since it seems like it might make me even more mad about this movie.
Just think of it like this then, maybe it will help... Mr. Rogers and his TV show was so wonderful because it was so kind and educational and it effected us all in a positive wonderful way. In the movie plot, it showed us an example of that beautifully because you have this cynical journalist with his own serious problems and Mr. Rogers kind ways healed him. The movie is not about what Mr. Rogers did on this day and then the next day and the next day but rather how his "mojo" helped us all and made us better. It's how he effected out lives in a positive way. Like that scene in the restaurant, where he told the reporter to take 10 seconds to think of a person who helped him out or even you the movie watcher in life. In those moments during the movie as I sat in the theater, I was thinking about my life and who helped me out. It's like he was talking to the audience. It was a brilliant movie making move! Besides, the documentary showed in a great way Fred Rogers life and how he became so successful in this career. It was done and it was done great! And that was only last year. Now, this year, and a different spin (something new and needed) on the great Mr. Rogers was made and everyone knocked it out of the park! The movie with Tom Hanks was a fresh take on the same fantastic story line. Here is the article: classic.esquire.com/article/1998/11/1/can-you-say-hero
I like Matt and his reviews in the past but for this movie, his facts are totally off about describing Mr. Rogers. Thank you Christy for correcting him.
Alonso is 100% correct in saying that you should see Won't you be my Neighbor before you see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. It gives you a strong frame of reference to understand Fred Rogers and what he did, especially if you don't know who he was or never saw his TV show. When watching Tom Hanks play this role, I (being 49 years old) was very happy to see he pretty much nailed it because I knew a lot about Fred Rogers to start thanks to the 2018 documentary. It added to my pleasure and excitement when watching this 2019 movie. This movie was so good!
Great review! I saw this movie over the weekend. It is one of the few movies I watched before viewing the Breakfast All Day review and I am glad I took the chance! Having fond memories of watching mr Roger's neighborhood, I was looking forward to this movie. I found it fascinating when Tom Hanks was on the screen. But average when he was not. I liked the use of mr Roger's style miniatures.
I agree that seeing the documentary before the movie is very good idea. This movie clearly shows Mr Rogers devotion to humanity and openness to showing others God's love but if the viewer is not familiar that mr. Roger was an ordained PCUSA pastor, his motivations could easily be misconstrue.
Thank you for your great review!
I must be broken like the main character because this movie spoke to me. The meta scene in the restaurant was for me a very emotionally powerful event such that it begins intimately between the two characters at their table, then opens up to the entire restaurant in an unexplainable but artistically licensed way much like the make believe of Mr. Rogers show, then opens up to the movie audience by breaking the fourth wall with Hanks/Rogers stare into the camera. Literally everyone is invited to self reflect about the source of their existence in a way that I’ve never seen in a movie, and becomes an unforgettable movie moment of many for Tom Hanks. It makes me hopeful that the restaurant scene was the turning point in the movie for the main character and that the world could be a better place by letting go of hate through forgiveness.
Pittsburgh is a gorgeous, lovey city. I'd be happy to live there if I decided to leave NYC.
This is a movie only for people who are in their early 40's and older because they watched Mr. Rogers and knew who he was. (It's for those age demographics. The show started in 1968 and went to 2001.) I have nephews in their early 20s and they had no idea who Mr. Rogers was really and didn't care to see this 2019 movie, and they weren't trying to be mean at all. Christy is right in saying this. I am sure they would be bored.
Also, I think this movie will do well in the USA because his TV show was shown only in the USA in the most part. A lot of people I think internationally do not know Mr. Rogers because the TV show wasn't on over there so the interest would be far less to see this great movie. The box office totals will reflect that.
Why do they have 7.2 and all of that? Why not just 7 and 7.5? And how do they decide what is a 7.2 and a 7.3?
As someone born in Pittsburgh, yes, they are extremely different cities.
Yes. Kidding.
Mr Rodgers Was My Mentor Coming Up In 90's
i'm with Alonso on the weepy boat. there's so many scenes where Tom Hanks just captures Fred Rogers' *essence* so well that you can't help but feel moved by his genuineness. like asking Lloyd if he had a stuffed animal as a kid and who gave it to him and what that meant. come on, man.
I agree with you! Did you read the Esquire Magazine article by the real journalist? It was done very well! classic.esquire.com/article/1998/11/1/can-you-say-hero
Excuse me! Alonso Pittsburgh and Philly are very different cities!
Yes. Kidding.
The style of the movie, the performances were great. The last 20 minutes or so we’re just ok. I definitely recommend seeing it.
always enjoyed the urban legend that the reason Fred Rogers wore cardigans each and every day was to cover up his army tattoos from when he served in the Vietnam War as a notorious sniper 😂
"Math is hard" that's why I sucked at it, royally, all through school.
I was never a Mister Rogers kid, even though I'm definitely the right age. He seemed far too corny for me, even as a little kid. I was into cartoons, the Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello. I think this will be interesting for me to see. I know who he is, but I never watched the show, so I have zero emotional connection. I'll definitely watch the doc first, and conduct the experiment!
You will enjoy it, but yes, see the documentary first before the movie. When you see both, please tell us what you think? thanks!
@@LiveINtheGood53 I enjoyed the journey. I watched the doc just so I could watch the movie, and I'm glad I did, otherwise the movie would seemed far weirder. Actually the movie did strike me as weird, but in a good way. it started off strange, then it got kind of surreal, then it got so emotional that I was crying for several scenes. If I hadn't seen the doc, that probably wouldn't have happened, because I understood where Fred Rogers was coming from, because I had knowledge of his background, and his absolute sincerity. Very very good!
I would love for your reaction to Waves
Hey guys, watching this 15 minute video I got 3 ad breaks. Are you able to control that? I understand the need to get revenue, but it was pretty jarring.
One of the fewest times Im on board with Alonso as I always feel the film structurally problematic.
Needed you guys to review Queen and Slim which was released just yesterday but it's obvious with 21 Brides included you probably felt you met your black film quota for the month
They'll see it.
@@mjamitche5245 Definitely, just would have been different if they chose to run with an underdog film, rather than Tom Hanks' massive Mr. Rogers biopic which has the benefit of multiple on air Terry Gross interviews on every NPR news outlet what seems like the last month and a half
I think this movie should be required viewing in high schools. Imagine if all the political leaders in Washington lived like Fred Rogers and actually cared for each other and citizens the same way.
I know who Mr.Rogers was but I HATED, HATED this movie
The jaded person in me thinks the design of the major story not being Hanks is to get him a Supporting Actor Oscar. Like Alonso, I really didn't care about Rhys' character/story. I also thought it made Rogers seem like a ghost/angel, appearing and disappearing in Rhys' mind. Loved the doc, left cold by this. Definitely not the movie I went in expecting. I don't think I'll read the article since it seems like it might make me even more mad about this movie.
Just think of it like this then, maybe it will help... Mr. Rogers and his TV show was so wonderful because it was so kind and educational and it effected us all in a positive wonderful way. In the movie plot, it showed us an example of that beautifully because you have this cynical journalist with his own serious problems and Mr. Rogers kind ways healed him. The movie is not about what Mr. Rogers did on this day and then the next day and the next day but rather how his "mojo" helped us all and made us better. It's how he effected out lives in a positive way. Like that scene in the restaurant, where he told the reporter to take 10 seconds to think of a person who helped him out or even you the movie watcher in life. In those moments during the movie as I sat in the theater, I was thinking about my life and who helped me out. It's like he was talking to the audience. It was a brilliant movie making move! Besides, the documentary showed in a great way Fred Rogers life and how he became so successful in this career. It was done and it was done great! And that was only last year. Now, this year, and a different spin (something new and needed) on the great Mr. Rogers was made and everyone knocked it out of the park! The movie with Tom Hanks was a fresh take on the same fantastic story line.
Here is the article: classic.esquire.com/article/1998/11/1/can-you-say-hero
A movie for softies
I like Matt and his reviews in the past but for this movie, his facts are totally off about describing Mr. Rogers. Thank you Christy for correcting him.