Won't You be My Neighbor?

What I liked: This is the story of Mr. Rogers and Mr. Rogers is pretty incredible. I watched Mr. Rogers neighborhood growing up. It might have been the earliest TV show I watched. It was different watching clips from the show as an adult. As a child you kind of think that everything just happens, it was interesting to see the intentional decisions and work that went into making Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. It was pretty awesome that Mr. Rogers was just as wonderful a person off the camera as he was on. The documentary did a good job of pointing out the lasting impact that Mr. Rogers and his show had on people, public perceptions, and PBS. I also thought that the conclusion of having everyone think about how they can make the world a better place and help their neighbors was a wonderful way to end the film. We all have ways that each of us can do better at helping our neighbors.

What I didn't: Not really film specific but it was sad to see that there were people who were unkind to Mr. Rogers, which is just hard to understand because he was always kind to everyone. And it was sad to learn that making the show was hard for him, but I am glad that he continued making the children's show instead of the adult one. For the portions that talked about his life Mr Rogers was a little animated tiger. They were pointing out that he identified strongly with the Daniel tiger character, but it was an interesting choice.

Who should watch this? It's a documentary not the show so it is targeted to adults and not children.

Would I watch it again? It was good to see, I doubt I would rewatch it on my own.

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