A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

It is a sermon. In essence it is a sermon on the commandment "Honour thy father and thy mother". Tom Hanks plays the American young children's tv presenter and Presbyterian minister, Fred Rogers. The film starts in a strange manner, at least for someone like myself in the UK who had never heard of Fred Rogers before seeing this film, but I stuck with it because it starred Tom Hanks, and I am delighted I did stick with it. The film is a feel-good story about a son called Lloyd Vogel falling out big time with his Dad called Jerry Vogel, who then gets back together with his Dad before his Dad dies with the help of Fred Rogers. I thought that Jerry made Lloyd's job easy by being willing to apologise in a sincere and fulsome manner for his misdeeds. In real life parents who misbehave badly tend not to apologise to their children, (or at least I haven't come across any who do), but, fortunately, in many instances do manage a reconciliation nonetheless before they die. There is a hint in this film that people also fall out with siblings, which, of course, they do, but, as this film makes clear, every effort should be made get over the differences and make for happy families all round. Whilst this film is unashamedly Christian in its theology, it never mentions the Occult, when, of course, underlying many a major family bust up is the Occult. Where I have looked carefully at similar family bust ups there is almost always someone in the picture somewhere who I have either known to be demon possessed or who I thought highly likely to be demon possessed. In the film everyone comes across to me as being normal, but, based on what I have seen in real life in other families, it seems highly likely that there'll have been someone, somewhere, who'll have been demon possessed and who'll have been the source, if not necessarily the immediate cause, of the family bust up. How you cover that in a film like this is an unknown to me, and in that I'm probably in good company because I think that just about everybody involved in making this film from Tom Hanks down will have agreed with the message being given in this film, and more than one person will have known full well that the Occult plays a major role in many a major family bust up, but it wasn't mentioned once in this film, ever. There are absolutely no naked bums or breasts, which is great. I thought that the warning about bad language and violence made on the dust cover was overblown, and it isn't that some of the scenes are unsuitable for young children, because it was definitely a family viewing film, but rather that young children are unlikely to understand the message that the film is wanting to send out to the world. Then again, I might be wrong about that. Young children can sometimes be remarkably perceptive. In short, a very good film, worth buying and seeing, but I have to wonder if it is going to be watched multiple times by people. Saving Private Ryan it isn't.

A beautiful 'feel good' film which is based on the story of an incredible man. Tom Hanks is always good! Excellent!

I'm glad I bought this movie,it was a good story about a childrens TV presenter in the US who was known for teaching children about some realities of life and trying to edcuate them about how to deal with emotions and instill self worth and a sense that they are all unique and worthy human beings.A journalist who is more skeptical about him and has his own unresolved life issues is commisioned by his editor to write an articel about him and it turns out to be a real insight and life lesson for him and helps him resolve his own issues with his father who abandoned him when their mother died when he was younger. It was a great film with a great message and story which we all could do with more of. Definite must see for those who want a film with a message of hope but not at all smaltzy

Back in the 70's when my son was about three or four years old, he began watching "Mr Rogers Neighborhood". I enjoyed watching other children's TV programs, like "Sesame Street" with my son, but when Mr Rogers came on, I'd usually go to the kitchen for coffee. Frankly, the man drove me up a wall. I couldn't believe he was for real. However, one day Mr Rogers discussed thunder storms and how scary they can be. I found myself gravitating toward the TV. My son was terrified of thunder storms so I was curious as to what he would say. I sat and listened to him patiently explain what causes thunder and lightening, and what to do during a storm to stay safe. He always told the kids it was okay to be afraid and they should go and tell their favorite adult. That man had my respect from that day on. Tom Hanks did such a brilliant job of portraying Mr Rogers. I felt that he 'Became' Mr Rogers. The film was done with complete respect to this wonderful man who did so much for everyone who came in contact with him. I was nearly in tears at some of the more touching parts of the film. My husband had never heard of "Mr Roger's Neighborhood". He's more into Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone, but he watched it with me, and loved the movie. I wish I'd had the opportunity to meet Mr Rogers. This is an absolutely brilliant tribute to Fred Rogers, and a really Fantastic Movie!!

Being a Brit, I was rather unfamiliar with the Fred Roger’s Story. After seeing this film though, I’ve watched a lot of the Neighbourhood programmes. My gosh Mister Roger’s was absolutely fantastic! Tom Hanks’s portrayal was good and Matthew Rhys was as well. The cafe scene was poignant to say the least. Nearly everyone connected with Roger’s was a customer in the cafe - including Roger’s widow Joanne. I really recommend this film and It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

This was the most strange dvd ive ever watched.

I just love this film and wanted to have a physical copy so I could watch it whenever I wanted to. Came very quickly.

This is a delightful film, I enjoyed it very much at the cinema and Tom Hanks should have got the Oscar. My only quibble is that my DVD has the Maltesers advert about a dog at the beginning of the disc, I can't stop the advert from beginning and can only press the skip button once it has started. It is a very inappropriate advert because of its subject matter and I find it offensive and disgusting. The film though is very good.

フォレスト・ガンプのTom の成長版、優しい物言いが英語でも理解でき、微笑ましい人間愛物語‼️

I am so happy to have a copy of this beautiful true story thank you amazon for this dvd and great service True stories that inspire us by example gives us the boost we may need to remember love kindness compassion Faith understanding and so much more are possible I enjoyed Mr Rodgers 40 years ago when my daughter was young and I continue to love it today. It is a timely message for humanity especially during these very challenging pandemic and polarized times. Thank you Fred Rogers For your contribution to all. Sp blessed and grateful

Buena peli

I'd heard about this movie from all the advertising back in 2019 when it was released, but I didn't know much about it other than it focused on Mr. Rogers and starred Tom Hanks. Hanks is a big lure because he tends to do quality work and I often find myself enjoying a movie even if the subject matter isn't something close to me or that I care about. I've always heard about Mr. Rogers, of course, but knew little about him. I did not watch his show as a youngster. It felt too slow for me and for whatever reason, while I saw bits and pieces of it here and there, I never became a regular viewer or fan. Now, the biggest thing to know here is that this movie does not center on Hanks in the Mr. Rogers role. Hence, his nominations for awards that year coming in the Best Supporting Actor categories. The centerpiece is the character of Lloyd, a journalist based on real life journalist Tom Junod. The writer was assigned to write a piece on Mr. Rogers and discovered that doing so was easier in his mind than in reality. The amazing parts of the film, though, are those where you see and feel the inspiration of Fred Rogers on those he meets. There's a restaurant scene that is worth goosebumps alone. While watching this movie for the first time the other day, I kept thinking my sister would love to see this. In fact, as soon as the movie was over, I called her and she was happy I'd bought it and came over the next day to watch it herself. This is a movie needed today, when the world is such a mess. It's needed every day, but especially now as COVID-19 both unites and divides us. The way Mr. Rogers thought and approached life, in understanding, awareness, and kindness is how we should all aspire to be in my opinion. I usually rant about extras, which are vital to me in purchasing DVDs, but the movie alone is a must-see. Still, there are interesting extras on putting this movie together, on the puppets, and on Hanks as Rogers. There's a commentary features the director along with another production person whose name I've forgotten as I write this and since my DVD is out of my possession at the moment, I can't verify his name. I tend to love commentaries and while these two people had interesting moments and related very well with each other, I found it was almost too close. By this I mean their conversation was fun, but directed to each other to the point of exclusion of the audience. There were many scenes I was looking forward to hearing the director discuss, but she'd be talking about other things and not really the scene being played. In fact, more than once, she and other person were out of sync with what was happening. For example, that goosebump restaurant moment that was so serious, she was laughing through because of whatever she was talking about. It's clear both commentators loved the movie and working on it, and they had a lot to say, bu it just wasn't organized and/or spoken at the appropriate moment(s). Regardless, remember the movie is about the inspiration of Mr. Rogers, his way of being, and how he touched others, but it is not a biography by any means. It's about how Junod's life aka: Lloyd in the movie, was changed for the better. It's awesome and while there might be a bit too much of the journalist's life for some, it's well worth seeing and learning from. Keep in mind, it's not a biography of Junod, either. He wrote an article years ago that inspired the movie, but he's quick to point out the movie is not all factual. One of the big trauma scenes is supposed to be at his sister's wedding and he says that never happened. That's Hollywood and typical of any similar movie. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood makes for a beautiful day in most anyone's life when watching it.

Great movie with surprising insight on his life. We really enjoyed this and knowing about the man behind the children’s show. Quite the human being. A feel good drama!