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WHY “A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD” JUST MAY BE MY FAVORITE MOVIE
As far as movies go, I'm a geek.
I love me some Lord of the Rings and (mainly the original) Star Wars, and Braveheart was always up there, too--
But I have to say that "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" might just be my very favorite movie ever, along with another I'll mention here--
"Finding Joe" a documentary on Joseph Campbell, the originator of the Hero's Journey concept and the one who said, "Follow your bliss."
These are my favorites because movies can affect our lives. They move way beyond entertainment and at least for me, they truly inspire me to be a better person.
No spoilers if you haven't seen it!
The movie was a bit sappy, a little formulaic and predictable. But as Mr. Rogers would say, "...and that's okay."
What was great is that it was honest about this amazing man, and how he chose to live.
To tell you the truth, I didn't really watch Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood as a kid. I found it a little boring, and by the time I saw it, the whole puppet thing had lost its appeal--
But--what failed to strike my imagination as a kid from a broken home, now inspires me as a better way to live.
Here are a few of the concepts from the movie that I had to break out my phone and type out on Evernote as the credits were rolling:
*THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON
The most important person...is you. It's the person with whom I'm talking. Mr. Rogers displayed that in the movie (and in real life), but paying such close attention to whoever was talking--whether that was a three-year-old or a celebrity. He did it for adults, kids, and always made whomever he was with feel extraordinarily special. We can all learn from that.
*IF IT’S HUMAN, IT’S MENTIONABLE
Mr. Rogers brought up topics like death, divorce, and war on his show--because they are all human conditions.
He didn't shy away from them, and gave the kids the truth, but painted in a way that could help them make sense of tragedy.
One of my favorite lines of his was, "Look for the helpers."
That's the advice his mother gave to him when seeing scenes of a disaster. 
That's just so comforting...and there will ALWAYS be helpers, those good-hearted people who try to make things better even in the worst situations we can imagine.
*I’M NOT A HERO (OR A SAINT)
Fred Rogers was a minister. He helped build Public Television. He inspired millions of kids, to help make them more kind, compassionate, and loving.
But he refused to think of himself as a hero.
He maintained a modest lifestyle, he never boasted and made each moment about others whom he was with.
That kind of humility is just really inspiring, and truly a lost art form in the age of social media and the sound byte.
But, yes, you were definitely a hero, Mr. Rogers.
He also acknowledged hard times while raising his son, losing his usually unflappable cool, and never put himself on a pedestal. He was called a Saint by many, and always denied it...but of course, that's what a Saint would do.
*”AND THAT’S OKAY.”
This three-word phrase promoted tolerance in the simplest, most effective way there is.
He often said these words to kids who were feeling complex emotions, who were hurt, angry or confused. 
He told kids it was okay to have human emotions...to cry, to yell, to let it all out.
He made it okay to feel what we were all feeling.
For us as adults, it's okay for people to have different opinions.
There's a lot of name-calling and demonization in politics these days. But you know what? We have different ideas often...and that's okay.
*PRAY FOR LOVED ONES BY NAME
I'm particularly fond of this one, as my granddad, whom we called Pe-paw did it--and inspires me to do the same. There's just something very sweet about that.
I get teary-eyed when I think of my Pe-paw praying for me by name as a kid.
I always drew a lot of comfort from that, and I remember specifically being bullied in the 4th grade and knowing my granddad prayed for me, saying my name...it helped a lot some days.
Mr. Rogers did that, too. And that says so much for his character.
*CARRYING A BURDEN
When asked if he felt that he "carried a burden," Fred deflected the question.
It had to be hard being in the spotlight for decades, dealing with fans that always wanted a piece of his attention and time...of leading kids through responsible ways of acting year, after year.
But he never seemed to complain. No matter how hard it was, he considered his position as a privilege and an honor. It was hard--it had to be, yet he would never ask for nor want sympathy.
*WE’RE ALL STILL LITTLE KIDS
Fred often saw people as the children they once were, and in many ways, still are.
I know I still feel like a kid, and often act like one. And I bet you do too, sometimes.
If you harbor resentment for someone (even yourself), think of them as a child. We were all children, once.
Sometimes, when I find my Inner Critic being particularly harsh or I'm feeling down about myself...I remember myself as a child. I think of that smiling, sometimes sad little blonde-haired boy, and I know he wouldn't want me to be so hard on myself.
It's a little like the adage, "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle we know nothing about."
*BANG THE PIANO. POUND SOME CLAY. SWIM AS HARD AS YOU CAN.
"We are trying to give the world positive ways to deal with their feelings."
These are the right ways to take out anger, frustration, and sadness.
We don't need to do it with each other. 
Life is sometimes freaking hard, and bottling up emotions isn't the best way to deal with it. But you can bang the piano sometimes. That can help.
*YOU ARE PRECIOUS, AND I LIKE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.
I think he actually said this in the movie, and maybe it was to an adult.
"I think that the best thing we can do for people is to let each one of them know they are precious."
You know what? We are ALL precious, and you shouldn't feel the need to conform or hide what makes you different.
As adults, we see simplistic statements like this and get all cynical and defensive--but it's absolutely true.
This kind of unconditional love for others...that's really where it's at. We can all strive to have this kind of attitude and caring for others.
*PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOVED YOU INTO LOVING
One of my very favorite moments of the movie is when all dialogue stopped, and no one said a word for one whole minute after Fred encouraged us to think of, "people who have loved you into loving."
Okay, I know this is a post and you have some stuff to do--but I challenge you to do this.
Set a timer for one minute, close your eyes, and think of people who have given you love in your life, and helped to make you the person you are, whether they're still here with us or if they've moved on from life.
Come on! Have a little courage and do it.
Once you do--you can realize just how powerful and touching this is.
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And those, my friend, are some of the reasons I loved this movie.
I hope if you haven't seen it, you'll give it a shot. After writing this, I want to go and see it again.
With that, I hope you are doing better than well. Remember that you are precious and I like you just the way you are, too!
Chip Franks 💙👍
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love and forgiveness from America’s most beloved neighbor.
Special Features:
- Over 15 Minutes of Additional Scenes
- Blooper Reel
- Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers
- The People Who Make a Neighborhood: The Making Of
- Dreaming Big, Building Small: The Puppets & Miniatures
- Daniel Tiger Explains: Practice Makes Perfect
- Filmmaker Commentary
We could all use a little kindness
Tom Hanks on the set of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys star in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tom Hanks stars as Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Hate = envy of another because they are good; asking forgiveness brings you healing
Mr Rogers' A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood reinforces that loving ourselves up to an adult is learning how to apologize and how to forgive. We each are doing the best we can with what we know today. Practicing, making mistakes, and trying again each day helps us to learn.You need to forgive him for being a good person. Mma MakutsiThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) Alexander McCall Smith 21 humorous novels simply written, yet psychologically complex mysteriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Season 1 DVDI can tell that what you do is important to you by how careful you are and the time you spend doing it. Tom Hanks in Fred Rogers mode.When colleagues discover an investigative journalist known for his biting cynical expose style is doing a profile on American Hero Fred Rogers they have only one comment: Please don't ruin my childhood.Movie is based on a cover article Esquire magazine Can you say hero? by Tom Junod about second chances, growing ourselves up when we notice our own children struggling with familiar conflicts: how do we express anger and not hurt ourselves or others?What do we do with the mad we feel when we feel so mad we could bite?What do we do with the sad we feel with loss, neglect, rejection, separation, divorce, death?When did you first become so angry? Mr RogersAnything human is mentionable, anything mentionable is manageable.Vegetarian Fred Rogers: I could never eat something that had a mother.Babe (Widescreen Special Edition) wordless bond among the living.The magazine writer's journey from career self absorption, denying feelings except distrust and hatred (envy misunderstanding and fear of the unfamiliar) is one shared by every human soul.That must be very scary for you. Mr RogersSpecial FeaturesAdditional scenesBloopers (DVD Making Mistakes with Mr Rogers)Tom Hanks as Mr RogersThe Making of: People who make a NeighborhoodDreaming Big Building Small Puppets, miniatures, Picture PictureDaniel Tiger explains: Practice Makes PerfectFilmmaker Marielle Heller and Director of Photography Jody Lee Lipes entire film commentary extends through the credits with subtitlesSubtitles: English, English SDH, French, SpanishBeautiful Day incorporates real events captured in the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? biopic of Fred Rogers' entire life work helping children understand that everyone makes mistakes, that is how we learn Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Mister Rogers and Making Mistakes DVD 5 television visits with small neighbors helping to reassure them that growing up involves trying, failure and learning from mistakes.The distinctive message in this movie is that we are capable of apologizing, saying that we are sorry, genuinely sorry when we hurt our self respect with hatred. Anger may be the emotion we use to cover up feelings of sadness, terror, helplessness, feeling unlovable.Beautiful Day is worthy of rewatching again and again. Humans have all experienced conflicted ambivalent uncertain relationships. Remember, those people helped us become who we are right now. Perhaps we can spend a minute thinking of those who have loved us into being.PS the Chinese restaurant scene includes many of those who loved Mr Rogers into being: wife Joanne Rogers, Mr McFeely, Bill Isler and his wife, Margy his producerPPS the subway scene actually happened to Mr Rogers. Co-passengers did not rush him for autographs or to ask questions, they simply and lovingly sang to him.There are times when we could all use a little kindness.A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Tom Hanks as Mr Rogers who befriends a man who discovers his capacity to love and to forgive.Who are the people who have loved you into being?5*
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