史上最卖座的人物传记纪录片，主人公是一位与众不同的儿童电视节目制作人Fred Rogers。他自制自编自主持的节目《Mister Rogers' Neighborhood》从60年代一直播到新世纪（年数仅次于《芝麻街》），每集半小时共900多集，可谓长盛不衰老少咸宜。但这部纪录片更多的不是关于这个节目，而是关于Rogers其人。
影片围绕几个问题展开：Rogers究竟有什么魔力让孩子们喜欢他和他的节目？Rogers谦谦君子的形象究竟是人设还是人性？Rogers怎样看待自己？怎样看待Rogers传递的价值观？

What do you do with the mad you feel when you feel so mad you could bite, when the whole wide world seems oh so wrong and nothing you do seems very right?
It's great to be able to stop, when you've planned a thing that's wrong, and be able to do something else instead and think this song.
I can stop when I want to, can stop when I wish, can stop, stop, stop anytime. Know that there's something deep inside that helps us become what we can.

From the time you were very little, you've had people who have smiled you into smiling, people who have talked you into talking, sung you into singing.
Love you into loving.
No matter where they are, deep down you know they've always wanted what was the best for you.
They've always cared about you beyond measure and have encouraged you to be true to the best within you.

看《与我为邻》的过程其实观众会对纪录片呈现的罗杰斯先生形象有所担忧（真实形象与媒介形象是否会产生人物黑化的动态偏差？其背后的权力资本运作是怎样的？），而这部里罗杰斯的形象就太容易预测了（就算有结尾意外的钢琴音也无法挽回），因为汉克斯那张美国好人的脸就已经说明了问题（从饰演迪士尼以来越发固化），是当下美国的集体焦虑难以让主流好莱坞冒险来让观众承受神圣儿童偶像身上可能的黑暗与暧昧性吗，反而更想看库珀来演这个角色。基于结尾的谢幕，如果当成罗杰斯先生的一集儿童节目来看也没毛病

Steven说他小时候有很长一段时间是一个人在家，而陪伴他的只有Mr. Rogers。我没有看过他的节目，看完了纪录片终于明白为什么他能受到这么多人的爱戴。他对小朋友说I like you just the way you are... thank you for being you。这种无条件的博爱的确近似基督教里上帝对世人的爱，但他以一种完全和孩子平等的身份真挚地说出这些话的时候，我觉得他的爱比任何神的爱还要有力量。印象最深的两个片段：一个是他说服了国会议员给PBS批准二十万美元的资金，另一个是他和大猩猩Koko的互动

“与我为邻”2018年度佳片，Simple Love
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