You Are My Friend originated from a true story developed by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, whose script made the 2013 Black List. It came from the real-life friendship between Rogers and Tom Junod, when the cynical journalist begrudgingly accepted an assignment to write a profile piece but finds his perspective on life transformed during the process.
Ideally it is a movie where Fred Rogers is not the focus
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Ok
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Are there anymore goal-posts you'd like to set for what constitutes good art?
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3cl1ps3I will build a labyrinth to house the cheeseRegistered Userregular
I feel like Tom Hanks can be over-loved by white people because he is A Nice White Boy and also be an incredibly talented, skilled actor (which, in my opinion, he is). They aren't mutually exclusive.
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
MalReynoldsThe Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicinesRegistered Userregular
Breezing right along, I saw The Death Cure having only seen and read the first Maze Runner book/movie (hated the book, thought the movie was fun) and I don't know what I was expecting, but after the 20 minute mark The Death Cure never, ever let's up until the end. It's intense, it's visceral, it's a war movie - there's a lot to like. Cinematography is gorgeous and the only acting missteps come from the seasoned folks; Barry Pepper isn't great, Patricia Arquette is good enough, but Aiden Gillen is Just Not Good In This Movie.
Also the movie gets a full extra point for having
a faceless terrorist zombies leader played by Walton Goggins
There are some pretty clever pieces of dialogue and some of the set pieces are inventive and thrilling.
After reading the Wiki for the book, I'm glad they kind of ignored... Most of it, in favor of a movie that's just a few cuts above brainless action.
"A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline."
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
Two people will really affect me if it turns out they are garbage people.
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Are there anymore goal-posts you'd like to set for what constitutes good art?
I mean... is there a paycheck involved?
But, nah.
Tom Hanks is... an Actor Who Is Good.
There are, approximately, infinite actors of equal or greater ability working at any one time.
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Are there anymore goal-posts you'd like to set for what constitutes good art?
I mean... is there a paycheck involved?
But, nah.
Tom Hanks is... an Actor Who Is Good.
There are, approximately, infinite actors of equal or greater ability working at any one time.
Tom Hanks is America's Sweetheart.
You are of course free to that opinion
But tom hanks has turned in more incredible performances than nearly any other actor living or dead
He is absolutely not on the same level as "infinite other actors"
I have just learned that there is a Superfly remake in the works
It is being directed by a guy who goes exclusively by "Director X," who has never made a movie before, but has directed dozens of hip-hop music videos
and they just cast Michael K. Williams in it
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Zonugal(He/Him) The Holiday ArmadilloI'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered Userregular
Last December I was a substitute social-studies teacher at a middle school, and I told the teacher in advance I would just run a trivia contest for half of her classes.
So I wrote up my trivia questions, and the two rounds were Holiday Films & Star Wars.
During the first round, I asked this question:
#6. What noted actor provided the voice of the conductor in 2004's animated film, The Polar Express?
A lot of the students didn't know it, so I gave them this hint, "He's the most beloved actor in America."
And you would not believe how many times I heard a student answer with, "Johnny Depp."
Eeaughhhh...
+18
Zonugal(He/Him) The Holiday ArmadilloI'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered Userregular
Mr. Rogers was, like... yeah, the best. I'm not sure who I'd want to portray Fred Rogers in a bioflick.
But it ain't Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is White America's Safest, Whitest Actor, but that ain't mean shit for acting; just the acting equivalent of the best, tastiest bologna and mayo sandwich with a side of Lay's chips and a glass of skim milk to cut the spiciness.
Like... Tom Hanks would be lucky to have Fred Rogers portray him in a movie.
Tom Hanks is a fucking amazing actor and it has literally nothing to do with his race
I'm sure that being a white male helped him get ahead in hollywood, but it didn't make him a good actor. And he's one of the best actors of all time.
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Are there anymore goal-posts you'd like to set for what constitutes good art?
I mean... is there a paycheck involved?
But, nah.
Tom Hanks is... an Actor Who Is Good.
There are, approximately, infinite actors of equal or greater ability working at any one time.
Tom Hanks is America's Sweetheart.
You are of course free to that opinion
But tom hanks has turned in more incredible performances than nearly any other actor living or dead
He is absolutely not on the same level as "infinite other actors"
I feel that's a fair claim to make, and of course this is my opinion.
He may have turned in... those performances. But I feel like there are infinite actors who could turn in equally great performances, and also be more interesting.
Tom Hanks reads, to me, like what studios do when they can afford it and want to make sure their lead is The Biggest Name.
He's kinda like if every third Hollywood movie starred Typical Average-Looking BBC Star, except literally any of them would be more dynamic and interesting whilst eating crisps in their trailer.
To Me.
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Yes!
A really great actor doesn't stand out as being great because they become their characters so well that you forget they are acting.
Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
edited January 2018
I often think if you aren't screaming in anger or breaking down in tears in your movie people can overlook how good of a job an actor or actress is doing.
Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies is an incredible performance that would have been the best performance I've seen in a Spielberg movie if not for Mark Rylance stealing the goddamn show
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
If you ever want to see Hanks and Denzel at their best just watch Philadelphia.
It is my opinion that Tom Hanks is "the white Denzel Washington" and the reverse is also true
Those dudes are taken for granted just how good they are because everyone already loves them
As much as I'm super-glad to see another Black man make it like Denzel did, I have been well over him for going on a decade.
I've also never felt like either Denzel or Tom Hanks 'disappear' into their roles.
They are both hired specifically because they're Denzel, or because they're Tom Hanks.
See Also: Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock ca. 1995.
EDIT: though, yeah, I'll fuckin destroy a bologna sammich. Don't try to tell me it's better than a good burg tho.
If I want a burger, no food is going to be better than a burger for me that day. But if I'm havin' burgs every day I'm gonna get fuckin' sick of burgs. A good chili isn't made any lesser simply because pizza also exists.
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Shortytouching the meatIntergalactic Cool CourtRegistered Userregular
I'm very thankful for the fact that Tom Hanks is pretty selective about his roles so I don't get burned out on him, like what happened with Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Depp
It is my opinion that Tom Hanks is "the white Denzel Washington" and the reverse is also true
Those dudes are taken for granted just how good they are because everyone already loves them
As much as I'm super-glad to see another Black man make it like Denzel did, I have been well over him for going on a decade.
I've also never felt like either Denzel or Tom Hanks 'disappear' into their roles.
They are both hired specifically because they're Denzel, or because they're Tom Hanks.
See Also: Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock ca. 1995.
EDIT: though, yeah, I'll fuckin destroy a bologna sammich. Don't try to tell me it's better than a good burg tho.
If I want a burger, no food is going to be better than a burger for me that day. But if I'm havin' burgs every day I'm gonna get fuckin' sick of burgs. A good chili isn't made any lesser simply because pizza also exists.
Yeah, but literally none of those things are a bologna sandwich, and are (depending on quality of individual burg, pizza, or chili) better and more robust than one.
Cheese pizza is the Tom Hanks of pizzas. I'd say Denzel is a barely-more-adventurous pepperoni pizza.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
It is my opinion that Tom Hanks is "the white Denzel Washington" and the reverse is also true
Those dudes are taken for granted just how good they are because everyone already loves them
As much as I'm super-glad to see another Black man make it like Denzel did, I have been well over him for going on a decade.
I've also never felt like either Denzel or Tom Hanks 'disappear' into their roles.
They are both hired specifically because they're Denzel, or because they're Tom Hanks.
See Also: Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock ca. 1995.
EDIT: though, yeah, I'll fuckin destroy a bologna sammich. Don't try to tell me it's better than a good burg tho.
If I want a burger, no food is going to be better than a burger for me that day. But if I'm havin' burgs every day I'm gonna get fuckin' sick of burgs. A good chili isn't made any lesser simply because pizza also exists.
Yeah, but literally none of those things are a bologna sandwich, and are (depending on quality of individual burg, pizza, or chili) better and more robust than one.
Cheese pizza is the Tom Hanks of pizzas. I'd say Denzel is a barely-more-adventurous pepperoni pizza.
Wait, if you're trying to say that Tom Hanks is boring then why are you comparing him to one of the best types of pizza?
+5
Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I'm surprised because I thought it'd be up my alley, but I just saw Lady Bird and feel absolutely nothing about it
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Remember when Nintendo thought Tom Hanks wasn't good enough to play Mario in the live action Mario Brothers movie?
Oh, the 90s.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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Not much more to it than that
Yes, and Friends was a massively clever, deeply nuanced work of startling depth which will some day prove to be society's greatest artistic achievement.
Ok
What?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
Are there anymore goal-posts you'd like to set for what constitutes good art?
This isn't even an argument
It's a non sequitur with a sneer
That's not how you make points!
Also the movie gets a full extra point for having
There are some pretty clever pieces of dialogue and some of the set pieces are inventive and thrilling.
After reading the Wiki for the book, I'm glad they kind of ignored... Most of it, in favor of a movie that's just a few cuts above brainless action.
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
Tom Hanks and Levar Burton
I mean... is there a paycheck involved?
But, nah.
Tom Hanks is... an Actor Who Is Good.
There are, approximately, infinite actors of equal or greater ability working at any one time.
Tom Hanks is America's Sweetheart.
You are of course free to that opinion
But tom hanks has turned in more incredible performances than nearly any other actor living or dead
He is absolutely not on the same level as "infinite other actors"
It is being directed by a guy who goes exclusively by "Director X," who has never made a movie before, but has directed dozens of hip-hop music videos
and they just cast Michael K. Williams in it
So I wrote up my trivia questions, and the two rounds were Holiday Films & Star Wars.
During the first round, I asked this question:
#6. What noted actor provided the voice of the conductor in 2004's animated film, The Polar Express?
A lot of the students didn't know it, so I gave them this hint, "He's the most beloved actor in America."
And you would not believe how many times I heard a student answer with, "Johnny Depp."
Eeaughhhh...
Yeah, but who is working on the soundtrack???
Future is working on it
Those dudes are taken for granted just how good they are because everyone already loves them
I feel that's a fair claim to make, and of course this is my opinion.
He may have turned in... those performances. But I feel like there are infinite actors who could turn in equally great performances, and also be more interesting.
Tom Hanks reads, to me, like what studios do when they can afford it and want to make sure their lead is The Biggest Name.
He's kinda like if every third Hollywood movie starred Typical Average-Looking BBC Star, except literally any of them would be more dynamic and interesting whilst eating crisps in their trailer.
To Me.
A really great actor doesn't stand out as being great because they become their characters so well that you forget they are acting.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
I think Ledger might have been more of a Christian Bale type where he transforms for the role he is in.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
The subtlety of acting is often missed.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
As much as I'm super-glad to see another Black man make it like Denzel did, I have been well over him for going on a decade.
I've also never felt like either Denzel or Tom Hanks 'disappear' into their roles.
They are both hired specifically because they're Denzel, or because they're Tom Hanks.
See Also: Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock ca. 1995.
EDIT: though, yeah, I'll fuckin destroy a bologna sammich. Don't try to tell me it's better than a good burg tho.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
Sometimes an actor has a thing and you get them to do their thing!
I don't need Tom Cruise to stretch his range, I just want the Tom Cruise thing
That's what character actors are especially good for, if you hire Charles Dance, he better be smug and superior
If I want a burger, no food is going to be better than a burger for me that day. But if I'm havin' burgs every day I'm gonna get fuckin' sick of burgs. A good chili isn't made any lesser simply because pizza also exists.
Yeah, but literally none of those things are a bologna sandwich, and are (depending on quality of individual burg, pizza, or chili) better and more robust than one.
Cheese pizza is the Tom Hanks of pizzas. I'd say Denzel is a barely-more-adventurous pepperoni pizza.
Wait, if you're trying to say that Tom Hanks is boring then why are you comparing him to one of the best types of pizza?
What?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
Oh, the 90s.