Feels Good Man

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Feels Good Man

2020

1h 32m

Documentary

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An animated frog becomes a symbol of hate.

Critics Consensus

A cautionary tale on internet culture, Feels Good Man is a compelling look at an artist's journey to salvage his creation.

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Jocelyn Noveck

Associated Press

11/13/2020

3/4

Seeing what happened to Furie and his chill stoner frog dude... will likely make your blood run cold. It sure makes for a chillingly effective internet-era cautionary tale.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

11/04/2020

This engrossing documentary follows the character's gentle creator, Matt Furie, as he tries to reclaim his frog from the hatemongers.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

09/04/2020

3.5/5

Thorough, well-researched investigation ... but with the humor, playfulness and creativity that matches its material and main character.

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Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

02/07/2024

The manipulation of popular characters outside the control of original creators has existed for hundreds of years, but what makes Feels Good Man especially significant is the entanglement with "fake news..."

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

06/05/2022

7/10

As a character study of both a creator and his unwieldy creation, there's an alluring story that’s worth the discovery.

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Matt Lynch

In Review Online

06/05/2021

Unfortunately, that's only about 40 minutes worth of material in this wildly extended and only fitfully enlightening tale.

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Adolfo Y

@RT41276055 10/29/2023

a fantastic documentary for pepe the frog.

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rafael d

@RT16034614 08/14/2021

Now I know that a cartoon frog has more political power than I'll ever have.

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dave d

@RT34924333 07/01/2021

A very tough film to locate, but well worth it, 'Feels Good Man' details the origin of the internet meme Pepe the Frog mostly through the eyes of its creator, Matt Furie. Arthur Jones has put together a very detailed debut documentary covered just about every aspect of Pepe and Matt and the shifts in both. The quest is to turn Pepe back into the character he was intended to be and not a symbol of hate. Speaking of hate the Anti-Defamation League doesn't come across as tolerant, accepting, or willing to change. The more you know! If you have a library card check this out on Kanopy. Final Score: 8/10

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05/24/2021

A worth watch with great art details

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04/11/2021

Documentário sobre a história de um meme que era pra ser um símbolo divertido e acabou virando um símbolo da extrema direita.

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04/04/2021

I just finished a screening of this film by one of my favorite YouTube channels. Matt and the director were there after for a interview. This really is a fantastic movie. Way better than I imagined. If anyone wants to understand meme culture in the future this movie should be the first thing people view. Easily a 5 star documentary. It was oddly emotional too. More emotional than you would imagine a documentary about a internet meme would be. It really does have you cheering for the original creator. Pepe is now a world wide symbol meaning almost anything you could imagine. A symbol for everyone from white nationalists, anti-fascists, free loving individuals, to Hong Kong pro democracy protestors. Amazing documentary. This was also self released so please buy it if you can. Good stuff.

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Synopsis

An animated frog becomes a symbol of hate.

Director: Arthur Jones
Producer: Giorgio Angelini, Caryn Capotosto
Screenwriter: Arthur Jones, Aaron Wickenden
Distributor: Ready Fictions
Production Co: Museum & Crane, Secret Sauce Media , Whitewater Films, XTR, Ready Fictions, Wavelength Productions, Wavelength
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2020
Runtime: 1h 32m

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