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Logline: Matt Furie creates Pepe the Frog, the internet gets Pepe the Frog, 4 frustrates remember Pepe the Frog, Trump supporters cooperate with Pepe Frog, Furie fights to save Pepe the Frog, and in 92 minutes, what Pepe the Frog stands for is clear. than before.
Longerline: In 2005, Furie, a three-time artist from San Francisco, uploaded her first comic Myspace. At first Boys' Club jokes, Pepe the Frog was one of four unstoppable, anthropomorphic animals that drank, mingled and teased each other with the malaise of a college post. But in one fine panel, Pepe lowered his pants to his ankles to see it and said: "you are feeling good man." This route has influenced the culture of many people for the next ten years.
As Illustrator, animator, and journalist Arthur Jones discovered in the new documentary You Feel Good Man, Pepe the Frog's habit of being a white supremacist icon is impossible to imagine, and completely explained. Jones discusses Furie, his artistic medals, meme scholars, psychologists, 4chan devotees, spiritualists, and data analyst for President Trump's campaign to understand Pepe's commitment to being a miserable warrior in the struggle against self-determination. As someone else's notes were interrogated, Furie's flexible drawings were simple and easy enough to be reproduced by those who wanted to make bad dreams. So that's what the trolls have done to him: leaping, getting away from the talk, and occasionally covered in swastikas.
Jones began firing his documents immediately to catch Furie separating himself from the Pepe explosion. Even after Pepe joined 4chan, the cartoonist thought he hoped to get some ownership, and would probably sell a few t-shirts. But after the 2016 election, the Anti-Defamation League add frog to their list of hate symptoms, jolting Furie to take a critical action. He launched the "#SavePepe" campaign, urging artists to re-release Pepe with peaceful messages. In response, alt-right vocals and anonymous firebrands have released some character ratings. Release, Furie finally "Killed" Pepe, has hired a team of IP lawyers to put out the fire in any way possible, too went to war with Alex Jones.
Average rating: "Of course it's bad, but … nothing for ever, right? ”
What is it trying to do? Going into chronological order, Jones & # 39; s film makes the case that Pepe is not as cautious as a window into a vast, all-consuming digital dystopia. Today's distractors use "disregard to make the brain of the hand on the fringe," and to protect themselves from strange explosions. You Feel Good Man suggests that it may be difficult to fight. If people on the Internet want to "make a real impression" by choosing "personalization of Pepe," the laissez-faire platforms help them plan and execute real-world applications. If they want to destroy with a certain alliance, they will.
In another incident, Furie asks the Anti-Defamation League to remove Pepe from the list of hate crimes. The castle movement – how could it be? Peppe will also be a symbol of hate. Like many times in the film, the point hangs in the air, weighing on the artist and the audience.
Does it get there? You Feel Good Man it gives viewers a feeling of need, but it's not. Furie is a clear victim of the grotesque escalation and nationalist movements that are taking full advantage of her work, and there may be no way to protect her mind like her at this present time. But Jones argues that, as a result of rational discussions, that these men are seen trapped in an online vortex, as well as their parents' inferior realm, are also vulnerable victims.
Another interviewee, who set up his room full of trash like that Statistics, she expresses an emotional journey that led her to surrender “SEEK” health. His symptoms of Pepe started out as a game before the start of the protest against women who accepted the frog's side (including Nicki Minaj). Pretending to be "wagecuck, "This man is very far from his predecessor when he praised many archers on 4chan." We feel so alone, "he said of Pepe's big fans. Jones writes these irresistible claims of terror for the same reason as a pathogen vaccine engineer.
What does that mean for us? It is probably the fastest and most powerful political book of the year. With the election coming, it's hard to watch You Feel Good Man without feeling like we have run out of time. A good internet experiment has failed, but nothing can turn it off. In 2016, Pepe's cult evolved into an Egyptian frog god Sec to paralyze Hillary Clinton with the power of ideas. (And they think he worked.) By 2020 it will have its production in question, a power of amateur drag racing around the world that many believe is still working the way it did 50 years ago. Even if Hong Kong protesters were able to replicate Pepe's image, there always seemed to be something new to hide in the shadows.
There is a glimmer of hope in the documentary: Maybe those people might have seen the film, considered what's less than mainstream culture, and started solving problems with education. It is possible. But even if you've heard all of Pepe's stories, Jones & # 39; s film is a complete saga, with all the dots connected. Sounds great, man, but it had to be said this way.
The most memorable moment: Making a documentary about a meme and having a right-of-the-moment meme is a difficult question, but the first single scene represents all the online discussion we have today, and should be shown as a fast-paced video until the end of time.
“What's wrong with people when they paint Pepe?” Jones asks Furie.
"Maybe when they put him online saying, & # 39; Kill the Jews & # 39 ;?"
When can we see it? You Feel Good Man it is a private product paid for at Sundance, and is currently seeking distribution.
