The Red Pill (2016) User Reviews

Timely, Challenging, Necessary

[iangruber · 9/10 · 3 November 2016]

I attended the Canadian premier viewing of The Red Pill in Edmonton, AB on October 27, 2016.

The film itself was.. at times.. very hard to watch... at times funny.. at times I could hear everyone bite their tongues.. at other times spitting out in disgust.

Cassie Jay pieced together something marvelous... serious as hell... heartbreaking at times... she captured the struggle of both hers, and likely everyone in that theatre, faced in their Red Pill Journey.

Cassie also did something brilliant... she let the hypocrites tie themselves in knots. She gave them a platform.. and put a camera on them.. asked them a straightforward question.. and let them expose their biases of their own free will.

The hard parts were not so much the interviews of the people who are hostile to men and boys.. it was the realisation of just how deep, how buried, the Red Pill perspective really is in the world. There is a desperation, and a hope.. but the struggle was the underlying connection from start to finish of this film.

Oh... and what a relief this film must be to people like Paul Elam and Tom Golden and Warren Farrell. Decades of struggling to say what this film is saying coming to life in a sceptical yet honest format.. and delivered unapologetic-ally to the world at large.

What struck me the most, as I sat there at the end of the film, was that the film existed at all. This film is not good news to feminists.. as it gets out it will shake the very foundations of the narratives they claim to be supporting. The Red Pill Movie is a direct threat to the people who profit from the feminist false threat narrative.

So expect this film to see resistance like no other. Expect this film to be ignored as long as possible... then Cassie will be slandered, portrayed as a sell-out, a liar... the typical feminist reactions.

I was both overjoyed yet deeply sad. This emotional roller-coaster of being happy for the existence of this little piece of truth in film compared to the massive task of having to coax the world to break from the hypnosis of the mainstream entertainment/programming to face something a lot of them don't want to face.

That said, it needs to get done. At the end of the film the audiences questions surrounded how to get this film out there, and others like it.

Every human on earth should see this. This is one of those films that is so timely, so vital, so critical to the progress of our civilization that it needs to get as much exposure as possible.

If you can manage to find a showing that is within travel range.. make the investment, you won't regret the experience.

Director Cassie Jaye turns in Welles-ian work that feminist Hearsts attempt to destroy

[xak-82946 · 9/10 · 15 October 2016]

Cassie Jaye is currently the bravest woman in Hollywood. Her new film, 'The Red Pill' has more testosterone in it than any Kathryn Bigelow movie. To call it a must-see is an understatement as she explores an area that will instantly outrage any card-carrying feminist and at a Q & A after the West Coast Premiere, Friday night, October 14, she reveals that making it cost her friendships and support from a community made up mostly of women who say they want to see more women filmmakers, but really only mean that if they're promoting material they approve of. Jaye cuts through the hypocrisy to bring us her personal experiences (a splash of narrative combined with a documentary format)when she stumbles upon a rabbit hole that swallows her up and forces her to question everything she believed in as a former feminist when searching the term 'rape culture' leads her to discover the world of the MRA. If 'The Red Pill' can't move you, your blinders are on way too tight.

Writing this review after watching "WHAT IS A WOMAN"; THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT

[dcoke25 · 9/10 · 9 June 2022]

After watching "What is a Woman?" the Matt Walsh/Daily Wire hit piece; it made me think of this AMAZING documentary. I've watched it nearly half a dozen times, and it's great. Watching someone's bias get eroded in front of you.

Casey Jay starts out as a typical 3rd wave feminist. Her subject matters were always about the female experience. Then her friend told her about this group of disgusting men she should expose and do a documentary on. So, she goes in there expecting it to be a 3rd wave feminist's dream gig, one that exposes and bolsters her views. Much like how Matt Walsh went into "What is a Woman" just to attack the "non-binary" community. BUT unlike Matt, Casey learns something and grows better for it.

Ironically this movie isn't so much about Men's Right Activists as it is about escaping your echo chamber and extending an olive branch to see another's view point. While the MRA stuff is very important, or at least as a man I think so. It plays second fiddle to the journey of discovery, shattering preconceptions, and growth.

The way she approaches men who have admittedly said TERRIBLE things online through their blogs, and how hostile of a character Paul Elam appears to be based off of his writings alone, is great. You can tell she's nervous at first and defensive, and start to see the growth of it all. She even has a meltdown mid movie, it's great. One of the best POLITICALLY CHARGED documentaries I've ever seen. Since unlike most, this has the ability to change people's perspective. It's not like "2,000 Mules" or "What is a Woman" or "Bowling For Columbine", where you go to see those for the confirmation bias. While now that the movie's been out for so long, the mystique of what this movie is about is lifted. SO... even if you know what the end result, I say the journey to it is well worth it.

The Red Pill is an eye opener

[fayerweather · 10/10 · 20 October 2016]

The Red Pill is a must see movie. Cassie Jaye was thorough, unflinching and relentlessly detailed in her research into the Men's Movement and in creating this lovely film. She patiently talked with and listened to many leading figures in the Men's Movement as well as several prominent feminists and held space for everyone's opinions.

It is difficult for most people to see beneath our culture's attitudes about male privilege and power to the myriad layers of problems and issues that run beneath that false front and to feel empathy for men based solely on their gender. I think Cassie Jaye's movie was the first attempt by a recognized documentary film maker to take on this task, and for that I am extremely grateful.

I found the movie,entertaining, fascinating and deeply emotionally moving, and I hope it will open the eyes of many to the plight of men and boys in our country and around the world.

Original, Fascinating and Ellightening

[freechild-68075 · 10/10 · 14 October 2016]

This documentary is incredibly rich in texture – and it covers a huge amount of territory. The subject, the "Men's Rights Movement," has never been dealt with before in film, so "The Red Pill" becomes the go-to introduction to the people, organizations and even ideas associated with this movement that are not only ignored in documentaries but are given zero attention in the education system as well. The greatest surprise is the story of Erin Pizzey, a pioneer for women's welfare who, because she sought to help end domestic violence in all its manifestations became a pariah to thought-leaders and workers who control the domestic violence social work industry. The clips of the bizarre protests by political agitators against academic lecturers who promote human rights (for all people) are disturbing, yet are informative and valuable in shedding light on the fanaticism of extremists. The director, Cassie Jaye, is unusually modest and fair, yet at the same time is stubbornly honest and steadfast in her search for overlooked facts, no matter how unfashionable they may be. Highly recommended. Genuinely educational.

The Red Pill, a must see movie!

[terisharedparentingworks · 10/10 · 2 November 2016]

I saw The Red Pill last night in Berkeley, Calif and loved it. Cassie Jaye masterfully shows what I and many others have seen and experienced while advocating for men.

When I first found the men's movement, I used to argue with MRAs about feminism, naively thinking it stood for equality. Then I saw the truth play out right in front of me. After I testified in favor of a California shared parenting bill, I watched a rep from NOW and a rep from the domestic violence industry misrepresent the truth and lie under oath about fathers, children and abuse. They killed the bill, even though 85% of the population supports shared parenting.

That was my red pill moment. The MRAs had been been telling me the truth. Feminists oppose equality, when it removes unfair control women have. Then I watched several videos of shared parenting bills in other states being killed (always by someone from NOW and someone from the DV industry) with the same misinformation and lies.

The film brought tears to my eyes more than once. As a shared parenting advocate, I can attest to the mass heartbreak and suffering of fathers unfairly separated from their children.

I'm very glad Cassie addressed domestic violence by women. Advocates for male victims of domestic violence once convinced Whoopi Goldberg to ask Vice President Biden to speak on the subject of female perpetrators of domestic violence, during The View TV show. Instead, he threw his hands up in the air and lied, saying every man in prison watched their father beat their mother.

The misinformation that Cassie is exposing runs very deep, and is connected to power, control, and money.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Cassie!

Essential watching if you really want to understand men.

[mnemko · 10/10 · 3 November 2016]

Perhaps you believe that patriarchy is hegemonic, harmful to women, that it's still a man's world. After all, most CEOs and Congresspeople are still men. If you were my brother, sister, wife, etc., I'd urge you to see this film. Yes, you'll find support for your views---After all the filmmaker was a serious feminist. Also, the movie fair-mindedly interviews leading feminists, not just straw men/women. But your eyes will be opened to an enormous reality for 50 percent of the population that has been almost totally censored by the mainstream media. I'll admit that I found two hours a bit long. I wish it had been 90 minutes but then again, I'm impatient by nature. But even Type-A me feels it was well worth watching, no, essential watching.

A pioneering, courageous, and historic film

[golubdrdv · 10/10 · 22 October 2016]

Feminist documentary filmmaker Cassie Jaye sets out to explore the much-maligned men's rights movement, assuming as many do that it must be a hate movement composed of men who resent the gains that women have made and wish to turn back that progress. In delving into what motivates men's rights activists, she discovers that the movement is very different from what she had originally thought it was and goes on to challenge her own prior views about gender, power, and privilege. She discusses at length the numerous legitimate grievances that many men have on issues ranging from military conscription to false rape allegations, from unfair treatment in divorce to higher rates of violent victimization--and the apathy and in many cases outright hostility shown in response by feminist activists and society at large.

This film is historic in that it marks the first time that the issues facing men and boys and the activists working to address them have ever been portrayed on the big screen. It is a breath of fresh air standing in stark contrast to most mainstream media coverage of the men's rights movement, which tends to quote the most extreme things said by the most extreme people in the movement out of context and make them out to be representative of what the entire movement stands for. It no doubt took a great deal of both courage and empathy to make the film. Every man--and every woman who sees the men in her life as something other than patriarchal oppressors--needs to see this film.

A game changer

[onlyonebo · 10/10 · 1 November 2016]

Many people are starting to learn what happens when you debate with a feminist, or question feminism in public. Facts suddenly become morbidly offensive. Logic goes out of the window. Ironically, even the concept of 'equality' takes a back seat. This film takes a dispassionate and balanced look at the men's rights movement and it's struggle with the feminist narrative.

I saw the red pill during the first UK screening on October 30 and I was profoundly impressed with the elegantly simple approach to the topic. We follow Cassie Jay on a simple journey, starting with her describing her experiences of being objectified as a teenage actress and her decision to look into 'rape culture' after learning of two horrific rape cases. She stumbled across the controversial website 'a voice for men' and proceeded to fall down the proverbial rabbit hole.

All the men's rights movement has ever wanted was fair representation and a chance to be heard. Something the mainstream media has taken great pains to prevent. Thankfully to men all over the world, the red pill delivers a fair hearing in droves.

I implore EVERYONE to watch this film. It is arguably the most important documentary of our generation.

A well made documentary which gives a fair view of both sides.

[Bewnhur · 7/10 · 15 March 2017]

Since feminism is the main theme in this documentary, you will probably notice that you either love it or you hate it, depending on where you stand in the question. But there is one thing i think both sides can agree on, feminism has become a huge beast politically and that brings up a good question, is that something good?

I think that the main strength of this movie is the fact that Cassie keeps an open mind the entire movie and listens to both sides of the issue. This is something that many documentary about a political issue fails to deliver, if you ever seen a Moore documentary you know that he means well but is obviously so partial that it's on the point of leaving the documentary sphere.

The issues cover a fairly large spectrum of problems men are facing. But for me, the most problematic thing is how the feminists (Protestors) silence any kind of opposition, writing it of as hate speech. This is very dangerous from a political stand point because if you never are challenged in your political belief it will never continue to evolve. You will become a person that is not interested in anything but your own value. "Big Red" is prime example of a person who refuse to listen to any point of view other than her own. Without criticism political science is nothing else than a stroke of the ego. When you are talking about a political movement, "Being loud" is not something to be proud of. My favorite part of the entire movie was the protesters, who are trying to silence the opposition because they hate what they say. They are so caught up in their own bubble that they cannot see that their actions are a far cry from the intellectual feminism from the 60's and 70's. Instead of having a discourse about the issue, they scream and make noise to silence those who they hate.

There are valid points from both sides in this movie (Excluding Big Red and other protesters). Domestic violence is a huge problem, regardless if it's a man or a woman who gets beaten. It's sad that people think its fun when a woman beats up her husband. It's sad man do not have the right to defend himself (Because boys should not hit girls).

All in all i think it was a pretty good experience. It's just sad that most people who will watch this will enter with a mindset that feminism is either the best thing in the world or the worst. Always keep an open mind, or you will get stuck.

Fantastic - An enjoyable journey of consciousness

[rcuttill · 10/10 · 30 October 2016]

I've just watched this at the National Men's Rights Working Forum. Cassie Jays interviews a number of men's rights activists, such as Paul Elam (founder of A Voice For Men), Warren Farrell (author of the Myth of Male Power) and others and feminists such as Big Red (A feminist involved in stopping a talk by Janice Fiamengo at the University of Toronto) and Katherine Spillar (Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine). There is talk about men's issues like the lack of men's domestic violence shelters, paternity fraud and workplace and combat deaths. This is clearly a journey of consciousness for Cassie Jaye. She talks to men and even women, like Karen Straughan (GirlWritesWhat on YouTube) and Erin Pizzey (Opened the world's first domestic violence shelter in London in 1971) who set out what men's issues are. She talks to feminists who say that feminism already includes men's rights. We can see that Cassie Jaye has trouble with this. She really wants to say that the feminists are right; being a self declared feminist herself. She struggles with this, as what the men's rights activists say seems to make sense but Cassie has cognitive dissonance. She clearly has two opposing ideas in her mind and one of them must be wrong. This is her journey and thoroughly enjoyable it is. I won't reveal the ending but it is worthwhile. I cannot recommend this film too highly. Anyone who thinks there's something wrong between men and women these days should watch it. Enjoy.

Worth a watch no matter which side of the "debate" you are on

[sierrakilobravo · 6/10 · 31 October 2019]

In a pretty good example of The Streisand Effect, I had never heard of the documentary The Red Pill until it made the news here in Australia when it was protested, banned, and cancelled. I happened to notice it on Amazon Video recently, and one rainy Saturday afternoon loaded it up.

So what's it about?

"When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men's Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye's journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege."

In this day and age these subjects are a giant rabbit hole of entrenched camps, so I'm just going to focus on the documentary itself, and not the rights and wrongs of the various groups involved.

Jaye features prominently in this and you can see her struggle throughout. Sometimes when documentarians insert themselves into a story it feels like they take over and become almost too present. But I think she found a good balance between letting her subjects talk and talking herself.

She talks to both men's rights activists and feminists so you do get to hear from both sides. I think she presents her story in a way that is easy to follow, and in such a way that it develops logically.

Where it lets itself down is with some of the production work. The camera is often shaky, the colouring looks weird, and in one case as someone was interviewed in a bar the background noise was so loud that they had to put subtitles on the screen as you couldn't make out what was being said.

Overall I found it to be a very interesting documentary. You can see Jaye's struggle, you can see her realisation that both sides have good points and that what she had believed up until starting this journey had only been part of the story.

Jaye must have known that it would be controversial, and I respect that she had guts to put it out. Lots has been written and said about this documentary and no matter where you fall on the spectrum of thought on this subject matter, I think its worth having a look at.

This needs to be watched.

[rgpandrade · 30 October 2017]

I got the chance to watch this one night and I was, at times, shocked, afraid, humored, and all of the time agreeing with what was being said. Cassie created a true work of art not just because of the subject matter but for allowing us to see her own personal journey through the rough waters. I have seen this work quite a few times and have recommended it to anyone who asks. DO NOT BELIEVE any reviews, not even my own; watch the film yourself with an open mind and get ready to have your world changed ever so slightly. This is not for those who can't stand to have their beliefs challenged, this is for those who seek out true knowledge.

A documentary with very poor journalism

[neilsgc · 2/10 · 6 October 2017]

First off I wanted to state that I am a male and I thought this film was a huge waste of time. It is a documentary about a bunch of whiny men with no real journalistic integrity.

First I never got a sense of what male activists actually wanted to achieve; yes they stand up and shout that men are actually the ones being discriminated against while women have all the advantages. Unfortunately, these activists aren't doing anything about the actual issues - nothing was presented in the documentary.

The movie notes the high level of abuse against husbands so why are these men not creating public service announcements, paying for posters and billboards. They could have a really great slogan - domestic violence doesn't see gender.

The men lament the lack of services for them like there is only one men's shelter in the entire country. Most shelters are run by non-profit organizations. So instead of whiny why don't they get together, create a society and apply for government grants. The journalist didn't bother to answer these questions.

Instead of being active all they do is sit in front of audiences saying how they are getting a raw deal in society. However, what women have found out is that society won't change until you change.

The bit that really got me was the idea that men are scarifying themselves. A bunch of stats like work-place accidents, war combat deaths were presented in the film. However what is never mentioned is that women were never allowed in combat positions. For example: it wasn't until 2012 that women were allowed to serve in a submarine. Men are involved in more work place accidents because women were never hired in these jobs like firefighter, police officer, lumberjack, miner. A little bit of objectivity from Ms Jaye would have been nice.

Yes there are some issues that needs to be addressed in society like a man's role in the family and the growing threat of domestic violence but that doesn't mean we should stop supporting women in their battle for equality.

A great film about important issues

[ian_calders · 10/10 · 23 November 2016]

The Red Pill is a fascinating movie that follows feminist film maker Cassie Jaye exploring the men's rights movement. Whilst she is expecting to find a movement of hidden misogyny what she find is nothing like that. Not only are the members of the movement reasonable people interested in gender equality, but their arguments that men currently suffer a great deal of disadvantages seem all too reasonable. The movie explores many of these arguments and the data that supports them without having the time to go into the issues in detail. As the film progresses we see Cassie questioning many of her previously firmly held beliefs, and the emotional journey this takes her on.

This film really is what the best documentaries should be, not just something that confirms the modern zeitgeist but a film that challenges the viewing to think about the world in a different way. Could it really be that we now live in a world where men are more disadvantaged than women, this is a film that will leave many believing that. In short this is simply the must see film of the year, if not the last few years.

Open your eyes

[bogatajboris · 10/10 · 21 June 2022]

It is movie which should open eyes to all the unfairness which are men dealing with. The family courts are literaly killing the spirit of all fathers.

Courageous Film!

[chicago-03808 · 10/10 · 19 October 2016]

Cassie Jaye's film is a masterful blend of imagery, fact, emotion, and story. It takes a courageous look at a taboo subject: the *other* half of gender reality. It is hard-hitting, fair-minded, convincing, and it doesn't let feminists off the hook. In tearing our eyes from the very tip of the success pyramid, what do we see of men's lot in life? What would it be like to love men enough to lend them our empathy? In answer to these questions, this film reaches out to both the head and the heart. A must see for those who wish to understand why a growing number of men are so angry. If men were to complain, would they have anything to complain about? See The Red Pill and see for yourself. Highly recommended.

Worth the wait

[gocrew1 · 10/10 · 27 January 2017]

I first found out about this project several years ago, even before Milo put out a call to help Cassie get funding. It's been a long, almost agonizing wait, but boy was it worth it.

Cassie Jaye is an excellent documentarian. She gives both sides a chance to make their case and doesn't interfere. She does, however, keep a video diary of her experience making the film, and watching her journey and evolution through a series of diary entries is just as compelling as anything else in the movie. It was a good decision to do this.

Her cameras capture moments of every hue and shade, from maddening and frustrating to deeply touching. Very compelling stuff.

If I had to pick a favorite moment, I would be torn between two. Karen Straughan at around the 1:41:00 mark, where with exquisite timing and razor sharp logic she delivers a coup de grace like only she can. It's the summary of a video she did a few years back, and her point is just as compelling now as then.

The other candidate would be the very last line of the movie, delivered by Cassie Jaye herself.

Thank you, Cassie, for having an open mind and dealing with some cognitive dissonance. I think men all over the Western world are going to owe you a debt of gratitude. This means a lot, and the documentary was fully as superb and entertaining as it deserved to be. God bless.

A tremendous effort

[kinetic-list · 10/10 · 25 January 2017]

I just watched the movie on the day it was made available to Kickstarter Backers like myself right after I came home from work, and what an emotional roller-coaster ride it is! I've been aware of the Men's Right Movement and all the other Red Pill movements for several years now, though I don't follow any of them regularly anymore, so very little in the movie was new to me, but that's fine since this documentary doesn't require any prior knowledge. What I can say is that it gave an excellent representation of the movement, there's hardly anything I've missed sans the co-opting of feminism by Marxism pretty much since its inception, though that would probably have been too advanced since you would have to explain Marxism, the Frankfurt School and Critical Theory in order to do that, which would be a great documentary on its own. There was a hint of it though, it was mentioned that the women's movement shifted the main blame from capitalism to patriarchy early on, so kudos to that.

I've known all about the harrowing cases of injustices men face in the justice system and the themes of male disposability, men as victims of domestic and sexual violence (though boys being sexually abused by women are hardly mentioned at all, she should have included more here) and male paternal rights, yet watching these made me as mad as I had been hearing about them the first time.

The most harrowing thing she showed were the screams of a baby boy being circumcized, and I can't thank Cassie Jaye enough for being courageous enough to include these in the movie, anyone talking down the horrors of male genital mutilation after watching this deserves to rot in hell (female being equally horrific, but far more stigmatized, and it's great that it's as stigmatized as it is).

Also mentioned towards the end, and again I can't thank Cassie enough, is how feminists have fought any progress on men's rights whatsoever even in the most egregious, barbaric cases and continue to do so, though this could have been expanded on more.

It also raised the question of why feminists and MRAs aren't working together, and besides the aforementioned stonewalling from feminists (and the not mentioned Marxist nature of the feminist movement) the great Karen Straughan weighs in on this with her trademark analytic brilliance.

The MRAs featured in the movie all did a great job of presenting their case, the only one I missed was Janet Bloomfied, though maybe her supreme Shitlord qualities might have been a little too much for some.

What surprised me was that Chanty Binx alias "Big Red" actually comes off better here than I've expected, actually spouting some half truths mixed in with the Marxism. She and two other prominent feminists are featured and they get to make their case, though they weren't shown being asked any tough questions.

All in all Cassie absolutely kept her promise of giving the Men's Rights Movement a fair shake, which I was skeptical of until I saw the movie. This movie is also about her personal journey being a feminist making a movie about the MRM, and from reading other reviews I had been afraid that the movie could be too much about her and to little about the subject matter, but this is absolutely not the case, the way she handled this was perfect, I can't praise Cassie enough for this or for the movie!

The Most Important Movie You'll Ever See(Women Included)

[imjustasking · 10/10 · 3 February 2017]

Yet another subject,addressing another aspect,of America's polarization? After decades of overwhelming feminism(and vicious hypergamy)this country(and others)has suffered,fearless Cassie Jaye tackles topics that can potentially worsen(if that's possible)or dismantle male/female relationships like never before.The feminization of boys.The alienation of fathers.The unfair court rulings.The growing plague of unwed mothers.The delinquent teens this creates.The fact that only a handful of women can admit this out-of-balance view.The denial of truth recognition and how it results in the childish,emotional feminist outbreaks.The assessment of the male condition is one that has been avoided.Like a cancer,it has only festered through it's neglect.It's gone from acceptable,to uncomfortable,to genuinely taboo.And as a result of this taboo status this avoidance is a sign that if it cannot even be looked at,it just might signal the degree of it's significance.

Refreshing and entertaining, unfortunate approach

[magnus_johnson · 7/10 · 18 September 2017]

As entertainment this film does provide a refreshing perspective in an otherwise neglected area, not often portrayed objectively in the modern media landscape. It also scratches the surface of what could maybe be a more interesting topic, that of biased and twisted news reporting – something that is a genuine problem, considering a cloak and dagger crook like Trump somehow made to office...

As a documentary, it's unfortunate that the narrative, as is common practice in gender issues it seems, takes on a comparative form of self reflection. Serious issues regarding men and male perspectives fall a bit flat and will fail to convince because of the narrative being comparing MRA to feminism, men vs. women – a narrative that only fuels the blame game, oppressed or oppressor, and widens the wedge between sexes rather than just focusing on mens' issues as legitimate problems without victimizing or faulting.

Deeply personal

[darrdarr-98311 · 10/10 · 29 January 2017]

I just finished watching The Red Pill for the fourth time. I hosted a screening of the film at a local theater the first time, showed it to my friends for my second viewing and watched it alone the last two times. I was nervous about watching it the first two times because I was in essence showing it to people, and it was very overwhelming seeing all of it on the big screen with so many of my friends, finally sharing with them what matters to me and what I'm passionate about. I thought and my friends have told me that it was really effective at introducing men's issues to people who might not have heard of it before, helping them understand both the depth and the scope of many issues as well as humanize many of the men's activists who have been so maligned by the media.

It wasn't until my third viewing that I was brought to tears, watching it alone, when Fred Hayward was playing guitar to his son after we found out that he wouldn't see his son again. I think that is an example of what a good film does, you see and feel different things upon different viewings. I started to notice how subtle many of the ways Cassie conveyed the ideas to the audience, for example contrasting the jumping and cheering of people at a feminist event to the shouting of curses and harassment at police officers and attendees of Warren Farrell's talk when she wanted to make the point that we happily let women's issues be heard from the rooftops but shame and silence those who bring light to men's issues.

I started looking at men's issues around the same time Cassie started making this documentary, I was at one of the events in the film and many of the people in the film have become not just my heroes, but my friends. So I am biased, because this is a very personal film to me, but I believe this is one of the most important documentaries ever made, and agree with someone who said that Cassie will go down as one of the most influential person in history in the centuries to come.

A story of what happened when a feminist engaged with her with her ideologies enemy

[nemz-09314 · 7/10 · 16 September 2018]

For a low budget documentary, this was a decent effort although I felt there were some gaps, perhaps due to there's only so much time on offer. Well worth checking out Cassie's TED talk on the film and the challenges that came from the ideology she admits to previously supporting.

Anecdotal support for MRA claims, filmmaker refuses to challenge anything told to her

[carolyn_rose_14 · 5/10 · 12 July 2018]

Common sense refutes many of the claims the MRAs make throughout the film. Almost everyone of these claims is backed by little more than anecdotal evidence that the filmmaker never questions. What statistics are used are never given context. It is genuinely hilarious how frequently the MRAs accidentally use common feminist sayings without realizing the irony.

Some valid points are brought up by the MRAs, but most issues they bring up are also areas of concern of feminist movements.

Another LARGE thing to consider is that this is a very white perspective. No people of color interviewed--and that is not for lack of experts.

Sympathy for MRAs can only go so far. To a point it is just pathetic, and this film crosses that point.

A Great Look into the MRA Movement, that manages to back up its claims with real world experience and stats

[nathanrakowski97 · 10/10 · 9 February 2017]

Not many times do we find a documentary that has the ability to seriously alter the mindset of society, this is one of those films that manages to do exactly that.

Great movie for those who have already "swallowed the Red Pill" or those curious about what the MRA movement is all about.

Not only does it use commentary from those for the MRA movement, but it also balances it out with commentary from those who oppose it.

I highly recommend this film for anyone curious about the MRA movement,and those who already follow the ideology.

Red, Blue, and Iron pills, among others can enjoy this film and the value it brings to the table.

Cassie did a great job keeping an open mind, and challenging her own belief system, it really takes a lot of gumption to do what she did.

10/10 stars