Feels Good Man
- 2020
- 1h 32m
Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 8 nominations
- Self - Psychologist and Memetist, Author, The Meme Machine
- (as Dr. Susan Blackmore)
- Self - Psychologist & Journalist, Author, Untangling thes Web
- (as Dr. Aleks Krotoski)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirectorial debut of Arthur Jones.
- Quotes
Self - Psychologist and Memetist: The whole idea of memes comes from Richard Dawkins' 1976 book, "The Selfish Gene." Most of the book is about what he called "universal Darwinism," which said, "All of biology is driven by genes, but culture is driven by memes." He said, "Look around you and you'll see, floating about in the primeval soup of culture, is information copied by imitation from person to person." So that would include chairs... trousers... hairstyles. All of these things are only here because humans have copied them, and the ones around us are the winners in an evolutionary battle. And then, gradually, came the concept of Internet memes. And people can easily see that process happening with Pepe. Pepe is a wonderful example of a meme that escaped out there into the meme-osphere and suffered all the things you'd expect of a meme.
- ConnectionsFeatures Dr. Phil (2002)
- SoundtracksLiving In Hell
Written by Andy Harry and Sarah Rayne
Performed by Cobra Man
The documentary also shows the struggle to understand and come to terms with your creation slipping through your fingers into an infinite sea of people. Then diluting so much that you cannot get it back. The popularization of your character but not of your art, the uses and depictions that were never intended, many the Creator doesn't want to be attached to it, and by way of creation, all dragging him into the spotlight.
The cinematography is spot on, with a really good dose of animation, as well as popular images. The arc is well accomplished and there are a good amount of perspectives thrown into the mix. Ultimately, it seems like a fair and knowledgeable depiction of the meme's progress through time and of meme culture in general.
- alexcavaco
- Feb 3, 2021
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- Also known as
- Pepe the Frog: Feels Good Man
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.89 : 1