Mayor Pete

Sure, it felt like an extended campaign commercial, but it's hard not to like and admire Pete Buttigieg and his devoted husband Chasen after watching this 2021 documentary, which tracks his trajectory through the Big Tuesday primaries. Tough moments are captured intact like his confrontational South Bend town hall after the officer shooting. His resilience and even demeanor were put to the test when he posed a real threat to the other Democratic candidates. It made me wonder if he could be Biden's successor or if he's tough enough to put Kamala on the defensive.

An insightful look at much needed, well balance, conscientious truly thoughtful human leadership rarely seen in modern and recent US politics. Mayor Pete Buttigieg is a Statesman who will be around for a long time. Rarely has someone of this nature decided to dedicate his life at such a young age to the service of others. Buttigieg from his humble beginning offers hope for the future of U. S. leadership throughout the world. A++ I look forward to seeing much more of this bright and caring person..

This is more of an advertisement than a documentary, it explores no balance or opposing side of its subjects so as a viewer your led down a path of how the main subject wants to be perceived vs a look at who this person may really be. I am more let down by the director Jesse Moss than the subjects, he was obviously influenced and maybe a bit buddy struck in his attraction to the main subject - expected more and got a lot less than even somewhat a true document of this unsuccessful presidential candidate.

Unlike the standard documentary type about a political campaign, with competitors set up as enemies and the set-up seeming to make this a campaigning vehicle, this film takes the audience into the realm of relationships between the candidate and his spouse, his campaign team, and the internal questions and conflicts. I found this much more satisfying and insightful than documentaries that treat campaigns as if they were major league sports events. I came away from this with even greater respect for the main figures. Now I would like to see the other films by this producer/ director/ writer team, too.

It seemed like a celebration of someone who has not accomplished anything yet. I don't understand. It seems like the documentary a sports team gets about their championship season except, in this case, Mayor Pete has not won a game yet.