Tom Hanks is right: We should be allowed to start off our days feeling good.

Hanks stars as Fred “Mister” Rogers in the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” opening Nov. 22. At a press conference after its world premiere at a film festival in Toronto, reports Deadline, Hanks called Rogers’ life an antidote to our cynical times:

“Cynicism has become the default position for so much of daily structure and daily intercourse. Why? Because it’s easy and...