Saving Mr. Banks

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Shelby S. @Rainbow_Veins00 4d This movie was beautiful and emotional. As a kid growing up, I loved Mary Poppins. However seeing it through this lens was sad yet heart warming. Sad because of how the true story got lost and the meaning behind her story was betrayed. Yet heart warming little moments of happiness. It makes me sad that a big company like that betrayed such a personal story yet I still love Mary Poppins. When it described her story it reminded me more of Nanny Mcfee which is probably a more actuate portrayal of what she wanted. A nanny who disciplines and teaches respect. Who magical but not whimsical. This movie played at my heart strings and I felt for the woman in this movie and the woman who this originally happened to. I will say that it did drag on in some places and I found it hard to pay attention sometimes but I have a short attention span so that’s probably mostly on me. All in all it was a beautiful movie and I’m so happy someone made a film of her struggles in trying to create her work of art and being cheated by a big corporation. She deserves for her story to be told. Would I watch again: Possibly down the road but not often See more D3Z 1 Jan 6 A very compelling film that retells the behind the scenes of how Walt Disney and the Mary Poppins writer Pamela Lyndon Travers came in to their creative differences and visions of her adapted novel. There were plenty of aspects that made Hancock's film narrative compelling and beautifully crafted in which it succeeds in telling Travers' tragic back story along with the difficulties she faced with the Disney's creators. In addition, both Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell and Emma Thompson shined amongst their respective roles and possibly one of their best performances to date. See more Matthew D @OceanSage Dec 6 A wonderful feelgood movie that uplifts with real heart. Director John Lee Hancock’s historical comedy-drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013) is an easy watch with production designer Michael Corenblith beautifully recreating Disneyland of the 1960’s. Emma Thompson is funny as the stuffy and proper P.L. Travers with her distrustfulness about Walt Disney’s practices and shameful hatred of animation. She’s also very touching as she remembers her father. Colin Farrell is sublime as the dreamy and encouraging father to Travers. Tom Hanks is hilarious, charming, affable, and silly as Walt Disney. He captures the public persona of Walt Disney lovingly, while ignoring Disney’s harder attributes. Paul Giamatti’s amiable Disney chauffeur Ralph is wonderfully sincere and positive. Ruth Wilson is devastating as Travers’ long suffering mother. Annie Rose Buckley is quite captivating for such a young child actress with her eyes saying just how upset she really is at her father’s alcoholism and decline. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Dec 3 The worldwide gross is $117,867,984.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Thematic Elements and Some Unsettling Images!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Leaburn O Nov 8 A beautifully rendered backstory to a film I was brought up watching. Well made and one of the more impressive non animation Disney films. Watched on BluRay. See more Eddy C @EddyDarkstar Sep 21 Great performances, great editing and actinmg. Emma Thompson is amazing as always, as is Tom Hanks ofcourse. Perfect casting for Walt. Emotional, fun, uplifting and I really loved this movie See more Read all reviews

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