Saving Mr. Banks Trailer When
Saving Mr. Banks first came out in the theater, I knew I wouldn't see it during its initial run, but I definitely had it on my Must-watch later on DVD list. But it's my Mom's glowing recommendation for the movie that sped it up a lot faster than I intended. She knew that I always went to my Library to check out DVDs and she begged me to pick up a copy of
Mary Poppins as soon as possible. Now this is a movie that she has seen infinite amounts of time over the years (odd that she still doesn't own it on DVD to this day). I ask her why she had to watch a movie that she already knows backwards and forward and she told me about
Mr. Banks. Well, she told me enough as long as she kept spoilers to a minimum. So, I of course got
Mary Poppins from the
Library and dropped it off with her......
Having just watched
Saving Mr. Banks today, I absolutely get why my Mom needed to see
Mary Poppins again, because I have the same feeling right now. I haven't seen
Poppins in probably 25 years if not longer and suddenly it's my next must-watch DVD, which I intend to grab from the
Library. Hopefully tomorrow if no one else has checked it out since returning it to them. As for
Banks, I found the story very engrossing, which I really didn't expect. I think the way the story is told serves it well. We get two bookend types stories, one involving
Walt Disney, as played by
Tom Hanks, trying his best to secure the rights to
P. L. Travers book
Mary Poppins as played by
Emma Thompson. Both are fantastic, especially
Thompson. She is amazing here. The other half of the story is following the young
Travers and how her own ordeal shapes and creates the character of
Mary Poppins.
I may have seen
Mary Poppins a few times as a kid, but I wasn't entirely sure if what was playing out in
Mr. Banks was 100% real as I have no knowledge of
Travers prior to this. I think because of how the movie is structured at times and how some of the in-jokes are revealed to the audience (all good here), it reminded me of a lot of
Shakespeare In Love in how 'art imitates life'. There are some great character revelations from certain moments in the film that seem innocuous at the time only to make a scene truly resonate later in the film. All I will say about it is
Pears, Weather and
Cane Knob. The best revelation comes at the end during the
End Credits. I was very curious of they actually taped the table read and notes that
Travers was giving out and was hellbent on digging into that after the movie was over. I didn't even have to wait that long because they actually play the tape recordings of the real
Travers and it's awesome to hear. Fantastic movie that will get you teary eyed for sure. Definitely worth a
Rent.
Great cast also includes
Colin Farrell, Bradley Whitford, B. J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Griffiths and the awesome
Paul Giamatti. Annie Rose Buckley as the young
Travers is a great discovery. Never heard of her till now. I would definitely watch
Mr. Banks again. Love the scene that takes place at
Disnyeland. Makes me want to go there again, a place I haven't been to since 2000.