My Movie Review on Saving Mr. Banks
- Austin Adams
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 25, 2021
👋🏻 Hey, guys! Once again, I’m back with another review.
Today, following my review of Walt Disney’s "Mary Poppins", I make my movie review by reviewing Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks".
Here's the rundown of it:
The film details the history of the time filmmaker Walt Disney tries to acquire the rights from financially troubled author P.L Travers to make the story of the Mary Poppins into a musical feature film. Travers is reluctant and skeptical about the idea, and starts to make demands that cause the relationship between her and the Disney workers to be very strained, making things harder for everyone. It also details the struggles she has with her past, especially with the passing of her father.
I speak with complete honesty when I say this:
"Saving Mr. Banks" is a film that gives an all-new perspective with how Mary Poppins came to be, as well as the author who made the original story.
I know that this is mostly a movie, but...I can feel and see everything displayed happening in real life! It’s as if writers Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith, as well as director John Lee Hancock, were able to crack open a hidden truth that a biography or interview couldn’t. They managed to open up such groundbreaking emotional resonance too, some being unexpectedly humorous, like the moments when Travers’ co-workers try to stand up for themselves. Other moments, meanwhile...are so dramatic and sad that you’ll feel your heartstrings get tugged, such as what’s been going on between Travers and her father while she was a child. The best part is that it’s all in a good way.
The way everything switched from the time of Travers’ adulthood to her childhood was particularly astounding. Every moment, you’ll find questions popping into your head, like “Why does Travers hate pears?” and “What does she have against the color red?”. The best thing about it is that the film takes the time to clear your head with the answers you need.
The moral that the film had, which was to never let the bad times in your past takeover you personally, as well as to let go of those bad times, was an absolutely nice and meaningful touch.
The acting, casting, characters, and character development were also fantastic!
Every actor and actress not only took on their roles with great commitment, but also like they were meant to play their characters and represent these real-life people. It was Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks with the portrayals of P.L Travers and Walt Disney that caught my attention the most.
Thompson took on her part like a pro! She was able to project such emotion and personality, as well as give off such excellent sympathy for her character. Travers herself also had great character development. And Hanks...Oh man, he was terrific! He was able to practically capture the personality and mannerisms of Walt Disney like the two could be one and the same.
In the end, "Saving Mr. Banks" is a definite treasure that’s worthy of flying right next to Mary Poppins. The Library of Congress should even label this film as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
So, I rate Disney’s "Saving Mr. Banks" a solid five out of five stars.
