tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post3680658983127029837..comments2024-02-08T15:37:05.398-05:00Comments on A Vintage Nerd || Exploring Old Hollywood Through Fashion, Film, & Books: Special Cinema Spotlight: Saving Mr. BanksA Vintage Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10419873639578606712noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-65955933240931644382014-08-04T18:44:48.683-04:002014-08-04T18:44:48.683-04:00While never a huge Mary Poppins film, I do like it...While never a huge Mary Poppins film, I do like it, mainly because of Dick Van Dyke. But I was especially eager to see Saving Mr. Banks since some of it was shot at Disneyland. I have not however read any of the books.<br /><br />Saving Mr. Banks was difficult for me on a few levels, and as you mentioned, Mrs. Travers wasn't exactly a delight, though you do begin to understand her. Though I wasn't sure if there really was suppose to be a parallel between her life and that of the story in Mary Poppins, since it seemed the film was trying to do that, but in the end it was utterly lost. The Disneyland scenes were disappointing from a historical, "Disney Geek" point of view. And it was also awkward in the ending, as I knew that the real P.L. Travers hated the film in the end.<br /><br />I'm still on the fence about the whole film. :/<br /><br />xoxo<br />-JaneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-66256346641156572732014-08-03T19:40:37.680-04:002014-08-03T19:40:37.680-04:00Loved the movie! And just like you, at first I rea...Loved the movie! And just like you, at first I really did NOT like her character at all. I was all like, can we just see Walt and the singers. Then as I learned more about her history I began to sympathize with her so much. Havent we all been through some pain and learned to deal with it in out own ways. BTW, her clothes were so enviable but OMG her HAIR was sooooo bothering me. All those tight little curls, they really drew attention to her holding herself in from the world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266574354757491908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-49315801247950707572014-08-01T16:46:45.900-04:002014-08-01T16:46:45.900-04:00When Saving Mr Banks came out in the theater, I ha...When Saving Mr Banks came out in the theater, I hadn't ever seen Mary Poppins (shocking, I know!!) but I was attracted to the film because I'm a big fan of Disney. I was excited to see Tom Hanks as Walt, Emma Thompson as PL Travers, and as a Disneyland Passholder, was excited to see "vintage" Disneyland! I loved the film in the theater, it definitely brought a tear to my eye. Now I own both Mary Poppins and Saving Mr Banks on bluray. My 2 year old son is obsessed with Mary Poppins and now so am I! We watch both films often!! My son and I even went as Mary & Bert last Halloween even though we hadn't really seen Mary Poppins before - I was that excited for Saving Mr Banks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897246633537067786noreply@blogger.com