Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
And now for the second film of our double feature, Saving Mr. Banks. The Movie: Saving Mr. Banks is a movie about the making of Mary Poppins. It intertwines the visit of P. L. Travers to the Walt Disney Studios in 1961 with the story of a young Travers, aka Helen Goff, growing up in rural Australia. While some parts of the story have been dramatized for the sake of storytelling, it is no secret that the production of Mary Poppins was indeed fraught, especially due to the cantankerous nature of the author of the original Mary Poppins books. The movie cleverly moves between the two stories, helping us to get some insight into Travers and the genesis of her books. This is one of my favorite movies to come out in the last several years. As a movie fan, I enjoy seeing a movie about the making of a famous movie. I also am a big Tom Hanks fan, and he does a nice job in this movie. As a Disney theme park fan, I enjoy seeing the period recreations of 1961...