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1. • • Travers' working relationship with Disney and his team is difficult from the outset, with her insistence that Mary Poppins is the enemy of sentiment and whimsy. Disney and his people are puzzled by Travers' disdain for whimsy, given the nature of the Mary Poppins story, as well as Travers' own rich imagination.
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   Is 'Saving Mr Banks' based on a true story?

   • The Oscar hopeful Saving Mr. Banks has already inspired much discussion about its accuracy—or inaccuracy, depending who you ask. The film, which opened wide this past weekend, chronicles Walt Disney’s struggle to secure the rights of the Mary Poppins stories from their author, P.L. Travers, mostly referred to as Pamela in the movie.

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   Does Saving Mr Banks feel sanitised and disingenuous?

   • However, Saving Mr. Banks also feels sanitised and disingenuous. Although the idea was initially developed by BBC Films, this is the Disney version of how Disney made Mary Poppins. Saving Mr. Banks is more a character study than a behind-the-scenes drama. Travers' character is rich and complex.

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   Is 'Saving Mr Banks' too hard on 'Mary Poppins'?

   • Some critics complain that 'Saving Mr. Banks' is too hard on 'Mary Poppins' creator P.L. Travers and too easy on Walt Disney. The filmmakers say the portrayals are accurate.

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   Is 'Saving Mr Banks' too hard on Travers?

   • The L.A. visit inspires Travers to recall her childhood in Australia, in particular her father, a charismatic drunk played by Colin Farrell. Some critics have complained that “Saving Mr. Banks,” which Disney itself produced and distributed, is too hard on Travers and too easy on the company’s founder.

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   Is Saving Mr Banks a good movie?

   • Saving Mr. Banks is more a character study than a behind-the-scenes drama. Travers' character is rich and complex. The problem is that Hanks's Disney seems like a whitewash. Read the full review here. An enormous spoonful of sugar and the tiniest bit of medicine: it all goes down, just about.

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   Did 'Saving Mr Banks' break PL Travers?

   • In the Saving Mr. Banks movie, P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) begins tapping her toes when she first hears "Let's Go Fly a Kite." However, according to Poppins songwriter Richard M. Sherman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman in the film), "Feed the Birds" was actually the song that broke her.

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   Dec 19, 2013 · The Saving Mr. Banks true story vs. the movie. Learn about the real P.L. Travers, the origin of Mary Poppins characters and see Pamela Lyndon Travers photos.

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   Dec 25, 2023 · The moral, meaning, and truth to Saving Mr. Banks, about the development of Mary Poppins, make for one of Disney's best live-action movies.

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    Saving Mr. Banks is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith.Centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins, the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as film producer Walt Disney, with supporting performances by Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, and B ...