Saving Mr. Banks

MY RATING: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

From Walt Disney Studios comes a true story of how the beloved Mary Poppins came to be. This film is a beautifully crafted masterpiece I should say, with a well written script, great screenplay and a beautifully composed score. 

Saving Mr. Banks speaks of an untold true story of how Walt Disney convinces the uncompromising author of the "Mary Poppins" books, P.L. Travers, to grant him the rights to make a film adaptation. For 20 years, Walt Disney had been unsuccessful in persuading Travers to grant him the rights as she had no intention of letting her beloved character turn into one of Walt Disney's cartoon. However, due to financial constrains, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to listen to Disney's plans for the adaptation. Despite Disney pulling out all the stops trying to convince Travers, she remains unmoved. It is only when Disney learns about Travers' childhood he understands why Mary Poppins means so much to her. 

Saving Mr. Banks will undeniably pull your heartstrings with both sad moments about Travers' childhood and happy moments when she began opening up to the screenwriters. I am a fan of the Mary Poppins film and watching this makes me feel a great sense of nostalgia and warmth as it rekindles the light in me and made me sing-along to all the songs I've learnt in Mary Poppins. 

Toms Hanks is just amazing as Walt Disney. I think that he has reached a point in his career where is can pull off almost any conceivable character flawlessly. I also love Emma Thompson's portrayal of the curmudgeon and stubborn P.L. Travers as well as the entire supporting cast the brings life to the film. One other thing I absolutely adore about this film is its score. The talented Thomas Newman, composer of many well-known films like Finding Nemo, WALL-E and Skyfall, has successfully recycled the tunes from Mary Poppins while supplementing them with his own flair to it, bringing out the nostalgia and emotions in us. 

In all, Saving Mr. Banks, is a beautiful drama film for all that brings out the emotions and nostalgia in you. I highly recommend it to all who hold Mary Poppins dearly in their hearts as well as others who want to have an enjoyable time watching a film.