Saving Mr Banks
When I was a kid I believed that if a fairy godmother did exist, her name should be Mary Poppins. So when I saw Saving Mr Banks, I was fascinated learning about the origin of my fairy godmother. The writer of the Mary Poppins stories, P.L. Travers played by Emma Thompson struggles with her traumatic past. The film weaves beautifully through her past and present and the entire mystery of why Mary Poppins appears in the Banks' household unfurls.
Pamela (P.L Travers) shows total disdain for everything American including Walt Disney, played by Tom Hanks. The gradual transition from a crotchety old lady with rigid ideas to a warm, creative person is so masterfully achieved by Emma. Tom Hanks is, as usual, at his best as the one and only Disney who gets what he wants and he wants the rights to Travers' Mary Poppins. For 20 long years he has cajoled Pamela to grant him this wish (for his daughters) but in vain. This time things are a little different. In the end, the two do get to save Mr Banks.
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