Well made movie but destroys everything P.L. fought for

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2014)

So the story is compelling, the character development is well done for a 2 hr movie, and you can rarely go wrong with any movie Tom Hanks commits himself to. And while the viewer is naturally drawn into the drama between the team and P.L. it is the music, specifically the behind the scene views of the creative processes, the birth of and realizing the almost death of multiple songs that will pull a lot of viewers in by their heart strings. So it is not far into the movie before you start humming and maybe even singing a long with songs you forgot you forgot about from your childhood.
But the reason I give this movie a 5 out of 10 is that by telling the story itself it under minds the entire struggle portrayed in the movie itself. Confusing as it may come across at first this story is not about Mary Poppins but about P.L. and her struggle to come to terms with the two sides of her father, the drinking and the dreamer. P.L. refused to have her father portrayed as a weak minded drunk and in some ways even failed to fully admit that part of the truth to herself. So through out this story P.L. fights to have his image go untarnished as the character of Mr. Banks. But through writing and putting this story on film Disney has managed to ultimately go back on every promise Walt made to P.L. during this movie.
While going back on the promise to not make her novel a musical or to use Dick Van Dyke are hard to argue with. Even P.L. is portrayed to ultimately be accepting of these changes. I just find it very hard to believe Walt or P.L. would be happy to see the Goff family struggles and the negative portrayal P.L. fought so hard to keep out of the story of Mary Poppins made into a motion picture.
Is the hardship of the Goff family a great story? No, it is sad and even very common in most lights. Is exploiting the troubles of the Goff family or fundamentally going back on the promise to "Save Mr. Banks" something we look to enjoy? No, but when you tug on those heart strings with the songs of our childhoods' and add a new spin to a story we all know and love its easy to see how this story captivates audiences and continues to sell.
Sorry if this spin on a new Disney "Classic" ruins your perspective of Saving Mr. Banks the way Saving Mr. Banks ultimately ruins the perspective of Mr. Banks for millions.