Delightful and Heart-warming Story About the Making of a Musical Classic!

Rating: 7/10 (12 January 2014)

It's a delightful and heart-warming movie which enlightens us about the complexities in adapting 'Mary Poppins' into a movie, which becomes a lovable musical classic, and the early days of its author P.L.Travers which inspires the story. With two brilliant actors (both two-time Oscar winners) to play the leads, and a story involving two timelines, one exploring the script discussion at Disney office and the other exploring the childhood days of Mrs.Travers in Australian countryside, the movie forms a beautiful and not-so-complex puzzle which keeps you intrigued till the end.
Emma Thompson plays the character of the complex, passionate and unwilling-to-bend author of beloved children's book 'Mary Poppins' with such vigour and range of emotions. And Tom Hanks completely transforms himself into the King of Animation, Walt Disney; the speaking technique, the walking style, everything just exudes Mr.Disney. Colin Farrell is commendable as young P.L.Travers' father.
Thomas Newman's amazing music and John Schwartzman's skillful camera-work add to the beauty of the storytelling.
Though most of the negotiation part might be exaggeration or lie (to soften few character images, it's a nostalgic journey through an old era, and revisiting a classic like 'Mary Poppins' with such depth makes you wanna watch it ('Mary Poppins') again; It's simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Everyone has a story to tell, but how you tell it makes a lot of difference.