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Such a horrible man Disney was


Exactly. Exactly. The real Disney was an SOB. He betrayed Travers. Hurt her. And stabbed her in the back. Just wanted money. Not even giving a *beep* about her father. He didn't care if she was honoring her father. All he cared about was making money. Especially when he promised her no animation and put it in. He ruined her father's honoring. For his own benefit. All she got from it was money. That's not enough. For such an important thing to her, she should've been given final say. But Disney was an SOB. If I was Travers I would've said "if you ask me one more time for rights to my film, I'll file for harassment I said no." Or even better, I would've sued Disney for breaking his promises he made her. He promised her no animation. And lied to her. That's enough rights to sue. Her books were not for children. They were meant for others. Nothing for kids. I feel so bad for Travers. I am 100% on her side. Cartoon penguins. So stupid and against the authors wishes. And no, I don't I don't give a crap that that's what happens when you sell rights. He harassed her to sell him the rights and tricked her. He should've been sued for what he did. No. If you are promised something then you should be granted that promise. What Disney did was say "I promise you. No cartoons, no animation. I swear it. Please give me the rights." She signs it and he went "ha! I lied! I got what I want! Cartoons are going in! Haha!"

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Oh. My. God. Please. Learn. Some. Punctuation.

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well, Travers did sell the film rights to disney, and made a lit of money, so really she had nothing to complain of. She knew what kind of film he wanted to make.

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She certainly knew, and you're completely in the right about her MAKING the decision to COMEPLTELY SELL Disney the rights. Anyone who says OTHERWISE (KristenStewartForever, lookin' tcha kid) is a COMPLETE moron in my book., Can you imagine THAT?

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well, Travers did sell the film rights to disney, and made a lot of money, so really she had nothing to complain of. She knew what kind of film he wanted to make.

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Hmmm..given Walt's use of animation and stuff, and his fame world over, P.L. would have known...and she DID sell te rights. Anyone seen MARY POPPINS RETURNS? Or, as I do, have both SAVING MR.BANKS and MARY POPPINS on video?(I'm sure almost every fan of MP does!!)

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You should see Aladdin and the mroe recent kones for REAL bastardizing (and I DO mean Bastardisation) with celeb references, farts, and other.

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I don't disagree with the OP on this, but by many accounts P.L. Travers was a bit of a nasty piece of work herself, a far cry from the crusty but ultimately loveable eccentric portrayed by Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks.

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So if he was so horrible (and in a way, he did seem to be, what with going back on his "promise" against cartoons), buit whaty about Kathleen Kennedy at the modern Disney versus US on Star Wars? John Lee Hanock outhgta do a movie on that, SAVING MR.HANS SOLO?? Kuntlee kENNEDY WENT against EVERYTHING Star Wars,unlike Walt Disney with just one thing with MPO

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