This movie brought up memmories of my carefree childhood. I cried to learn my association with the happiest of my childhood is built upon the sadness of the author's pitiful life.
shareI cried alot on the ending when her father said *I'm never leaving you*. And then he died straight away after a day or so. GOD!
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It was a very touching film.
The song 'Feed The Birds' still gives me chills.
The interactions between her and Paul G.'s character were very touching. I wanted one change though -- I wanted her to take his arm and walk into the premiere with him. That would have been great!
Disney relating his own personal story to her, and in such a heartfelt and sincere way got to me -- it also made me realize that one of his main passions in life was to recreate the joyous carefree childhood he didn't have as a boy -- and wow was he good at accomplishing that!
Wouldn't many of us want to be able to take hold and recreate our childhoods as we would have liked it to be?
And what a determined man -- to pursue this woman and her story for 20 years!
I loved the mid-western informality (such as all the employees using first names only as official policy). And the civility...and the cheerfulness...I ache for more such simple pleasures as these, in this increasingly divisive & rude world today.
I also felt that in the film, Walt was like her father -- a dreamer -- but in his case, he succeeded where her father hadn't. I found that implicit comparison moving, and also his heartfelt words to her that were basically about forgiving her father -- and herself. For such an intelligent, observant woman, his tender words brought her to realizations that she hadn't had before. Very well-done IMHO. He was able to break through her stubborn, rigid exterior and reach the hurt child beneath that prickly persona.
Her becoming increasingly haunted by her childhood experiences -- many of which she had not resolved -- as the movie progressed -- that was powerful.
And I love Disneyland and Walt's original vision -- I always feel very happy and carefree when I am there --like a child again.
The 'Let's Go Fly A Kite' scene in this film -- what a classic scene.
~~ Truth exists; only lies are invented. ~~ G. Braque
Let's go fly a kite admittedly had me welling up a little- tears of joy though!
shareI cried about 4 times, mostly for the same reason: tears of joy at how wonderfully this film captures the essence about why art is important.
Disney's London explanation of what he intended to do with the movie had me absolutely convulsed in tears. So very moving. So very sincere. Next time I want a good uplifting cry, Imma call this film up. Except for a second viewing I'll be ready to cry with joy practically from start to finish.
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Lots of touching scenes, but I didn't started crying until the premier. Particularly when she acknowledges the Mr. Banks artwork and "Feed the Birds" is playing in the background.
Part of that is because I always cry at the end of Mary Poppins anyway. When I was a kid I used to be bored during the whole Mr. Banks/Bank/Tuppence part. When I was in college I finally understood the meaning of the movie and what "Feed the Birds" is really about. Now I usually cry, even when they are flying kites at the end.
Saving Mr. Banks will make future viewings of Mary Poppins even more emotional for me probably. I had no idea about the tragic backstory. In the fiction, Mr. Banks transforms and the Banks family has a happy ending that Travers did not have (at least as a child); seeing that play on Thompson's face while in the theater was heartbreaking.
I stopped crying at the final scenes though where I felt like it was starting to get heavy handed- I would have ended the film on Thompson instead of the flashbacks. I think it would have been more poignant to end it on the older Travers, accepting her past and ready to move forward. Like, her getting in the car with Giamatti after the premier is over with one last fun exchange, or her simply with a wistful smile on her face, driving away from the theater.
If you didn't cry (or at least have a lump in your throat) at the premier, you have no heart or soul.
"Toto, I've [got] a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
I watched this movie just last night. I cried at the premiere when they played the music and when Walt put his hand on Pam's shoulder and said that Mr. banks would be all right. She said that she couldn't abide cartoons.
shareI have re-watched Mary Poppins (1964) since watching Mr. Banks, I have to say that I'll never watch that movie the same way--it has much deeper meaning and significance that I never understood prior to seeing Mr. Banks.
"Toto, I've [got] a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
Yes, I did.
I quote Roger Ebert: "I saw people crying after 'Seabiscuit.' It is yet more evidence for my theory that people more readily cry at movies not necessarily because of sadness, but because of goodness and courage." 
This movie was a emotionally involving psychodrama for me....😢.
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