| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Mary Poppins (1965) |
| Director | Robert Stevenson |
| Writer | Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, P.L. Travers |
| Lead Actor | Tobey Maguire |
| Cast | Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| Release Date | June 18, 1965 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 19m(139 min) |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 7.8/10 |
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While I do like fast paced, edgy indie films, or breathtaking, water drip dramas, there will always be a special place in my cerebellum for Mary Poppins.
My mother used to watch it with me when I was a little kid it was one of her favourite movies that and the Sound of Music and I grew up watching it every year on the Magical World of Disney.
I watched it again recently, and it still struck a chord with me. It’s aged well, with the special effects done tastefully and the songs still catchy. Throughout the entire movie, I was enormously tickled by the austere behaviour of the English.
The father, with his ideas on how to run a household:
- A British bank is run with precision
- A British home should be nothing less
At the center of it, Mary Poppins is about a father reconnecting with his children, a timeless theme and one that provokes an emotional response in even the steeliest robot hearts.
It’s got a lot in common with another excellent classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, with an angel coming down from Heaven to help George Bailey through a rough time. In Mary Poppins, the saint is, naturally, Mary Poppins, played by Julie Andrews.
Man, did I ever have a crush on Julie Andrews. Who wouldn’t? Those big eyes, the rosy cheeks, the perfect singing voice and most of all, the ability to jump into painted pictures and go on adventures. When there’s nothing left to say, just say something ridiculous. And who could forget how easy it would be to clean up.
One of the highlights of the movie is Dick van Dyke, who plays the friendly working-class Burt. Burt is the perfect comic foil to austere Mary Poppins, and is quick to prompt a laugh or go on a ridiculous dance spree. He dances with penguins, for one.
Dick van Dyke is an American actor, and was heavily criticized for his lacklustre Cockney accent, which seems to fade in and out of the movie. Still, he’s in a one-man band, and you have to appreciate that, at least.
One of my favourite parts of this film is the recurrent melody of Chim Chim Cheree, a haunting tune of wistful nostalgia, sung by chimney sweeps. YouTube video of Chim Chim Cheree, performed by a Japanese quartet!
Mary Poppins is a loveable movie, and I’m thrilled to have rediscovered it. If only the world was actually as silly and ridiculous as in the film, maybe we could take it easy on the train bombings and invasions. Just sit on a white-picket fence, eating a candy apple after all, sugar turns bread and water into tea and cakes!
I say:
See it with your friends and holler at Julie Andrews. In this age of brazen near nudity, with low-cut jeans and ass-cleavage and pantyless skirts, it’s pretty damn unique to check out a nanny showing absolutely no skin at all!
Of course, Julie Andrews would show a sexy side of herself in this 1981 Blake Edwards film, where she appears topless.
Why to see it:
When the father gets fired from the bank, there’s the pivot of the movie, and it’s incredibly heartwarming.
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