Mary Poppins

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Garrett B Who doesn’t like Mary Poppins. What a blast. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Rebecca O Mary Poppins is such a jolly film that combines live action with animation, magical realism, and music to create a sense of wonder. I watched this film for the first time when I was a kid and it truly felt magical. The whimsical elements are pretty cool in the sequence where Mary and Bert step into a chalk painting, entering the animated world of dancing penguins and colorful landscapes. This blending of real and fantastical worlds gives the film a dreamlike quality, making it feel as though anything is possible. Similarly, the word Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious captures the pure joy and playfulness of the characters. Even the everyday is transformed into something far from ordinary. A task like tidying up becomes magical as Mary’s snap of a finger sends toys and clothes flying as she teaches the kids to clean. The tea party on the ceiling continues to show the whimsical nature of the film. Watching the film again, now nearly a decade later I was less interested in the colors and music but more intrigued by the mechanical elements of the film. Julie Andrews, the actress who plays Mary Poppins, explains in an interview that she performed her own stunts. She wore a harness which allowed her to fly away on her umbrella. “I wore a flying harness, which was pretty excruciating because it was two steel plates that kind of dug into one’s hips," she explained. On the last day of production she was pulled high above the sound stage when she felt either the wires or robe give moments before she plummeted to the ground hitting the ground pretty hard. Luckily, the pulley system saved her from any significant damage. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Isaac C Mary Poppins is a pretty good children’s film. While watching I was completely caught off guard by the film as a whole. I briefly remember watching the 2018 version when I was younger so I had some sort of set image of what Mary Poppins was in my mind. However, this version caught me off guard completely. It is unapolegitcailly whimsical with one of the first characters we meet played by Dick Van Dyke being extremely carefree and goofy. This is representative throughout the film as the whole theme seems to be around enjoying childlike wonder. This is also evident in the scenework as Mary Poppins appears to make the world they inhabit much more colorful and lively. There are also many many musical numbers in this film. Many if not all of the songs are great and very catchy, albeit there are many times throughout the film where the musical numbers overstay their welcome. It is also important to mention most of these numbers exist without rhyme or reason beyond spectacle. These spectacles are visually impressive, especially for the time, however, they do not contribute much in the way of the plot. Many characters feel unimportant or confusing. Most of the movie feels this way as there is no rhyme or reason to most sequences in general. Counterintuitively, this can also be seen as important in regards to the theming of childlike wonder and letting go of all adult seriousness. I would recommend Marry Poppins to most people as it can be a very enjoyable experience, especially with family. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Dionisis T Wonderful,but truly boring Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Nick S I liked it. Julie Andrews was wonderful as the lead, the songs are catchy and the rest of the cast is great too. There are some good lessons here as well. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Yakking With F my dad saw this movie was his first movie in the cinemas in 1973 with his grandparents in toronto Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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