Saving Mr. Banks: Film Analysis

Almost everybody knows the book "Marry Poppins", however not everyone goes into details what is really hidden under this story. The film "Saving Mr. Banks", produced in 2013, tells us about the fight for the film rights, the fight where the book 's author Pamela Travers tries to protect her creation from Walt Disney, who wishes to remake the story under his manner. This film includes three components: Pamela 's childhood, fight for the film rights and the process of making the film "Marry Poppins", which in the issuance is produced in 1963. The Pamela 's childhood gives us the key to the many aspects, concerning Pamela herself and the Marry Poppins story.

The connection of the films is traced in Pamela 's childhood, which is not as fantastic

Banks is the busy person who constantly paying an attention only to work. He is a strict person, who is sharp in his statements. Sometimes it seems that Mr. Banks is absolutely without soul and heart, but he continues surprising at his children 's behavior, who act in the same way. Mr. Banks is one of characters who changes during the film. Mr. Banks turns into the kind and loving father who repairs to children of a kite. Travers Goff is the Pamela 's father who loves his daughter so much, but safely forgetting about Pamela because of the alcoholic dependence. Quite to the contrary, this character hopelessly changes for the worse. Travers Goff, unlike Mr. Banks, perceives money as something bad in this world. He hates banks and people who are working there. He considers that the whole world is guilty of his failures, but he believes he is not responsible for it. Travers Goff considers that he has no control over his life, and it depends only on other people. He says: "This world is just an illusion, Ginty, ol ' girl. As long as we hold that thought dear they can 't break us, they can 't make us endure their reality, bleak and bloody as it is. Money, money, money, don 't you buy into, Ginty. It 'll bite you on the bottom." On the other side, Mr. Banks, who works in the bank, exalts the meaning of money and put it higher than people 's relations. He, in contrast to Travers Goff, controls his life, and when everything bounds out of control, he begins to range against Marry

Aunt Ellie is a part of the inspiration for the Mary Poppins character. She comes to help the Goffs, though Travers Goff does not want it at all. The same situation in the other film, when Mr. Banks begins to blame Marry Poppins on everything. Merry Poppins and Aunt Ellie have little in common, however they are similar in strict character, determination and self confidence. As we know, Marry Poppins saves Mr. Banks, but Aunt Ellie does not deal successfully with this task. So, at least, Ginty thinks so.

As for the symbols, the main symbol in the film is the East wind. When the wind changes, Marry Poppins appears. Appearing of Marry Poppins or Aunt Allie means changes in Pamela 's life and the Banks ' family life. Another symbol is the bank, which symbolizes the dark side of the life. People cannot live without money, they follow the false values.

In fact, Pamela 's childhood, shown in the film Saving Mr. Banks and the situation in "Marry Poppins" are very strongly differ. Each character is important and has their own history, but aunt Ellie, Mr. Goff and Ginty are the most important characters. Contrast of characters in these films are very allocated, however the main idea has been remained. Due to the film Saving Mr. Banks we know a little bit more about Pamela Travers ' life, her life story cuts many people to the hearts and the story about the Banks is still actual and I believe it will always be actual