A prickly P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) reluctantly travels from London to Hollywood. Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) has spent 20 years trying to acquire the rights to her book, Mary Poppins , to fulfill a promise to his daughters.
As Walt Disney famously says in the film, "That’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again." Final Thoughts Saving Mr BanksHD
We see Travers' childhood (as Helen Goff), dominated by her love for her charismatic but alcoholic father, Travers Goff (Colin Farrell). Why the "HD" Experience Matters A prickly P
We learn that Mary Poppins wasn't just a children's story for P.L. Travers; it was an attempt to rewrite her father's tragic end. As creators, our best work often comes from the things we are most afraid to face. As Walt Disney famously says in the film,
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