Mary Poppins: Difference between revisions

If that's too much of a mouthful for you, she's also a magical nanny, who literally flies into the life of the Banks family of London, England, circa [[The Edwardian Era|1910.]] The ensuing adventures were originally a series of children's books by P. L. Travers, and there's also a musical stage adaptation, but when most people hear the name they think of the [[Adaptation Displacement|1964 film]] starring [[Julie Andrews]] as Mary Poppins and [[Dick Van Dyke]] as Bert. Which is not surprising, as it is a ''very'' good movie; unless you are P. L. Travers, it is in serious competition for claiming the title of finest live-action feature that [[Walt Disney]] ever produced. Timeless songs, a perfect cast (yes, even Bert with his [[Narm Charm|infamous]] accent), special effects that still hold up 40+more yearsthan half a century later, and [[Roger Rabbit Effect|Van Dyke dances with penguins.]] Show it to your kids. Watch it yourself. Try not to sniffle too much at the climax.

In 2004, the story had beenwas adapted tointo a splendid [[The Musical|musical theater adaptation]] that toured the United States; this version replacesreplaced some of the less stageable aspects of the original film (assuch inas the penguins and Uncle Albert's floating) with elements of the original book by Travers, in an example of both [[Adaptation Expansion]] ''and'' [[Adaptation Distillation]].

In 2018, Disney released a [[Sequel]], ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'', starring [[Emily Bloom]] as Mary Poppins and [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] as Bert's protégé Jack.