The movie combines songs color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers.
Review
Based on some books by P.L. Travers "Mary Poppins" tells the story of the Banks family who are live in Edwardian London. The parents (David Tomlinson and Glynnis Johns) don't take much notice of their children Jane and Michael and it is only until a mysterious woman named Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) appears from the sky that things begin to change. She works wonders on the family in particular taking the children on a number of adventures with Bert (Dick van Dyke) the local Jackofalltrades.
Everybody has seen this movie but I'll review it anyway it is a bonafide classic not because it is an old film but because it has endured. The film isn't a dirty picture and will delight the little ones yet underneath this there is something for adults to obtain. Just as their kids will they will love the songs be blown away by the novelty animated segment and will marvel at the special effects which hold up even in today's CGI obsessed world. Yet adults will also be able to unlock the endearing layers of the story which are simultaneously simple and complex and thoroughly beautiful. This film comes recommended time and time again one of the great features of owning the 40th Anniversary Edition DVD that has a beautifully restored image and lovely bonus features such as a "making of" documentary original theatrical trailers and vintage footage from the premiere.
Possible alternatives Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Alice in Wonderland (1951) My Fair Lady (1964)