Imagine when the wind picked up and you saw a woman floating with an umbrella. What would you think of? Who would you think of? In the story “Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers” you will see it all from floating men in chairs to cleaning your room with the snap of a finger. Although this is a funny movie with a mean dad it still follows the plot line, symbolism, and purpose of romance.
Even though the part where Mary is floating with her umbrella is one of my favorite parts, the part that first tells me that Mary Poppins is romance is that the banks family lost their Nanny, and then Mary comes. Also the story is totally unrealistic, such as people jumping into a sketch of chalk on the sidewalk and singing pigs. The dad is the evil in the story and he is strong and the kids are the good who is weak. The dad (Mr. Banks) in the beginning was very mean and rude, by not letting the kids put out their own flyers and always worrying about work. He was mean to his kids and the kids always wanted to spend time with their dad and he never did so the kids just thought their dad hated them. This in the end was not true because he shaped up and became nicer and more fun. In addition to the dad being rude, Mary was the opposite, she could do no wrong which was good considering how the kids shaped up when Mary was there.
Besides the fact that it was unrealistic and Mary could do no wrong there was also some key symbols that stood put to me that Mary Poppins is romance. One of the symbols was white doves flying in the sky just like you would see at a romantic wedding. Baby animals were shown in the scene with the singing animals in the fantasy, pastel colored land that Mary, the kids, and Bert entered, such as ducklings. Also when all of them came home from the pastel world, there house was luxurious and they kids room was so cool how the toy room was inside their room.
With big rooms and singing animals there is a purpose too. One of the purposes is escapism. If you don’t know what that means it means to take you to a place that is enjoyable or pleasant. Mary Poppins is one of the most pleasant people I could name. She was nice and could handle tough situations very well. Also Mary Poppins is a family movie with no swears or profanity so it was both enjoyable and pleasant. Also if something takes you to a world of innocents, it may sound weird but it is very pleasurable. It just means to take you to a place where there is not stress and the world is ours you can do nothing wrong.
If you haven’t seen Mary Poppins I would recommend it to any family with kids any ages. My great grandma who is 97 says she loves that movie that she has seen it. If you haven’t seen it, quick run to the nearest movie rental like Redbox or a Block Buster and go and get it to watch with your family on family movie night with some popcorn. Even if a movie has a mean dad and may be corny in some spots it can still follow the plot line of romance.
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