To Know Before You Go:
Movie: Mary Poppins Returns
Rating: PG
Age Suggestion: 5+ (younger ones might be bored)
Running Time: A little over 2 hours
Release Date: December 19th. 2018
Stars: 5 out of 5
Themes: Family, Love, Imagination, Courage, Joy
Trigger Warnings: Parental death plays a fairly big role in the movie and there’s some scenes with fire as well. But overall a VERY clean, family friendly, movie!
Quick Summary: The Banks children are all grown up- and they question what they remember doing with Mary Poppins. And of course, in their hour of need, Mary Poppins returns to save the day! This was a wonderful sequel with lots nods to the original movie but a unique and wonderful musical in its own right. A clean and fun movie!
Discussion Questions:
1- The oldest Banks children have trouble remembering if their adventures with Mary are real or not? Why is it harder to believe the ‘impossible’ as adults?
2- Imagination and creativity go hand in hand. Do you find that being imaginative and creative is easy for you or is it more difficult?
3- How did the littlest Banks and the oldest Banks regain their imagination and belief?
4- Who in the movie did you think was going to be helpful that wasn’t? And who did you think would not be helpful that was?
5- What was your favorite musical number?
6- What was your favorite song?
7- Did you recognize people from the original movie, or actors you weren’t expecting to see? Who was your favorite cameo appearance?
8- Which character did you relate to the most?
Review:
Thoughts from the Princess and the Elf
-The musical numbers truly were magical! And more than that, just like in the original, several of them taught important lessons. From Topsy you learn to look at chronic problems from a new perspective, from the lamplighters you learn to keep looking for the light, and from Mary you hear that loosing a loved one doesn’t mean they are gone forever as well as not judging a book by it’s cover. Just because someone seems nice does not mean that they are and vice versa.
-The movie was incredibly well cast! And we LOVED all the little cameos! Emily Blunt did an amazing job as Mary and Lin Manuel Miranda was wonderful while making singing, acting and dancing look effortless.
-Imagination and a new point of view can help you solve almost any problem and can help you accomplish the seemingly impossible! “Everything’s possible- even the impossible!”
-One of the lessons of the movie really didn’t hit me until the day after. Only one of the big important people was helpful, and the friends and neighbors who seemed more unimportant to the main problem were actually the ones that had the biggest impact. A good reminder that the people we spend our time with are important and impactful.
-Understanding our history and treasuring memories is important but dwelling on the past and in our current issues can be problematic if you forget to keep moving forward. *Which is a popular Disney theme*
If you’re feeling nostalgic and want to watch the original, you can buy or rent it here on Amazon. Also, the soundtrack for this movie was FANTASTIC! You can grab that here!
What’s your favorite impossible thing to imagine?
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