So underrated. Criminally so. This film needs more recognition. My favorite live-action Disney film and in my top 10 favorite films. Why did this never come off the ground?

One line of the movie that always stuck out to me was when Travers says “I don’t want Mary to be another one of your silly cartoons.” And then the look Disney gives is like “Wow. My entire life’s work has just been dismantled in one sentence.”

No idea why you thought Tom Hanks would bomb as Disney; he's one of the most versatile actors in the world

Tom Hanks is seriously one of the greatest living actors that are still around. Totally.

As someone with major daddy issues, this movie is one of the best I've ever seen. The scene where the author is telling Disney not to make Mr. Banks' character look bad because he's not a bad man... I just lost it, I was crying like a baby.

It's weird to hear "Disney" describing a person. I've spent my entire life hearing it as a studio, a theme park, etc that it's really strange to have it as a last name.

Hanks as Disney was mesmerizing. You can see how he inspires so many people with his imagination. But you also see how brutal, intimidating, and cutthroat a business man he is, one who isn't used to hearing "no" as an answer.

I'm surprised you doubted Hanks as Disney. I mean, as the Nostalgia Chick once said, "he's like Hollywoods fun uncle. That gives good hugs AND thoughtful gifts." He was perfect casting.

Next, I want to see a movie about Walt making Snow White.

I cry every time Mickey gives his arm to PL. I know it probably didn't happen. But to me it doesn't matter.

This movie is directed to the people who have watched mary poppins, most of which are adults right now and have deep emotional feelins towards this movie, I can't imagine a kid wanting to watch this movie, they might, but they're the exception. So Disney was clever to didn't bother with big restrictions because of that

I absolutely LOVED this film. I'd love to see more films like this concerning other films. An exploration of the creation of Snow White would be really interesting.

Oh god, this movie made me cry my eyes out. It may just be because I'm a big baby, but god it was beautiful and worth watching

One of my top 3 Disney live-action films.

"Saving Mr. Banks" is a great true story that talks about how to create a unique storytelling of making a good Disney film. This is actually well done film where people started to sit down and starting to talk about how to make "Mary Poppins" with Ms. Travers who wrote the her own book. It's more like a making a movie where "Ed Wood," "Hugo," and "Shadows of the Vampire" who shown their technique experiences to make a film and here it's a social group to develop a good story to start "Mary Poppins" right away. The performances did great including Emma Thompson did fantastic and this should be winner for her Oscar role which she got snubbed. It's nice to see Travers back story and it was pretty sad that her father loses his health and how is she is going be better if she makes the good right for Mr. Disney and it's pretty touchy. Overall, fantastic event and probably of one my favorite 2013 films.

I view Saving Mr Banks and The Imitation Game in a similar vein: if you're looking for historical accuracy, you won't like them; but as a story of their own, they are interesting, entertaining, well acted and overall enjoyable. Ultimately, if I wanted a history lesson, I'd watch a documentary, but I go to the cinema to enjoy a film so I don't mind if some historical accuracy is sacrificed in order to deliver a more satisfying or compelling story.

I wish TWDC would release more films like this to older audiences. This is considered one of my favourite movies and I feel that if they did more projects like this, it could break the "Disney's just for kids" stereotype.

I cried so hard in this movie

If we're gonna go by historical accuracy, Travers had already handed the rights over to Disney the minute they met and everything she said on her tape recorder were nothing more than suggestions. She never had any actual control in the filmmaking process. So (spoilers) Disney meeting with her in England, yeah that didn't happen. Obviously that wasn't put in the movie because it wouldn't make a very interesting movie.

I really liked this movie. One of my favorites.

This movie made me cry so many times that I could have filled a glass partially half way with my tears. I'm a 20 year old man.

This is my favorite movie of 2013.As much as I love Frozen and The Wind Rises,this is the best movie of that year in my opinion.

Just gonna say that my favorite part of the movie was during the credits where they actually play one of the development tapes recorded during the planning sessions. I always love when these 'historical' movies bring a part of the reality into the production, like at the end of The Ryan White Story when the photograph of the movie family shifts into the photo of the real family.

Oooohh, that soundtrack of Dinosaur at the end... Really ups the epic of his speech.. Goosebumps =)

History is written by the victors and romanticized by filmmakers. That is a line I just made up you can pretty much sum up. This film was a good one and yes, not everything was accurate but there were various accurate points, some charming moments, and also some more...depressing if I'm correct.

Why did the mash up of all the Disney movies at the end and his good speech make me emotional? NO, Damn it emotions I said no you aren't allowed to show just whenever you want

How could you ever doubt in Tom Hanks

Saving Mr. Banks is one of my favorite films. As a writer myself I relate SO MUCH to this movie. When you write and create a world and people they become your children, your heart and soul. And to have someone possibly change and manipulate what you've made it's heartbreaking. I'm working so hard to have my work recognized because I want more than anything for film versions to be made, and everytime I think about it I'm both excited and yet so hesitant as to what could happen. I'd have to be Travers, overseeing so much to make sure I got what I ultimately wanted...I'd of course be nicer about it but I'd still have my say.

In a way Disney will always be family

I'm curious about what Doug would think of the movie "Walt Before Mickey." It's sort of a biography about how Walt Disney became successful from his perspective.

This movie gave me happy tears. And sad tears.... It gave me all the tears.

Such a beautiful film. It just pulls at your humanity, and I struggle to find anyone who dislikes this film.

2:20 Actually, you _don’t_ see Walt Disney smoke, at least not onscreen. Smoking would give the movie a higher rating, but Tom Hanks insisted he be portrayed accurately. So while he is never shown puffing up, various clues make it obvious he’s a smoker.

My whole family and I went to see this in the theaters together. I remember how must we enjoyed the Walt Disney Studio moments and how emotional the childhood scenes were. Especially the relationship between the author and her mother. We enjoyed the whole thing

I love how the film gets darker and darker. Like in the beginning you get a couple of laughs and what not but in the end Traver's dad dies of alcohol poisoning! oh a SPOILERS!

I wish they'd make a Disneyland origin movie, much like Steve Jobs starring Michael Fassbender.

0:00-0:06. You have no idea how nostalgic that sound is to me.

I wonder if Doug has seen the movie Walt Before Mickey, because I would love to hear his thoughts on it

I actually think the memories start out whimsical to show how bad things got later. There is a big difference between the first memory and the last.

How dare you doubt the Tom Hanks! XD

Makes me think if Warner could do something similar, with two films taking place concurrently showing two clashing directors' points of view when it comes to making animated short cartoons. Joe Dante directing one based on Chuck Jones, and John K. directing one based on Bob Clampett.

I really enjoyed what you had to say in these videos, all were put together very nicey. This one in particular was edited very well and had a moving monologue. Great job Critic!!

I loved the recording during the credits! Wonderful to hear the real lady bark her orders yet bark an affectionate and caring explanation of Mr Banks's characteristics.

This film is horribly underrated Sure it isn't 100% accurate but as just a movie and not as a historical thing it is actually really touching

I remember seeing Saving Mr. Banks in theaters and I really liked it. Glad you reviewed it.

I absolutely loved this movie!!! I read the book they based it on before hand and it hit pretty much of the notes! Mary Poppins was one of my favorite movies and books

OK DOUG the music at the end when your talking about disney gave me goosebumps

I saw both this movie and Frozen on the Disney cruise line back in Febuary of 2014. And it really was magical seeing both of those amazing films ona Disney cruise ship.

When I saw the ending scene of that movie, I knew that P.L Traverse was really upset with the results. It's even been hinted throughout the movie. For Disney it's a success story. For Traverse, it's a tragedy. There is a movie I really want you to review sometime if you have the chance. It's called Walt before Mickey. I saw that movie as a prequel to Saving Mr. Banks and it's totally worth a watch if you're a Disneyfanatic.

One of my all time faves!

i love this movie so much hanks was a great disney

This movie is absolutely wonderful very sweet and heartfelt always enjoyed watching it Tom Hanks is at his best along with Emma Thompson everything came together wonderfully

I always thought that scene of talking about letting Mickey pass to the public was a shot at how it was because of Disney's issue of letting Mickey pass the copyright threshold of public domain that we got the shitty copyright of today.

Who else cried at that scene where Mr. Banks is walking to work at the end? 😭

As a movie it's very good. As an accurate representation of what actually happened, not so much. Which is kind of a shame as Travers was a fascinating person.

I think it's a good film, but it's just downright insulting to P.L. Travers. She hated Disney's adaptation.

I saw this as a kid and I LOVED IT

When you started talking about disney at the end with the music from dinosaur i got goosebumps and almost shed a tear i am man enought to say that

There needs to be a History Buffs review of this film.

I cried so much at this movie

This movie is in my top ten Disney movies I can't explain why I love it it makes me cry and smile at the same time and its rare for me for a movie to do that although I'm not a big fan of the end either idk i just really wanna watch it again now xD

We are watching this in my biographies class as part of our Walt Disney biography.

One of my favorite films; I really like how it's not one-sided! Both Disney and P.L. Travers are both equally shown as flawed but relatable human beings!

I'm still crying every time I see it😢😢😢

This is a great ending, going over all critique to talk about what everyone gets out of Disney and how they are so familiar. Criticism is subjective, but Disney is for everyone. And they succeed. Every remake, every marvel movie, every Star Wars comic. They make them all feel at least in some way, magical.

I find it hard to imagine you doubted Tom Hanks could pull off a charismatic performance.

This film would have been better if Travers had been portrayed accurately.

I didn't even see "Mary Poppins" before I watched this movie and I loved it.

You I loved this movie it was one of the three movies in the world that has made me cry

This is the most beautiful movie I’ve seen based on a true story and by Disney

this movie was like Disney does a documentary on Disney and I'm with you on how much I really didn't think it would work, but I think overall with the exception of a little to much grinding down of the edges it turned out very satisfying, and it shows that Tom hanks can still seriously act. I personally hope they do more stories along this line.

this is my favorite live action Disney movies and one of my favorite all time Disney movies. i honestly don't think any one can play Walt Disney until Tom Hanks is dead i see tom as Walt. Now when i think of Walt i see the Walt from this movie its really good and i was surprised to find out that it was actually a negative response at the end it gives it a bit of a new meaning to the movie

I was seriously looking forward to seeing this in 2013, and was lucky enough to see it in the theater. I knew the true story about how much Travers despised Disney's version of her work, but if you can ignore that it's an amazing film on it's own, even though it's heavily fictionalized. Probably one of my all time favorites.

The closing was really nice

I didnt even realise untill now that when I went to DisneyLand early 2015 they were filming this movie because I remember seeing the exactly the same car parked just after the enterance of the old bit of DisneyLand

I like how you used the music from the movie Dinosaur at the end! It is one of the first movies I remember watching along with hsm and sleeping beauty 😜

I love this movie

My dad cried during this film. That says a lot, because my dad rarely cries during films.

0:27 the guy of the left is one of my favorite side characters in live action he did a great role in The Founder

You are an excellent film critic! And funny too! Keep up the good work

Beautiful movie

Can we all just acknowledge that the intro theme from "Dinosaur" (which is what plays at the end of this video and over most Disneycember intros) is a billion times better than anything else in that movie.

I agree with you. I don't know if the real P.L. Travers really lowered her guard enough to dance with the Sherman brothers to "Lets go Fly a Kite," but I think that moment is needed....you FINALLY see her relax a little bit but then right after that we get the scene where she learns Disney went behind her back on some of the decisions and the walls come right back up again. And I do think Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks did a brilliant job bringing these two master storytellers to life.

Spoiler (and historical fact): Disney pretty much screwed Travers over.

tear jerking film

When Disney says how big an honour it is to go to Disneyland with him I just thought "you pillock".

i love that for the ending, you used the intro music from Dinosaur.

i love saving mr banks 💙

both should've been nominated for the Oscar

That reminded me of Television Set movie. It was about transforming script into product.

If theres one redeeming quality to Dinosaur, its the soundtrack. Even the Nostalgia Critic agrees

I really love this film. Do you think you could review Walt Before Mickey?

When Walt tells the story about how he couldn't sell Mickey, I found it pretty funny, because He stole the character from another artist. Ub Iwerks was an artist and animator, who worked closely with Disney, on all of the early cartoons. Walt felt that a mouse might make a good cartoon character, so he asked Ub to come up with a design. Iwerks drew the first images of Mickey, and Disney was happy with the drawings. Iwerks then went on to animate the Steamboat Willy short, having drawn every frame of animation himself. The cartoon was a success, and more would soon follow, but Walt was getting all the credit, since their company was called Disney Studios, and he did little to inform people otherwise. Walt had the idea for a mouse cartoon, and voiced the early shorts, but it was Ub Iwerks that did the heavy lifting... He designed Mickey, he had the story concepts, and he did the animation, which gave the mouse a personality and a distinct style of movement. When Iwerks realized that Disney was getting all the recognition, while he was only given credit as an animator, not a creator, he asked Walt to fix the situation and set things straight. Walt refused, as he believed Mickey was his creation, and Iwerks was just hired gun, like every other cartoonist who worked at the studio. Ub Iwerks left the company, and started producing his own cartoons, but he could not compete with a powerhouse studio like Disney now was. Over the following years, Walt would call Mickey Mouse a joint venture, b

Nice of you to use the music from Disney’s Dinosaur at the end

When I first watched this movie, I never understood it. Probably because I was too young to understand the concept of creating a movie and how much work and effort and imagination and feelings behind it, so I never cared for it. This video really made me want to watch it again so I can understand it.

What you never knew about Labyrinth. For David Bowie.

this is great

I don't think this is the actual making of a movie so much as it's a dramatization of the creation of the Mary Poppins movie, kind of like how The Social Network was about the founding of Facebook but some parts of it may or may not have been deliberately changed or fictionalized for the sake of story-telling.

Love the ending, that music from Dinosaur can make anything epic.

I hadn't heard of this one, but I'm not surprised to hear that Tom Hanks did a great job in the role. I have yet to see a movie where he was bad in. :)