Mary Poppins Returns: Until the Door Opens
1 Nowhere to Go but up There is a strange thing about Mary Popping Return s that separates it from most sequels, its happy being itself. Does that mean the original is not taken into account? Of course not, the original emanates from every frame. Though, it is not defined by those frames. As it stands in the moment Mary Poppins Returns completes the massage proclaimed by the Disney classic, and surprisingly it does not reissue it. Without a verse of “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” in sight Mary Poppins Returns continues the story of Jane and Michael Banks as they try to save their childhood home form foreclosure, and care for Michael’s three children as his wife has just recently died. It is in this turmoil that Mary Poppins returns. One of the most delightful aspects of the Mary Poppins Returns is that it has a deep conversation with its predecessor before it takes over. This back and forth is almost self-evident in both the film’s additions to song canon and...