Banks- Mary Poppins songs

[@consultant_of_swing2146]

In one minute and 58 seconds, not a single word of dialogue, yet it stands as one of the more emotionally powerful moments in movie history. Brilliant.

[@docdave15]

I love moments like this.

[@tomgallowitz]

consultant_of_swing agreed, this and maybe when Dorothy enters Oz for the first time no words just pure emotion and in Oz's case the dialogue comes when the inconic song starts and ends on the word rainbow

[@gezzarandom]

Shows the power of movies as a story telling medium, reading this scene in a book wouldn't be nearly as effective or emotional.

[@Garrettk41]

Longer than that, actually. While it's not shown here, the silence goes on even further, with George entering the bank and the two guards leading him to the meeting room without a word.

[@josephschauster6277]

very emotional scenes for Disney for sure!

[@HarryManco]

Never paid any attention to this scene when I was younger, it was all about the animated segments and dance numbers. But watching this now... god, is it powerful stuff, especially the part where he pauses at the steps of St. Paul's cathedral and the orchestra comes in. One of the most effective movie moments of all time, in my opinion.

[@joeycook7076]

I feel exactly the same way!!!! :D Hands down my favorite part of the movie!!!

[@LieutenantJoey]

Like you, when I was a kid, the animated segments and Dick van Dyke were pretty much all I cared about. However, the strength of this particular scene was not lost on me. I didn't really understand it fully at the time, not the message nor the context (I didn't even register that he was losing his job), but it definitely had an effect on me every time I watched it. Particularly the robotic, inhuman movements of his coworkers when he enters the bank directly after this; that part's always the one that completes it for me, and it bothers me that I can't find a clip on KZbin that includes that part.

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

This part always made me cry Xx

[@jackwirtz5822]

I cannot agree more sir. This scene of him walking makes me walk around by myself at a dark hour thinking about such an event that occur and I couldn't stop even letting that feeling go.

[@vintagesoup79]

@Ash Kitt llllllllllllll

[@s8567.]

This movie never gets old! For generations and generations to come!

[@Booker8991]

Wow, that "Feed the birds" backing to this scene is so bloody powerful

[@angelsolis-hq7uw]

ElAshtonio especially feed the birds... the saints and apostles...

[@justanotherbohemian3827]

Because the cellos play it!

[@harrystoller4147]

The bird woman disappeared. But where’d she go?

[@vgg31]

@@harrystoller4147 We'll never know the answer to that one... 😭😭

[@insiderjokevids]

​@@harrystoller4147 I'm guessing the shot where it shows her missing is an implication that she died.

[@BigHappysPlace]

David Tomlinson, was a spectacular actor. He gave Mr. Banks the dignity and Firmness required for this scene. I still marvel at how well the scene was done.

[@williamburke8242]

He died.

[@matthewmoran5297]

But Tomlison also gave Banks a lot of humanity as well.

[@12classics39]

He also could be side-splittingly hilarious when a scene called for it. This film and character put his entire range on display. He was robbed of an Oscar for it.

[@Omnicraze]

Watching this movie as an adult is realizing the movie wasn't about the children, or about Mary Poppins; it was about Mr. Banks.

[@tarafallier8961]

I agree. And if you ever watching the Tom Hanks & Emma Thompson film "Saving Mr. Banks", it's got quite a backstory. And it's really about the character Mr. Banks.

[@ebmosier1]

100% Not so much about a magical nanny as it is about a man learning to appreciate his children while he's still with them

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Just like how Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was really about Charlie, not Willy Wonka.

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

Definitely am I the only one who cries watching this scene? Xxx

[@90sNickfan91]

@@tarafallier8961Fun Fact: Tom Hanks is related to Walt Disney, Fred Rogers,, and Abraham Lincoln

[@AnimeAmericaPodcast]

Such a powerful scene. Its gets me every time.

[@fanathym]

+Anime America Yes it's amazing. And the childish naivity to make everything alright just by returning the twopence to their father in the end...brilliant.

[@kristopherdehoyos477]

Love your channel.

[@operation1968]

Anime America indeed

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

Me too I cry every time I see this Xx

[@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489]

I know. Such a wonderful movie with a wonderful score. Especially when you know Walt loved it just as much.

[@MTTT19]

David Tomlinson should have been nominated or won an Oscar for his portrayal as Mr. Banks.

[@sweetlife031]

Yes, he really should have. Um, ummm...did the Dawes tell Mr. Banks on the phone that he was let go....or did they tell him this when he arrived at the bank?

[@stephaniegittinger7980]

@@sweetlife031 it was implied that he already knew what was going to happen but they didn't tell him until he got there.

[@jeffreysnydr]

At least a Best Supporting Actor nomination...

[@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann]

@@sweetlife031 "we very much regret this course of action" on the phone, then banks says "now my lifes ambitions go with one fell blow".

[@leonardhughes4521]

Always liked the man.unfortunately I've only seen him in 3 films.

[@gustavvson]

This was one of my grandmother's favorite movies. When I used to stay overnight at her place we used to watch this movie all the time. She is in the hands of God now

[@hellasincere]

gustavvson Same with mine. “Feed the Birds” was her favorite song and I well up every time I hear it. RIP Nana.

[@BrianSmith-jx7td]

God-bless you Matthew and Eric

[@waynemacfarland1546]

The scene where Mr. Banks stares at the empty space on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral where the bird woman was sitting, feeling the utmost guilt for denying Michael the chance to use his tuppence to help her feed the birds was so touching.

[@StevenKay55]

With two simple words, Mr. Banks is saved. He is redeemed. One of the most powerful scenes in any film, yet one of the most quiet.

[@operation1968]

Steven Szmutko depends how you look at it. You could also argue it's screaming with emotion and content, despite being unspoken

[@ZakJordan98]

that scene when he looks at the steps if the cathedral and the bird woman isn't there always makes me tear up

[@TheMormonSorceress]

I kind off always thought the bird women died at that scene. Vary powerful scene with no diolags and only the music playing.

[@kevinw8322]

can you explain the significance of the bird woman and feed the birds and the dad with the tuppence?

[@charleskimball7058]

Kevin W Mr. Banks lived his his own secure world. He considered anyone who was in a "lower class" to be insignificant and unworthy of his attention. After the run on the bank (because he and his supervisors used a vocabulary that Michael couldn't understand), he was going to lose his job. His entire world was crashing down around him. When Michael gave him the tuppence, he didn't brush it aside like he would have done earlier in the movie, but instead expressed gratitude. As for the significance of the bird woman, it's that Mr. Banks is about to drop to the lower class by being discharged.

[@lifeafter79]

Kevin W Don't know if this helps... "Feed the birds" was known as Walt's favorite song in the picture (if not all his movies). He said it represented "charity". Or giving when you have nothing; which is what the bird woman did: ask for money so she could feed the birds (when she had nothing)

[@jamoca15]

is that because the woman isn't there or because you understand what is happening to Mr Banks?

[@dazedandconfusd]

“It’s not the children she comes to save; it’s their father.”

[@Duncman92]

That explains why it’s called Saving Mr Banks

[@jeffreysnydr]

And we see it again 54 years later with Michael Banks himself...

[@everythingOKforever]

@@justinquigley9739 I think he's referring to 'Mary Poppins Returns' .Eurgh!

[@12classics39]

@@jeffreysnydri don’t like the sequel’s premise; Michael already learned his lessons from Mary Poppins and will carry them with him all his life. George Banks never had anyone like Mary Poppins in his life as a child, and his redemption proves you’re never too old to learn such valuable lessons. This film never needed a sequel.

[@scoutart1508]

@@12classics39 that was more of a homage sequel, still well crafted on its own, but nothing beats at the end this one

[@definitelynotawitch]

I love that this movie gives grownups a chance to change. That it lets them be human and err, and tells them it's never too late.

[@Trunkalunx]

So, this is the scene Doug Walker was talking about. Yeah, I can agree with him. He was right to pick this as his #1 favorite movie moment. This scene does relate to everybody. We've all walked down that road before in our lives. This scene, the lighting, the atmosphere, the music (especially), it perfectly represents how we feel when we have to walk to somewhere for the bad news. Spectacularly done.

[@LieutenantJoey]

You never saw this movie as a kid? I thought everyone who grew up before 2005 grew up with a dvd or vhs of this thing somewhere in their house.

[@BlueDebut]

I saw his review of Mary Poppins yesterday, really liked how he described this scene. Just had to see it and I cried. Its SO good.

[@operation1968]

Yeah

[@peteralbert1485]

The heartbreaking moment where he walks up to the steps where the bird lady usually sits, and she's gone. So much is suggested there, and it's hardly three seconds.

[@breiffen5526]

@Peter Albert as a Kid I just simply assumed she was "off duty" since nobody was there in the middle of the night to sell crumbs. But the sound of the choir makes it seems as if either she died OR she's some kind of magical spirit or angel

[@snakes3425]

As he walks to the bank, knowing he'll be fired, he has time to reflect, and for the first time he sees just how big the world is. When he passes the Cathedral where the Bird Woman sat, I often feel like he's wondering how many times he's walked this route and never noticed her till Michael pointed her out, never took the time out to talk to her, and if his actions that day may have just cost her a meal or a place to stay for the night, and he starts thinking about his children, and realizes what happened was his fault, he could've taken the day off and spent the day at the park or a theater with his kids but instead he simply went to work like he always did and treated his kids like they weren't even there, and it's then that he realizes what Mary was trying to tell him: when was the last time he told his wife he loved her, or told his children he loved them, when was the last time they did anything together as a family, all those times when he could've been there for his kids he wasted at the bank, and it's when he passes the cathedral being dismissed no longer matters, all he wants to do at that moment is have a second chance to make things right.

[@12classics39]

Perfectly said.

[@danieljosephbestguy5990]

Very well expressed. The only thing I would change upon that analysis is that I wouldn't say he treated his kids like they weren't there at the bank with him by virtually ignoring them. He did seem to show a strong enthusiasm to want to educate them about Economics, particularly Michael who wanted to just feed the birds and give money to the Bird Woman which his father dismissed as throwing it away. And during the song he is focused on them all the time as well as his bosses. The only thing is he is trying to lend them a more adult view in life which they are too young to understand just like the kids watching this at a young age wouldn't understand.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

As Mr. Banks walks to the bank, he does a lot of thinking. Also for the first time as he walks to the bank, he also sees how big the world really is and that there's more to it than just the bank he works at. He's just never noticed it before.

[@Alter_Dan_K]

I never thought about that. Thank you.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

***** Probably. I think he now knows that money isn't everything.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

***** Yeah. One of the many reasons why it's a great movie.

[@gezzarandom]

Correct and you can actually see him looking around and taking it all in and not just walking straight ahead.

[@Loredogs]

Omg ..your right this movie it brilliant.

[@LadyOfBroadway333]

I can't watch this scene without getting my tears in my eyes.

[@vgg31]

I can't either 😭😭😭

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

Same this scene gets me every time Xx 😢

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Same here! When I was a little boy, I always had to turn the movie off at this part.

[@MTTT19]

One of the things I've always thought about this scene is that one shot when Mary Poppins looks down the stairs and walks away. I always figured that what she's thinking in her head is, "I've done all I can. Now the rest is up to him."

[@heavygamer93]

Watching this movie as an adult, I kinda realize that she planned everything all along.

[@tomgallowitz]

heavygamer93 There is a theory that the Birdwoman was Mary Poppins in disguise since it was her day off.

[@heavygamer93]

tomgallowitz Yeah. I am aware of that theory and I do think it's a solid one.

[@andsings13]

that was the whole point, which is why they explained that in the movie "Saving Mr. Banks". She came to change him, not the children

[@angelsolis-hq7uw]

Matt Thornton Mr. Banks realized his family more important than money... he treated his family like money lock them in vault...

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I find that at the beginning when George’s children come to apologise and give him the tuppence, that is the moment when he realises how enchanted and well raised his children really are and how he never noticed it. Despite maintaining the English reserve and stoicism (which many of us Brits are raised to be) with a simple “Thank you”, you can still see that he is both happy and full of regret at the same time. This film is extraordinarily crafted and will always be a beautiful cinematic masterpiece indefinitely.

[@12classics39]

It’s the moment he finally gains respect for Mary Poppins and understands what she has been saying to him all this time.

[@Hunter4376]

Guys did you realise it? Its amazing. This scene is 40 years old and you can still feel the power and emotions in that scene. Its so wonderful.

[@nolanhewitt2563]

Hunter4376 50

[@JollyJoel]

Hunter4376 Music is inherently in us. You can show this to our cavemen ancestors and they'll understand its sorrows and implications on an emotional level.

[@giant7454]

Disney magic

[@m.josefiina]

Now 57

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

This is a beautiful and powerful scene, filmed with cinematic ingenuity. The cold and empty streets depict his isolation and his pause at St. Paul's, powerfully accentuated by the timeless score, shows his regret and contrition. This film is truly a masterpiece on many levels.

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

***** Woops, corrected that. Thanks.

[@donadel70]

I like your comment . u really a a super comment guy... did u comment any other film work?

[@milosit]

Totally agree. The absence of the bird lady at St. Paul's is a powerful statement. It makes me think of what his world will be like without love and charity and that it's all up him at that moment in time and that he is running out of time.

[@operation1968]

bradford lad well said my friend

[@operation1968]

TheSuperCommentGuy amen brother

[@gezzarandom]

I always found this scene particularly moving, knowing what he was walking to and how he managed to stay dignified, and the regret in his face when he approaches the cathedral when he finally realizes that he's dedicated his life to the wrong priority, very powerful scene.

[@maxhamlin38]

you know? I never realized this before, but george banks actually follows the footsteps of his children, from the start of the movie to the end. ..first, the house, then he walks through the park, then past uncle albert's, then past where the bird woman was, then to the bank, then back to the house. ..

[@npen6779]

Wow!

[@keithlmh]

the author of the book herself said that mary poppins did not come to save the children, but the Father. He was the one who needed help

[@Garrettk41]

When does he pass Uncle Albert's place?

[@choryllis6646]

1:41 It's the same street

[@Garrettk41]

Oh, that. Actually, no it isn't. I see the similarity, but it's clearly different. Just compare that shot with the one where they arrive at Uncle Albert's. Actually, the street to which you refer is just on the way to the bank. Remember, George and the children were on that very street earlier when they first went over.

[@GT3NB]

Unbelievable artistry. A masterpiece. Not to mention the music is unbelievable. I miss real Disney.

[@heavygamer93]

+George Banks Too true. This is when Disney used to be good and creative on their own instead of going franchise shopping sprees.

[@operation1968]

George Banks me too

[@Jayjay_0707]

George Banks it is to my understanding that Feed the Birds was Disney's favorite song of all the Disney songs. This scene is powerful and wrought w such raw emotion. 💕

[@AVEASHBY]

''It's all right. It's all right, Mrs Travers. Mr Banks is going to be all right. I promise.''

[@nolansnape7736]

no.... its just....i cant abide cartoons

[@finstrike7]

Indeed.

[@finstrike7]

Nolan Snape Yeah... This reprisal of 'Feed the Birds' is one of the most powerful moments in film. For Mrs. Travers, it was her father walking away again but about to be redeemed. Though he did of alchol-induced influenza, Mr. Banks didn't. Walt did help save and redeem her father. I'm glad she eventually let the film get made. So many people love it to this day.

[@rocknroll20024]

Ave Ashby when she crying during that scene I couldn't help but cry with her.

[@BillFarrell]

Yeah. Even though she hated the Movie, I'd like to think she was happy that Mary Poppins has become one of the most loved creations in cinematic history.

[@Blazcowitz1943]

I found this excerpt from a website when Walt first heard "Feed the Birds". “We seized on one incident, in Chapter 7 of 'Mary Poppins Comes Back', the second book -- the bird woman. And we realized that was the metaphor for why Mary came, to teach the children -- and Mr. Banks -- the value of charity. So we wrote the song and took it up to Walt's office and played it and sang it for him. He leaned back in his chair, looking out the window, and he said: 'That's it, isn't it? That's what this is all about. This is the metaphor for the whole film.' And that was the turning point in our lives ... We were full-time staff, so we had an office at the studio, and every so often Walt would call us up to his office on a Friday afternoon. We knew what he wanted. When we got there, he would say, 'I just wanted to know what you boys were up to these days.' Then he would turn around in his chair and stare out the window, like the first time we played it for him, and he would say, 'Play it.' And we would ... And you could just see Walt thinking, 'That's what it's all about, everything we do at Disney.'"

[@molnya2]

Like Mr Banks in this scene I too have made that lonely night journey to my boss knowing the axe was ready to fall. And like him I reflected on all the little things I missed while my nose was to the grindstone all those years and my own epiphany at the moment. Without a doubt my favorite part of the whole movie.

[@Poxell91]

I thought of this scene all day. now that I watched it...I'm sitting here, 25 years old, crying. True cinema...

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

Poxell91 Me too I understand it more now obviously things weren't going so well with Mr Banks's job & all & maybe when Marry Poppins arrived and started taking Jane and Michael out & doing fun things with them Mr Banks probably felt he let his children down I guess it shows what some people go through like with financial problems etc like many our famous hero's and loved ones Xx

[@angelsolis-hq7uw]

Poxell91 this gets me very emotional...

[@patrickdesantis5661]

"Some people can't see past the end of their own nose" true for a lot us

[@angelsolis-hq7uw]

Poxell91 a man has dreams...

[@highwaycoffeemanguy9678]

Poxell91 Me too

[@ChiWookiee95]

Crazy how scenes like this in movies you used to watch as a kid hit you harder when you’re an adult.

[@TroyM777]

Oh yes. I’m 38 and the music plays that much heavier then when I was a young kid of 5-6 watching it then…

[@Xanatos21]

The scene George Banks approaches the steps of the cathedral and the bird woman isn't there always made me feel so sorry for him. To me, that part seemed to represent his innermost guilt for denying Michael the opportunity to give the bird woman tuppence to help feed the birds. But alas, the bird woman is now gone and George no longer has that chance for that sort of redemption. It also seems to represent that you should always try to make amends with the past if you can, but if the past will not have you, then look towards the future and find another way to find that redemption that you wish for. The bird woman being absent from the steps of the cathedral seems to symbolize that what's in the past is in the past and there is nothing George can do to change that portion of the past. All he can do now is look towards the future and find that next chance for redemption, which he does by using the tuppence to fix Jane and Michael's kite. Of course, he succeeds and soon becomes the kind and loving father that his children have always wanted.

[@operation1968]

Yeah. Touche

[@lauram.garzon396]

So beautiful 💗💗

[@Garrettk41]

Yes, it is very moving, but if I may say, I don't think George has officially lost his chance for that. I think he's more reconsidering what he had said before about "wasting your money on a bunch of ragamuffin birds" and realizing with guilt that the bird woman might have heard him. He realizes it's yet another thing to think about. My theory is that tomorrow, after the family is done with their kite flying, he will then take them over there to feed the birds.

[@mariagiordano754]

@Xanatos, parole proprio giuste non avrei saputo scriverlo in modo migliore

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Actually, he gave the tuppence to Mr. Dawes Sr., don't you remember?

[@laurendaley2503]

This scene here is what the movie is about, Mary Poppins wasn't there to help the children, but to help the father, she made him change by teaching the children first so he could learn from them.

[@coralroper6876]

How does such a simple scene make my eyes start watering? How? Disney was a genius.

[@stephaniegittinger7980]

As was David Tomlinson. I never really "got" this scene until I had to make that walk myself-your steps get slower and slower, and all you want is for time to stop, reverse, and give you another chance.

[@dark12794]

genuinely one of the most powerful scenes in a Disney movie, I still use it to this day as a reference piece when speaking about amazingly subtle yet alive scenes of true human emotion... and it hits it HARD.. you feel the emptiness in his heart, you SEE in his stride that hes walking to the end of what his life WAS all about... and that moment at the staircase always gets me because you know he walks up there thinking SOMETHING was going to and HAD to change... and you can see in his face as much as it scared him, he was ready... happily walking to the end of the road

[@piabaur2191]

Darth Theron Such understated, fantastic acting. Tomlinson is sadly underrated.

[@TallManVanitas]

Not just a Disney film, but this is seriously one of the most powerful scenes I've seen in any film.

[@dark12794]

DEFINITELY agree

[@MrGabeanator]

***** wow

[@raymondshutt1289]

So poignant and powerful. My favorite scene in all of Walt's movies. "All around the Cathedral...." Thank you, David Tomlinson, for a beautiful performance that always makes me tear up.

[@buzzhighlightyear6790]

I love this scene. Mr Banks always reminded me of my dad as a kid and still does. He helped me understand my father better.

[@marychocolatefairy]

The moment of Michael giving his dad the tuppence followed by the Feed the Birds score is one of those major awwwwww moments for me. Like Luke Skywalker's "I'm a Jedi, like my father before me," heh.

[@Heracr055]

Seeing Mr. Banks didn't change my perception of this scene; it confirmed it. That's my dad I see doing that walk of pain.

[@jthompson71990]

Mr. Banks, you now forever have my respect. *tips hat*

[@trashpanda9615]

This movie hits very different as an adult 🥺😭

[@stephaniegittinger7980]

This, ladies and gents, is what won the Sherman brothers that Oscar. I'm sure of it.

[@hawrnball]

The first time I visited London, I walked around the grounds of St Paul's on a surprisingly quiet Sunday evening. This song was running through my head and I found myself getting very emotional.

[@benrig89]

"Will this make everything better?" "Thank you." He basically tells them 'no' in the sweetest way possible, and they're smart enough to realize it. This scene has been tearing me up for two decades

[@modrenwarefare]

Agreed. But to me I feel he’s also truly grateful his children were thinking of him. Instead of correcting them as he usually would or go on a lecture. He appreciates the simple yet kind gesture of his children thinking of them. Making his heart warm if only for a short moment.

[@SuperIceAndFire]

Doug Walker's Favorite Movie Scene Ever!

[@nolanhewitt2563]

+Omid Iranmanesh also shown on saving mr banks

[@kristopherdehoyos477]

He mad me want to watch the movie all over again, with an adults mind set, and I still love it.

[@DarkandWild2]

Mine too.

[@jambalayajones6449]

Omid Iranmanesh yep and you can't blame the nostalgia critic for it this scene I rate 11/10 it's that good

[@Johnno9989]

mine three

[@Urahara12]

I am so glad to have watched this when I was younger and to have watched it when I am older... The perspectives and story line are met with a different emphasis... Profound indeed.

[@joeycook7076]

That happens a lot with films we see as kids. The important messages breeze over us because we're mostly paying attention to the songs and pretty images. But as we watch it again as teens and adults, those messages we realize more and we come to terms with the adult themes in them. This movie, this scene in particular, is a perfect example of that. Watching this movie now, this scene is probably my favorite part of the movie. The breathtaking music in the background and Mr. Banks going through, as I like to call it, the Jean Valjean stage: reevaluating his life and realizing the good that he could be doing after someone opens up his mind and shows him an act of kindness. GOD I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[@joegaito702]

I'm and walt Disney are left speechless one of his favorite songs ever by julie Andrew god bless you guys thanks you guys rock way to go to the actors and actresses who passed away my thoughts are with your family you may be gone but not forgotten still going strong after all these years later appreciate the memories you should be amazed and proud way to go thanks job well done by the Sherman brothers did a excellent job writing this music !!! ❤😂😂Joe

[@catouniverse]

Oh, god, 1:51 when he arrives at that empty corner and looks at it as if he's never seen it before, even though he walks in front of it every day... I just love it. How he's finally realizing that he indeed couldn't see beyond his nose. So many feelings, all without dialogue. Awesome.

[@phantombrakeman4983]

I saw Mary Poppens when I was a kid in 1965, I did not realize what this part was about. A good 32 years later after getting married and having our first child, we ran the movie for him. When this part came on where Jane and Michael give up the tuppence to help, I got the point and could not hold back the tears. Being an adult and all the pressure that comes with it. Every time Mr Banks makes that long walk to get fired, I am moved and cry.

[@305Lfx]

Three years later.. post covid.. of late . Ive been very unwell .. Reminiscing about my family .... I often come back to this

[@tuckerduke2662]

One of the most heart-wrenching and yet touching scenes ever shown in a Disney film. I swear, every time I view this masterpiece, I would weep uncontrollably during this scene most of the time. This is what makes Mary Poppins and any other Disney movie a piece of masterful work; it digs into you and brings out your emotional side. I don't think any other live action Disney movie would top Mary Poppins. It will always remain as the No. 1 live-action Disney film.

[@dragonheart2272]

One thing I've just noticed about the beginning of this scene is that this is the first time in the entire film that Mr. Banks has actually looked his children in the eye. Throughout the film, he was pretty much just waving them off or not even listening to them at all. Here, when he finally sits down and looks at them, it seems full of curiosity and endearment. Maybe I'm just reading too much into it, but that's what I get out of it.

[@stephaniegittinger7980]

Looking at what he's missed, perhaps. And realizing that Bert was right. Childhood is short, and they are growing up so very fast.

[@laurenw94]

this film is just perfect. upsets me that films nowadays dont put as near enough of the time, effort and heart into them as they used to.

[@bfitzy123]

seriously! you are so right!

[@angelsolis-hq7uw]

BRIAN FITZGIBBON yes it is... the perfect film...

[@BenScrimgeour]

Hearts in Disneyworld That is so true as films these day's don't put as near enough of the time, effort and heart into them the last film that I've seen that really pulled at my heart strings was at the end of Saving Mr Banks when Travers played by Emma Thomson was crying

[@TheRyanbossxx]

too many films these days are playing too safe they need to step out of their comfort zones to make good work.

[@annafraasa6052]

Who always cries in this scene? The music is so powerful! 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@alexxv13]

This scene is even more powerful when you watch it after " Saving Mr Banks ". Now let me cook those damn onions ...

[@TehJew22]

I don't need see "Mr. Banks", I lived it.

[@Sparkledash1]

Saw Saving mr.banks last night. Great movie and that ending scene with Emma Thompson watching this scene was so powerful, it almost made my heart explode. I also loved Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, Hanks proved again that he can play anyone and make it look good.

[@maltaavfc]

The music alone is enough to make anyone's heart explode!

[@joegaito702]

He was having his kid's kind of day David Tomlinson played George banks role perfectly god bless you guys thanks you guys rock after all these years later walt Disney and I Joe gaito would be proud and amazed one of our favorite songs ever by the Sherman brothers did a excellent job the only bird I see is at popeyes or burger king and crispy and juicy bon appetit eat well thanks excellent job people you should be amazed and to the actors and actresses who passed away my thoughts are with your family you may be gone but not forgotten still going strong way to go !!! Joe

[@joeycoburn.7335]

That George banks is good man and father. He just never saw it in himself until then.

[@MartyMcFly1085]

As a dad now myself, to a 7 yr old daughter, I have so much respect and compassion for Mr. Banks. He was a grandiose jerk at first, the headship of the house, quite oblivious to his children as he enjoyed the age of men. Mary Poppins saved him. Not from physical injury or death, but from living careless and indifferent to the small window of precious time he has with his young children. He was wrong about many things. And that is ok. But he made the decision to not stay wrong, but to change for the better. And this is also true for his role as a husband. I feel less pressure with my daughter to be seen by her as strong, successful, as her super hero. I already am that, and she only needs one thing from me: my active presence in her life.

[@ctrain6382]

This has to be my favorite moment in this film and one of my top favorites in film history!

[@impalalover7412]

This whole scene is fantastic. Everyone is talking about the church steps which is powerful. But even more powerful is Michael coming to his father saying. “Here father. You can keep the tupets.” That part always gets me. The look on Mr.Banks face when he realizes what he has missed out on. And the look Mary Poppins gives us is excellent.

[@joegaito702]

The music pretty much explains it mr. Banks played by david Tomlinson did a excellent job he's having his kids kind of day walt Disney and the Sherman brothers did a excellent composing this music god bless you guys thanks you guys rock way to very impressed after all these years later appreciate the memories and movie in 1964 way to go thanks job well done you should be amazed and proud way to go !! Joe ❤😂😂😅

[@GT3NB]

Back at this again just to say this is my personal favourite scene ever made by man. So much so that I took the name of the character within it as my own, to remind me of the magic we’re capable of creating. Every frame is like a priceless art worthy of framing. Expertly realised, shot with care, precision and elegance. It’s beautifully understated which makes the swell of emotion so effective and moving. The score is a vital cog, the most vital as there is no dialogue, and turns a meagre man walking the streets alone at night into an artist’s projection of the loneliness and shame of a misguided father coming to terms with their life of failing to understand what truly matters with no witnesses, no one to blame or distract them from the truth, only themselves. In summary, powerful, emotive, creative and practically perfect in every way.

[@wendiemorell2543]

Tears .... that is all. Oh and the most powerful song...

[@frankytouch296]

most powerful music and scene I ever heard in a movie.

[@RA-zq1ni]

I cant stop crying at this scene.😢😭 I also couldn't stop crying when Pamela was watching this scene is Saving Mr. Banks and couldn't stop crying when she was remembering her childhood. If anyone didn't watch that movie, you need to go watch it now. Definitely one of my favorite movies.😢❤❤

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

This Account I know also as a adult I understand it more like what poor Mr Banks went through as kids u don't understand those things cause you're so young even if u cried Xx

[@db50]

I'm 56 and I crumbled watching this scene and the scene in Mr Banks.....OMG.

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

staffbus1 same okay at the time I was a kid when I first watched it but it still makes me cry now Xx

[@adamzanzie]

In a film that is a masterpiece, with one great scene after another, it is this sequence which remains my favorite. When I was younger, I admired it without quite knowing why. Now I know why. Even after witnessing George's cruelty and arrogance all throughout the film, we still can't help but be scared for him in this scene; it's like a long walk towards doom. Such beautiful music by the Sherman Brothers and absolutely masterful direction by Robert Stevenson in making this sequence work. It's the kind of slow, patient sequence that usually gets cut out of family movies. Thank God they kept it in this one.

[@peteralbert1485]

Nice synopsis, but I also disagree that Mr. Banks was "cruel"-- he was just disconnected. He'd thought he was doing right by his family, until Mary Poppins (and Bert) help show his disconnect. We find that he was at heart a kind person -- that's clear and still really gets me in this scene, with his fumbled, sad approach to the empty place under St. Paul's where the bird lady had been sitting. Maybe he was going to give her Michael's tuppence? ...but she's just gone. There's a lot of melancholy in all this: all those years of grinding at the grindstone and not helping the kids sugar their medicine, his grief about generally being absent, grief that the nameless, homeless woman he chastised Michael not to help is now gone.

[@mishtaromaniello8295]

His walk to the bank reminds me of my own when I'm called to my school counselor's office during class, to talk about my poor grades. Magnificence and acceptance rolls by me as I stroll to that office.

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

As a child I never really understood what Mr Banks was doing but now being much older and wiser than I was then I can understand his situation more clearly Mr Banks was trying to make ends meet and couldn’t afford luxuries or even the most simple stuff and could give his loving children what they wanted. I think it was only when Mary Poppins came to look after them took them out on fun adventures and spent time with them he realised all they really wanted and needed was his time and to show he ( I’m sure deep down he did) loved them. When he took them to his place of work at the bank he wasn’t thinking straight and clearly he might’ve understood why they wanted to give the bird lady some small change to feed them that was also about showing love. I always tear up when I watch this scene it gets every time I cry a lot with films like this have no clue why I just do. Have a lovely Sunday everyone Xxx

[@fiona_137_mullican]

This is one of my favorite scenes in cinematic history, and definitely my favorite scene in Mary Poppins. Tomlinson's portrayal of Mr Banks in this scene catches my heart in a way not many movies can do. I could write a whole damn essay on why this scene means so much to me, but I think I'll just enjoy it for now.

[@thebigJM92]

This film has shaped my life, this scene more powerfully than anything else. Thank you Disney for this scene, so poignant, so sad yet so full of meaning to make the world a more happy place

[@stevengardner3192]

When he says "Thank you" you can just see it.

[@305Lfx]

Truth here.. my dad died in 2019.. he was the epitome of Mr Banks... A stern man but deeply loving at his core... This hits like a an Olyksander usyk punch... I loved my dad so much and I am now.at 33 fully understanding of why he was as he was

[@bodesbodes9408]

Yeah I haven't seen this film for 30 years and the first 45 seconds of this clip was like someone reached into my chest and compressed my heart. What the heck...?

[@SandraMalzer]

Julie Andrews is great.I love her.

[@philgriffin8285]

Very powerful. Love this clip. Mr Banks does the same walk that the children did showing that he was now becoming part of their world. Mary Poppins had come to save him from his narrow world. The bird lady showing charity that he lacked.

[@yankeeangel26]

This was one of my favorite movies as a child (okay, it still is), but I never fully understood everything about it until I was an adult. This was a scene that never affected me back then, but when I watched this movie again recently, I was in tears.

[@ibrahimfaruqi2112]

You are right. I am watching this movie for 40 years approx and now 58 years old, it still give me a new pleasure every time I watch. I know you will experience same in all your coming years

[@siredith8846]

What splendid children!

[@TheSebastianfan]

I've always felt sentimental to this part even when I was little. This was always my favorite scene when it came to passion, majestic, and beautiful; not only with the music, but to Mr. Banks' break through in his life as a man, a husband, and especially a father.

[@joegaito702]

To the Sherman brothers and walt Disney they didn't even have to sing one of walt Disney favorite songs ever written and composed by the Sherman brothers who did a excellent job let's honor and appreciate this masterpiece of music I try not to teary eyed and emotional I'm left speechless walt Disney would sit in his office and be proud way to go very impressed !!! Joe

[@bastogic]

Powerful scene, more apreciated in my 30's than in my 10's...

[@sahyrmangaka8]

This scene is so powerfull its one of my favorite movies

[@thirddays1fan4ever]

My absolute favorite part of this movie. And one of my favorite film scenes of all time.

[@mirijmoments]

I have listened to this 50 times and I'm not tired of it at all, no wonder it was Walt Disney's favorite song.

[@jomistko]

¿Así se arregla todo, verdad? 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Unos de los trozos más hermosos de toda la película 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@queenofawesome2550]

Such a simple yet powerful scene. One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.

[@SteamKing2160]

Another thing: This was beautifully composed. Why cant we have music like this when times are dark in a movie?

[@janeyrevanescence12]

I wonder what Uncle Walt was thinking about when he was watching this and the scene before where Bert confronts Mr. Banks and gives some valuable perspective about how fleeting childhood is and how one day, Jane and Michael will have moved out and started their own families. He passed away a few years after the film came out...and he was an adoring father to two girls (it was the love his daughters had for the PL Travers books that convinced him to make the film). Both daughters were (I believe) married and had children of their own. I wonder if Uncle Walt was thinking about how time had flown by so fast and his daughters were now parents themselves.

[@UnitiPerIlCek]

When I was little I always cried during this scene, no one understood why. Reviewing this film at the age of 24 I cried anyway and finally I understood why. I have never had a close father figure as my parents separated when mom was pregnant, although I knew my dad but he never gave me the right attention, he never took me to the park to play with a kite.. and seeing the Mr. Banks changing attitude towards children by dedicating all paternal love to them and giving up his job makes me very sad. I am now an ‘adult’ and I haven't seen my father for 5 years and I would have liked so much that he loved me like a real father. Sorry if my English is bad, but I'm Italian!

[@fpod8498]

As a kid i would fast forward this part. From the moment the Chimney Sweeps leave to the moment Banks enters the office with the Boss. I never was interested in this scene as a child. But now i get goosebumps and tears.

[@misschooky87]

I love the background music. It is hauntingly beautiful. Mary Poppins is one of the best movies ever.

[@TipsyMcBoozerton]

Even though I didn't really grew up with Mary Poppins as a child, but I have to say that this scene has the most well planned out cinematography in a Live Action Disney film. It's absolutely expressive with the beautiful right scenery and music to capture the mood of Mr.Banks in the plot of the movie. It's another Disney classic moment with heartstrings tugging. :)

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Oh here come the waterworks... that choir though

[@kamacazi8]

Saw this at 8 years old. It had such a huge significance to me , it stood out as an adult theme that lingered. And it stayed in my subconscious at the time. Didn't understand it but it stayed. Now I do :(

[@jackx.cassway]

I used to go to my grandma’s everyday when I was about 2 or so. And we would watch Mary Poppins on her DVD every time and I loved this scene. And I still do.

[@davidkane4176]

Awesome scene, well done.

[@bigmeknurgle]

Even as a kid, the notes without the words, made me think of something oddly hopeful; acknowledging and understanding the failings of your predecessors, putting yourself at risk and doing what you can to set things right. Mary Poppins made Mr. Banks self-aware, and that's when he realised what was truly important to him, something we should all try to emulate. All in 21 notes. It's flawless, and at age 29 I still get goosebumps.

[@josephschauster6277]

i Like how the music and the scene with Mr. Banks and the Tuppins goes together. Disney did well with this scene!

[@chloepresley2000]

As a child Mr Banks' character always intrigued me and I could feel his pain. I often feel I restrict myself with my own inability to express love and emotions at times, and I sometimes lose sight of what it is to be completely carefree, burdening myself with troubles and responsibilities. I know that deep in my heart is a small child just wanting to be let out, to "go fly a kite", to run in the park with my family and forget the constraints society puts on us all. I feel there is a Mr Banks in us all, but not all of us gets a Mary Poppins to show us our faults. Sometimes we have to be our own Mary Poppins.

[@ajpianoman1]

This, without doubt, in the four years it's been up, should have more views. This film truly is a masterpiece...

[@dcbandnerd]

This was absolutely my favorite part of the movie as a kid, and it still is. The instrumental reprise of "Feed the Birds" is haunting and the scenery is breathtaking.

[@Extra_050]

Suddenly I see why the Nostalgia Critic cited this as his favourite scene from a film and I'm inclined to agree. Up until this point in the film, Mr. George Banks has been a very difficult character with whom to find any sympathy. Indeed aside from the Dawes characters he is the closest thing the film really has to an antagonist if not villain: though not without humour, he says relatively little that is intended to amuse and he is the eternal suppressor of his children's fun. It is increasingly clear that it is effectively *him* that his children are running away from (together with their absentee mother) and not really their first nanny. Here, though, we do feel rather sorry for him. He is making his way through an unrealistically empty London (symbolic of his own feelings, perhaps?), often walking past or through areas that his children have gone before at earlier points in the film (see the paving slabs where Bert made his pictures for instance and at least one commentator here has stated that one of those houses looks like Uncle Albert's) and so he is walking in their footsteps. He knows perfectly well that he is going to confront those whose expectations he has been trying to live up to all his life, but who now are going to scold him like a frightened child himself. The absence of the bird woman is ambiguous (has she died or has she simply gone home, pigeons typically being diurnal?) but still significant, if only because it shows that he is not able to correct his past mistakes in that moment. Notice from the music how he approaches the steps of St. Paul's at precisely the point in the "Feed the Birds" song where the lyrics would have gone "All around the Cathedral the saints and apostles look down as she sells her wares" and then casts his eyes above him, as though in response to this. The song of course goes on "Although you can't see it you know they are smiling each time someone shows that he cares". He does care, but it is, for whatever reason, too late: the tuppence won't "make everything alright" the way his children hoped at all- or at least not in the way that he intended.

[@12classics39]

Omg you’re a genius - somehow because of the darkness, I never noticed he passed by the place where Bert made his drawings or Uncle Albert’s house, but you’re right, he does! Wow!! Also I like the ambiguity of the bird woman’s absence. It’s easy for a cynic to assume she is dead, but I’ve always thought she moved to a new area to feed the birds, as nobody outside the cathedral was hearing her pleas. Which adds to Mr. Banks’ guilt, as now that she is no longer at the place he passes every day, he likely won’t get a chance to remedy this.

[@Extra_050]

@@12classics39 Well, thank you. I'm always a little nervous about writing mini-essays like the above in the comments of videos because not many people read them in full, but it's nice to meet a like-minded soul.