Mr. Hanks has been very good at biographical roles so far in his career. However, we are getting into some territory that, for some, would be a very dangerous undertaking. Walt Disney has always been a man who has touched all of our lives some way or another. He is very much larger than life, the man has his own world for Pete's sake. So, taking on Walt Disney is very tricky and you have to tread very carefully.
P.L. Travers is best known to the world as the woman who put Marry Poppins on paper. For 20 years Walt Disney has done everything in his power to take Ms. Poppins from the paper to the Silver Screen. For fear that he beloved Marry is going to be turned into something she doesn't recognize she refuses to give him the rights to her book. Now, she is at the end of her money and needs anything she can get. She caves and goes to meet with Disney and see if they can find a way to bring Ms. Poppins to life in a way that has never been done before.
Like I said taking on the role of THE Walt Disney is something that can be very challenging. However, there is something about Mr. Hanks that as soon as he chooses to become the a certain person he makes you believe it. I hold Mr. Disney in a special place in my heart because, yes, I grew up with his movies but I also share a birthday with the guy. We were both born on December 5th. The people we hold has heroes it's very hard to allow anyone to play them on the screen. I love Mr. Hanks I really do but I was even a bit apprehensive when I first saw this movie.
However, in true Mr. Hanks charm, he wins you over immediately. As I have grown up I have hear that there are very good things and very bad things about Mr. Disney. It breaks my heart some of the things that have been said because he is a hero of mine and I don't wish to imagine him in such ways. However, you have to see that he is human too. Mr. Hanks is able to bring a humanity to Mr. Disney yet be able to portray Mr. Disney in the same light I always wish to see him. A man who loves kids, movies, his family, and his work. A gentle man who wants to being good into the world.
It's roles like these that make me love Mr. Hanks even more. His ability to do what he does on the screen is crazy good. To think that we still have many more roles with him portraying other heroes on the screen coming up soon. You can do the man does his research and really wants to get the intention of each person he plays correctly. Just like Mr. Disney does with his charters on the screen as well.
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