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CHRISTIAN PARENT REVIEW OF DISNEY’S MARY POPPINS RETURNS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Is The New Movie Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?<\/h2>\n

Disney’s Mary Poppins was originally released in 1964. Fifty-four years later, it is still a classic that is loved by young and old. In fact, it is my favorite live-action movie. So to say I had serious reservations about seeing Disney’s latest movie: Mary Poppins Returns, is an understatement. Disney has taken my favorite movie and made a sequel. Will it live up to the hype? Is it suitable for children? Should you go see it? In this Christian Parent Review of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, I will answer those questions and more while attempting to keep my review spoiler-free.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE SYNOPSIS: MARY POPPINS RETURNS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The movie centers around the Banks family years into the future. It is the 1930’s after the great stock market crash. Michael and Jane Banks are grown, and Michael has children of his own, Annabel, John and Georgie. Annabel and John are originally siblings to Jane and Michael in the story by P.L. Travers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Poppins, played by Emily Blunt, returns to help out Michael and his children in the same house that Michael and Jane grew up in at 17 Cherry Tree Lane. Lin Manuel Miranda plays Jack, a leery (lamplighter). There are also appearances by Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, and Dick Van Dyke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael has taken a job at Fidelity Fiduciary Bank which is the same bank that employed both his father and grandfather before him. He is thankful for the job because unemployment is high, soup kitchen lines are long, and the bank forecloses on houses daily. Jane has followed in her mother’s footsteps and is a champion for civic causes.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Mary Poppins returns, it appears that Jane and Michael have grown up and forgotten all about their adventures when she was their nanny.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emily Blunt is Mary Poppins in Disney\u2019s MARY POPPINS RETURNS, a sequel to the 1964 MARY POPPINS, which takes audiences on an entirely new adventures with the practically perfect nanny and the Banks family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christian Parent Review of Disney’s Mary Poppins 2: THE GOOD<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

There is plenty of good in this movie. Miranda plays Jack’s role with such zeal that it is delightful to watch him on the screen. Every song he sings, every time he dances, his eyes sparkle. He was made to play this role. Blunt, as Mary Poppins, manages to have moments where you forget that Julie Andrews was ever Mary Poppins. There are adorable moments, and the nods to the original Mary Poppins movie are heartwarming.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nods to the 1964 movie include:<\/span><\/p>\n