Movie Review - Saving Mr. Banks

Movie Overview:

Saving Mr. Banks is a drama film premiered in 2013 directed by John Lee Hancock and with the development of the 1964 era in the film Mary Poppins. This movie was originally a screenplay played by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith and depicted by P. L. Travers which she was looking back to her childhood memories of her father and her father was a banker and she was refusing to meet a film producer Walt Disney with intention of reproducing a film adaptation from Mary Poppins book for the screenplay. After a few disagreements on doing the remake of the film adaptation, she then accepted the offer but she refused to be in the film due to her willingness to keep the childhood memories of her in mind rather than being/portraying by herself in the film. 

The movie was premiered at the London Film Festival on October 20th and released in the same year in the United Kingdom on November 29th. The development of this movie has received many good feedbacks and reviews with excellent acting, screenplay, and musical score. The main actress has received numerous awards and recognitions such as BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Critic's Choice Award-nominated for Best Actress. This movie was named as one of the top ten best films of 2013 by the National Board of Review. 

Meet the Director of this film: John Lee Hancock

John Lee Hancock is an American screenwriter holds the profession as a screenwriter, movie chief, and maker in the recording business. He has been in the industry for a very long time and has helped many artists to build up their career in the film industry up until an award-winning "Oscars" by Sandra Bullock back then. One of his achievements in making sure that his career as a film producer will come up with an excellent movie directing. Two degrees holder, Hancock was an English Degree and Law Degree holder and he was a legal advisor momentarily and also doing multiple jobs at the same time. He began his career and film business back in 1993 at the performance center in Los Angeles. 

Shots and Angles:

High Shot Angle 
In this movie, the implementation of a high angle shot to show the subject in the frame with a center point of view.  

 Establishing Shot 
This shot predominantly shows where the movie was set in place which was in London as a starting for the movie. 

Mid-range shot over the shoulder 

This shot emphasizes on the actors when there were in dialogue scenes which technically the camera will switch shot and place to show which one of the characters takes part in talking scenes. 

 Composition - Rule of the Third 

This movie has used a lot of this composition to show the characters and scenes so it does not get dull with one stagnant shot. 

 Close up shot 

This shot emphasizes on the subjects in the film to deliver the message and to show the finest of the film making. 

Mid-range shot 

Emphasizes the subject which will be in the center of the frame of at the side frame. 

Conclusion

This movie is the implementation of the old era and frequently shown in the movie the way of the characters dressed up with not so modern attire which gives more impact in the film making for the audience to get the feeling while watching the movie. Personally, this movie was a great and excellent making movie back in the days with the lighting and camera angles that make it more alive.