Book Fan? Or Movie Fan? Or both?

Movies or books?

  • What movies?

    Votes: 3 2.2%
  • I'm all about the books - forget the movies

    Votes: 12 8.9%
  • I love the books, but haven't seen the movies yet

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I'm mostly about the books, but enjoy the movies

    Votes: 62 45.9%
  • I like both equally

    Votes: 35 25.9%
  • I'm mostly about the movies, but enjoy the books

    Votes: 19 14.1%
  • I love the movies, but haven't read the books yet

    Votes: 3 2.2%
  • I'm all about the movies - forget the books

    Votes: 1 0.7%
  • What books?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    135
As children some sixty-five years ago, my sisters and I read an actual Mary Poppins book. The title character, as illustrated, was not at all physically beautiful; and though she genuinely cared about the Banks children, she was not so gushing or adventurous as in the movies.
I would imagine that Marry Popppins book is written for an British audience, which has different sensibilities then an American audience. It seems like American audiences need every character in a story to be beautiful, or at least the studios think that is what the viewing audience needs.
 
"As children some sixty-five years ago, my sisters and I read an actual Mary Poppins book. The title character, as illustrated, was not at all physically beautiful; and though she genuinely cared about the Banks children, she was not so gushing or adventurous as in the movies."

Copper, readers shouldn't go by illustrations in these kind of books to determine what a character looks like. They should go by the descriptions in the text.

"I would imagine that Marry Popppins book is written for an British audience, which has different sensibilities then an American audience."

wonderlings, the Mary Poppins series started in the 1930s. Two kids' book series that were popular around that time in America were "The Nancy Drew" Series and the "Little House on the Prairie" series. Now of course the British audience did then and likely still does have different sensibilities, but since I haven't read those series, would anyone say those main characters were described as physically beautiful? Do not count the pictures.
 
wonderlings, the Mary Poppins series started in the 1930s. Two kids' book series that were popular around that time in America were "The Nancy Drew" Series and the "Little House on the Prairie" series. Now of course the British audience did then and likely still does have different sensibilities, but since I haven't read those series, would anyone say those main characters were described as physically beautiful? Do not count the pictures.
Certainly Nancy Drew was describe as attractive, this from a quick search on her description, and this is not based on pictures. 18 years old, blond hair, blue eyes, rich family and described as attractive. I think maybe Little House on the Prairies sits outside of that realm a little as I believe they are little autobiographical about her experiences during her childhood. Would be a bit of a strange one to write some bombshell beauty in that type of book.

You can certainly see this today by comparing American television to British television.
 
Did you ever see the movie "Saving Mister Banks"?
Upon your advice, I watched it. Furthermore, just for good measure, I made sure I watched Mary Poppins again to remember it well. I would comment that the true story of Mary Poppins is a bit more real than Disney usually puts out. Think of them like the Grimm fairy tales that most Disney tales are based on.
 
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