Mary Poppins Comes Back

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The title of the film Saving Mr. Banks (as explained in dialogue at the film's climax) arises from the interpretation that Mary Poppins is actually not there to save the children, but to save their father. The film surmises that P.L. Travers wrote the Mary Poppins novels as a form of atonement for her inability as a child to save her own father from his own flaws. This theme of fatherly salvation notably formed the basis of the major dramatic moments in the 1964 film, including the climax involving Mr Banks's sombre nighttime walk through London.

Downplayed in the musical. George doesn't see why Winifred has such a tough time "being Mrs. Banks."

Neleus: A marble statue of the Greek mythological character Neleus. He is brought to life by Mary Poppins, and he reveals he longs to be reunited with his father, Poseidon. He appears in the stage musical during the " Jolly Holiday" sequence. Police Are Useless: Subverted. He's the only adult besides Bert who finds the children when they go missing, and he brings them home straightaway. When Mr. Banks goes missing near the climax, he helps comfort a frightened Mrs. Banks.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: At first, William Wilkins comes off as a conventional bank president and is initially friendly to Jane and Michael when they visit the bank. Once they leave, his true colors show as he tears out their late father's records of being a shareholder and burns them in the fireplace. In the Royal Dalton Bowl, he is represented as a wolf who's just as duplicitous, making him a literal "wolf in sheep's clothing".Ambiguously Human: Besides the fact that Mary can do things that normal humans wouldn’t be able to do (such as being able to travel via the wind, defy the laws of physics and being a Weirdness Magnet), Mary’s behaviour tends to be rather strange compared to other people in the story. Basically, she stands out in a crowd and she can do things that no one else in the story can do and nobody knows why... except Mary herself. Jerkass Ball: Held by him in the "Bad Tuesday" chapter of Mary Poppins, where he does things like intentionally make Ellen spill her tray and yell at the servants.