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In this section, we will go behind the scenes of Mary Poppins (Stevenson, 1964) and take a look at the history of the movie, and also take a peek into the Disney magic behind it all. After that, we will get an archetypal overview or two of the movie and then go on to explore the ongoing themes that play throughout Mary Poppins: neoteny, liminality, the Trickster, Mary’s nonordinary magic, and laughter. After that, we will go scene-by-scene through the movie and witness the magic of Mary Poppins for ourselves.
** The History of Mary Poppins
** The Disney Magic
** Meeting Bert
Archetypal Overview
** Take One
** Take Two—Another View
** Neoteny Excursion
*** Tale of Two Strategies
*** Mary Poppins’s Strategic Moves
*** Beware of Banking Education
** Excursion into Liminality
*** Here We Go Again—Liminality Reiterated
*** Communitas—The Power of Connection
*** Turner’s Topic Mirrors the Turbulent Times
*** Liminality Plays Throughout Mary Poppins
*** The Creative Power of Chaotic Times
** A Trickster Tour
*** Tricksters in a Nutshell
*** A Bit of Background on the Trickster
*** Mary Poppins—Disney’s Most Spectacular "Trickstar"
*** Bert as Hermes
** The Tricks of the Trade—Excursion into Mary’s Nonordinary Magic
*** Welcome to Trance—The Nonordinary State
*** Welcome to My World—Rapport and Pacing
*** The Power of Confusion
*** Meandering Messages—Indirect Suggestion
*** Presto Chango—Changing Meaning Through Reframing
** Laughter Excursion
***Historical Perspectives
*** A Special Kind of Laughter
*** Laughter’s Liberatory Perspective
*** Laughter and Creativity
Scene-by-scene-play of Mary Poppins
** Mysterious Beginnings
*** Opening Credits
*** Cherry Tree Lane
** Meeting the Bankses
*** “Sister Suffragette”
*** “The Life I Lead”
*** Dysfunctional Dynamics
** New Nanny Needed
***"A British Nanny"
***"The Perfect Nanny"
***Meeting Mary Poppins
*** Mary Poppins Arrives
*** “A Spoonful of Sugar"
** Adventure into Art
*** Time for an Outing
*** “Jolly Holiday”
*** Time for Tea
*** “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
** Back at Home
*** “Stay Awake”
*** A Cheerful Breakfast
** A Change of Plans
*** “I Love to Laugh”
*** Excursion into Joking Matters
**** It’s Catchy
****Enlightening Benefits of Nonsense
**** Jokes Abound
** Sowing the Seeds of Chaos
*** A Few Words with Mary Poppins
*** “Feed the Birds”
***** Background of the Song
***** Inner Pilgrimage
** Let the Bifurcations Begin
*** “Fidelity Fiduciary Bank"
*** The Chaotic Power of Tuppence
** Chaotic Interlude
*** Bert to the Rescue
*** “Chim Chim Cher-ee”
*** "The Rooftops of London"
***A Bit About Black
*** “Step in Time”
** George Gets It
*** A Call from the Bank
*** Mr. Banks is Discharged
** Happy Endings
*** “Lets Go Fly a Kite”
*** Mary Poppins Departs
*** Closing Credits
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