Some of this Actually Happened And/Or Is in the Original Book: Movies Involving Children’s Stories and Their Creators

The making of movies is a tricky thing when it comes to children’s stories. Especially when those children’s stories are deeply rooted in adult viewers’ memories. This season brings two such movies — Saving Mr. Banks and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

“Some of this actually happened.” As far as I know that disclaimer was not provided forSaving Mr. Banks, a movie I haven’t seen yet, but one based on the true story of Mary Poppins‘ author Travers in Hollywood during the creation of the Dis...