History Film / MaryPoppinsReturns

** Downplayed with Mr. Gooding. While he clearly doesn't like what Wilkins is doing to the Banks family, he still follows his orders without hesitation until [[spoiler:Mr. Dawes Jr. arrives and retakes control]].

* HateSink: William Weatherall Wilkins is the Chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank who takes advantage of London's slump to repossess at least 19 homes and now sets his sights on doing so for the Banks home too. Wilkins has no compulsion about doing so despite likely putting multiple families out on the street purely for profit. He's extremely unrepentant about it to the point that his own uncle fires him at the end of the movie.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The musical number Mary and Jack perform at the Music Hall, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNvV6N7veRs The Cover is Not the Book]], has a lot of this. It's a bawdy-sounding cabaret-type number that starts with Mary mentioning her Uncle Gutenberg was "on the sauce", then a story about a tree lady who got hit on by a tree man and "now there's seedlings everywhere!", then a story about a lady who lived alone on an island and ran around naked, and then a story about a stupid king whose queen cut off scholar's heads and put them on pikes when they couldn't teach him anything.

* AbortedArc: The animated sequence. In the whimsical world of [[{{Film/MaryPoppins}} Mary Poppins]] its shown that the world is whatever (or however) you interpret it. Reality largely depends [[YourMindMakesItReal upon your outlook on life]], and the "animated realms" [[LayeredWorld are part of said real-world]]. The film's BigBad banker William Wilkins and his lawyers are depicted as a villainous con artist wolf, badger, and weasel during the animated scene (and voiced by the same actors). The viewers expectations that they are [[TheShadowKnows masquerading as humans]] to ruin the Banks family for reasons unknown are all adverted when the film opts to have ''this entire scene'' be [[AllJustADream just the children's bad dream]], and their real-life appearances quickly ruled out [[AndYouWereThere as merely symbolism]]. [[note]]Its not even a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot as Mary Poppins' world does not require a villain, only antagonists who think they are doing [[PerspectiveFlip the right thing also]] and the story arc seeks to have them [[BothSidesHaveAPoint find common-ground]] and come to an understanding.[[/note]] That all said, they couldn't all have the same dream and it's clear it was RealAfterAll.

* CynicismCatalyst: Michael is understandably despondent and sterner now that his wife has passed.

* GoodParents: Michael's main concern is providing for his children's emotional and physical needs. He tries to hide their financial problems, for their sake, but breaks down talking about it to them when they get home from the bank.

* HopeSpot: In the climax, [[spoiler: it turns out that one piece of the certificate of shares (which was cut up by Georgie to patch the old kite) is still missing, so the Bankses will lose the house after all. Just as they're accepting this, the trope is joyously subverted with the arrival of Mr. Dawes Jr., who knows the Bankses are good people and is ''not'' happy with Wilkins over his dishonest dealings. Then he reveals that the tuppence Michael gave his dad in the first film was invested and collected a lot of interest over 25 years -- enough to save the house]].

* KarmaHoudini: Zigg-zagged with [[spoiler:Wilkins]]. On the one hand [[spoiler:Dawes Jr does kick him out of the bank]]. But considering he [[spoiler:tried to destroy any and all records of the Bankses' shares in the bank]], he really ought to be in prison for such blatant fraud.

** Mr. Frye is the only one who genuinely wants to help the Bankses, despite working as one of Wilkins's lackeys.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: As Mary is sliding up the banister and along to the nursery after reappearing in the Banks household for the first time in decades, Ellen passes by with a perfectly nonchalant "Hello Mary Poppins."

** As [[spoiler:Mr. Dawes Jr]] explains to Wilkins, while CorruptCorporateExecutive/MorallyBankruptBanker practices may result in immediate profit gains, they ultimately kill businesses in the long term because they scare off potential customers and destroy goodwill with the current ones. No one in their right mind wants to do business with a bank if they know it's looking to rip them off.

* DeusExMachina:
** In the climax, once the HopeSpot has passed, [[spoiler: Mr. Dawes Jr. reveals Michael's father invested the tuppence from the first movie for his son, and the resultant fortune is sufficient to save the house when the certificate of shares can't be used. ''Nobody in the family knew about this'']].
** [[spoiler:Dawes Jr. himself showing up to oust Wilkins counts as this. Prior to that point, he's only mentioned in a throwaway line early in the film, and he makes a DramaticEntrance just as Wilkins thinks he's outsmarted the Banks family.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: Mr. Frye, one of the two bank lawyers working under Wilkins, who feels for the Banks family and their situation and wants to give them every possible chance to avoid foreclosure. His fellow lawyer Mr. Gooding outright tells him he's unsuited for his job due to his empathetic nature. [[spoiler: At the end of the film, he decides to do the right thing by letting Michael in against Wilkins's wishes]].

%% * BrokenAesop: The movie goes out of its way to show how [[spoiler:banks are fickle at best and amoral at worst, only for the reason ''why'' the house was saved in the first place is because of the Tuppence that Mr. Banks had put into the savings account. In other words, "the bank is evil, don't devote your life to it, but if ''other'' people devote their life to it and you profit in the end, that's fine"]].

* BrokenAesop: The movie goes out of its way to show how [[spoiler:banks are fickle at best and amoral at worst, only for the reason ''why'' the house was saved in the first place is because of the Tuppence that Mr. Banks had put into the savings account. In other words, "the bank is evil, don't devote your life to it, but if ''other'' people devote their life to it and you profit in the end, that's fine"]].

** Michael is a banker now, just like his father was (though he yearns to be an artist instead).

* MundaneSolution: [[spoiler:Rather than literally [[TimeTravel turn back time]], as could possibly be expected of [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum this film]], Mary and the learies just pull the hand of Big Ben back five minutes.]]

* LocationSong: The film's first song, "Under the Lovely London Sky", is about the namesake city and shows off many sights around the city leading up to Cherry Tree Lane itself.

** All the stresses that come from losing his wife and possibly losing their home causes Michael to break down in front of his kids once they return home after "Trip a Little Light Fantastic"

* AbortedArc: The animated sequence. In the whimsical world of [[{{Film/MaryPoppins}} Mary Poppins]] its shown that the world is whatever (or however) you interpret it. Reality largely depends [[YourMindMakesItReal upon your outlook on life]], and the "animated realms" [[LayeredWorld are part of said real-world]]. The film's BigBad banker William Wilkins and his lawyers are depicted as a villainous con artist wolf, badger, and weasel during the animated scene (and voiced by the same actors). The viewers expectations that they are [[TheShadowKnows masquerading as humans]] to ruin the Banks family for reasons unknown are all adverted when the film opts to have ''this entire scene'' be [[AllJustADream just the children's bad dream]], and their real-life appearances quickly ruled out [[AndYouWereThere as merely symbolism]]. [[note]]Its not even a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot as Mary Poppins' world does not require a villain, only antagonists who think they are doing [[PerspectiveFlip the right thing also]] and the story arc seeks to have them [[BothSidesHaveAPoint find common-ground]] and come to an understanding.[[/note]]

* ChekhovsGun: The old kite. [[spoiler: Or rather what Georgie used to patch it with.]]

* A gun being fired from the previous film: [[spoiler:the tuppence which was invested in the bank has achieved sufficient interest to help save the house.]]

* AbortedArc: The animated sequence. In the whimsical world of [[{{Film/MaryPoppins}} Mary Poppins]] its shown that the world is whatever (or however) you interpret it. Reality largely depends [[YourMindMakesItReal upon your outlook on life]], and the "animated realms" [[LayeredWorld are part of said real-world]]. The film's BigBad banker William Wilkins and his lawyers are depicted as a villainous con artist wolf, badger, and weasel during the animated scene (and voiced by the same actors). The viewers expectations that they are masquerading as humans to ruin the Banks family for reasons unknown are all adverted when the film opts to have ''this entire scene'' be [[AllJustADream just the children's bad dream]], and their real-life appearances quickly ruled out [[AndYouWereThere as merely symbolism]]. [[note]]Its not even a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot as Mary Poppins' world does not require a villain, only antagonists who think they are doing [[PerspectiveFlip the right thing also]] and the story arc seeks to have them [[BothSidesHaveAPoint find common-ground]] and come to an understanding.[[/note]]

* AbortedArc: The animated sequence. In the whimsical world of [[{{Film/MaryPoppins}} Mary Poppins]] its either shown that the world is whatever or however you interpret it and reality largely depends [[YourMindMakesItReal upon your outlook on life]], and the "animated realms" [[LayeredWorld are part of said real-world]]. The film's BigBad banker William Wilkins and his lawyers are depicted as a villainous con artist wolf, badger, and weasel during the animated scene (and voiced by the same actors). The viewers expectations that they are masquerading as humans to ruin the Banks family for reasons unknown are all adverted when the film opts to have ''this entire scene'' be [[AllJustADream just the children's bad dream]], and their real-life appearances quickly ruled out [[AndYouWereThere as merely symbolism]]. [[note]]Its not even a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot as Mary Poppins' world does not require a villain, only antagonists who think they are doing [[PerspectiveFlip the right thing also]] and the story arc seeks to have them [[BothSidesHaveAPoint find common-ground]] and come to an understanding.[[/note]]

* AbortedArc: The animated sequence. In the whimsical world of [[{{Film/MaryPoppins}} Mary Poppins]] its either shown that the world is whatever or however you interpret it and reality largely depends [[YourMindMakesItReal upon your outlook on life]], and the "animated realms" [[LayeredWorld are part of said real-world]]. The film's BigBad banker William Wilkins and his lawyers are depicted as villainous con artist wolf, badger, and weasel during the animated scene (and voiced by the same actors). The viewers expectations that they are masquerading as humans to ruin the Banks family for reasons unknown are all adverted when the film opts to have ''this entire scene'' be [[AllJustADream just the children's bad dream]], and their real-life appearances quickly ruled out [[AndYouWereThere as merely symbolism]]. [[note]]Its not even a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot as Mary Poppins' world does not require a villain, only antagonists who think they are doing [[PerspectiveFlip the right thing also]] and the story arc seeks to have them [[BothSidesHaveAPoint find common-ground]] and come to an understanding.[[/note]]

* HumanLadder: The loomeys combine this with ladder stacking when they are climbing up the side of Big Ben so Jack can reach the clock face.

* IdenticalGrandson: Mr. Dawes Jr. looks ''exactly'' like his old father from the first film, as he's played by Dick van Dyke with a very similar makeup.

** All the stresses that come from losing his wife and possibly losing their home causes Michael to break down in front of his kids towards

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Michael [[spoiler: and Mr. Dawes Jr.]] both give one to Wilkins in the film's climax:
--> [[spoiler: '''Dawes''': A little bird told me -- ''winks at Mary Poppins' umbrella, who winks back'' -- that you’ve been trying to cheat the Banks family out of their shares in Fidelity Fiduciary.]]\\

[[spoiler: '''Dawes''': I also hear you've been telling the whole of London I've gone loony. The only loony thing I did was trust you to look after this bank!]]\\
'''Wilkins''': [[spoiler: But I've nearly doubled the profits of this bank!]]\\
[[spoiler: '''Dawes''': By wringing it out of our customer's pockets! Their trust in us built this bank and you've squandered every last bit of that goodwill. So Willie, I'm back. And you're out!]]

-->'''Michael''': Don't you dare insult my children! Don't you dare! They're not lying and you know it! I only wished I believed them sooner... Take the house - go ahead. Because I have all I need right here.