***** wow what do you say to someone with nothing better to do than troll youtube videos making comments about the grammar of someone they don't even know? I'm so sorry that my little grammar mistake offended you so greatly that you simply could not pass by without saying something about it. Let me guess you're one of those people who go through life putting people down to make yourself feel better and try to make yourself like more intelligent by trying to make other people look stupid. Society just loves people like you
You know what? When I was a kid, I loved this movie so much, and this character was part of it. Of course, when I was 7 years old, I wasn't an expert on what a legitimate cockney accent sounds like. And now that I'm an adult... ...it still doesn't matter. Still love this movie, still love this character. Still love Dick Van Dyke because of it. Screw you, internet.
Regardless of his accent, this has always been my favorite part of the movie. It's so mystical. _"Winds in the east... mist comin' in... like somethin is brewin' about to begin. Can't put me finger on what lies in store... but I feel what's to happen all happened before."_
its like he was insinuating that mary had been there before, and had helped another family the same way, and that it was about to happen again. He mary did act like they already knew each other. And yeah one of my favorite moments too!
"Winds in the east. Mist coming in. Like something is coming. About to begin. Can't put my finger on what lies in store. But I feel what's to happen all happened before." So, that was the dramatic and poetic way to say. "I'm feeling de ja vu."
No, it's supposed to establish that he's sort of a kindred spirit, who understands the "magical" world and can sense things that other people can't sense, probably due to his innocent and childlike nature. Yes, I know that was a joke, but it's not very funny. To be honest.
@@justforever96 Exactly, like for example, he feels something is off (a disturbance in the force) when he goes to speak with Miss Persimmons (who actually also played the uncredited original Palpatine) which one could speculate might have been exactly what triggered Mary to almost immediately appear, and why he is happy about it.
Little known fact: Bert was born in America, but his mother married a Cockney sailor and moved to England when Bert was 12, so his accent was always a mixture of the two dialects.
"Winds in the east. Mist coming in...Like something is brewing about to begin. Can't put me finger on what lies in store. But I feel what's to happen, all happened before." That could be rather haunting if he wasn't so happy about it.
Right after Mom and I watched Saving Mr. Banks, we turned this movie on and when it came to this part, we both immediately quoted Travers saying "Responstable is not a word."
I have to say, having done a lot of English dialect work in theater myself, it's obvious Dick worked hard on this. And there's more to cockney than getting the sound right - there's a unique rhythm to it and a way of connecting words to each other. Even if he can't nail the sound, the words and the cadences mostly fall where they're supposed to. In fact, I think he does a slightly better job than people give him credit for.
he realize that she is coming due to the change of the wind/weather and that it has all happened before confuses me , but I enjoy this moment the most , his expression is amazing at this very moment of this clip...
The cockney accent he did was appalling, but he had such energy and such a strong personality, I can't imagine the film working without him. He's a great actor. Would have been truly amazing if they had let him do the part using his own accent.
I came back from watching ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ just to rewatch this scene in particular because nothing will ever make me as happy as this movie and its recent continuation.
Winds in the east, mist coming in, Like somethin' is brewin' and bout to begin. Can't put me finger on what lies in store But I fear what's to happen all happened before.... LOVE THIS SCENE....
My favorite childhood movie is Mary Poppins. I was 10 when I saw it at our local theater. I've saved the sound track. I'm nearly 70 now and I continue to watch and listen. 😄
Winds in the east, mist comin' in. Like something is brewin', about to begin. Can't put me finger on what lies in store. But I feel what's to happen, all happened before.
@@aaronsheafor6230 Perhaps that the events and City of London setting were more about things that occured during the 14th-17th century but are cast in this modern light to a modern audience in order to showcase what's ALWAYS been most important? I'm just speculating.
It's amazing that the comments are focused on the accent instead of that incredible framing device. When he stops, his goofy tone changes, and he says "Wind's in the East..." that's such a fantastic introduction to show that some meaningful power is coming back into the world. And remember he has the last line, where he says "Don't stay away too long!" Like this is a cycle that will keep repeating. Also, remember that Bert, like Mary, is probably not quite what he appears to be. He's in just the right place a little too often, and a little too comfortable with magic, for him to be just some random Londoner jack-of-all-trades. Who knows, maybe that's why he never got the accent quite right?
Perhaps whatever makes him feel unease at first glance is actually reassuring since whatever it was, meant exactly as you had said about meaningful power coming back into the world. I disagree with your comment about his comment being about things happening over and over (which this is all speculation anyway, so it doesn't matter what I think) and more about how he's playing a character, and is in a setting that wasn't so much truly turn of the century City of London as it was 14th-18th century City of London to show a modern audience and a most modern setting that which is most important, and always has been, by... Foreshadowing far more than what was realized : that meaningful power's return to the World, you mentioned (it isn't just Mary, he means obviously).
Dick van dyke was such a legend I'm 26 now and I grew up watching his shows. My dad had them on and I feel like it made me able to understand a joke in any form now that I'm older and admire any genre. Thank you dick and dad
This is such a great scene, Dyk Van Dyke killed it as Bert in every scene he was in during this movie with his acting. There is just something magical and wonderful about his performance here, also charming and uplifting, yet also mystical. Amazing! Goddamn, love Bert and this movie to death. Who cares about his accent? I certainly don't.
Winds in the east, mist coming in. Like something is brewing about to begin. Can’t put my finger on what lies in store. I feel what’s to happen, all happened before
I think he tried to mix British, Australian and American(mid west) accents to make his character, based on people who cross paths with people from all over the world on the streets, etc believable.
"But I feel what's to happen all happened before " it the most fascinating line for me. Kinda like this has all happened before and will all happen again
You know...when I watched the movie, I never registered it as a bad English accent, rather, that the character had something wrong with him, so he had a weird way of talking that was unique to him, which would make sense for his character. That made sense to me with his social class, and his physical mannerisms as well. Lots of people have mannerisms and pronunciations unique to them, especially if they've had neurological issues in childhood.Those issues may heal up, and only make them a tad bit strange but otherwise completely normal on the human gradient.
I never realized he was doing a British Accent, I thought that was how Chimney sweepers talked, as a child. Yes, I watched British Stars on Which American Accent Is Hardest to Do | Vanity Fair? This made my night...lol.
All the people complaining about his accent don't realize that this was just just intended to be sufficient to pass muster with American audiences in the 1960s. It just has to be enough to work with suspension of disbelief. The special effects aren't very convincing to modern audiences either, but no one is complaining about that. The average American in the 1960s didn't know what a British person was supposed to sound like, and as far as they were concerned this was perfectly accurate. He's a "lower class British guy", that's all he needed to get across, and it works fine for that purpose.
The key to Dick Van Dyke's success, is that he doesn't give a fuck what people think about him. Even better, he doesn't conform. If you're still this happy at age ninety, you've got to have done something right ;)
the 2 songs that Bert plays ends up being Revealed Later in the Movie the 1st one is Jolly Holiday and the 2nd one is Step in Time those Songs we hear later in the Movie!
