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I thought 'Flower' was a female :skull:
I find it kind of boring; maybe those aren't my kind of movies, but I only find them worth watching once in a lifetime.
It has it's cute moments, but I don't really need to see it again and again.
This is such a beautiful movie. Is awesome to see how Disney managed to animate cartoon animals using those incredible backgrounds.
This movie is beautiful but boring. There’s a whole lot of scenes of nothing happening. The songs aren’t good and they move on from Bambi’s mom dying way too fast. It’s a big event and it’s never acknowledged again after it happens. That event is what this film is famous for and you’d think it’s a big part of the movie, it’s not.
You’d think this movie came after lion king to capitalize off of that movie, because the story has similarities. What this movie does, Lion King does better. In every way.
Very charming movie with a few sad moments. I can understand why many people like this film.
One of Walt Disney’s most celebrated and daring films, Bambi is the story of a young fawn born a prince and his adventures growing up and making friends with the creatures of the woods. The animation is quite vivid for the time and does a great job at capturing the movements of animals realistically. And, the characters are incredibly fun and inject a lot humor into the film. However, the storytelling is rather poor; as the transitions between seasons are jarring and the story feels incomplete. Still, there’s a lot to like in Bambi and it’s an entertaining family film.
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Bambi’:
The OG “Circle of Life” story.
Most of the film was basically a Fantasia montage. An exercise in animation and music.
This was an animated lesson on the intrusion of man and his damaging effect on nature. Disney didn’t seem to hold back here.
Level "Excellent" • 8 :heart: • Recommended.
Disney Classics Marathon :pound_symbol:5
Ah, sweet sweet childhood trauma, so nice to revisit you.
When I was a kid I cried so hard the first time I watched THAT scene that my Mom started to fast-forward through it whenever I wanted to rewatch the movie. And then I just stopped watching it all together. Until I was around 16 and I had this very brave (or stupid) moment and put it on. Yeah, still ran crying to my Mom in the middle of it. And here’s the thing, I‘m not even sure that I completely understood THAT scene when I was younger, but it definitely got an emotional reaction out of me. Something, the movie is fantastic in.
"Bambi" is another odd one compared to films coming out today. Looking at Disney‘s progression alone, we mostly get a classic hero‘s journey these days, where one main character goes through trials and tribulations, overcomes their issues and rides into the sunset. "Bambi" is entirely different.
Based on the book of the same name, written by Felix Salten (never read it), it chronicles the life of young fawn Bambi from his childhood until he is a fully grown deer. It’s very episodic and shows slices of Bambi‘s life in the forest, his friends and his encounters instead of telling a coherent story and it works beautifully.
The film also contains almost no dialogue and is more accompanied by a beautiful score contributed by Frank Churchill (who also worked on Snow White and Pinocchio) as well as Edward H. Plumb, who would go on to work on Lady and the Tramp, among others. The score, as well as the few songs, are more than enough and set a beautiful atmosphere. More dialogue is not needed. Besides that, the voice acting leaves much to be desired and can be rather lifeless. Except Peter Behn as Thumper who is lively and adds a lot of character (unfortunately he is probably also the blueprint for obnoxious loud child in Disney movies).
The animation is gorgeous. No, not just that. "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" where gorgeous as well (especially the latter still being one of the most beautifully animated features in history) but "Bambi" is simply lovely. Except for scenes that are supposed to be frantic, the calmness of the forest, as well as the childlike wonder are all reflected in the animation. The soft coloring does t he rest. Watching this, is like watching a beautiful and unique painting that somehow offers comfort. Until Bambi‘s mother gets shot, but hey, no movie is flawless.
"Bambi" is a movie about growing up. About learning, about the world, about relationships and exploring and it is one of the most unique coming of age stories there is.
It is again not one of my frequent rewatches but I nevertheless always enjoy it when I put it on. Except THAT scene.
Favorite Scene: Bambi on the ice. It’s just too cute, let’s be honest.
Favorite Character: Thumper? Obnoxious, yes, but also the biggest personality in the film.
Favorite Song: "Little April Shower"
"Bambi" was the last feature length movie before Disney added its, kinda weird, war time package movie era. At least they entered that weird place in time with a good movie to fall back on.
7 out of 10 Stars.
This has long been on my list of shame and I finally got to see it. I suspect through osmosis and watching Disney specials over the years I've seen 90% of the first 45 minutes of the movie. Which is the good part. It really drops off interest quickly after a certain moment I won't spoil for the one person in a world that doesn't know. The animation is beautiful, but it gets awful dull by the end.
One of my favorite Disney movies <3
Like 'Dumbo', which was released a year prior, I'm not a huge fan of 'Bambi'. This is certainly the better of the two, though it still isn't an astonishing film to me.
The animation here is back to the level you'd expect, it largely still holds up even today. The voices behind the screen aren't massively improved, though Peter Behn is superb as Young Thumper; he has one great quote.
Plot-wise is where my gripes are. Take out the infamous event that everyone knows about and you're left with a fairly plain premise. With that said, I will note that on this rewatch I do recognise it's more of a coming-of-age story rather than anything else.
I'd prefer a more substantial storyline, as opposed to something that only tugs on the heartstrings; which isn't incredibly hard to do, especially with animals.
I previously rated this 2*, which was (albeit marginally) too harsh. It's an OK film, one for the family.
You've gotta give it to Disney, especially in the classic years: they weren't ones to rest on their laurels. Even today, Bambi feels like a major risk. You've already established a reputation for high-quality fairy tale adaptations, so where does a calm, quiet, feature-length deliberation on everyday animal life fit in? They went for it anyway, no doubt conscious of Fantasia's then-recent commercial failure, and they pulled it off. In retrospect, both films are widely acknowledged as ambitious, timeless creative triumphs. So, the lesson is, don't worry about the now; just make work that makes you proud, and eventually society will catch on.
Bambi is an obvious labor of love, from the careful document of reclusive forest wildlife to the gradual, almost cautious, plot development. It's sweeter than a sack of saccharine, a sugar rush of adorable young furballs with charming children's voices, singing songs and learning about the world, but also sober and profound. Of course, everyone remembers the crucial childhood's-end scene involving Bambi's mother, but his later, adolescent encounters with a rival buck and a roving gang of hunting dogs are equally powerful, with similarly harsh (but fair) lessons to teach us all.
It may not be as flashy, nor as instantly gratifying, as the studio's biggest features, but I found Bambi a much more resonant, almost philosophical experience. It focuses on a community of big-eyed, impossibly cute talking animals, sure, but it's about so much more than easy feelings and simple superficiality.
6 - Fair
I can see how great a movie this would've been but it definitely shows it's age (not story wise though, but animation wise).
I thought this was a pretty good film. The animation looked amazing. The story was pretty good as well, nothing really special in my opinion, but still enjoyable. There were a lot of great scenes throughout the entire film. The scene in which Bambi's mother was shot was made very well and I thought the burning forrest scene at the end was very good as well. The music in the film really fits in with the rest of the film. Overall a pretty good Disney animated classic.
Another childhood Disney classic.. Gets me right in the feels... Tears pour out more than theres rain drops in this film...
Despite being a longtime Disney fan, I saw this for the first time ever this week. I've always been more partial to the live-action Mouse flicks, ranging from George of the Jungle to Flubber to even old-school ones such as The Cat from Outer Space. My family had plenty of Disney flicks on VHS back in the day, but, I don't think we ever had this one. Fans of the House of Mouse have likely already seen this, but, for those who haven't, I have to say the plot is kind of weak. The movie is only seventy-one minutes, but, a lot of that time is wasted with musical numbers that add nothing to the story. Sure, some big events happen, including one that is infamous for traumatizing little kids for ages, but, it still felt underwhelming. Maybe I need to stick to Disney's live-action productions.
Content Concerns:
Sex: Romance between the animals; talk of being "twitterpated". 3/5
Nudity: None. 5/5
Language: Usage of terms such as "gosh" and "gee whiz". 4/5
Violence: Fights among the animals; a forest fire; animals get shot, and more than one is killed. 2/5
Drugs: None. 5/5
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Bambi's mother is shot and killed, and Bambi himself is later shot, but recovers; a scene with a thunderstorm that features haunting music. 2/5
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It's fine. The animation is good. For some reason I thought the mom died like 10 minutes into the movie but it's even sadder after seeing her for a longer time. People suck.