Bambi - Disneycember
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- Originally aired in December 2011. Doug takes a look at Bambi.
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The "we have to fly" scene actually messed me up the most.
The way she screams... omg!
She's also voiced by the same woman that played Bambi's mom.
I agree! Though I still loved the movie because it’s gorgeous ❤️
When I saw it I said "don't fly, it's what he wants"
It was the same actress as Bambi's mom too
Legend has it that the boy that voiced Bambi grew up to become a General. Can you imagine being in the army hidding the fact that you were Bambi?
Holy shit! So Bambi grew into a badass both in the movie and in real life!
He admitted in an interview that's exactly what he had to do. He kept things secret until about two months before his retirement from the Marine Corps.
Nowadays, you can easily tell someone that you were the voice of this character, whether it be a cute character or an adult character. But back then, in the 70's. . . it was REALLY difficult for Donnie Dunagan to say anything, because he didn't want to be called Maj. Bambi.
I get that he didn't want to reveal it because he didn't want to be teased, but the fact that he couldn't tell ANY of his close friends, nor his OWN WIFE, that he was the original voice of Young Bambi. . . Even AFTER he got out of the Marine Corps, he STILL kept it as a secret.
Like I said, nowadays you can easily tell someone that you are/were the voice of a Disney character, but in his case. . . It was really difficult for him.
Imagine not having the courage to tell ANYONE that you were the voice of a certain character, for SO MANY YEARS. He had to force himself to keep it a secret, and not tell anyone.
@@scotttrail522 Ueah. It’s why I feel bad for the kid who played young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace. He was bullied mercilessly by other kids in his school for it and even his own friends bullied him. But it didn’t stop in school, he was bullied by Star Wars haters everywhere he went and as a result his life fell apart and he ended up getting arrested. Also his younger sister died in her sleep which only added more damage to his psyche. This guy did the right thing keeping being the voice of Bambi to himself
@@thedragonskull1065 I feel bad for Jake Lloyd, poor kid, I get if someone didn't like kid Anakin, but for crying out load he's just a kid, most child actors aren't the best as they haven't had years of doing it. It's not like they could just have a dwarf do it, those guys often despite being short like a child have the face of an adult. Besides I love Jake's portrayal, he makes Anakin this sweet endearing kid that when you first watch makes it a little painful when you remember "Oh shit, this sweet little kid is going to grow up into the evil and terrifying Darth Vader." I was actually invested from that point on, to see how a bright eyed kid like him could become Vader, and I wasn't disappointed, Hayden then continued the character and despite the cringe dialogue Hayden actually does a good job, adult Ani is supposed to be a little unnerving, his awkward moments actually make yiu think something's wrong with him, and when you see the confusing conditions of his upbringing as a Jedi it makes sense why he fell to the Dark Side. Poor Jake, didn't deserve the harassment.
"Life doesn't always have heroes, life doesn't always have villains"
Thanks NC you've helped me.
That's true. I've always had that mindset. But not everyone agrees.
Holy shit, I totally forgot about that bird taking off scene. That was so messed up!
I'd say that was worse than Bambi's mom. Here you see the body fall.
+Iambic Pentameter Or just her losing her mind before she takes off - a lot of existential anxiety packed into a kids' movie
+homeiswonderland I love showing that clip to people who don't remember it... I am a sick person.
Fun Fact: The bird (Pheasant) is actually voiced by the same actress who voiced Bambi's mom. Another fun fact: John Williams inspiration for the "Jaws" theme came from the soundtrack during that scene. :)
I forgot too. Huh.
The death scene with Bambi's mom didn't effect me so much since you don't actually see her dead, unlike Mufasa's death in Lion King when we see Simba curl up next to his dead dad *oh the feels*
I agree Lion King death scene effected me more hell I would even say nemos moms death was more effecting to me
+CrystalMoonStar That said, as a second born myself, I empathised with Scar...
+CrystalMoonStar I agree in a way, but a part of me thinks it's even more disturbing that Bambi's mother just disappears. He gets no resolution. He's still looking for her when his father just shows up and says, "She's never coming back. You have to live without her now."
+stephantom shieeeeett. i've never thought about it like that before.
And they say little kids can't handle an ounce of violence. Disney leaves you psychologically fucked up!
+Francisco Balatbat Out of Bambi, The Lion King, and The Land Before Time, The Land Before Time is the one that makes me cry.
The bird taking off scene always freaked me out. >3< Great review though!
Yeah. That Quail was voiced by the same woman who played Bambi's mom.
Bambi is probably my favorite Disney film. It's absolutely stunning to watch. They really got the visuals right and the story is just perfect. It's an example of a movie that gets everything right.
And the music is good too, specially the score.
I'm a sucker for tragic children's movies.
Except the villain.
Except the villain? Man is the villain, every time that dreaded theme plays you get chills, you know something really bad is bound to happen sooner or later.
The build up for man was brilliant in this movie.
The villain - man being US. Every time that dreaded theme plays I feel disgusted with myself for being human; because I know innocent animals will die for no given reason. That humans are capable of murdering animals for no reason except they can; burning down a forest because they couldn't care less, and causing all this destruction without any reason or motivation? This made me feel ashamed and only accelerated my depressed feelings in childhood. I heard the book did it far better; the movie did the villain terribly, as it told me to be ashamed because I was human. Brilliant villain, indeed.
Matthew Hasemore
You have to understand that this movie told the story from the point of view of the animals.
What do you figure those animals would think of us after hearing the gunshots and the forest fire? That we are mindless murderers, of course.
They'd not get that we could be hunting to feed our family since they don't eat meat and the forest fire was an accident (the way it was shown in the movie).
So, yeah, if you don't keep this in mind, you'll think the movie is picturing humans as monsters from an universal point of view, which is NOT the case.
That gunshot sound stays with me forever. Whenever I hear it, I get goosebumps. No joke
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Am i the only one who just went totally nuts in the scene where all the stags appear out of nowhere? i remember as a kid i was sitting there one moment watching two babyndeer play around and the next one i went "WHOA" at the majestic atmosphere of the herd just showing off
It was one of my favorite scenes as a kid! It did an excellent job showing off the more "powerful" side of deer not often shown, not to mention just how damn impressive the scene itself was for the time
Bambi is probably one of my all-time favorite Disney films. It has everything you could ask for in a Disney film. It has stunning animation, likable characters and let's not forget the big one: Bambi's mom's death. Still gets to me everytime 😢.
I think Doug should do a month on Warner Bros movies like he did disneycember and DreamWorksuary.
+Bionicle90s Warner Brostober
+Fab Falcon Warner Bruary?
How about "Warner Brosvember?"
Warner November for next year, maybe?
He did Disney's animation rival Dreamworks he may as well do their themepark rival Universal
I still cry when Bambi's mom got shot. I honestly didn't get it when I was a kid. I didn't realize when I was older that his mom was shot or that that pheasant or partridge or whatever was killed either. I was like 4 years old when I first watched it so I didn't get what was going on. I still think the fire scene is pretty intense but beautiful.
She was a pheasant
Oh, yeah, this one I truly agree with. I always felt disappointed few people remember Bambi for the second part of the film (explains why the sequel is about him as a fawn, so it's a midquel, and almost any media about him is of him as a fawn).
Adult Bambi was Bambi at his finest moments, he was a total boss, few male Disney heroes ever came close to being as heroic as he was.
The scene of the bird taking off always felt much more intense than Bambi's mother dying.
And the musical score, it's the most spectacular thing ever, it knows how to convey the atmosphere brilliantly, specially building up the tension when man is about to "appear". That tune always gives me chills.
The midquel at least made fawn!Bambi into a total boss as well, which if anything just made buck!Bambi in the first film even more awesome. He was a badass before he even had antlers.
The music is so amazing I would love to go to a live orchestra doing this movie.
Also those fire visuals are just so memorable!
I read that the lead artist of this movie, Tyrus Wong, was Chinese-American, and drew a lot of inspiration from traditional Chinese art that centered around nature. Pretty interesting.
Bambi is such an elegant film. I rewatched it today and was struck by how gorgeous it was. Even with the cutesy scenes, the film has this quiet sophistication to it.
i dont know if its just me but as a child the death of little foots mommy hit me a lot harder compared to the death of bambis mom.
+MrBroken030 Little Foot's mom's death is heart-wrenching. But that was in the 80s. And Mufassa died in the 90s. I think the reason Bambi has such a reputation though is that it's really the first. People at the time weren't expecting it. It was 1942. There had hardly even been any Disney animated movies yet at all.
+stephantom true true, its easy to forget how old bambi is.
I have never watched the lion king, even as a kid it seemed to over hyped to me...maybe ill watch it some time.
I agree with you. I think that the death of Littlefoot's mother was even worse than the already gut-wrenching demise of Bambi's mom. The only parent/animal death that tops the demise of Littlefoot's mother (in my opinion) is Mufasa from The Lion King.
I think it's that Land Before Time is more character driven, it's more humans in dinosaur suits and so we connect with their emotions more. Same for The Lion King. Bambi was more about ambience and swift nature. It creates more atmosphere and wistfulness than relatability. Bambi II on the other hand comes back and plays the feels for all they're worth.
This movie is hypnotic in how gorgeous it is. The music and especially the artwork. Good God!
I will say, the death scene for Bambi's mom didn't affect me as much as the death scene for the pheasant. The sheer distress in the situation and the one pheasant that is clearly more affected than the others, gradually getting more and more desperate, finally cracking and giving a spine chilling shout. The music builds up, a momentary silence, only to be interrupted by a deafening gunshot. The corpse falls and the wildlife scatters.
That scene still shakes me to my core.
I don't know how it was for others, but I watched Bambi first as a very small child. I must have been about three or under, and for me, the thought of Bambis Mother dying was horrorfying. Especially because the Dad basically wasn't even there.
With me, that fear of having to survive all alone in a sometimes brutal and hostile world resonated strongly, even at an early age.
So yes, I WAS also sad because she was his mother, his caretaker and teacher, the only one he had that would make sure he would learn to survive.
Maybe the idea of how essential a parent is to ones survival is somehing people forget as they get older, but I remember feeling very accurately how helpless I would have been in a situation like that without my parents and it scared me for that reason.
You didn't mention the beautiful music. I love the music in this movie.
I love this movie! It's beautiful, and sad, and scary, and intense, and strong, and it's just a little deer living it's life.
The opening song always makes me cry because I just think about how much Bambi and his mom loved each other
Good call on the art of this movie! It’s absolutely gorgeous!!!
Just watched this one on Blu-ray and it was GORGEOUS
"I think this is the one I watched the least even though I own it."
THIS. This is a critically good story, but I wasn't really into it as a kid.
Oh, you can call me Flower if you want to - I don't mind
Look bambi it´s a bird!!
BIRD
Look bambi it´s rock
BIRDDDD
Look bambi it´s a three
BIRRRDDDDD
wait that´s not a bird....
Ah Bambi, my very favorite Disney movie :)
The mother's death was sad to watch but then it followed not long after with the"Twitterpated" scene which is my favorite part in the movie, particularly Flower's moment. :)
Damn that bird scene was also intense!!!
"Bambi" is a classic Disney Animated film and it's amazing. I love the cuteness of the animals or furries that you want to see (of course, that twitter pated..whatever is a bit too eroticism...don't judge me you furries). I love the designs of the forest between the seasons and smoothly colorful fields. And yes, the death of Bambi's mother death is pretty touchy and makes us scare into a dark cruel and that hunting part is a very tense scene that makes me scare of shooting poor animals including that bird scene. Overall, amazing cutesy animal flick.
Happy 80th birthday to this landmark film.
Damn Bambi's mother's death scene was so sad!!!! Gosh this movie is great I really love this movie and it really holds up!!
I won't lie, I wasn't affected by the deaths of Bambi's mom OR Mufasa as a kid. I have a very strange relationship with the deaths of those close to me, and the emotional impact didn't really hit me properly until I rewatched those films and others like them in my adult years. What DID screw me up as a kid, however, were the scenes of the hunting dogs. I am STILL scared of dogs to this day because of this goddamn movie, and I'm still paranoid at night that I'm going to get mauled (even though I've never been bitten by a dog before).
I know that most dogs are nice and sweet and friendly, but even so I'm still uneasy around them even as an adult. Still, now that I watch this movie as an adult, I agree that it's absolutely gorgeous. I'm trying to desensitize myself to this stuff as well, but I really do enjoy just how beautiful this film is at this point in my life. Definitely a good one, and one that clearly has a lot of passion poured into it.
I love bambi even when I was a kid,I didn't understand sad moments as a kid until I was a bit older I always enjoyed it cause it was cute these days that I watch it I feel really bad for bambi
Bambi's mom dying is the most horrific scene I recall from childhood. At least until Lion King. I still flinch every time I hear a gunshot in this movie.
What always got me about the pheasant scene was the absolute terror in the actress's voice. She nailed it.
The bird scene... holy shit that might’ve messed me up more than Bambi’s moms death
Bambis dad = Thranduil
Just have to say it again because he put this out on December 5th. Happy birthday Walt Disney! 1901!
You're not alone, Doug.
I've watched this movie too few times as well.
You gotta love how the "Man theme" is more scary and intense than the Jaws theme.
From personal experience I can assure you that Bambi's mother did in FACT taste delicious and was amazing to eat in both jerky and stew form.
Bambi's mom was the original mufasa
It would also take a really long time after this that Disney showed direct death in their animated movies:
- Cinderella's dad? Well, he was only mentioned to pass away.
- Trusty in "Lady in the Tramp"? No, he was just badly hurt
- Chief in "The Fox in the Hound"? No, he was also just badly hurt, and Todd's mother in the same film was only mentioned to be dead.
- Gurgi in "The Black Cauldron"? No, he turns out to be alive.
- Oliver in "Oliver and Company"? No, he turns out to be alive
I don't think the other Disney films between Bambi and The Lion King even had deaths involved or implied. At least Don Bluth had the guts to show direct death in "The Land Before Time"
this was the first movie I ever saw.
and looking back, I wonder could they have done it without dialogue at all and had a deeper more complex emotional takeaway for a more developed audience.
maybe the dialogue is for the kids
This film and "DUMBO"[1941, the one before it], were the first real short Disney films..just under 70 minutes..
Honestly I even thought the sequel was pretty good. It starts right off after Bambi’s mother was killed and the Prince of the Woods (Bambi’s Father) takes him in. Patrick Stewart as the father was good and it rather does a great job in drawing out his character. Yes, he may seem cold and stern, especially to little Bambi, but deep down he really does care for his son and he does love him, he just doesn’t know how to properly express it.
I also love how in the first one, some people would fall into the pretext that the father is just neglectful or doesn’t want to grow attached to his child. But you can see that he saves him three times throughout the movie.
Childhood memories. ;-;
Was I the only who refused to believe the mother was dead when I was young? Lord knows how many fantasies of freeing her from man I envisioned.
Am I the only one who thought that Bambi's mom didn't die?
I love this!
Not seeing the body of Bambi's mom makes it even more messed up. Sometimes what you don't see can be just as terrifying as what you do.
take a shot every time douge shows the mom getting shot scene
I saw this movie and old yeller and lion king, wow no wonder im messed up
It's December deer season where I am. BRING IT ON BAMBI
Bumbis mom...waahhh
No matter how much I watch this movie, that gunshot we all know of will always get me.
The other day I watched bambi and the first scene in the meadow (not the death) with the giant herd of deer I was blown away, it was so good
I want to see a Disney version of Far Cry Primal.
Dear god you're sick XD
+ThePotatoKing it could be sicker with a Disney version of hellsing ultimate
+D.C. Stranded (Mr. Wright) Yes, all the yes.
Sakuragi Rokurouta I just imagined Kratos as a stereotypical Disney Princess and it is the funniest thought.
Sakuragi Rokurouta What about Spawn in a Tutu?
Honestly, that scene didn't mess me up as a kid. It messed me up as an _adult_! Not one other movie has ever evoked such a powerful emotional reaction from me.
The dysfunctional family thing is actually a good representation of how deer are with raising children
I just realized something with that violent scene with Bambi fighting the rabid dogs and that bird getting shot after she took off scene.
Bambi is Watership Down foreshadow!
I saw this and The Land Before Time as a kid, and with both films, I don't remember uncontrollably sobbing at either death. It was The Lion King that I first remember crying at a character's death.
Mufasa's death isn't that sad either
It was for me.
RockmanVX Then your easily saddened
Sounds like you're not saddened enough.
RockmanVX Oh I get saddened; Mufasa and Bambi's mom just don't do it for me
Please tell me I'm not the only one who loves the scene where owl teaches our trio about being twitterpated and was upset that Doug didn't mention it.
pinocchio and dumbo are also coming of age stories...
I think he meant coming-of-age, like Bambi becoming an adult--while Pinocchio and Dumbo learn lessons, they don't grow up.
mediocremusicalmovie Nope. For example:
the metaphore of the "puppet become real boy"thing is a coming of age story as well.
...what? I understand that people have different definitions of that phrase, but I was trying to clarify that perhaps he meant childhood into adulthood. Becoming a real boy was something bestowed upon Pinocchio when the fairy saw him be a martyr. Your interpretation might say that he comes of age at that moment, but generally, boyhood was just an endgoal he had over the course of the movie, and doesn't explicitly mean adulthood or growing up.
mediocremusicalmovie I'm refer to the author's opinion of the book...
the puppet is a metaphor
+ by the way
learning lessons and growing up are much the same thing in a film structure
I really need to rewatch this one. I didn't really enjoy it as a kid due to its lack of strong plot but I have a feeling I'll get a lot more out of it now that I'm older.
In the South, Bambi doesn't make kids cry, it makes us hungry.
This is a kinda disturbing fact but originally during the fire scene they were actually going to show mans corpse laying dead in the forest while bambi was running, but when they had a test screening the people said it was too disturbing and they took it out.
Man and Ronno: We finally found it NOW WHO'S GONNA STOP US
I watched it today (first time in a long time). His mom’s death made me cry pretty badly. AND DON’T LAUGH AT THAT FACT, YOU DID TOO!
Now that my mom is dead, I'm gonna rewatch Bambi because I hate life :)
This reminds me of a Rankin Bass film
I ave avery strong connection with my mom..that is why the death messes ME up..
I only realized Now that Bambi is a Disney movie. I've never watched it...
Bambi characters as FNAF animatronics
Freddy Fazbear = Bambi
Bonnie = Thumper
Chica = Faline
Foxy = Friend Owl
Balloon Boy = Flower
Marionette = Great Prince of the Forest
Springtrap = Man
Fredbear = Ronno
whats really messed up about that mother death scene is that they actually told the voice actor is mother had been hurt in a car accident and taped his reaction to the news
Okay, Drinking game for this episode, take a shot (Alcohol, soda, water, whatever) for every time Doug plays a clip of the death of Bambi's Mom.
Wait, Bambi's a dude?!
+masso.10 Yeah, really?! It was the eyelashes, wasn't it?
+masso.10 what u had a childhood crush on bambi or something? lol
Mims Zanadunstedt No, no, he has girly eyelashes.
Mims Zanadunstedt No, no, it was just surprising, is all. It's like finding out Bugsy from Pokémon Gold and Silver is a guy.
masso.10 Who?
"Well, I can't talk about this movie unless I show this clip."
*shows That Scene from 1940- Yes, really, that whole scene was actually written in 1940*
"There's really on point in hiding it. We ALL know what happened to Bambi's mom in this movie, and it messed up so many kids for life."
No doubt about that. . . Out of EVERY Disney Death in history, from the 40's all the way to right now, the ONE Disney Death that EVERYONE talks about . . . is Bambi's mother.
"But let's be honest. It's not the death of the mother that gets us, it's the fact that there was such a strong connection between her and the son. That's why it messes us up."
They do that same thing in
1: Kimba the White Lion, from 1966 (Kimba and his mother). But being the non-Disney character that she is, despite the fact that she was inspired by Bambi's mother (whom was never given a name), they ACTUALLY GAVE HER A NAME! Eliza.
2: The original Land Before Time (Littlefoot and his mother)
That "don't fly" scene always freaks me out
"It mixes bright and colorful with dark and- *>BANG!
actually the death of that duck thingy always made me scared. I felt so bad for her...
she was scared for her life and (just like humans) didn't think clear and began to worry. when she fel down I always cried..
I used to think Bambi was a doe, ("A deer, a female deer" :P), and I still kinda find that a little surprising but HELLO...the fawns look alike, I haven't seen that film in years, and the deer, (when not in danger), move about so gracefully.
...that and I had an Aunt named Bambi.
You had an Aunt named Bambi? Bet she always had change for a twenty ; )
Ray, a drop of golden sun! Me, a name I call myself, Far a long long way to run. Sew, a needle pulling thread. La, a note to follow sew. Tea, a drink with jam and bread. That will bring us back to Do!
1:10 OMG I laughed at how he said this "Like most of the early Disney films it mixes bright and colorful with dark and....(Gunshot indicating Bambi's mom died) mommy killing." Disney was honestly kind of fucked up back then. Seriously what is with them marketing these films to kids and being family friendly and often a parent dies or the villain dies, or something hugely dark happens at some point. No it's mostly safe for kids, almost no one dies in new films unless they're a live remake or a bought IP. Sorry Disney but the older films are what most of us 90s and earlier kid grew up on, shows and movies that were fun to watch but also taught us how the world works. Dumbo is my favorite Disney movie even to this day, with Bambi as my twin's favorite. I'm just a little jealous his favorite got a 2nd film and mine didn't. But hey, at least I can relax knoing no mothers died in mine, mine only got chained up and locked away for most of the film just from protecting her kid. Jeez it's still kind of fucked up. WHY DISNEY WHY!!!!!!!🤣
First 12 seconds shows Bambi’s mom
😮
The way DOUG kept repeating the death scene... it's almost comical... which makes me feel bad.
When I was a kid, I never put two and two together; that the gunshot sound meant that Bambi's mom died.
The one thing i don't like about this movie is how the final act makes humans, and in particular, hunters, to look like bloodthirsty death machines who'll shoot anything that moves. I grew up in rural Wisconsin where hunting is a common thing, and i can assure that no hunter is gonna shoot some random bird during deer season. It almost feels like this movie was written by PETA. I read the original book in grade school, and that actually did a much better job realistically representing humans and hunters and their relationship with the wild. Hell, there was one scene in the book where one person actually helps one of the injured deer. I like the movie's early scenes with the wonders of nature, but i just hate the xenophobic third act. The book just does an overall better job representing the delicate relationship between man and beast.
+Morgil One theory I heard is that the Man is an allegory for the Nazis (the movie did premiered in 1941). To add to the theory, the book's author, Felix Salten, was a Jew.
+Valoo Dragon The overwhelming majority of hunters do not hunt for trophies, they are even looked down upon by others. And would you prefer hunters to kill animals more slowly and painfully? It could be arranged, but the hunters will probably refuse such a thing.
Valoo Dragon
I'm gonna ignore that comment about the lion, and just state that here in rural Wisconsin, you eat what you kill. The local government gives you a license to shoot X number of deer, and when you reach that quota (which most people don't), you're done, lest you want a _very_ hefty fine. Then you take your deer to a local butcher and he processes the meat for you. You may also have the head mounted if you happened to get a nice buck, but mostly everyone does it for the meat. And if you've ever eaten venison, you'd understand that it's worth it.
+Morgil what is the joy in killing a majestic animal who has lived for many years in peace? i don't get it.
dionkeyser
I just explained that it's done for food. And trust me, the delicious taste of venison brings much joy.
Even though we owned this one as a kid, I can't remember a vast majority of this movie. I never understood why, but I think I finally figured it out- I think I always turned it off after Bambi's mom died. I think I just couldn't handle it, and had to watch something else right after. At least, that's my theory.
La la la la la tweet deedalee tweet deedalee la la la la.
Santa's list
Bambi: nice
Bambi's mother: nice
Thumper: nice
The great Prince of the forest: nice
Flower: nice
Friend Owl: nice
Faline: nice
Ronno: naughty
Man: naughty
For so long, I've always heard this movie being anti hunting propaganda, which only made me want to watch the movie even more, and I'm a gun loving, hunting loving kind of guy
Me: Hi I'm Nathan I'm a pokemon trainer I'm here with my waifu and best friend Misty
Misty: Hi
Me: Now most people know about Bambi but what you don't know is that we were there too we'll tell you the whole story
Misty: A year had passed since the events of Dumbo we were itching for another adventure so we looked into the book of Disney and found Bambi
Me: The moment we found it a portal opened and we reluctantly jumped in without hesitation we found ourselves in a forest
Misty: We could hear birds chirping and we saw forest animals of all kinds heading for a thicket one of the animals a bunny named Thumper told us a new prince was born
Me: We went with Thumper to wake up Friend Owl a wise old owl that lived in the forest when we finally got to the thicket we saw the cutest little thing a baby deer and her mother the mother said she will call him Bambi
Misty: Time passed and soon Bambi was on his first walk with his mother it wasn't long before we saw some more birds and Bambi tried to say his first word bird with a little help from Thumper we taught Bambi a few more words like Butterfly and flower
Me: It wasn't long before a skunk popped out of a flower patch Bambi thought it was a flower but the skunk said he can call him a flower if he wants to and that's how we got to know Flower
Misty: Later that day it began to rain and Thumper had to go home and we helped Bambi get back to the thicket where his mother was waiting
Me: Time passed and soon it was summer and it was time for Bambi's first trip to the meadow when we got there Bambi's mother warned us there might be danger
Misty: Bambi's mother looked and looked then she said it was safe and we played with Bambi in the meadow it wasn't long before we saw Thumper again he and his family were eating blossoms
Me: Soon Bambi got curious about a frog and followed him into a pond were we saw another dear faun she looked just like Bambi except she had blue eyes instead of brown
Misty: the faun introduced herself as Faline needles to say Bambi was a little shy at first but soon they were playing together it wasn't long before many more dear came leaping along and we leaped with them
Me: We had a lot of fun and soon they stopped to see the most wise stag we've ever seen the great prince of the forest
Misty: He was on patrol in the meadow everything seemed fine until we saw some crows fleeing that meant hunters were near we told the prince to take the deer to safety while we distracted the hunters
Me: We managed to drive the hunters away but it wouldn't be the last time we saw them as we would soon discover
Misty: Time passed and soon summer changed into fall and fall into winter Bambi was curious about the snow it wasn't long before we saw Thumper again he was skating on ice
Me: We had a lot of fun skating then we found Flower hibernating in his den winter was fun for Bambi at first but as time passed he began to grow tired of the snow we did our best to keep him warm
Misty: One winter day Bambi's mother found some grass for Bambi to eat for the first time in winter he was happy but it didn't last long as Bambi's mother saw the hunters again we told them we would distract the hunters while they got to safety
Me: We did our best to drive the hunters away but it was all in vain they shot Bambi's mother it was a sad moment it wasn't long before the great prince of the forest appeared again telling Bambi to come with him
Misty: Time passed and soon it was spring again Bambi had grown into a great stag Thumper had grown too and still had his thumping feet Flower had grown up too he was still the bashful skunk he was
Me: it wasn't long before we saw two birds Friend Owl explained they were twitterpated needles to say neither Bambi Thumper or Flower liked the idea of being twitterpated
Misty: The three of them went on their way and we followed in pursuit it wasn't long before Flower saw a beautiful girl skunk and fell in love
Me: Shortly after Thumper met a girl bunny and also fell in love it wasn't long before we saw a familiar deer we haven't seen since Bambi's first trip to the meadow Faline only now she was a beautiful doe
Misty: It wasn't long before Bambi started to fall in love with Faline but it didn't last long as another stag Ronno by name started to challenge Bambi for Faline
Me: We insisted Bambi that he wasn't alone in this fight and we would help him it was a long fight but Ronno was defeated Bambi had won Faline's heart
Misty: Time passed and soon Spring turned into summer and summer into fall one day Bambi thought he smelled smoke he looked down at a cliff with his father the great prince of the forest and saw the hunters again
Me: The prince explained that we had to go deep into the forest we told them we would distract the hunters while all the forest animals got to safety
Misty: We did our best to distract the hunters but in our haste we thought we heard barking we looked and saw Faline cornered by a pack of dogs
Me: Again we insisted we help Bambi in this fight while Faline got to safety it was a long fight but the dogs got buried in a pile of rocks
Misty: We rushed to distract the hunters but they shot Bambi he wasn't dead like his mother just unconscious we stayed by his side for a bit
Me: Before long we thought we smell smoke we looked and saw a fire spreading there were forest animals running for their lives
Misty: Soon the great prince of the forest came and urged Bambi to get up
Me: We told the prince that Misty would play firefighter with her water pokemon while I helped him and Bambi get to safety it was a dangerous escape but we made it to safety where Faline was waiting we watched as Misty put out the fire with her water pokemon
Misty: Time passed and soon fall turned into winter and winter into spring it wasn't long before we saw Thumper waking up Friend Owl again
Me: We went into the thicket where we saw that Faline had given birth to two fauns Geno and Gurri Friend Owl said that prince Bambi would be proud
Misty: Sure enough we looked up at a cliff and saw Bambi and the great prince of the forest looking down proudly at his kids
Me: Soon the portal back to Kanto opened and we realized we had to say goodbye but we knew in our hearts that we would see Bambi and his friends again very soon
Misty: You forgot about Bambi 2
Me: Yes I did but that's a story for another time
Do a Disneycember Bambi 2
Pedro Caffé Definitely an underrated sequel! It does a great job in focusing on Bambi’s father and really develops the relationship they establish after Bambi’s mother died.
I find the "we have to fly" scene messed me up more than bambi's mom death
Bambi's mom never bothered me as a kid. the hunter fed his family for the winter. i grew up around hunters, so it was no big deal. Dumbo's mom is infinitely more sad as she was only protecting her baby when no one else would.
Story 6/10
Animation 10/10
Characters 8/10
Bambi 8.8/10
How come I didn't remember the scene with that poor Quail? That's horrifying!
Bambi's one of those so good it's bad films. I mean that as a compliment. It's the kind of film where you can acknowledge that it does it's job very well but you don't need to watch it again. God forbid you find something wrong with it. Like Doug said, you're pretty much just watching Bambi's life but if you go back and watch it again, you're just emphasizing the fact that his life is an illusion. It's kind of like trying to bring Bambi's mom back from the grave and life just doesn't work like that.
Is it bad I come back to Bambi 2 more than the first one? I mean I can definitely tell which film is bigger scale in quality and landmark, but like you said, after you see the first one once, there's less to draw you back in. It's an artistry piece for the large part, not as much for characters and story (despite Bambi still being primarily marketed as a 'toon').
I see no problem with going back to Bambi 2 more than the first one. It's a great movie and did everything it could to recapture the spirit of the original but some experiences just can't be recaptured, even if you re-watch the very thing that gave you that experience in the first place. The best you can do is remember it. Personally, when I have powerful experiences that should never be forgotten I write them down. However, I'm reluctant to go through them again, either out of fear that I don't have the emotional strength to do so or, even more frighteningly, that the experience might not be so amazing the next time. You still respect Bambi as a piece of art don't you?
Bambi was probably the most art centric of Disney's early films besides Fantasia. I do know it got complaints early on for that (likely why it bombed box office first time round), a lot of people even to this day expected it to just be a cute little cartoon about a baby deer, but it plays a concept very uniquely and atmospherically. From what I know it was Walt's favourite project, which makes it sadder it wasn't appreciated initially.
Some works of art only get recognised as masterpieces over time.
I didn't know that Bambi bombed although that's mainly because I wasn't alive when it came out. In fact, my middle aged parents hadn't even been born at the time and, if my maths is correct (which it might not be since maths has never been my strong point), my surviving grandparents were still children. Sometimes one can forget how old this movie truly is. Over seven decades and it hasn't been forgotten. It's kind of amazing. Anyway, it goes to show how flawed the critics are. They don't always recognise a timeless movie until after it comes out.
As Carol Burnett later triumphantly put 'If you don't love Bambi, there's something wrong with you'. :P
1:10 I don't think the hunter was the only one who shot in this movie. o_0