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Bambi

1942 Directed by David Hand, James Algar …

A great love story.

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Donnie Dunagan Peter Behn Stan Alexander Cammie King Will Wright Hardie Albright Ann Gillis Tim Davis Sam Edwards Sterling Holloway Otis Harlan

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Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 7

A firm favourite of my oldest daughter of seven. She has been harassing her four year old brother about watching it. Today he caved and asked if they could watch it.

There is something uniquely magical about what happens to kids' faces while watching these gorgeous hand drawn images. A smile, a frown, fear, but always eyes wide open flicking across the screen trying to take everything in and actually succeeding as the images are fluid and calm. They were transfixed for the entire seventy minutes.

Afterwards, as per usual, my daughter started a reenactment of the entire thing. When I asked my son what he thought he said just two words.

'People suck.'

Truer words have rarely been spoken
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 7

Here are some reasons why Bambi is the greatest animated film ever made:

- It shows life in all its little imperfections and grand tribulations.

- The amount of joy, humor, tears, and discovery to be found within its tight 70 minute run-time is indescribably beautiful.

- The characters are layered, fully-formed, and crafted to perfection.

-The animation is second to none, showcasing subtle details and landscapes that blow me away after every viewing.

- The classic themes are as potent and wonderful as ever.

- A scene involving death is the most emotional scene in the history of animated cinema.

- The music is breathtaking, especially in the "April Shower" sequence.

- This movie has Thumper. Enough said.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 5

100

The greatest animated film in the history of the medium is now out of the Disney Vault. Let's celebrate.

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Review by feedingbrett ★★★★ 12

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It seems maturity and wisdom has opened my eyes to Disney’s classic gem as Bambi was another film that I felt previously was a disappointing entry in their filmography. I was distant due to its lack of a narrative arc and the inability to provide memorable music; which is still a problem this time around but my feelings towards it is not as sour. The classics simply were a different breed to the beautiful and charming Disney animated films I grew up with, their stories felt more frank with its message, putting that in the forefront rather than the story. When I was younger, I didn’t care…
Review by Adam Cook ★★★★★ 5

Bambi is, and probably always will be, my favourite Disney film. By conventional standards, even for the time, it has a weak plot. Essentially it is just about a young deer trying to survive; there is no real character arc beyond the natural progression of growing up, maturing and experiencing first love, whilst the antagonist stays off screen and is never defeated. But what makes this film work is that it puts all the little moments front-and-centre, with the exception of the mother getting shot and the climactic fire (hopefully I haven't spoiled the film for anybody), the film is all about the moments of first friendships and experiencing a world anew. These scenes are so beautiful not only in…
Review by Brian Kubrick ★★★★

The movie that made Javier Bardem cry.

Recent reviews

Review by Nicholas C. ★★★★

Beautiful animation makes this one of Disney's best.
Review by mementox ★★★★

8+
Review by cfn

Flickchart ranking: 93
Review by Ale Quintana ★

The only thing I remember about this is that it was sad and upsetting so I hated it.
Review by emma ★★★★

this movie will forever and ever hold a special place in my heart
Review by bbinns1988 ★★★★

85%

This is a classic for me personally. I grew up watching Toy Story but my other favorite was Bambi. Watching it for the first time in a long time it made me appreciate just how timeless it really is. One nitpick I have is what is the plot of this movie? Quote from my girlfriend,”Here’s a deer watch it do things”. That aside this is a coming of age story with themes of discovery, nature vs man, and growing up. This is visual storytelling at its finest and it will always be a classic for me.
Review by reevejohnson ★★★★½

The first Disney movie to fully realize a style of animation that matches the tone. The brush strokes of the forest conjure the blurred naïveté of childhood. The light provides an aura of the ethereal. The shadows hint at what’s to come.

I read the plot as an allegory for how growing up leads to the loss of purity in a violent world. This is especially true when oppressors hunt and kill the ones we love. Human animals treat non-human animals as lessor without any grounds to do so. The message actually lands impactfully since this movie is one of the first to challenge power where it actually is- the human hunter, or “Man”- without incorporating racist imagery or sentiments.…
Review by Evan David ★★★

Hadn't watched it since I was a kid. Definitely better, funnier, and more interesting as an adult, when I actually have an attention span and can appreciate the artistry.
Review by Brian Kubrick ★★★★

The movie that made Javier Bardem cry.