Timeless film for all ages!
Who of us doesn't remember little dear Bambi, his rabbit friend Thumper and skunk Flower?! Many of us shared his hopes, dreams, laughs, fears and tears. I even managed to cry reading Salten's novel that I had as reading assignment in my third grade.
There were some criticizm for being inappropriate for children because of the death of Bambi's mother as well as the scary violence of the hunting scenes, dog attacks, and the forest fire climax. Although this may be scary for younger kids, this movie also contains good examples of friendship, courage and love.
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Bambi (Little Golden Book)
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Beautiful artwork from the 1940s stunningly illustrates young Bambi's journey from fawn to prince of the forest! The classic Disney film is retold in this vintage Little Golden Book - perfect for Disney fans young and old.
Bambi, A Life in the Woods
Bambi, A Life in the Woods (originally Bambi, ein Leben im Walde) is a book by Felix Salten, first printed in 1923.
Bambi is the name of the main character, a male roe deer beginning life as a fawn, then an adolescent spike, and finally a buck. Felix Salten was the pen name of Siegmund Salzmann, who was born in Budapest, Hungary but grew up in Vienna, Austria.The story was made into an animated film by Walt Disney Productions first released in the United Kingdom on August 8, 1942. The company took the liberty of changing the species into a white-tailed deer, and of putting him into an American forest. Additionally, the tone of the story was significantly lightened. The original book was much darker and more brutal.
This film received 3 Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Song for "Love is a song" and Original Music Score. In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its "Ten top Ten" - the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres - after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Bambi was acknowledged as the third best film in the animation genre.
Bambi (2-Disc Special Platinum Edition)
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In its swift but somehow leisurely 69 minutes, Bambi covers a year in the life of a young deer. But in a bigger way, it measures the life cycle itself, from birth to adulthood, from childhood's freedom to grown-up responsibility. All of this is rendered in cheeky, fleet-footed style--the movie doesn't lecture, or make you feel you're being fed something that's good for you. The animation is miraculous, a lush forest in which nature is a constantly unfolding miracle (even in a spectacular fire, or those dark moments when "man was in the forest").
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The plot
A doe gives birth to a fawn in the thicket whom she names Bambi. After he learns to walk, Bambi befriends Thumper, a young rabbit, and while learning to talk he meets Flower, a young skunk. One day his mother takes him to the meadow, a place that is both wonderful and frightening. There he meets Faline, a doe-fawn, and his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. It is also during this visit that Bambi has his first encounter with man, who causes all the animals to flee the meadow. During a harsh winter, Bambi and his mother go to the meadow and discover a patch of new grass, hearalding the arrival of spring. As they eat, his mother senses a hunter and orders Bambi to flee. As they run, gun shots ring out. When Bambi arrives at their thicket, he discovers his mother is no longer with him. He wanders the forest calling for her, but she doesn't answer. His father appears in front of him and tells Bambi that his mother "can't be with him anymore" then leads him away.... 
Bambi
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Soundtrack:
The music and songs are vintage Disney classics. One of the songs, "Love Is a Song", was nominated for an Oscar. The musical score was also nominated.
In the spring, an adult Bambi is reunited with Thumper and Flower as the animals around them begin pairing up with mates. Though they resolve not to be "twitterpated" like the other animals in love, Thumper and Flower each leave with newly found mates. Bambi is disgusted, until he runs into Faline and become a couple. As they happily dance and flirt through the woods, another buck appears who tries to force Faline to go with him. Though he initially struggles, Bambi's rage gives him the strength to defeat the older buck and push him off a cliff and into a river below.... 
That night, Bambi is awoken by the smell of smoke. His Father explains that Man is in the forest and they must flee. Bambi goes back to search for Faline, but she is being chased by hunting dogs. Bambi finds her in time and fights off the dogs, allowing Faline to escape. With Faline safe, Bambi runs but is shot as he leaps over a ravine. The Great Prince finds him there and urges him back to his feet. Together, they escape the forest fire and go to a small island in the lake where the other animals, including Faline, have taken refuge.At the end of the film, Faline gives birth to twin fawns. As Bambi stands watch on the large hill, the Great Prince silently turns and walks away.
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Reviews
A New York Times
In the grand Disney tradition, Bambi is brimming with unforgettable sequences, notably the young deer's attempts to negotiate an iced-over pond, and most especially the death of Bambi's mother--and if this moment doesn't move you to tears, you're made of stone (many subsequent Disney films, including Lion King, have tried, most in vain, to match the horror and pathos of this one scene). 
The Internet Movie Database
'The greatest thing is the way Disney manages to convince us that there is nothing else in the world, outside the forest. Not once do we see a horizon. Nor do we sense one. By some standards not much happens in the forest - a few deaths, a few births, what else is new? But when the forest is the whole world they matter a good deal.''From the opening scene where the multiplane camera glides through a quiet forest until the stirring forest fire climax, a viewer has to be aware he is watching one of the all-time great films. So much of the cycle of life is covered that it's hard to realize the film is a mere 69 minutes. In a book called 'The Making of Bambi', Ollie Johnston reveals that originally there was much more footage that Disney eventually trimmed, cutting out whole sequences before the film previewed. Obviously, he made a wise decision.'
'Blissful, playful, moving and inspiring, Walt Disney's "Bambi" is a precious jewel that will last longer than most of us will. '
'This Disney movie has been passed from from one generation at a time. "Bambi" captures your heart and it's one of those movies you can't wait for your own children to see, and then they pass it down to their children and so on. "Bambi" is one of Disney's best and an American treasure.'
'This is one awesome animated movie. If there are people out there who don't love this movie, they either have hearts of stone or bricks for brains. This is a simple, charming and heartwarming tale of innocence and the joys of youth. It doesn't need slam bang violent action or hokey bad humor. This movie, instead, flows naturally.'
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Bambi II
Just so you know...
Bambi II was released as a midquel sequel to Bambi. Set in middle of Bambi, it shows the Great Prince of the Forest struggling to raise the motherless Bambi, and Bambi's doubts about his father's love. The film was released direct-to-video on February 7, 2006. 
Bambi II
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"Bambi II" begins with the well-remembered moment from the original when Bambi (voiced by Alexander Gould) is looking for his mother and The Great Prince of the Forest (Patrick Stewart) informs his son that she will not be coming back, and ends with Bambi still a fawn. The beloved characters Thumper (Brendon Baerg) and Flower (Nicky Jones) return, as does Feline (Andrea Bowen), but having more of an impact is a character who only appears briefly in the original, Ronno (Anthony Ghannam), another fawn whose antlers have already come in. Ronno not only keeps calling Bambi a baby and a coward, but is also making moves on Feline. Meanwhile, The Great Prince is having trouble with his new responsibility for raising his young son and teaching him the ways of the forest, and Bambi is trying to impress his father. Neither one of them is succeeding all that well.
Which one you like better?
Comparing original and sequel...
which one you find more interesting and more moving?
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Are you Bambi fan?
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Teddi14 wrote...
It was the first movie I saw in the theatre too. One of my all time favorites.
Posted October 25, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
Bambi was the first movie I ever saw. We hadn't even gotten a TV in our house yet. That movie was so terrifying for me that I have never watched it since and still remember it vividly. Though I love the animation I don't think that this movie is appropriate for children. No child should ever have to think that his mother could be shot.
You have done an excellent job of describing the movie. Great lens! 5 stars and favored.
Posted October 24, 2008
pmolinero wrote...
I have to confess that I never saw bambi. Until now. But soon my daughter will be old enough and we will watch it together.
Posted October 24, 2008
sellingnicestuff wrote...
Reading this lens as I drink out of my Disney Bambi mug! Remember the original Bambi. This was the first movie as a child that made me cry! Thanks for taking me back (so far)! :o)
Posted September 05, 2008
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