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Bambi (Disney Special Platinum Edition) (1942)
It's short but it sure is charming
I was born in 1983 so I missed the "classic" Disney era, so I grew up on the Disney formula of late which is to have about 5 songs in the span of an hour and it does get irritating where a character would do something than just break into song. In the classic days, there was usually songs in the background done by a choir or a character in the film but it wouldn't seem instrusive like Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. Bambi looks like a simple film but there's quite a lot going on for it.
If the introduction reminds you of the Lion King, this is where those guys got the idea for their film. It starts with the birth of the prince Bambi, a deer who's extremely timid and doesn't have the greatest of balance. He eventually befriends Thumper, a mischievous rabbit and Flower, a really happy skunk(I hate to say gay but you'll see what I mean).
From there we explore Bambi as he understands his new world, from knowing the distance between a bird and a butterfly, the slipperyness of ice and other life lessons, including the loss of a loved one. I remember being about 5 watching the scene with Bambi's mother and since her death(as if it's a spoiler at this point) is offscreen, I couldn't understand what happened since as kids, we can't really think outside the box and put 2 and 2 together.
It's interesting that when I showed people that I bought this, a lot of them couldn't understand that why I, a big fan of Aliens, Terminator 2 and the Godfather would watch Bambi but really there's 2 things: it is a charming film if you watch it knowing you're watching a Disney film and 2, apparently mothers really find it adorable if you watch these willingly.
The one thing as usual I can't stand with Disney and you probably hate this too is the fact that Disney releases a film for awhile then they completely call back the DVD's that didn't sell and keep them. I can't find Beauty and the Beast anywhere and Alice in Wonderland is extremely rare to find. I found one copy of Aladdin and go figure, Disney forgot to put the damn movie in the case so I exchanged it for this instead. So I'd suggest picking this up not only for it's rarity but for it's charm.
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