Bambi (Diamond Edition) DVD, 1942

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MovieMail's Review

In this era of overly happy endings and tacky merchandise, the sheer darkness of Disney’s early films still shocks – in Pinocchio, for example, all of the villains go unpunished in spite of the suffering they cause. Bambi is a prime example of Disney’s early, bleaker style; the unnervingly sudden death of the fawn’s mother is perhaps the most harrowing scene ever shown in a children’s film, whilst the horror of the later forest fire is equally devastating.

Thankfully there are enough colourful characters and moments of humour to temper the threatening atmosphere; Thumper, Bambi’s rabbit companion, is one of Disney’s most unforgettable characters, and the sequence where Bambi learns to ice-skate is a classic comedy scene.

The beautiful backgrounds of the film used a pioneering technique involving opaqued paint layers of oil to suggest the depth of the undergrowth, and over forty shades of green were used to create the woodland scenes. As dazzling as the computerised images of today’s Pixar films are, Bambi is a timely reminder of the stunning effects hand-drawn animation can achieve.

Alex Davidson on 20th January 2005
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Film Information

Director - David Hand

Produced - 1942

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - American film

DVD Details

Certificate:	U	Publisher:	Walt Disney Home Video	Region:	2
Length:	69 mins	Aspect:	1.33:1	Cat No:	BUA0160101
Format:	DVD Colour

DVD Extras

Disc Introduction by Diane Disney Miller
Bambi: Inside Walt’s Story Meetings
Classic Games & Activities
DisneyPedia: Bambi’s Forest Friends.

Film Description

A classic from the golden age of Disney, Bambi is a prime example of Disney's earlier ability to combine delightful whimsy with darker and more frightening scenes to produce beautiful animated films that appeal to young and old alike.

The story follows young male deer Bambi from his birth and woodland childhood with friends Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, through to his ascendancy into the tall, antlered Prince of the Forest. Along the way he tragically loses his mother to hunters (a traumatic early childhood memory for viewers of several generations!) and also finds love with the beautiful Faline.