AC24 - RMR - Bambi

So as the last film to review in this set of Countdown to Christmas posts, I decided to review Disney's 5th animated classic that is notable for being among the first of Disney films to handle the death of a loved one (as the above video shows) as well as having a off screen villain as opposed to a on screen villain. So in short, this was a film by Walt Disney that takes a different route to the ones that have come in the past and handles more adult situations and continues the magic that Disney films had back in the day. So with that said, let's have a look at this film:

So way before Lion King came around, this film was among the first of Disney films to tackle the whole "protector of a certain piece of land" scenario as we begin the film with a doe deer (Bambi's mother in other words, voiced by Paula Winslowe who also voices The Pheasant) giving birth to our titular character (voiced by 4 actors depending on Bambi's age at the time so in chronological order, Bobby Stewart, Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright and John Sutherland, though the latter is questionable as to his involvement in this film) who will one day take the role as the protector of the land, currently of which his father is (voiced by Fred Shields) and the purpose of this role, is to protect the land from the hunters (otherwise known as our off screen villain, Man). So much like with many of us, Bambi begins to get used to his life, asking questions about him and the world he is in and making friends out of the animals he encounters. In his first winter, Bambi and his mom try to find food, but something bad happens to his mother which would be the first step for Bambi to be the new protector of the land.

So like with the previous films that I have reviewed, the film came out during WWII and as a result, didn't get much money. But that aside, the film has been regarded as a very dark and very adult Disney film that would scar young children for life just by watching the above scene and is unlike any Disney film that came before it. It did get very mixed reviews when it came out, but after many re-releases and re-issues, its now regarded as a classic and many people like it for handling a lot of adult situations and teaching children that violence towards wild animals is wrong and it can be hard to lose someone that you love dearly and I am one of those people. I wouldn't say its a children's film as such, but I think if your child is between 7 and above, they can handle everything that is going down, but anyone below that age, this is a no go. 9/10