A Masterpiece!

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Bambi is a nice animated family movie about a young deer. It is somewhat cute and rather enjoyable. Refreshing, even.

Bambi is one of the first Disney stories to be made and honestly it's one of the best. It's a simple slice of life story that encompasses the meaning of beauty, which is increased by gorgeous Disney animation. This movie is great solely due to how visually impressive it is, something that modern animated movies seem to struggle with. The animals and scenery are very lively and when one watches this movie it really feels as if one is staring into a storybook that comes to life. Sometimes, you don't need a movie to have a very complex story to be effective and this movie is proof of it. It has perhaps some of the most violent and heartbreaking scenes in a movie, especially a Disney movie. I won't spoil it but you can probably guess what it is, heck you might already know what it is, but let me tell you that is just as impactful as everyone says. However, the movie is still heartwarming and will make you feel good as much as it will make you sad. It's a film about nature and it gives a unique and well written take on the...cough cough....Circle of Life...cough cough. I know that sounds bad but before The Lion King, there was this. This movie stands above many Disney films and has aged almost perfectly. If Disney ever tries to remake this movie it just won't work because this is a timeless film. It was one of the best from the Golden Age of Disney and proof that Walt Disney knew how to make amazing stories. I give it an 8/10 and think one who likes both animation and Disney should give it a watch.

The movie starts off pretty slow, but it picks up around the half-way point. It wasn't until there was about 25 minutes left that I realized the story was about growing up. A bit of a delayed realization I know, but I was honestly too distracted by how cutesy it was. Once the 30 minute mark passed, I didn't think I'd like this, but once the darker moments started to show up, I liked it a lot more. Apparently the novel it's based off of is more graphic, I might have to give that a read sometime. The theme of growing up has been done better in Disney movies, (look at "The Lion King" and even "Inside Out" if you want better examples) but "Bambi" is a good addition to that list. It's beautifully animated, innocent at times and pretty dark as well. I recommend showing your kids this if you want to show them what it's like to grow up in a nutshell.

(68%) One of Disney's better remembered early classics plays very much a similar note to one of their more recent classics "The lion king", as the circle of life is the overriding theme here. Although this is much more of a simple plotted watch in which tells its basic, yet captivating tale of nature against the odds placed by man. Some have tamely attacked the negative depiction of man as being too simplistic, too black and white; but the fact remains this is very much taken from the view of a wild deer so how else exactly can man be shown as anything other than a cold killer with a smoking gun is hard to imagine. This isn't one of my top pick Disney outings as I favour their more light-heated features, but I will admit that the animation is fantastic and it has aged very well over the decades becoming more than a little bit timeless.