Deep within a large forrest, a doe has just given birth to a baby fawn, a son. This is the son of the Great Prince of the Forrest, a wise old buck. The doe calls her fawn "Bambi."
From his mother, Bambi learns quickly several life lessons: how to walk, whom to be friends with, and to always look out for danger; danger is everywhere. Bambi befriends several classic characters: Thumper the rabbit, Flower the skunk, and Friend Owl, the wise old owl.
Bambi slowly grows under his mother's tutelage and the watchful eye of his father, the Great Prince, making sure he is never in danger. But the Young Prince is wild and carefree; he likes to run around and play with his friends. So when his mother takes him to the meadow, where the good food is, she warns him to be careful.
Here in the meadow, Bambi meets Faline, a female fawn. There is an instant attraction between the two fawns, but that love is quickly shattered as shots ring out across the meadow. Danger! Man has entered the forrest. Bambi, his mother, and the other woodland animals make it back into the forrest safely, but the next time they are not so lucky. It is then that young Bambi's innocence is lost forever.
Showcasing one of the most classic of all movie villains, one who isn't even seen once in the entire picture, Bambi uses the threat of man to convey a sense of danger. A sense of evilness.
Bambi never knows what to do, as he is always learning, even when the unthinkable happens. But Bambi always has help from his friends, his mother, and even his father, who keeps an ever-watchful eye over his son.
But growing up is just part of the story. Bambi is a classic story of loss of innocence. It sends it's message in very poignant way, yet it doesn't "dumb down" the power of the subject matter. Bambi succeeds with a realism, sincerity, and wisdom in contrast to Walt's earlier fairy tales and stark fantasy shorts. Poor Bambi has to grow up so fast; much quicker than his other friends, and learns the most powerfull of lessons anyone can learn: life isn't always fair.
On the flip side of the historical significance of the picture and the artistic marvels it pioneered, Bambi is the classic Walt Disney animated feature: filled with memorable characters, exceptional animation, and an ever poignant storyline that never fails to tug at your heart strings, of all of Walt Disney's animated features, Bambi is perhaps the most beloved.
Plot: 
If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all. One of the incredibly memorable lines from this timeless classic, the story of Bambi is one of learning, loss, and life. The film doesn't center on one tragic event, but rather on many different events that form the life our young, and sometimes tragic hero.
Animation:
The pioneer of animation just got better! Between 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and 1942's Bambi, Walt's animators became ten times better. Using Walt's own multi-plane camera technology and incredibly realistic drawings, Disney scored a tremedous victory in the animation field even if the film wasn't commercially successful at that time.
Sound: 
The are a couple of songs in the film, like the Oscar nominated "Love Is a Song." Most are sung by choir, and help the picture move along fairly well, even if they aren't all that catchy.
The score of the film is sometimes haunting, yet often enhances the scenes of the film, weather they be happy or sad scenes. Never-the-less, the score is powerful in its delivery, and works well.
Character Development:
The story of Bambi is all about change, and the characters do change in their own ways, during the bad times and most certainly during the good times.
Atmosphere: 
Bambi isn't nessescarily a childrens movie, but will always be thought of as one. Still, it can be enjoyed for what it is by people of all ages.
Realism:
The heart of Bambi may just be the incredible realism inherent throughout the picture. Walt Disney wanted all of the animals in the film to look like real animals and not the "cartoony" animals in his other short cartoons and even in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The picture on the left is of a deer from Snow White and the picture on the right is obviously Bambi. Notice the "cartoony" look to the left picture while Bambi looks more like a deer? Not only were the animals made more realistic, but even water dropletts were studied at slow speeds to acheive the authentic look of the rain.
Warren’s Rating:
Movies it was nominated with for Best Picture:
9.57/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
04-03-05
