

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in “Africa Before Dark” by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks – This rediscovered short film sees Oswald riding an elephant through the African savannah while other animals play.
THUMPER BAMBI BEST SCENES FULL
There’s a full grasshopper and ants sequence that plays out in concept art, but it was all scrapped since it took away from Bambi’s story. Another deleted scene features characters that never appeared in the final film: grasshoppers, an army of ants, and Bobo the rabbit, who eventually became Thumper. In one, Bambi disappeared into a snowdrift, which was brought to life through rough sketches and added dialogue after the fact the scene was ultimately changed to the one with Thumper teaching Bambi to walk on ice. There's so much to love and enjoy here that it makes Disney's Signature Collection edition of Bambi an easy sell.Īnimator Floyd Norman Introduces Deleted Scenes - Get insight on two deleted scenes. You can even mute the picture completely and just allow yourself to be drawn in by the film's technologically advanced (for the time) presentation of depth using the Disney-engineered multiplane camera or the sweeping, emotionally resonant backgrounds painted in Wong's impressionistic style. Even the very specific use of silence during two climactic moments in the film are masterfully arranged, a fact pointed out to me by the bonus feature that focused on the film's music.
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The story may be well known, but do yourself a favor and take time to just focus on the film's musical score throughout the picture it's not only phenomenal in its own right, it also perfectly matches up with the story's pivotal moments and acts as a sort of narrator for the film that's largely devoid of exposition. There are a lot of ways to enjoy Bambi, either with your friends and family, or as a solo watch. In other words, it stands out from the majority of today's animated feature films. It really is refreshing to see how much time the animators took with the film there's no rush to force the story from one beat to the next, no hyperactive characters-okay, Thumper is a little hyper-taking over the scenes, and no desire to give audiences an easy out by avoiding difficult subject material. And the film itself is nothing short of amazing, either! If it's been a while since you've seen it, it's time to give Bambi another watch with fresh eyes.
