In Disney’s fifth animated feature, nature maintains and sustains an otherwise rote plot. This episode is a bit silly. But it’s a great discussion. I think so, at least.

Manny Farber’s 1942 review of BAMBI for The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/134248/saccharine-symphony

CRACKING OPEN THE DISNEY VAULT (Sept at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/cracking-open-the-disney-vault/

THE PRECISE COMPOSITIONS OF KINUYO TANAKA (Sept 2022 at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/the-precise-compositions-of-kinuyo-tanaka/

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Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Little April Shower” by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill from the BAMBI soundtrack.

Timestamps

0:00 - Episode 191: BAMBI (1942)

4:03 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary

6:57 - Contemporary reception and our rewatch experiences

24:20 - What the impressive detail does for the narrative

36:28 - Gender roles

38:35 - Cool guys

48:54 - The Junk Drawer

56:08 - Cody’s Noteys: Deerlove (deer trivia)