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Post by Prince Bambi on Dec 27, 2006 16:05:55 GMT -8
I don't have a favorite scene in particular, because all of them seem very good to me.  If I had to pick one, it would have to be the very end when Bambi is standing with the Grand Prince of the Forest. I don't why; I guess because of the nice use of the choral version of "Love is a Song" to end the picture.  |
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Post by chromosomeaddict on Jan 17, 2009 5:49:12 GMT -8
Probably Bambi's mother's death scene. That was a very morbid scene, which is why I like it. There was a powerful atmosphere there, a real sense of dread.
I'm not like this anymore, but I think I was a little heartless as a kid. That scene never really affected me. In fact, my mother recalls me saying to her when we watched it "His mam's gone. If he doesn't like it, he can lump it". Not sure if this is true, you never really know when she's joking. But unlike many people, I always tend to look back on that scene and remember feeling more... 'neutral', really. It gets to me nowadays though.
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Post by Prince Bambi on Jan 18, 2009 17:57:26 GMT -8
Probably Bambi's mother's death scene. That was a very morbid scene, which is why I like it. There was a powerful atmosphere there, a real sense of dread. Oh, I know. Walt Disney certainly had a clever vision for what he wanted for that famous scene. I've once read that there plans to even show Bambi's mother falling after getting shot, and Bambi returns to see her dead in a pool of blood.  Thank goodness that plan was abandoned; think of how that kind of scene could scar children for life even further. I know what you mean. I wasn't affected much by the death scene as a child, either, though it still gets to me nowadays. |
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Post by chromosomeaddict on Jan 19, 2009 7:57:46 GMT -8
Probably Bambi's mother's death scene. That was a very morbid scene, which is why I like it. There was a powerful atmosphere there, a real sense of dread. Oh, I know. Walt Disney certainly had a clever vision for what he wanted for that famous scene. I've once read that there plans to even show Bambi's mother falling after getting shot, and Bambi returns to see her dead in a pool of blood. Thank goodness that plan was abandoned; think of how that kind of scene could scar children for life even further. Goodness gracious me, what heavy stuff! I can see why they decided to pull that out. I really do love all the scenes with the presence of us, the people. You know we're there, even though you can't see us, even before the gunshots. I think it's important to remember the enemy as 'us' rather than 'man', or the message gets lost. If we refer to 'Man' as 'us', it reminds us that it's us that has to do something about it. I just introduced the film to my little nephew, and after re-watching it for the hundred-thousandth time (never gets old, does it?), I must say that I do really love the scene where his Dad makes his first real appearance (after Bambi's been chasing Faline). The music in that scene's great. So simple (a string ensemble playing the rhythm, horns playing a very simple, repetetive melody), but it's very powerful. It really helps get the message across that this fellow's someone to look up to. In fact, that very short piece of music has been quite an influence on things I've made up. If I pick up an instrument, I always find myself playing that rhythm if I'm doddling on it (A G Fb A I think, but I recall this from memory, so I've probably got it in the wrong key). |
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Post by Prince Bambi on Jan 22, 2009 16:36:43 GMT -8
Goodness gracious me, what heavy stuff! I can see why they decided to pull that out. I really do love all the scenes with the presence of us, the people. You know we're there, even though you can't see us, even before the gunshots. I think it's important to remember the enemy as 'us' rather than 'man', or the message gets lost. If we refer to 'Man' as 'us', it reminds us that it's us that has to do something about it. That's a great way to put it; I couldn't have said it better myself. That's really interesting. Yes, I would have to agree with you on all that. I think that the music itself served as a character to help move the story forward and give us a specific theme for each character so that we can know the type of personality that they have (in the Great Prince's case, the light French horns depicting the dignity and magnificence that he normally displays). |
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Post by chromosomeaddict on Jan 25, 2009 0:58:05 GMT -8
I think it's great how the colours are used in the film. They're not just there for the sake of colour, they're used incredibly well to help enhance the atmosphere. A good example of this is the scene in which Bambi fights the other deer*. It's impossible to notice how the colours change from being so bright to becoming dark. Near the end of the fight where the colours darken a little more, it becomes like watching dried blood.
Same with the scene where Man (or, if you prefer, 'we') makes/make his/our (this is just getting darn confusing) first appearance, and the deers are running. It would be easy to say that the artists just got lazy with the colours, but looking at the rest of the film, this must be wrong. The colours in the deer reflect the panic which they must be experiencing. A similar case is in the mother's death scene. The artists do a similar thing with the way that they colour Bambi and his Mam.
I have similar things to say about the scene directly after the fight, where a song plays whilst Bambi and Faline are spending their time together. The best thing about that scene in my opinion was how the wind seemed to slowly 'sweep' through the grass. Very good use of colours. One of my favorite scenes in the film. It always reminds me of when I used to watch the cassette in my room when I was a little'n. od knows how long ago that really was, but it feels much longer ago than it probably was.
By the way, was I the only one who thought that Thumper's mate looked a bit like Grizzly Adams? Her fur just looked so much like a beard.
*I know many people who refer to this as "where he fights to the death", but I'm sure I saw that pest get up after Bambi had knocked him over the edge.
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If I had to pick one, it would have to be the very end when Bambi is standing with the Grand Prince of the Forest. I don't why; I guess because of the nice use of the choral version of "Love is a Song" to end the picture. 
Thank goodness that plan was abandoned; think of how that kind of scene could scar children for life even further.