Bambi is a newborn deer heralded as the Young Prince by the other animals of the forest. He is befriended by precocious young rabbit Thumper. Together and with Bambi's mother, he explores the forest. As winter descends, Bambi and his mother survives on bark. Then a hunter kills his mother. He learns to be like his father, the leader. They survive wolves and fires accidentally set by campers. In the end, it is the circle of life.

This is a real Disney classic for the youngest kids. Thumper is adorable and Bambi is cute. The music score is brilliantly set to the movie. It also has some tough life obstacles told with respect that can be absorbed by the little one. The old fashion animation is beautiful. This is one of the best.

Bambi is short, but I don't care, because so was Dumbo, which is also very sad but beautiful, however I have always preferred Bambi despite the fact I could really empathise with Dumbo. Bambi is a gem, and overshadowed slightly by the flawless Beauty and the Beast and the stunning Lion King. This classic is right up there with the greats, and was coincidentally Walt Disney's personal favourite. The animation is unparallelled. Those shots of the forest at the beginning were just extraordinary, and it was so colourful and stylised. Another plus was the orchestral score which was so beautiful, that alone reduced me to tears. It matched the animation beautifully, which seldom happens in animation. The characters were both funny and touching, and the story simple and timeless. I laughed so much at Thumper, when he was teaching Bambi to speak. Bambi was great to watch too and so adorable, and I was among the majority who cried when his mother died, because this film was so educational thanks to her. The animals as adolescents aren't quite as appealing as when they were children, but Bambi and Faline's romance was one of the character highlights. The best aspect for me, was that they made the enemy so mysterious. We hear about them, and see what they do, but we don't see them face to face. That is what made the characters so appealing to the audience. This is one of the few films, where you care for everybody you are introduced to. In conclusion, a funny and ever-touching underrated classic. 10/10. Bethany Cox

I love "Bambi" and until "Beauty and the Beast" debuted, it was my all-time favorite Disney film. When it came back to the theaters when I was about 20, I was one of the only adults without kids sitting in the theater to see it--I love the film that much. The animation is brilliant and couldn't be better and the characters are just terrific. I only have one reason why I cannot give the film a score of 10--in the original Felix Salten novel, Bambi's mother was NEVER killed by hunters! So, Disney chose to terrorize the children of the world by introducing this traumatizing story element--one that wasn't 100% necessary for the plot. Such a radical and nasty change always has confused me and this is THE reason why I don't recommend the film to young kids. Brilliant....but a bit sadistic.