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6 Aug 18, 10:52 AM |
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Day 6: Bambi (1942)
Day 6: Bambi (1942)
Definitely my favourite of the early ones - We really haven't watched this one since the nineties so we were both very surprised by how good it is. The most obvious highlight is the artistry of this film - you could pause it at any moment and have a gorgeous work of art to hang on your wall. Being a fan of impressionist painting I love the style they've gone for to portray the backgrounds, which are very evocative and use a lovely colour palette. I also really appreciate the time and detail that went into the characters in the foreground and things like Bambi's movement. I'm actually not sure if, apart from the lion king, there has been such a gorgeous Disney animated film - which is pretty amazing considering it's 1942 and we've got another 76 years of Disney animated films to get through. I'd also forgotten how delightful some of the characters in this movie were; in particular Thumper! They must have realised they'd struck gold when they found the kid who voices Thumper - he has so much personality. Other characters who surprised me were Bambi's mother and father. I'd pretty much forgotten he even had a father, but both parents are actually quite interesting characters and I found myself wanting to know more about their relationship. The music in Bambi is nice but not very memorable. It's a bit safe and there's no standout song really. I feel like they needed a dark, mournful song for after Bambi's mum dies. Spoilers lol The next few films are all firsts for us, including films produced during WW2 and Disney's contribution to the propaganda effort... |
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6 Aug 18, 11:26 AM |
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Helping Mickey
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Dumbo was released at about the same time (4 years before) Walt Disney worked with Dali, so I think the pink elephants were a way of trying to see if surrealism would work in animated films. That’s my take, anyway!
I’m really enjoying your reviews, as I’m currently rewatching all the animated films in preparation for our upcoming holiday. |
6 Aug 18, 12:21 PM |
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Oooh interesting! You can definitely see that influence in some of weird and creepy ways elephants change into other things during the song. I'm still not entirely convinced by it though. It seems like they could have used Dali-influenced visuals in a way that was more relevant to the story they were trying to tell; rather than it coming completely out of nowhere.
That's cool. It's quite an undertaking to watch them all isn't it? We're kind of doing the same thing as we've got a DLP trip booked at the end of October and we'd like to be finished by then. I don't think we will be though. |
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6 Aug 18, 01:58 PM |
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7 Aug 18, 11:04 AM |
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I believe you're right. Not to be controversial but I think it might be time to release it. They could release a dvd along with commentary from historians and proper discussion of why it's so controversial. It seems better to face up to your history than just to pretend it never existed.
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7 Aug 18, 11:10 AM |
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Day 7: Saludos Amigos (1942)
Day 7: Saludos Amigos (1942)
We'd never watched this one before (never even heard of it), but we thought it wasn't great. Again it's episodic so some sequences are naturally better than others, but none of them is particularly memorable. It doesn't seem to be able to get past being a film-to-educate-the-public-about-South-America. Nowadays, as with movies like Moana, Disney 'educates' us about other cultures by weaving them into a story, but back then they seemed to think the only way was to hold things up one by one and say 'This is a thing. This thing is from Peru. Here's some images of people using the thing etc.' Donald's new pal Jose Carioca is a cool dude and really deserves a proper movie/tv series to show off what a fun character he is - particularly when not dragged down by Donald, who doesn't manage to be anything other than annoying in this movie. The best sequence is the one with Pedro the little aeroplane. It includes some of the best animation (the animation in this movie is a bit disappointing considering what they were doing with Bambi at the time and considering the beauty of the landscapes they had to work with) and Pedro is a cute character. All in all I'd say if you never see this one your Disney education won't seriously suffer! Edited at 11:58 AM. |
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7 Aug 18, 11:13 AM |
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I did this a few years ago it really makes you appreciate the work that went into making them. I have quite a large collection most of them on video but they still work . Some have a wobbly bit at the top because the tracking is a bit off. But as they are all nearly 30 years old that's not bad going
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7 Aug 18, 04:59 PM |
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7 Aug 18, 06:03 PM |
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Following this!
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7 Aug 18, 06:12 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
Join Date: Aug 16
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Where did you find the obscure older movies to watch?
Following this, it’s definitely something I’d like to do in the future! |
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