The New Prince is Born!

It isn’t every day that a young prince is born, you know.

One of Walt’s most celebrated classics, Bambi celebrates its 71st anniversary today!

Who doesn’t love the memorable animated classic about a young deer’s journey through life, love, and loss? 

To celebrate, here are some of my favorite moments from the film.  Of course, it would be best to just link to the entire film, but I can’t – even so, I included many moments below!

"My little Bambi..."
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The Great Prince of the Forest.
This was always basically my favorite part as a child.
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That moment when we know they are
going to be best friends.
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Just look at that face!
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Bunny attack!
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Cuteness overload.
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Bambi's face.  Lol.
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Bird or butterfly?
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Thumper's so cute when he's being smart.
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We are introduced to Flower, who is probably
the sweetest little skunk you will ever meet.
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The start of one of the most amazing pieces
of animation, I think.
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Simply breathtaking.  Imagine the hours put in.

And of course, Bambi's first meeting with Faline.
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Bambi meets his father for the first time.
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Bambi discovers snow...so cute!
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And Bambi learns about death.
Image from the Disney Wiki.



Ahh, the "twitterpated" scene never failed to make me laugh!
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Friend Owl explains about twitterpated-ness.
Adults now, Bambi, Thumper, and Flower all declare they
will never become twitterpated.
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But Flower is the first to fall in love.
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And then Thumper...
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Followed by Bambi, of course, after
he receieves a kiss from Faline.
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After defeating a rival buck, Bambi proves his love to Faline.

"Two of them!"
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Aw, the tears, the tears!
"I just love happy endings." - Flora

Happy birthday to Bambi and all the rest of his forest friends!

See you all real soon!

Saddest Moments in Disney History (Part 1)

Do you cry when you watch sad movies?

I do.

And most of the time, they're Disney movies.

Yes.

As part of a series, I'm going to be sharing with you some of what I consider the saddest moments in Disney history.

We'll start off the series with Bambi.

In the first movie, Bambi and his mother are overjoyed to find a patch of grass during the bleak months of winter in the forest.  However, as they enjoy their meal, Bambi's mother is startled to find they are not alone.

And so begins what I consider one of the saddest moments in Disney history.

Sorry for the bad quality.

Why I consider it one of the "Saddest": Who doesn't feel their heart break upon seeing Bambi congratulate his mother, only to realize...she's not there?  And then walk around, pitifully calling her?  As I watch the movie now, my heart hurts right away--mainly because I know what's going to happen.  But seeing Bambi bolt from Man...that one time without his mother (right at 0:26 in the clip above).  That's when I start crying.

However, the saddest moment of this particular "Saddest Moment" is when Bambi looks up at his father, and the one tear falls from his eye.

The saddest moment....Bambi realizes the truth.
Picture from the Disney Wiki.

Everyone needs their mother.  Why is this?  Because our mothers carried us for nine months.  The fact that our mother carried us for this long, out of love, has a strong effect on children.

I don't have a reason for adopted children, but I'm pretty sure it's a similar reason.  They feel more attached to their adopted mother because of this longing all children have for their mothers.

That's why this is one of the "Saddest," maybe the "Saddest."

If you didn't cry yet...well come back soon for another "Saddest Moments!"  (Whether you cried or not, come back actually.)

Part 2 can be found here: Saddest Moments in Disney History (Part 2)