Middle America's Worldview

I say a look at it as opposed to analyzing the movie. The simple reason is because there just is'nt much there.

OK.
First I would like to say in the extra's within the DVD, Disney pats itself on the back for being "able to make something many thought we could not", hence a sequel to the beloved classic. But, did they really create anything other than a rubber stamp of 2 on it?

Looking at the DVD timer, I only showed the movie lasting about an hour. Yeah, an hour. So it's short.

What characters did it have? Basically the following:
1) The expected Bambi (who looks really feminine as opposed to the rival).
2) The rival deer. It was some bully that pestered Bambi throughout the movie, but turned out to be a momma's boy. Remember the first movie where Bambi fights the unknown deer for the female doe? Could be the same one.
3) Thumper was in it. There was about 5 minutes of the same scene with his mother asking what his father told him.
4) Thumpers sisters. Same as the first movie, pestering Thumper.
5) Flower the skunk was in it. Yeah, the skunk still likes the flowers. The funny thing with him was his angry face to make him throw stink.
6) The female doe. She is probably the same as the original movie as well. Similar scenarios occured where the rival deer is fighting to have her attention as the first movie.
7) The grumpy porcupine. Recall the badger in "The Fox and the Hound"? Same character but a porcupine. I mean, really, same character.
8) The owl was in it. A bit younger looking, but he flew in a couple of times.
9) Bambi's father. He was basically the only new character in the whole movie that had much cameo. They posed him as a dad with the wrong priorities. However, he learns the son is the priority.
There may have been a doe or butterfly here, but that's the characters involved.

That's it. Basically there were no creation really involved in it. They used similar, if not exact, scenes from the first movie. Throw in a character from another classic movie and you have it. The storyline was basically the dad deer accepting Bambi as opposed to throwing him off on another doe.

I was personally disappointed but not surprised. Brighton had it right from the previews. The movie was nothing more than a rubber stamp to make more money with no new ideas. No meat at all. Sigh.

Your kids will love it. Not because it's necessary good, but because it's Disney and Bambi.

Then again, it's my own opinion on it.