I reserved comment when I read complaints that this film was being made. As dedicated to impressionism as opposed to spelling it out as the original classic was, I couldn't help but wonder to what degree it was because of the formal style of nearly a lifetime in the past, & the nature of the story itself(Simple-minded, according to the limited intellect of the characters)(spoilers) It was interesting & refreshing to see a more articulate Bambi, Faline, & Great Prince. It was also good to see humor that adults could enjoy more.
Patrick Stewart(Capt. Piccard) did an excellent job sounding like Fred Shields(1st GPOTF), Caroline Hennesy did good at sounding like Paula Winsloe,(1st Bambi's mom, & Peg Rilie), & Alexander Gould(Nemo) did good at sounding like the actors who did the voice of Bambi.(Bobby Stewart, Hardy Albright, etc.) The actor who voiced adult Bambi was married to the actress who did the voice of Bambi's mom.
The Great Prince gave me a mixed reaction. It seemed like he was always doing double-takes when he was putting his foot down. It's good that he was a combination of tough & tender, but he seemed to be that way to the point of predictability. It might have helped to have varied the pattern a little to make it pleasantly surprising when it happens. His "A prince leaves the past in the past." comment-when Bambi was talking about his mom-reminded me a bit of Gaylord Von Trap at the beginning of Sound of Music, who did not want to be reminded of his late wife. It became evident that the loss was telling on him too. Also gave a good justification for why-from his standpoint-the does raise the young by themselves. Bucks watch the herd.
As indicated in the "goofs" section, there's a significant anachronism when his dad says he was (Bambi's) present age when he met his mom, suggesting it was a parallel of Bambi & Faline. The way his mom defined it in the original, she must have been literally young enough to be his daughter. Probably one of the latest in a long line of "lucky" does.
Patrick Stewart(Capt. Piccard) did an excellent job sounding like Fred Shields(1st GPOTF), Caroline Hennesy did good at sounding like Paula Winsloe,(1st Bambi's mom, & Peg Rilie), & Alexander Gould(Nemo) did good at sounding like the actors who did the voice of Bambi.(Bobby Stewart, Hardy Albright, etc.) The actor who voiced adult Bambi was married to the actress who did the voice of Bambi's mom.
The Great Prince gave me a mixed reaction. It seemed like he was always doing double-takes when he was putting his foot down. It's good that he was a combination of tough & tender, but he seemed to be that way to the point of predictability. It might have helped to have varied the pattern a little to make it pleasantly surprising when it happens. His "A prince leaves the past in the past." comment-when Bambi was talking about his mom-reminded me a bit of Gaylord Von Trap at the beginning of Sound of Music, who did not want to be reminded of his late wife. It became evident that the loss was telling on him too. Also gave a good justification for why-from his standpoint-the does raise the young by themselves. Bucks watch the herd.
As indicated in the "goofs" section, there's a significant anachronism when his dad says he was (Bambi's) present age when he met his mom, suggesting it was a parallel of Bambi & Faline. The way his mom defined it in the original, she must have been literally young enough to be his daughter. Probably one of the latest in a long line of "lucky" does.