Episode 191: BAMBI (1942)

In Disney’s fifth animated feature, nature maintains and sustains an otherwise rote plot. This episode is a bit silly. But it’s a great discussion. I think so, at least. Manny Farber’s 1942 review of BAMBI for The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/134248/saccharine-symphony CRACKING OPEN THE DISNEY VAULT (Sept at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/cracking-open-the-disney-vault/ THE PRECISE COMPOSITIONS OF KINUYO TANAKA (Sept 2022 at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/the-precise-compositions-of-kinuyo-tanaka/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Little April Shower” by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill from the BAMBI soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 191: BAMBI (1942) 4:03 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 6:57 - Contemporary reception and our rewatch experiences 24:20 - What the impressive detail does for the narrative 36:28 - Gender roles 38:35 - Cool guys 48:54 - The Junk Drawer 56:08 - Cody’s Noteys: Deerlove (deer trivia)