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Most modern kids' movies tend to be a bit flashier, there are usually a lot of jokes that only the parents can enjoy and they often include a whole lot of slapstick gags, but there was a time when a cartoon film could simply be beautiful, touching and adorable without all the fuss. In the case of Walt Disney's classic 1942 animated film, Bambi, beautiful doesn't even begin to describe it. Despite its understated story and style of beauty, Bambi continues to be something that every child (and grown-up too) should enjoy. The film is now on Blu-ray and the new format brings the natural wonderland created by Disney animators almost 70 years ago into a new, brilliant light. While the colors in Bambi are a bit more subdued than they are in other classics like Sleeping Beauty and Alice in Wonderland, they come together to create a gorgeous storybook-style representation of nature. The Blu-ray format almost emphasizes the old animation technique of layering backgrounds and foregrounds to create scenes, giving the film the sense of an ultra-realistic pop-up book as Bambi grows up and begins discovering the world around him. Walt Disney demanded that his animators study real wildlife, so as to capture their subject as accurately as possible, and the crisp brilliant display offered on Blu-ray helps place more focus on the incredible attention to detail that these artists employed. When it comes to special features, as with any Disney Diamond Edition release, there is no shortage of <b>...</b> |
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