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{{short description|Title character in Felix Salten's 1923 novel, Bambi, a Life in the Woods}}
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'''Bambi''', a young ], is the main character in ]'s '']'' and in the ] movies based on the book. He is in probably one of Disney's most famous characters. He has starred in two movies, '']'' and '']'', has had cameos in several Disney cartoons, and has been parodied on occasion by other animation companies.<ref> Animaniac's episode "Bumbie's Mom"</ref> His image is a Disney icon comparable in recognition factors to ], and he is even shown on Disney ]s. He appears as a summon in ], and as one of the guests in ].
| caption = Grown-up Bambi in '']'', as drawn by Hans Bertle.
== Personality ==
=== ''Bambi'' === | first = '']''
| creator = ]
⚫ In the 1st movie, Bambi is not very strongly characterized. This was one of the film’s key strengths as an environmental movie, the point because Bambi, as with most of his friends, could be any deer in any forest. In his early youth, Bambi has the full measure of charm that young mammals display, with his wide eyes, spindly legs, curious nature and childishly cute voice. As he grows he gradually becomes more mature, but even in adulthood he always seems a very young buck, with a light build and a fairly naïve nature. Some have asserted that it was only after having defeated Ronno in a fight that he could truly be said to have really reached adulthood.
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* Bobby Stewart (baby)
* ] (young)
* ] (adolescent)
* ] (young adult)
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* ] ('']'')
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* ] (novels)
* ] (films)
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| family = {{Plainlist|
* The Great Prince of the Forest (father)
* Unnamed mother (deceased)
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| spouse = ] (mate)
| children = Geno and Gurri (twins)<br />Ferto<ref>{{cite book | author=Salten, Felix | title=Bambis Kinder: Eine Familie im Walde | publisher=Albert Müller Verlag | location=Rüschlikon | year=1940 | page=264 }} — Ferto’s birth is excluded from the English translation of '']''.</ref>
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'''Bambi''' is the ] in ]'s 1923 novel, '']'', and its sequel, ''].'' The character also appears in Salten's novels '']'' and '']''.
⚫ === ''Bambi II'' ===

⚫ In ''Bambi II'', Bambi is much more distinctly personalized. In this film which fills in the gap between the death of his mother and when he was next shown as an adult, Bambi finds himself faced with a number of challenges. First, there is the death of his mother and his consequential move to live with his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. Connecting with that there is the fact that his father has no knowledge of raising children and is reluctant and slow to learn. In addition, Bambi begins to develop feelings for ], and comes into conflict with his present and future rival, ]. Throughout all of this, he shows much more personality than he did in the first movie. Whereas before he essentially followed life where it led him, now he grabs life by the horns in one attempt after another to bond with and impress his father. In the first movie Bambi’s status as the young prince had little impact on the flow of the story. But now his rank becomes a key part of the situation as he sets out to prove to himself and others, most of all his dad, that he deserves to be prince and can live up to his father’s name. Close to the end of Bambi, Bambi kisses Faline.
Early ] editions of the novels were illustrated by Hans Bertle. In the Disney film adaptations, Bambi's species was changed from a ] to a ], which would be more familiar to American audiences. His image is a Disney icon, comparable to the recognition of ] or ], and he is even shown on Disney ]s.<ref>{{cite web | work=Real Savvy Moms Go Green: all about moms | title=''One Share at a Time''|url=http://www.allaboutmoms.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=346:one-share-at-a-time&catid=66:education| accessdate=23 April 2009}}</ref>

== Adaptations ==
Bambi has appeared in multiple adaptations of Salten's books.

=== Disney films ===
==== ''Bambi'' (1942) ====
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⚫ In the ], Bambi is not very strongly personalized to strengthen the environmental perspective of the film. Bambi, as with most of his friends, could be any deer in any forest. In his early youth, Bambi has wide eyes, spindly legs, a curious nature and high-pitched voice. As he grows, he gradually becomes more mature, but even in young adulthood, he seems a very young buck with a delicate build and a fairly naïve nature.

The naturalistic animation in the ] was helped by a pair of four-month-old fawns sent to the studio by ] game wardens. However, human models were also used for one scene: actress ] and ] star ] acted as live-action references for the scene where Bambi and Thumper are on ice.<ref>{{cite web | work=Disney Archives| title=Bambi Character History|url=http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters/bambi/bambi.html| accessdate=23 April 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090427180706/http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters/bambi/bambi.html| archivedate= 27 April 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Disney also had Rico LeBrun, a painter of animals, come to the studio to lecture on the structure and movement of animals. Nature photographer Maurice Day spent months in a forest in Maine, recording animals for the animators, as well.<ref name=thomas>Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 6: Expansion and War: ''Bambi''", page 90. ''Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules'', 1997</ref>

==== ''Bambi II'' (2006) ====
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⚫ In ''Bambi II'', Bambi is much more distinctly personalized. In this film which fills in the gap between the death of his mother and when he was next shown as a young adult, Bambi finds himself faced with a number of challenges. First, there is the death of his mother and his consequential move to live with his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. His father is reluctant to learn to be a father. In addition, Bambi begins to fall in love with ], and comes into conflict with an older fawn called Ronno (the same deer he would later fight over Faline with as a young adult). Whereas in the first film he follows life wherever it led him, in this film he is more assertive in order to bond with and impress his father. In the first film, Bambi's status as the young prince had little impact on the flow of the story. In this film, his rank becomes a key part of the storyline as he sets out to prove to himself and others, most of all his father, demonstrating that he deserves to be prince and can live up to his father's name.

=== ''Bambi Meets Godzilla'' (1969) ===
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Bambi appears in the 1969 ] film ''Bambi Meets Godzilla'', in which he is killed by ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Jerry |date=2015-01-13 |title=A "Bambi Meets Godzilla" Live Action Remake |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/a-bambi-meets-godzilla-live-action-remake-123687/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== ''Bambi's Childhood'' (1985) ===
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Bambi is the protagonist of the Soviet film ''Bambi's Childhood''. It is an adaptation of the 1923 novel.

=== ''Bambi: The Reckoning'' (2025) ===
{{Main|Bambi: The Reckoning}}
On November 21, 2022, a live-action horror film titled '']'' was announced to be in development by ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions with Scott Jeffrey directing and writing, and ] serving as a producer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhan |first=Jennifer |date=2022-11-26 |title=Please, Was the Original Bambi Not Horrifying Enough? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/bambi-horror-movie-public-domain-winnie-the-pooh-slasher-director.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> The film will be about Bambi getting revenge after the death of his mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/442311/bambi-becomes-a-vicious-killing-machine-in-new-childhood-ruining-horror-reimagining-exclusive/|title=Bambi Becomes "A Vicious Killing Machine" In New Childhood-Ruining Horror Reimagining |last=McAndrews|first=Mary Beth|website=]|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> Jeffrey described the film as "an incredibly dark retelling of ] we all know and love. Finding inspiration from the design used in ]'s '']'', Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/bambi-horror-movie-the-reckoning-transforms-disney-character-vicious-killing-machine/ |title=Bambi Horror Movie to Transform the Disney Character Into a Vicious Killing Machine |last=Fuge |first=Jonathan |website=] |date=November 25, 2022|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>


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Title character in Felix Salten's 1923 novel, Bambi, a Life in the Woods

Fictional character
Bambi
Grown-up Bambi in Bambi's Children, as drawn by Hans Bertle.
First appearanceBambi, a Life in the Woods
Created byFelix Salten
Voiced by
Species
GenderMale
Family
  • The Great Prince of the Forest (father)
  • Unnamed mother (deceased)
SpouseFaline (mate)
ChildrenGeno and Gurri (twins)
Ferto

Bambi is the title character in Felix Salten's 1923 novel, Bambi, a Life in the Woods, and its sequel, Bambi's Children. The character also appears in Salten's novels Perri and Fifteen Rabbits.

Early German-language editions of the novels were illustrated by Hans Bertle. In the Disney film adaptations, Bambi's species was changed from a roe deer to a white-tailed deer, which would be more familiar to American audiences. His image is a Disney icon, comparable to the recognition of Jiminy Cricket or Tinker Bell, and he is even shown on Disney stock certificates.

Adaptations

Bambi has appeared in multiple adaptations of Salten's books.

Disney films

Bambi (1942)

Main article: Bambi
Adult Bambi, along with his friends Thumper (bunny) and Flower (skunk).

In the first film, Bambi is not very strongly personalized to strengthen the environmental perspective of the film. Bambi, as with most of his friends, could be any deer in any forest. In his early youth, Bambi has wide eyes, spindly legs, a curious nature and high-pitched voice. As he grows, he gradually becomes more mature, but even in young adulthood, he seems a very young buck with a delicate build and a fairly naïve nature.

The naturalistic animation in the first film was helped by a pair of four-month-old fawns sent to the studio by Maine game wardens. However, human models were also used for one scene: actress Jane Randolph and Ice Capades star Donna Atwood acted as live-action references for the scene where Bambi and Thumper are on ice. Disney also had Rico LeBrun, a painter of animals, come to the studio to lecture on the structure and movement of animals. Nature photographer Maurice Day spent months in a forest in Maine, recording animals for the animators, as well.

Bambi II (2006)

Main article: Bambi II
Bambi as a fawn in Bambi II

In Bambi II, Bambi is much more distinctly personalized. In this film which fills in the gap between the death of his mother and when he was next shown as a young adult, Bambi finds himself faced with a number of challenges. First, there is the death of his mother and his consequential move to live with his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. His father is reluctant to learn to be a father. In addition, Bambi begins to fall in love with Faline, and comes into conflict with an older fawn called Ronno (the same deer he would later fight over Faline with as a young adult). Whereas in the first film he follows life wherever it led him, in this film he is more assertive in order to bond with and impress his father. In the first film, Bambi's status as the young prince had little impact on the flow of the story. In this film, his rank becomes a key part of the storyline as he sets out to prove to himself and others, most of all his father, demonstrating that he deserves to be prince and can live up to his father's name.

Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)

Main article: Bambi Meets Godzilla
Bambi Meets Godzilla

Bambi appears in the 1969 parody film Bambi Meets Godzilla, in which he is killed by Godzilla.

Bambi's Childhood (1985)

Main article: Bambi's Childhood

Bambi is the protagonist of the Soviet film Bambi's Childhood. It is an adaptation of the 1923 novel.

Bambi: The Reckoning (2025)

Main article: Bambi: The Reckoning

On November 21, 2022, a live-action horror film titled Bambi: The Reckoning was announced to be in development by ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions with Scott Jeffrey directing and writing, and Rhys Frake-Waterfield serving as a producer. The film will be about Bambi getting revenge after the death of his mother. Jeffrey described the film as "an incredibly dark retelling of the 1928 story we all know and love. Finding inspiration from the design used in Netflix's The Ritual, Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness."

References

  1. Salten, Felix (1940). Bambis Kinder: Eine Familie im Walde. Rüschlikon: Albert Müller Verlag. p. 264. — Ferto’s birth is excluded from the English translation of Bambi's Children.
  2. "One Share at a Time". Real Savvy Moms Go Green: all about moms. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  3. "Bambi Character History". Disney Archives. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  4. Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 6: Expansion and War: Bambi", page 90. Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules, 1997
  5. Beck, Jerry (2015-01-13). "A "Bambi Meets Godzilla" Live Action Remake". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. Zhan, Jennifer (2022-11-26). "Please, Was the Original Bambi Not Horrifying Enough?". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. McAndrews, Mary Beth (November 21, 2022). "Bambi Becomes "A Vicious Killing Machine" In New Childhood-Ruining Horror Reimagining [Exclusive]". Dread Central. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  8. Fuge, Jonathan (November 25, 2022). "Bambi Horror Movie to Transform the Disney Character Into a Vicious Killing Machine". MovieWeb. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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