"Bambi 2" is the title of the film on Disney Plus at the moment, which isn't a great one. "Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest" isn't much better though. Though I accept that "Bambi" is a legendary film, it's not one that I particularly enjoy, due to it's story, which I find to be a bit lacking.
Bambi 2 fills in the gap of the story in the middle of the original film, when Bambi (Alexander Gould) grows up under the care of his father, now voiced by Patrick Stewart, following the death of his mother. Whilst the Great Prince believes that it would be better for a Doe to raise him, Bambi starts to grow on his emotionally distant father, but establishes a rivalry with another buck, Ronno (Anthony Ghannam).
So, in terms of just story, I actually think this is better than the original, it also enhances the original a bit, by giving you back story on the feud between Bambi and Ronno that then concludes back in the first film. Let's not go over the top, it's a fine if slightly simplistic story, that does retread a few of the beats of the original, certainly in its conclusion.
It doesn't, of course, have the iconic moments that the original does and the animation, though contemporary and decent, doesn't have quite the same feel. There's very little, if anything, quite as charming in this as in the original.
To describe it as the best of the Disney straight to DVD sequels I've seen so far is probably accurate but is also somewhat damning with faint praise.
Bambi 2 fills in the gap of the story in the middle of the original film, when Bambi (Alexander Gould) grows up under the care of his father, now voiced by Patrick Stewart, following the death of his mother. Whilst the Great Prince believes that it would be better for a Doe to raise him, Bambi starts to grow on his emotionally distant father, but establishes a rivalry with another buck, Ronno (Anthony Ghannam).
So, in terms of just story, I actually think this is better than the original, it also enhances the original a bit, by giving you back story on the feud between Bambi and Ronno that then concludes back in the first film. Let's not go over the top, it's a fine if slightly simplistic story, that does retread a few of the beats of the original, certainly in its conclusion.
It doesn't, of course, have the iconic moments that the original does and the animation, though contemporary and decent, doesn't have quite the same feel. There's very little, if anything, quite as charming in this as in the original.
To describe it as the best of the Disney straight to DVD sequels I've seen so far is probably accurate but is also somewhat damning with faint praise.