Bambification: Deconstructed even further than the original film.Always Second Best: The midquel retroactively makes Ronno's rivalry with Bambi based on this, since Bambi continuously outperformed Ronno by accident when they were fawns, furthering the latter's hatred of him.Accidental Kiss: At the end of the movie, a porcupine from earlier decides to prick Bambi in the behind (this happened earlier, too), causing him to leap forward and end up smooching Faline.In this film, he's a fully fledged antagonist. Ronno was just a brief rival for Bambi in one scene of the original film and had minimal characterization and No Name Given.The Great Prince also has a bigger role in the film and even has more lines compared to the first film where he only had a handful of speaking lines.Throughout the film, they are constantly searching for their big brother Thumper. In the midquel, Thumper's Sisters end up as supporting characters in the film.Artistic License – Biology: As with the first film, numerous liberties are taken with the animals biology and behavior, although there are a few things they got right sandwiched inbetween.Armor-Piercing Question: As his father escorts him home, a heartbroken Bambi asks the stag a question about his mother.In particular, the realism of the animal characters themselves is downplayed for more standard cartoony physics and expressions. Despite the extra attention to detail however, obvious styles have changed since the original. Animation Bump: Compared to most of other Direct to Video sequels by Disney, Bambi II has an impressive cinema-level animation budget.Adaptation Amalgamation: While the film is largely its own unique story, it does feature several nods to not just the first film, but the two original novels and even some earlier Disney tie-in media.The film provides examples of the following tropes: Released 64 years after the original film, Bambi II holds the world record for the longest Sequel Gap between two consecutive installments of a film franchise. With reluctance, the Great Prince decides to raise him until spring, though as he comes to bond with Bambi, and the young fawn maturing and desiring attention from his father, will the stern stag change his mind? Taking place immediately after the death of Bambi's ( Alexander Gould * famous for playing the eponymous character of Finding Nemo) mother and before the Time Skip in the first film, the Great Prince ( Patrick Stewart) is left taking care of Bambi. Produced by Disneytoon Studios, it was a Direct to Video release for parts of the U.S. A 2006 Interquel to the fifth Disney Animated Canon film, Bambi.
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