Bambi coloring pages are featuring Bambi, Thumper, Flower, Faline, Friend Owl and other characters from Disney's Bambi animated film. Try to guess who is who.
Bambi, as it turns out, is not simply a cute tale about a deer frolicking through the woods. No, it’s actually a rather sly commentary on the grand cosmic absurdities of growing up, all thinly veiled by a charming cast of forest creatures. Here we meet Bambi, a fawn who can’t quite figure out why he’s suddenly responsible for learning everything from how to stand on his own spindly legs to the exact purpose of butterflies, flowers and the incomprehensible social protocols of the forest. As he wanders—ever slightly confused—through trees and dappled light, he’s given a crash course in nature’s wonders and its terrors, as well as the occasionally irksome concept of family.
What children may come to understand, whether they like it or not, is that friendship, as exemplified by Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, is one of the universe’s trickiest bits of business. Friendship often involves helping others without knowing exactly why, like teaching Bambi to be brave or, in Thumper’s case, advising on rabbit protocol for every conceivable situation. And then there’s the fact that everything can change in a blink—or a gunshot. Bambi’s loss reminds us, rather inconveniently, that life can indeed be a rather unpredictable series of “hellos” and “goodbyes,” punctuated by inexplicable tragedy and equally inexplicable bravery.
In the end, Bambi’s story is a very gentle wake-up call about the bewildering interconnectedness of life, complete with a father figure—the Great Prince of the Forest—who embodies what one could call cosmic dignity, or possibly just really good posture. The forest, with all its peculiar inhabitants and hidden perils, becomes Bambi’s universe, both beautiful and utterly indifferent. And as Bambi grows, children might get the unsettling impression that life has no instructions but somehow expects you to learn along the way. If nothing else, Bambi leaves young viewers with a sense that everything has its place, even if its purpose remains slightly mysterious—rather like life itself.
Bambi, as it turns out, is not simply a cute tale about a deer frolicking through the woods. No, it’s actually a rather sly commentary on the grand cosmic absurdities of growing up, all thinly veiled by a charming cast of forest creatures. Here we meet Bambi, a fawn who can’t quite figure out why he’s suddenly responsible for learning everything from how to stand on his own spindly legs to the exact purpose of butterflies, flowers and the incomprehensible social protocols of the forest. As he wanders—ever slightly confused—through trees and dappled light, he’s given a crash course in nature’s wonders and its terrors, as well as the occasionally irksome concept of family.
What children may come to understand, whether they like it or not, is that friendship, as exemplified by Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, is one of the universe’s trickiest bits of business. Friendship often involves helping others without knowing exactly why, like teaching Bambi to be brave or, in Thumper’s case, advising on rabbit protocol for every conceivable situation. And then there’s the fact that everything can change in a blink—or a gunshot. Bambi’s loss reminds us, rather inconveniently, that life can indeed be a rather unpredictable series of “hellos” and “goodbyes,” punctuated by inexplicable tragedy and equally inexplicable bravery.
In the end, Bambi’s story is a very gentle wake-up call about the bewildering interconnectedness of life, complete with a father figure—the Great Prince of the Forest—who embodies what one could call cosmic dignity, or possibly just really good posture. The forest, with all its peculiar inhabitants and hidden perils, becomes Bambi’s universe, both beautiful and utterly indifferent. And as Bambi grows, children might get the unsettling impression that life has no instructions but somehow expects you to learn along the way. If nothing else, Bambi leaves young viewers with a sense that everything has its place, even if its purpose remains slightly mysterious—rather like life itself.
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