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Comparing and contrasting Disney’s “Bambi” with the novel “Bambi A Life in the Woods” by Felix Salten.
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Recommended Reading
Bambi A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
Bibliography
“Bambi and the Idea of Conservation.” The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation: from Snow White to WALL-E, by David Whitley, 2nd ed., Routledge, 2016, pp. 82–102.
Salten, Felix. Bambi: a Life in the Woods. Barton Press, 2011.
Film
Disney, Walt. Bambi. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2017.
Disney, Walt. Bambi. Inside Walt’s Story Meetings: Extended Edition, Bonus Features. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2017
World Wide Web
Abad-Santos, Alexander. “The ‘Bambi’s Mom’ Moment: When Pop Culture Taught Us About Death.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 30 Oct. 2013, www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/08/bambi-moment-when-pop-culture-taught-us-about-death/324507/.
“Animating Nature: The Making of Bambi.” Oh My Disney, 12 Aug. 2016, ohmy.disney.com/movies/2016/08/12/animating-nature-making-bambi/.
“Bambi, a Life in the Woods.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Aug. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi,_a_Life_in_the_Woods.
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Demosthenes. “Disney’s Bambi.” Fleischer Studios, 1 Jan. 1970, norlinreelhistory.blogspot.com/2011/04/disneys-bambi.html.
“Feeding Wildlife.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/brca/learn/nature/feedingwildlife.htm.
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Anonymous says
What a powerful story! Such a shame the Disney movie wiped the whole thing clean. Of course, I can no longer bear the animals’ excessive cuteness now. Keep it up!