Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests |
| Original title | Bambi II |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 72 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Brian Pimental |
| script |
Ben Gluck , Alicia Kirk , Brian Pimental |
| production | Jim Ballantine |
| music | Bruce Broughton |
| cut |
Jeremy Milton , Mark Solomon |
| chronology | |
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Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests is the sequel to the Disney film Bambi (1942). In the USA it was only released as “Direct to Video”, ie directly on video cassette and DVD, without being shown in the cinema beforehand. The American release was on February 7, 2006.
In many other countries, however, it has been shown in cinemas: The world premiere was on January 26, 2006 in Argentina . The German theatrical release took place on April 27, 2006.
action
This sequel does not take place in the middle of the original film, when after the death of Bambi's mother, his father takes care of little Bambi. After that, in the original film, there is a temporal plot jump in Bambi's life as a young adult. The action of the sequel, which revolves around the relationship between father and son, is located in this “gap”. Bambi's father is completely inexperienced in raising deer calves, as this is actually the job of the mothers. However, he lets his friend Owl persuade him to at least take care of Bambi until he has found a stepmother for him.
So the relationship between father and son is still very cool at the beginning. Little Bambi is still too playful for his father that he doesn't take him on excursions and admonishes him to stay close to his shelter. Bambi is very disappointed with this treatment and would like to prove his courage to his father. With his two friends, Klopfer and Blume, he is already practicing getting grim. Together they try to face all kinds of challenges, even if this does not always end to Bambi's satisfaction, e.g. B. when he messes with a very rowdy and grouchy porcupine . Ronno, who is a little older than Bambi, also proves to be a real bully who leaves no stone unturned to impress Feline. Feline, on the other hand, feels more drawn to Bambi, which finally brings Bambi to Ronno's hostility. When Bambi, Feline and Ronno meet again, Ronno provokes Bambi by calling him a coward and making fun of Thumper and Flower, and Bambi suddenly hits Ronno with a headbutt in the mud (but with the help of Thumper, who in turn Bambi bumped). Startled, Bambi runs away, followed by angry Ronno. The escape ends at a deep ravine, but Bambi gathers all his courage, runs up and jumps.
Contrary to expectations, the jump succeeds. And now it's up to Bambi and Klopfer to laugh at Ronno who doesn't dare to jump. Bambi's father now also appears, and after an initial lecture, "You should stay near the cave, and if I tell you something, then I expect you ..." he suddenly suspects what has happened: "... are ... are you jumped over there? ”Bambi nods ashamed, but his father is visibly impressed by his little son. Slowly the relationship between the two begins to develop. Bambi's father suspects that there is far more to his son than he initially believed him to be. Finally, in Mena, a new surrogate mother has been found for Bambi, who would prefer to stay with his father. During an excursion, Mena steps into a wire loop and triggers the trap alarm with bells attached to it. The hunters' dogs can already be heard and Mena orders Bambi to run as fast as he can (here Mena calls out exactly the same words in the English original as Bambi's mother in the original film, shortly before she was shot). Bambi, who wants to escape first, changes his mind and draws the attention of the pack of dogs. Meanwhile, Bambi's father manages to free Mena before the hunters arrive. Bambi flees up a mountain, pursued by a particularly stubborn dog. The hound pushes Bambi into the corner on a ledge, but just before he can snap, Bambi pushes him into the abyss. The danger is over.
His father sits on another ledge and watches the scene. After Bambi pushes the dog down, he runs to his father and jumps over a cliff to the ledge in front of his feet, but the rock wall slips and Bambi falls into the depths. His father runs to Bambi in horror, but he is lying peacefully, resting and motionless on the floor. His father hugs his son and cries. But suddenly Bambi opens his eyes again and wakes up. Happy father and son cuddle with each other. Mena, who knows that the two will no longer part, leaves.
You later see Bambi with his friends. You can even see the start of antlers on him. Just before the meeting ends, Bambi and Feline kiss. Towards the end of the film, his father leads him to a hidden place where he first met Bambi's mother when he was about his age.
Remarks
- The film's title was originally "Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest," and was featured with this title in the short preview of the March 2005 DVD release of Bambi by Patrick Stewart . It was later changed to "Bambi II" for reasons unknown.
- Alexander Gould , the voice of Bambi, also dubbed Nemo in Finding Nemo .
- At 64 years of age, the film bridges the longest period in film history that has ever passed between an original film and a sequel . He outbids the previous record holder Return to Oz from 1985, which is a sequel to The Wizard of Oz from 1939, by 18 years.
- As with "Bambi", which had its world premiere on August 8, 1942 in London , the world premiere of "Bambi II" did not take place in the USA, but on January 26, 2006 in Argentina .
- The background images were drawn on the computer with Corel Photo-Paint . However, some of the still existing, hand-painted oil painting backgrounds that were used in the original film from 1942 were scanned and parts of them were digitally incorporated into the new backgrounds.
- According to official information from Disney, who u. a. on the DVD edition of "Bambi" (March 2005) can be found on the 2nd DVD with the film specials, based in part on old original ideas from Walt Disney himself, which, however, were made during the production of "Bambi" in the 1940s discarded and not realized.
- Long before “Bambi 2”, the idea of continuing “Bambi” was parodied: the US late night show “Saturday Night Live” broadcast a clip called “Bambi 2002” in 2002 as part of “TV Funhouse”. In this fictional trailer for the also fictional Bambi sequel "Bambi 2002" the content and quality of the Disney sequels were ridiculed. When "Bambi 2" became a reality, TV Funhouse took on the topic again: In the cartoon "Journey to the Disney Vault", the short release time of 70 days (for the DVD in the USA) of "Bambi 2" was the occasion taken numerous rumors and myths about Disney as well as parodying (again) the continuation politics.
- In the film "Bambi" Klopfer has five sisters, in "Bambi II" he only has four.
- With "Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song" by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey , a song from the first film was used again.
synchronization
The German-language dubbing was done at Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Berlin based on a dialogue book by Rainer Martens , who also directed the dialogue .
| Original speaker | German dubbing voice | role |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gould | Luka Andres | Bambi |
| Carolyn Hennesy | Gundi Eberhard | Bambi's mother |
| Nicky Jones | Jannis Michel | flower |
| Patrick Stewart | Thomas Fritsch | The great prince |
| Keith Ferguson | Wilfried Herbst | owl |
| Andrea Bowen | Anna-Marie Fassbender | Feline |
| Brendon Baerg | Bruno Schubert | knocker |
| Ariel Winter | Celina Gaschina | Klopfer's sister |
| Emma Rose Lima | Léa Mariage | Klopfer's sister |
| Cree Summer | Schaukje Könning | Mena |
| Anthony Ghannam | Adrian Kilian | Ronno |
| Brian Pimental | Michael Pan | Porcupine / marmot |
Reviews
- With "Bambi 2" the creators managed to have a very entertaining 72 minutes, which are also far less emotional than those of the original - more a little fun for in between than the big classic. - Christoph Petersen, filmstarts.de
- I have to admit the film is nice to watch and playful enough for young children to entertain. For me, however, the original is enough. - John J. Puccio, dvdtown.com
- By and large, “Bambi II” looks like a repetition, but without the emotional power and originality (of the original film). Almost everything from the original film reappears here without really fitting. Instead of own creativity, elements from The Lion King were borrowed; a film whose structure is based heavily on "Bambi". - ultimatedisney.com
- A worthy successor to the cartoon classic "Bambi" from 1942 and recommended not only for the youngest viewers, but also for the accompanying parents, a moving film in the best Disney tradition. "Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests" with its wonderful animation, well-dosed drama and tension, with wit and a lot of emotionality, stands out pleasantly from the relative monotony of contemporary computer-generated film offers. One or the other tear in the adult eye will only be able to suppress the heartless. Chuckling laughter is guaranteed. - FBW Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden
Honors
- In 2006, “Bambi 2” received the rating of “ Particularly Valuable ” from the Wiesbaden film evaluation agency ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
- 2007 honored with the Annie Award 2006 in the category "Best Home Entertainment Production"
- 2007 nominated for the 33rd Saturn Award in the category "Best DVD Release"
Web links
- Bambi 2 - The Lord of the forests in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2006 (PDF; test number: 105 318 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ See also entry ( Memento of November 27, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) in the Guinness Book of World Records
- ↑ Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on November 24, 2019 .
