By Munir Abedrabbo.
Last Week's: Munir's Disney Retrospective -- Animated Classic #3: Fantasia (1940)
After such ambitious and polished endeavours as
Pinocchio and
Fantasia failed to recoup their costs, Walt Disney needed something cheap and simple to make some money. Those elements are usually a recipe for disaster, but in this case, they turned out to be this film’s major assets.
Dumbo does not offer such perfect animation as
Pinocchio, nor such epic scope as
Fantasia, but what it lacks in those departments it compensates for with tons of heart. At 63 minutes, it’s one of the studio’s shortest films, but everything is so perfectly told that there is not a scene wasted in the entire movie. The title character is one of the most endearing you’ve ever seen on-screen and the
“Baby Mine” sequence will make your heart melt. As simple as it may seem,
Dumbo has enchanted movie-goers for more than 70 years and will continue to do so with the story of the underdog that could. No small feat for such a little elephant.
Rating: 5/5.
Next Week: Animated Classic #5 Review: Bambi
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