Continuity mistake: When Bambi attempts to walk for the first time, Thumper calls him "kinda wobbly." Bambi stands a few inches from Thumper in one shot, but between cuts they spread a few feet apart from one another. (00:06:50)
Bambi (1942)
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Directed by: Bill Roberts, David Hand, James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Graham Heid, Norman Wright, Paul Satterfield
Starring: Hardie Albright, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn, Stan Alexander
Other mistake: After the great fire scene there is a raccoon that drags her baby to shore and begins cleaning it. A few seconds later the baby has jumped across to the other side of his father and siblings, but the mother does not stop licking. This error has since been fixed in newer releases.
Young Bambi: What happened, Mother? Why did we all run?
Bambi's Mother: Man was in the forest.
Trivia: When the wildlife of the forest celebrate the start of a new spring season at the start of the film, a bird feeds her three baby birds a small group of berries that resembles a "Hidden Mickey."
Question: Why wouldn't Bambi's mother tell him that the Great Prince of the Forest is also his father?
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Answer: Probably so he would not think he is superior to the other fawns and try to lord over them. She would have told him about his father when he was older. This is also a literary plot device by setting up a dramatic reveal at a crucial time (right after Bambi's mother is killed) that Bambi learns his father is the Great Prince. This has a greater emotional punch.
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