Disney Movie Challenge Bonus: Bambi II (2006)

What’s fun about watching a movie on Disney+ is it gives a recommendation on what to watch next. After I watched Bambi it said I should watch Bambi II and figured why not? The movie was released as a direct to video film in 2006. Despite the direct to video status it somehow was able to get Sir Patrick Stewart to do the voice of the Great Prince.


One of my complaints about Bambi is that they time jump and skip large parts of Bambi growing up. The most noticeable time jump is when Bambi’s mother dies and we just skip ahead to him as a young adult. Well if you want to know what happened during that time watch Bambi II. The movie is not much of a sequel as a fill in the blank left in the original. The movie starts right after Bambi’s mother dies and we see him with his father The Great Prince.. The movie then follows as The Great Prince struggles with being a single dad and doesn’t know how to raise a kid. Bambi II ends right before the part in the original movie where Friendly Owl explains Twitterpatted.


I kind of wish that they had included at least some of this story in the original film. It gives more depth to Bambi’s character and also gives The Great Prince an expanded role. Coming over 60 years after the original film it kind of feels out of place. The biggest thing the movie has going for it is Patrick Stewart. He brings a gravitas to the character that is very much needed. The story itself is pretty generic. A father doesn’t know how to raise a kid but realizes that he does have a lot of knowledge he can pass down.


Overall: A good story but kind of generic. It feels like the made for video movie it is. I wish this part of the story was included in the original film.