Dumbo is a 1941 animated film and the fourth Disney animated film. The movie was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Dumbo was written by Otto Englander, Joe Grant, and Dick Huemer and directed by Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, and Bill Roberts and Ben Sharpsteen.
The story is a young circus elephant is born with large ears and is sadly given the name Dumbo. One day during an incident at the circus, his mother is taking away and locked up. Despite all these hardships he meets a mouse that shows him his ears have so much potential.
- Negatives
My only real complaint is that pink elephant sequence. It's pointless. No really if you watch the film really carefully it's serves no purpose what so ever other than to be filler. It also goes on for way too long.
- Mix
The truly grey area I find myself in for this movie is the ending. The ending to Dumbo is very abrupt. On one hand maybe that's because of the strike that was going on during production so maybe I should forgive it for that but on the other hand I still don't like it.
- Positives
One of the best things about Dumbo is the animation. The movie was made very cheaply compared to another Disney films around this time but the animation is so well done you really can't say it's cheap. It's beautiful to look and it's nicely done. Now sequence feels weird and/or out of place.
The other great aspect of the movie is the humor. This is quite a funny film. One of the best jokes is how they got away with Dumbo being drunk. I'm not making that up by the way that really happened, and it's hilarious.
Another thing to enjoy about the film is how emotional it is. Dumbo really delivers on the drama, comedy, and so much more. That scene with Dumbo and his caged mother will always grab at the heart strings.
Dumbo while in my opinion isn't the greatest film from the Golden era but it's still enjoyable and will hold a special place in people's hearts. The animation is greatly done, the humor is very much funny, and it hits you with a lot of emotional moments. The mix bag is the ending and the only thing I didn't really like was the "pink elephant" scene.
My final rating is Good
Well I'm all done here. Come back on Saturday, March 30th for my review of the 2019 remake of Dumbo. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.
The other great aspect of the movie is the humor. This is quite a funny film. One of the best jokes is how they got away with Dumbo being drunk. I'm not making that up by the way that really happened, and it's hilarious.
Another thing to enjoy about the film is how emotional it is. Dumbo really delivers on the drama, comedy, and so much more. That scene with Dumbo and his caged mother will always grab at the heart strings.
Dumbo while in my opinion isn't the greatest film from the Golden era but it's still enjoyable and will hold a special place in people's hearts. The animation is greatly done, the humor is very much funny, and it hits you with a lot of emotional moments. The mix bag is the ending and the only thing I didn't really like was the "pink elephant" scene.
My final rating is Good
Well I'm all done here. Come back on Saturday, March 30th for my review of the 2019 remake of Dumbo. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.
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