The Bambi Remake May Change Disney’s Most Traumatizing Scene

While it’s not been confirmed if Disney will be taking the direction that Lindsey Anderson Beer believes would be a wise one, she still thinks that updating this classic story may not need to include Bambi being orphaned before audiences are less than halfway into their popcorn. «I do think that there is a way to update ‘Bambi,’ and our take on it did give a little bit more of a scope to it,» Anderson Beer teased while not giving away any specifics about what to expect. «I think that to be able to bring it to life for kids these days in a way that maybe they relate to a little bit more would be of service to the original.»

There certainly are alternative routes that could be taken with Bambi’s story, including one that would, while still including the death of Bambi’s mother, be more accurate to the story the original film is based on, the 1923 novel «Bambi, a Life in the Woods,» written by Felix Salten. In the original story, Bambi’s mother doesn’t die until he’s at the age when he first grows his antlers. While this version of the story would still detail the loss, perhaps avoiding doing it during our hero’s childhood would be less traumatic. Either way, we’ll have to see how the big moment is handled when one of Disney’s most heartbreaking stories shines through in stunning CGI fashion.