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Why do a lot of people think Bambi 2 won't be a good movie? Just because it's a sequel doesn't mean it's a bad movie. In fact, it's worthy of the original! If you haven't seen it, it's a must see! This article was inspired by Flash's negative comments along with many others.
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Bambi 2,isn't really what one can call a sequel,it's a midquel,a story that takes place within the story,and I also think it's great.

I did see it, and I think it was corny..But meh, I usually hate sequels...-_- Plus, people can have their own opinions on things...-_- It's life...

And, IN MY OPINION (!!!) it's not worthy of the first one...The first one was beautifully animated, and the music was better....

IN MY OPINION Heh...

Oh lawd, now I have to comment on this.

I have the perfect reasons:

- True, I'll have to agree with what SimbasGuard said about the "original story addition" thing with many sequels. Unfortunately, Bambi 2's story was a "midquel", not a sequel (since the events supposedly took place in between the original movie. That's almost like if Universal made a Balto 4 continuing Balto's journey to find the sled team . . . which would be sad to see.). Most other sequels are "continuations", sequels that try to continue the story where the original film left off (like with TLK 2, with the whole presentation of Simba and Nala's cub, now named Kiara) and add an original story to it that way (which makes more sense to me).

- Most people can hate sequels because of the fact that they may or may not follow the same . . . . standards of the original (art style, animation, voices, character personalities, etc.). Sometimes the story makes up for it . . . but not all the time.

Umm, does this help?

- Juuchan17

Why wouldn't you have any intention to?

because it is just plain dumb imo. I will not ruin the original for me by seeing this. Disney is cashing in on all their franchises with stupid sequels (midquels) Sorry, but a sequel here and there is one thing, but one for almost EVERY STINKING ONE?? come on! that is ridiculous. Oh but it is for the kids... PFFF, i say stick with the classics for your kids. Dont let them grow up on this churned up garbage. It is this is like The land before time series. I wish classics would be left alone.

/Rant

I agree. Yes, the title was completely false (not a sequel; it should have kept its original title), and I thought it filled in the gaps of the original film quite well. Sure, it will never be as good as the original, but for a "midquel," it was made the way a true midquel should be.

I mean, look at it the things that Bambi 2 added to the original:

- Ronno: To think that if you only read the Bambi books (not the original story) that Disney had written, you would have realized that Ronno was the buck that Bambi fought with for Faline when they were grown up and in love. I thought that Ronno's character helped you see that he was indeed Bambi's rival for Faline's love as fawns. Plus their fight scene in the film was inspired by their fight in the original movie.

- The Great Prince: He didn't do much in the original, but the "midquel" allowed his character to be revealed. He was regal as a royal should be, and it was obvious that he wanted his son to be just like him. But also he got the chance to grow as a father, and learn about how special his son was to him. You got to see a side of him that the original didn't really get explained since you knew that he took in when his mother was killed.

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Umm . . . other than that, it really did stay true to the original, with the backgrounds and the character design. The voices were almost perfect (and that shocked me that some little kids could sound so much like these characters that we all know and love) and the songs were very beautiful and fit the moment.

I think you should give it a try, HYBRID 10 and Nighteyes. Don't judge a book (or a midquel, in this case) by its cover! Yes, I do wish that some classics be left alone, but the idea of a sequel really doesn't sound too bad . . . until you watch the sequel film, of course. Sometimes it's good and other times, it's not. You can't judge a sequel only by other opinions and by the fact that other sequels suck (IYO). Give it a chance (as in watch the film once . . . straight through!)!

And yes, most sequels are made just to help the company become cash-cows.

- Juuchan17