Bambi II is a 2006 Disney animated feature that initially premiered in theaters in Argentina on January 26, 2006, before being released as a direct-to-video title in the United States on February 7, 2006. It holds the world record for the longest span of time between two consecutive installments of a franchise, being released 64 years after the original.
The film is a midquel, the story taking place in the middle of Disney's original Bambi, with the Great Prince of the Forest dealing with the now motherless Bambi. It was first titled Bambi and the Great Prince, but was renamed Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest and later Bambi II.
“Bambi II” begins during the middle of the original 1942 film, “Bambi”. After his mother is killed by hunters, a young deer fawn named Bambi (voiced by Alexander Gould) follows his stag father, the Great Prince of the Forest (Patrick Stewart), back to his den, confused and worried about his mother. The Great Prince then asks Friend Owl (Keith Ferguson) to find a doe to raise Bambi, seeing as his role is to protect the herd, having no time to raise Bambi as his son. But Friend Owl points out that due to the harsh winter, the does can barely care for themselves, let alone feed any extra children. The Great Prince has no choice but to look after Bambi until the spring. Winter slowly transitions into spring, bringing Bambi unknowingly closer and closer to his departure (“This is Life” by Alison Krauss). One morning, many months later, the Great Prince allows Bambi to accompany his friends, a young rabbit named Thumper (Brendon Baerg), and a friendly skunk named Flower (Nicky Jones), to see the Groundhog, whose shadow will foretell if winter will end soon. While walking, Bambi tells Thumper that he and the Great Prince are "bestest pals," though Bambi has doubts about the Great Prince's affection. Before leaving with his friends that morning, Bambi had failed to get answers about what happened to his mother, not realizing that the Great Prince is still grieving the death of Bambi’s mother and hasn’t told Bambi of her death yet, simply telling him that his mother can’t be with him anymore. At the ground hog ceremony, Bambi meets up with his secret crush, a young doe named Faline (Andrea Bowen), who he met shortly before his mother’s death. Meanwhile, the nervous Groundhog (Brian Pimental) is eventually coaxed out of his hole, only to be scared back in again by Ronno (Anthony Ghannam), an antagonistic fawn who is slightly older than Bambi. Ronno tries to impress Faline with his story of seeing hunters near the forest, and their special deer whistles that allow them to sound like female deer, but Bambi and Faline don’t believe his tall tale. Bambi and Ronno immediately dislike each other, but Bambi is intimidated by Ronno, afraid to stand up for himself, and is relieved when Ronno reluctantly leaves with his mother. The other animals soon leave too, and Bambi falls asleep while waiting for the Great Prince to return. But after many hours, Bambi’s father still doesn’t return to him, for unknown reasons.
Bambi dreams of his mother, who nuzzles him and assures him with the words "I'm here." As the dream fades, Bambi continues to hear her voice saying "I'm here," which confuses him. He finds the source of the words in a meadow, but discovers that it was one of Man's tricks, a deer call, and realizes that Ronno’s story about the humans was true. After freezing in place from sheer terror, The Great Prince suddenly intervenes and rescues Bambi from both the hunting dogs and several shots and is furious at Bambi for freezing in the face of danger. Bambi slowly puts the pieces together and finally realizes that his mother is dead, and his father confirms his worst fears. The Great Prince then leaves to reflect on the situation, and finds Friend Owl. The Great Prince notes that winter is ending and that Friend Owl should have no trouble finding a doe to be Bambi's new mother. The next morning, the Great Prince tells Bambi to stay in the den where it's safe, still angry at his son for almost getting himself killed. Soon, Thumper and Flower arrive at the den, hiding from Thumper’s younger sisters. They find Bambi crestfallen, telling them that he wants his father to see how brave and capable he is, and decides to sneak out with his friends, against his father’s wishes. Bambi, Thumper and Flower practice being brave while walking through the forest until they come to a log guarded by a grumpy porcupine. Bambi attempts to be brave and confronts the porcupine, resulting in a chase, and ending with quills in Bambi's rear. As Thumper pulls the quills out, Bambi yelps in pain, alerting the nearby Faline and Ronno, who has been pursuing Faline’s affection since they met during the ground hog ceremony. When Faline rushes to Bambi’s side, Ronno follows her. Ronno critizes and taunts Bambi for freezing in the plains in front of the Great Prince (somehow knowing about Bambi’s secret even though he wasn’t there) and then insults Thumper. Angry, Thumper pushes Bambi, who accidentally headbutts Ronno into a small patch of mud, causing him to lose his temper and furiously chase them. Thumper climbs onto Bambi’s back as they run away, leaving Faline and Flower behind. Ronno chases Bambi and thumper across the forest. In desperation, Bambi and Thumper leap over a large chasm, while Ronno falls into the ravine, thwarted, for now.
However, Bambi’s victory over Ronno is short lived, when The Great Prince arrives and scolds Bambi for not staying at the den, but then admits that he is impressed that Bambi made the jump, telling him “That I never made a jump like that until I had antlers". Realizing that he finally did something to make his father proud, Bambi, Thumper, and the Great Prince go home, leaving Ronno to seethe in a mud puddle at the bottom of the cliff, his dislike of Bambi growing. The next day, Bambi practices his long jumps with Flower and Thumper. While practicing, Bambi notices the Great Prince watching them, and tells Thumper that the his father has been standing around and contemplating a lot, not understanding his father’s sense responsibility, and wishing he could accompany him on his daily forest patrol. After some encouragement from Thumper, Bambi asks the Great Prince questions about his duties as Guardian of the Herd and bonds with him over the conversation. The Great Prince then teaches Bambi to use his hooves to listen to the earth for vibrations, to locate potential predators, and herds of deer that are in danger, and prepares to leave for patrol. But just when Bambi thinks his father is going to leave without him again, The Great Prince asks if Bambi would like to accompany him on patrol (“The First Sign of Spring” by Michelle Lewis). As the days progress, Bambi gradually grows closer and closer with his father, learning to overcome his fears, while at the same time, The Great Prince - who was so stiff and strict before - learns to loosen up and have fun with his son. But the two are completely oblivious as Ronno’s jealousy of Bambi grows even stronger, quickly turning into hatred. A few nights later, Bambi finally manages to have a conversation with his father about his mother, though only brief, it is still an accomplishment, allowing them both to sleep with peace of mind.
One morning, as Bambi and the Great Prince play, Friend Owl arrives with Mena (Cree Summer), the doe he has found to be Bambi's new mother. The Great Prince now seemingly regrets the decision to pass on his parenting duties, but resolves to do so despite Bambi's protestations because he feels overwhelmed by both his duties as Prince, and as a father. A few days later, Bambi says good-bye to his only friends, and tearfully says good-bye to his father, accepting his own responsibilities as the next great prince. While on the way to his new home with Mena, Bambi once again meets Ronno, who has come to humiliate Bambi one last time, and taunts him mercilessly. Ronno claims that Bambi’s father abandoned him because he was ashamed of him. Angry, Bambi fights with Ronno, clashing heads with his bully. Mena tries to separate them, causing her to stumble backwards into a hunter's trap, alerting nearby humans to their presence. As the hunting dogs approach, Ronno reveals his true cowardice and runs away, and Bambi does too at first. But then he looks back, and realizes that the hunters will kill Mena like they did his mother if he leaves her. He then realizes that he cannot let fear keep him from helping, and decides to be brave. Bambi ignores Mena’s pleads to run, and distract the dogs by leading them on a chase away from Mena. During the chase, Bambi goes through a branched gate, but the dogs smash it while following his trail. The Great Prince, hearing the bell from the hunter's trap, frees Mena and asks her where Bambi retreated. She points to the Young Prince's direction, and The Great Prince follows the trail of the pursuit. Meanwhile, Thumper and Flower are hiding from the hunters and watch as Bambi and three of the dogs pass by, and realizes they must help their friend. Flower scares the Fourth dog away with a cloud of skunk spray, and watches as Bambi keeps running across the forest. Bambi then passes by the Porcupine’s den and uses the porcupine’s spiny quills to defeat the second dog, who screams in pain and dives into the river.
When Bambi arrives in a large grassland - the very same grassland where he ran into the hunters before - he uses the sound of the dog's paws to sense when and where they're going to pounce, a technique that he learned from his father. At the last second, he leaps up, as the last two dogs accidentally smash into each other. Bambi continues to run, but he stops short of a large mountain, which he decides to use to his advantage, having also learned how to climb from his father. The Great Prince, concerned about his son, continues following Bambi’s trail. The dogs, meanwhile, continue to chase Bambi up the mountain. The third dog is killed by a rockslide, and Bambi and the remaining dog bounce off the rocks, climbing to the top of the mountain. The Great Prince takes another direction, desperately trying to save Bambi. Bambi attempts to use rocks to stall the dog, but it's ineffective. The Great Prince climbs up the other side of the mountain, racing to reach Bambi. The dog climbs up the wall and hungrily closes in, and prepares to finish Bambi off. Faced with his own imminent death, Bambi finally overcomes his fear, and unfreezes. Bambi kicks the dog squarely in the chest, causing it to fall to its death. The Great Prince arrives a few seconds later, and is pleased with his son, relieved that Bambi is still alive. But as Bambi goes to meet his father, the cliff crumbles beneath him, causing him to fall down the mountain with the dog. The Great Prince quickly races down the mountain, finds Bambi's seemingly lifeless body at the bottom of the cliff, and nuzzles him, crying. Bambi’s family and friends soon surround him, mourning the death of the young prince. The Great Prince finally realizes, too late, that he cares more about his son than his legacy or even destiny. But Bambi slowly regains consciousness and the father and son share a tender moment. Mena smiles at this and decides to leave the two alone, knowing that The Great Prince wished to raise Bambi as his son after all.
A little while later, Thumper tells the exaggerated story of how he and Bambi defeated "Thousands of Dogs" to a group of friends, including Faline, Flower, Friend Owl, and Thumper‘s little sisters. Bambi arrives, now with a pair of antlers starting to grow in and without his spots. But while Bambi and Faline are talking, the porcupine suddenly reappears, and pricks Bambi's legs with his quills, causing Bambi to leap forward and accidentally kiss Faline. The two embarrassingly apologize to each other, but are shocked when Ronno suddenly arrives from the darkness of the forest, unseen since they where chased by the hunters. Ronno swears revenge on Bambi and Faline, but steps on a turtle and is bitten on the nose, making him run away, screaming for his mother, again. The group are not worried by Ronno’s threats (unaware that Ronno will indeed return in their distant future), and Bambi leaves when his father is calls him. After his near-death experience weeks before, Bambi’s relationship with his father has greatly improved. The Great Prince takes Bambi to a forest glade, saying that this was the place where he first met Bambi's mother. Bambi then asks what the Great Prince was like when he was Bambi's age, and the Great Prince replies that he was a lot like Bambi, ending the film with a reprise of Alison Krauss’s “This Is Life”.
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