Dumbo (1941)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

A Masterpiece!

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Dumbo3 And A Half Out Of 5Dumbo is a Disney Animated feature reaching successfully for eradicating the difference among the society and its ideology. Despite of having a wafer thin script, the feature never leaves the audience and neither does it allow them to get out from the world that they have fallen within first few minutes. The technical details like songs, background score and animation are amazingly scored on high pitches. The makers being aware of their lack of material, has directed all of their big guns to its finely detailed screenplay that works like a charm in here. The difference between an overstretched plot and elaborated one is clearly visible in here. Although there are few sequences which could have been edited better, but these are minor complication in this huge emotional drama among family, friends and society. It resonates a lot with practicality offering plenty of mutual things for the audience to easily connect with especially all the conversation among the other animals about the protagonist which can easily be matched with the current society that we all reside in. As always, the side characters are perfectly written as they are not only the writers best distraction but also attains a closure of their own track. Dumbo is a heartbreaking tale of a misjudged fellow whose self-discovering journey is depicted in with all heart; all love; all passion.

Certainly a hit in its day, Walt Disney's "Dumbo" doesn't seem to be able to hold the young audiences some years into the 21st century. I watched this film recently with some grandchildren and the youngest ones were bored with the film before halfway into it. They soon lost interest and went off to cavort or do some other things. A teenage granddaughter stayed with it and said it was one of her favorite movies. There seems to be a difference in children brought up a mere 15 or so years apart. While kids have had cartoons and children's movies and TV since the beginning, those things have changed over time. Except for the bona fide learning TV programs (alphabets, numbers, etc.), most of the fare geared to young children even on TV and in the movies is of the fast-paced variety. Lots of action, comedy, excitement. So, the slower older films such as "Dumbo" soon become boring to modern-day children. In this case I have to side with the youngsters. Maybe it's because I knew the story and the outcome, but I too found this film very slow watching it these many years later. Perhaps some of the older films, especially the animated, once considered classics are just products of their time and not enduring masterpieces. I'm sure "Dumbo" will be around – as long as some semblance of the Disney operation exists. And, maybe future generations will prove its durability. But this little heads up, especially for seniors who may be grandpa and/or grandma sitting in the future. Have another film or other option ready in case you find the little ones restless and bored over this one.

I know I'm in the minority with this, but I didn't like this movie. Aside from the animation and the mouse that helps Dumbo, the movie was either bland, sad, or just mean-spirited. I get the message the movie's trying to get across, "It's not about what's on the outside, it's what's on the inside that counts.", but I've seen this same message given way better treatment. Cartoon shows have covered it, books have covered it, even songs have covered it. The movie as a whole feels like a rejected "Fantasia" piece. The score had me more engaged than the actual story, and the story itself just feels stretched to a little over 60 minutes. Heck, 99% of the characters in this movie don't even have names! Dumbo isn't all that interesting either, beings he doesn't have a word of dialogue, the only way to advance his character is to have other characters be mean to him. It makes me feels sorry for him, but also despise everyone that picks on him. The movie's full of these characters, and it made it frustrating to watch when they were on screen. The only thing I can really recommend seeing from this is "Pink Elephants", and it's mostly because it's so out of left field. At least the movie's short, other than that, the mouse, and a completely random acid trip that lasts three minutes, there's nothing that would make me revisit this.

It's a touching story of a baby elephant separated from his mother and having to raise himself. His giant ears often caused him to be a source of ridicule but he eventually learns to use them as a strength to prove his doubters wrong.The Jim Crow birds are obvious racial stereotypes and that's one of the sour points of this movie, but they nonetheless, help Dumbo realize his full potential. One of the more interesting parts of the movie is when Dumbo gets drunk and starts to see colorful illusions in the sky.All in all, it's an emotional movie about mother-and-son, trial and triumph. It's great for kids, and as an adult it affects me too.