Review of Dumbo (1941) by Dean D — 23 Sep 2010

Through what could possibly be pure nostalgia, I cannot find anything wrong with this film.

I've watched since I was a very young child and I love everything about it, his relationship with his mother parallels my own, the various colourful and supportive characters he comes across show tolerance even to people who are different,for example, while initially finding the elephant in a tree funny, the Crows later support Dumbo in helping him reach his potential, it also has the main character getting a little drunk (in a relatively harmless way that actually helps the story move along), showing a certain fearlessness in its storytelling that you simply do not see in kids movies these days, even from Disney themselves.

Its short running time means that watching it is never a chore, great voices, great story, and generally a feel good film.