One of the biggest trends to hit the movie world in recent years has been live-action remakes, which attempt to adapt iconic stories for a whole new era. Disney has gotten in on the trend in quite an array of ways, from updated takes on their princess movies like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, to using photorealistic CGI to retell stories like The Lion King and The Jungle Book. Late last week, it was announced that another beloved Disney film would be entering the fray, with a “live-action” remake of Bambi currently in the works. The project, which is being written by Captain Marvel‘s Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Chaos Walking‘s Lindsey Beer, would adapt the original 1942 film for a whole new generation.
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Almost as soon as the potential remake was announced, Disney fans and skeptics alike offered quite a lot of opinions regarding the project. One consensus seems to be that the original film’s most heartbreaking scene – where Bambi‘s mother gets shot by an offscreen hunter – is going to get even more macabre in this photorealistic update, not unlike how Mufasa’s death was portrayed in last year’s The Lion King. The animated moment has already traumatized kids for generations, which makes the thought of a “live-action” update pretty disturbing for some. Here are some of our favorite takes on the whole ordeal.
That’s Fair
im not going to watch the live action bambi. I Can’t live through bambis moms murder again. especially in live action
— B💚 (@blaineislame1) January 25, 2020
Ouch
hell yea every kid just wants to see bambi’s mom get shot to death with painstakingly accurate CGI https://t.co/ftlxSSGuq1
— Jeremy Kaplowitz (@jeremysmiles) January 24, 2020
Good Point
Who in their right mind wants to see a photoelectric version of Bambi’s mom getting fucking shot? https://t.co/1t2NUEeBcV
— Kallix (@Kallix_) January 25, 2020
No Thank You
You don’t feel the full impact of the hunter shooting Bambi’s mom in traditional animation. Needs to be brutally, graphically realistic. If chunks of venison don’t appear to hit the camera’s lens, why even do the movie?
— Lon Harris (@Lons) January 24, 2020
Welp
no one:
— Jane C.S. (@butterbiskitt) January 25, 2020
live-action remake bambi when his mom dies: pic.twitter.com/SpyDq1mK56
LOL
Disney getting ready to kill Bambi’s mom again. https://t.co/YAFqSndqlY pic.twitter.com/o1hkLTtPv4
— JESSICA CRUZ and The Fandom Corps! (@CruisinwithCruz) January 24, 2020
Yikes
when Bambi’s mom dies and his face is just an emotionless, stotic picture of a deer’s face https://t.co/odJO8ZNnsz
— Soundwave (@LocalSoundwave) January 24, 2020
Accurate
Fans: Disney be darker
— 🔱 (@worldofmera) January 24, 2020
Disney: Announces remake of Bambi
Fans: pic.twitter.com/NKnEip4jZn
OMG
can’t wait to watch live action bambi and this is the face he makes when his mom dies pic.twitter.com/F4kh5CI5Th
— Louby 🦉 (@loudrawsstuff) January 25, 2020
Crossover Time
Wow the Bambi remake’s looking pretty good. pic.twitter.com/s8NgcR8ute
— Filippo, The Emperor of Comedy (@Filq2001) January 24, 2020
