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I be done seen about everything when I see an elephant fly
The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, a female elephant who is a veteran of the circus. However, when the newborn is ridiculed because of his truly enormous ears and dubbed "Dumbo," Jumbo just can not take it. One day a circus customer over steps his boundaries, Jumbo protects her baby, and punished by being locked away. She is kept separate from Dumbo and the other elephants. Dumbo is left with the other circus elephants that quickly segregate themselves from him. Dumbo's act is relegated to the butt end of jokes with the circus' clowns. Nevertheless, Timothy Q. Mouse sees more then just big ears in Dumbo. He assists Dumbo in achieving his full potential, and once again seeing his mother.

"His disgrace is our own shame."

Ben Sharpsteen (Fantasia and Pinocchio) directs Dumbo. Dumbo is a much underrated Disney classic. The film delivers a life lesson: everyone is different. One should not make fun of someone because they are different. Once they spread their wings and fly, it is a beautiful thing. Sharpsteen began the film in a dark fashion that included thunderstorms. By the end of the film you had dancing elephant, pink elephants, and funny crows. Dumbo had sharp contrasts, but the movie came full circle.

"Those city folks are sure in for a surprise."

Dumbo does more then just teach one of life's most important lessons, it is also fun. The film includes multiple animals. I remember last year while watching this film again for the first time in a long time I had forgotten what a great character Timothy Q. Mouse was. He is the type of character you emphasize to children: "this is the type of human being you want to be, one who sees the good in everyone." The crows are also extremely fun characters, probably my second favorite in the film after Timothy Q. Mouse. They provide additional comic relief. The scene where Timothy Q. Mouse and Dumbo gets drunk, and they see dancing and pink elephants is very similar to the Alice in Wonderland scene with strange creatures.

"Your Mom ain't crazy, just broken hearted."

I believe Dumbo is a must have for your DVD collection. Despite being underrated, it is a very, very solid film. I am not saying it is a top five Disney film, maybe not even one of my top ten favorites (right on the cusp). However, it is an extremely well done and well put together film. I also credit this film as being a film for all ages.

"You're a climax!"

Grade: A


Intact after almost thirty years without watching it
At shortly over an hour of runtime, "Dumbo" will always leave you wanting to watch it again and again. I watched it again yesterday, after close to thirty years without watching it, and the same feelings I had when I first caught a glimpse of it came back intact. The storyline is simple: a baby elefant (Dumbo) gets separated from his mother, and he works his way through obstacles with the help of his mouse-friend (Timothy), to get his mom back.

The animation from 1941 couldn't be more basic: simple figures, pastel backgrounds most of the time -nothing fancy. Yet the combination of it all, with some classic music tracks and unforgettable lines, make out of "Dumbo" a movie for the ages, one that has survived time, and that will continue to appeal to everyone no matter how old, no matter when. In particular, since I first saw it in Spanish when I was a kid, I loved being able to play the Spanish language track, and relive the dialogues the way I remembered them. This 60th Anniversary Edition DVD truly belongs in your collection.

The truest of the true Disney Classics
What can I say that already hasn't been said about Dumbo?

It's Disney's shortest animated movie. However, it is also the most beautiful and tear jerking, bar none. Even a heart of stone would melt upon viewing Dumbo with his mother, especially the "Baby Mine" sequence.


The art is breathtaking, soft, and for the most part, simple. However, it does have it's terrifying and scary moments, especially the "Pink Elephants On Parade" sequence. Beautifully drawn, and yet, very Daliesque and scary.

The story also contains some very politically incorrect images, but removing or re editing them would completely destroy the film. Thank God Disnry has not even tried.

Besides, I look at it this way. The crows eventually befriended Dumbo, and give him encouragement instead of hate and negativity. Social outcasts embracing a social outcast.

Dumbo is a triumph over adversity, not a racist statement.

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