Dumbo

Dumbo

Disney's story of the poor little elephant. 1941. Director: Ben Sharpsteen.

The circus train is heading for a new place, traveling with lots of wagons filled with all sorts of animals. In one wagon, the sad Mrs. Jumbo is living with some other elephants. She haven't got her child from the stork yet.

But then, an exhausted stork enters and bring Mrs. Jumbo her beloved child. It's a little elephant boy. The other elephants starts laughing at him when he reveals his very large ears. The mother is sad about that and hide her son from their evil laughs.

The others call him "Dumbo". Not the most kind nickname. When some others are hazing him, his mother attack the evil guys, but she's then locked up and called mad. Poor Dumbo has nobody else to talk to. But then he meet the self-appointed mentor Timothy Q. Mouse.

After an accident, Dumbo has to play a part in a stunt number where he fall from a high tower into a small pool and be humiliated in front of the audience. He hates his job and becomes very miserable.

Timothy tries to make Dumbo feel better and takes him to his locked up mother. After the visit, Dumbo gets hiccup and Timothy takes him to have some water. But there's alcohol in the water, and the two friends become drunk seeing pink, dancing elephants.

The following morning, they wake up in a tree. High up in a tree. How did they get there? How will they ever get home? Will Dumbo ever be happy again?

This isn't a very good Disney film. The scene with the pink elephants is pretty odd and I really dislike it. It makes me feel sick, I don't know why, but the elephants are disgusting.

The only part that's fun is the part on the train, the rest is pretty miserable. The part where they are lost somewhere far away is all right, but this isn't the happiest Disney film.