Dumbo (1941)

Director: Samuel Armstrong (as Sam Armstrong), Norman Ferguson

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Similar to ‘Bambi’ I found this to be nothing more than an overlong cartoon, although ‘Dumbo’ does have a deeper underlying theme.

Dumbo’s claim to fame is being able to fly due to his unusual big ears, but he doesn’t fly until the very end. And when he does, its over in 2 minutes or so. This is strictly for kids, young kids. I found it annoying most of the times, especially the final act. Yawn.

I suppose one should read between the lines here and not take everything literally. Children won’t notice the theme here and will enjoy it for the cute little elephant.