in these scenes! A Different Style of Animation I’m here for all the whimsical touches with Casey Jr. Its voice reminds me of The Reluctant Dragon where Robert Benchley learns how this sound works. train, who struggles to clear the mountain. Another fun part of these early scenes is the Casey Jr. It’s hard to watch this scene and not think of those classic Disney characters. The lost stork is notable for being Sterling Holloway, who would later voice Winnie the Pooh and Kaa in The Jungle Book. It’s an obvious connector to school kids (and some adults) picking on someone that’s different. The other elephants are pompous and enjoy looking down what they refer to as a “ freak”. Kids pull on his ears and are just plain mean, which ultimately causes Mrs. That name sticks despite the way it speaks poorly about the young elephant. There’s a surprising level of nastiness among the other elephants (and later some kids) that bully Jumbo Jr. The sweet meeting is undercut but the other elephants, who make fun of the young one’s large ears.
Jumbo ultimately receives a cute baby elephant. The destination is a circus where various baby animals meet their mothers. Our trip with the storks end in southern Florida (well before Walt Disney World’s arrival to Orlando). I’m familiar with the folklore story that helps explain how babies arrive, but it’s still a strange opening. A group of storks fly around in a big circle and prepare to deliver babies. We begin with an unseen narrator proclaiming a grand speech while rain falls in front of us. Let’s travel back to the circus in 1941 and try to believe an elephant can fly! Here Come the Storks! Burton did not include the crows in his remake, which is understandable given his approach. I remember hearing their song “When I See an Elephant Fly” on Disney compilations when I was younger. What is it about this story that makes it less relevant today?ĭumbo also includes a controversial scene with a character actually named “Jim Crow” leading a memorable group of crows inspired by minstrel shows. The Dumbo’s Flying Elephant attraction has kept the character well-known around the world, but how many of us check out the original movie? Burton’s adaptation wasn’t a financial success, which is rare for Disney’s live-action updates. We also saw the 2019 release of Tim Burton’s take on the story, which had promise but felt like two movies packed into one. It also was produced during the 1941 strike, which was brutal and changed Disney forever. The 64-minute feature had a much smaller budget than Snow White or Pinocchio, which removed the pressure to recoup the costs. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Dumbo, so I’ll definitely give it a fair chance here. I’ll admit that I wasn’t that excited about this stop in my journey through the features of the Walt Disney Animated Studios.
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