The former Disney screenwriter behind the Bambi remake is calling for the scene in which the famous deer’s mother dies to be deleted because it is too triggering for parents and children
- Screenwriter Lindsey Anderson Beer said a remake of Bambi would need to be revised because parents are “more sensitive.”
- Anderson Beer was hired by Disney Studios to rework the classic film for modern audiences, but has since left the project
- The scene she had been talking about was the death of the title character’s mother
A former Disney screenwriter behind the Bambi remake said the scene where the famous deer’s mother dies should be reworked because the parents are “more sensitive.”
Film writer and director Lindsey Anderson Beer worked on a live-action version of the popular Bambi film to bring it to modern audiences.
Part of the process of modernizing the classic 1942 film, she says, was removing the death scene of the title character’s mother.
Speaking to Collider, Anderson Beer said this is because parents are now “more sensitive” than previous generations.
Anderson Beer said, “I don’t want to spoil the plot, but there is a treatment of maternal death that I think some children, some parents are more sensitive to these days than they used to be.”
Anderson Beer (right) had been speaking with Collider journalist Perri Nemiroff (left) when she made the comments
The film tells the story of Bambi and his friends, including a rabbit named Thumper, seen here on the right, and a skunk named Flower, who grows up
She continued, “And I think that’s one of the reasons they haven’t shown their kids.”
“The interesting thing about Bambi for me is that it is absolutely a classic and a beautiful love poem, so artistic.
“I think there’s a whole generation of kids who have never seen the original, and that’s very different than, say, ‘The Mermaid’ or ‘Aladdin’ or the glossy ’90s films that they’ve definitely seen.”
“I can’t tell you how many kids I’ve seen who have never seen Bambi, which is such a shame.”
“The thing is, it’s such a great movie. It’s a slightly different pace than I think modern audiences are used to.”
Anderson Beer had to step away from the Bambi project due to other projects, including her directorial debut Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.
Her comments were criticized on social media for “woke” the classic film.
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Another commented: “Bambi is officially woken up.” “Expect pronouns and critical race to kill Bambi’s mother.”
Her comments were criticized on social media for “woke” the classic film.
The scene she had been talking about was the death of the title character’s mother
The original 1942 film told the story of a young fawn named Bambi who learns his place in the forest
The original 1942 film told the story of a young fawn named Bambi who learns his place in the forest.
The scene Anderson Beer was referring to shows him and his mother trying to escape a hunter who manages to kill them while Bambi escapes.
With his two friends, a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower, Bambi grows up as he faces the joys and heartaches of losing a parent and growing up.
News of the remake first came to light in 2020 when The Hollywood Reporter said the studio had hired Anderson Beer and Tomb Raider writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet to write the script.
At the time, insiders told the outlet that the studio was looking at Bambi as a companion piece to their remakes of The Jungle Book and The Lion King.
The outlet also said that the studio is aware that Bambi is “less epic in scope and story” and does not intend to incorporate a larger story into the classic.