Continuity mistake: When Bambi falls in love with Faline (both of them are grown up), her eyes are blue. In the next few scenes, her eyes are brown, then they turn back into blue once Bambi and Faline's twins are born.
Bambi (1942)
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Directed by: Bill Roberts, David Hand, James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Graham Heid, Norman Wright, Paul Satterfield
Starring: Hardie Albright, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn, Stan Alexander
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Question: Why wouldn't Bambi's mother tell him that the Great Prince of the Forest is also his father?
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Answer: Probably so he would not think he is superior to the other fawns and try to lord over them. She would have told him about his father when he was older. This is also a literary plot device by setting up a dramatic reveal at a crucial time (right after Bambi's mother is killed) that Bambi learns his father is the Great Prince. This has a greater emotional punch.
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