Why did I not think of this before?! Your ears! Just look at 'em, Dumbo-why, they're perfect wings! The very things that held ya down are gonna carry ya.UP. Yeah, maybe we- That's it! Dumbo! You flew! Boy, am I stupid. Elephants can't climb trees, can they? Nah, nah, that's ridiculous. I wonder how we ever got up in that tree, anyway. Yeah, find out what they're doin' up here. what's cookin' 'round here? What's the good news? What's fryin', boys? Hello?! What's all the ruckus? C'mon! Step aside, brother! Mmm. My, my! Why, this is the most irregular sight that I've ever seen! He jumps from a springboard to a platform!Īt the very pinnacle of your pyramid, he waves a flag for a glorious finish!Īnd who is your climax? The little elephant with the big ears! The world's mightiest midget mastodon! DUMBO!!!! Suddenly, from the sidelines comes your climax! How's the reception? Comin' through OK? Good. concentrate! Remember? Your pyramid of elephants are standin' in the ring, waitin' for a climax! Climax! Dumbo, you're a climax! I'll be back in a minute 'cuz I'm gonna take care of your future! Well, maybe it comes to me in a vision while I dream. Just visualize! Now, one elephant climbs up on top of another elephant until finally.all 17 elephants have constructed an enormous.pyramid of pachyderms! I step out! I blow the whistle! The tr-rr-rumpets are tr-rr-rumpeting! And out comes the climax! If you don't mist up during the "Baby Mine" scene, you may be legally pronounced dead. Concerns about the surnamed "Jim Crow" crows, who mock Dumbo and Timothy with the wonderful "When I See an Elephant Fly," should be moderated by remembering that the crows are the only social group in the film who act kindly to the little outcast. He's jeered by children (an insightful scene has one boy poking fun at Dumbo's ears, even though the youngster's ears are also ungainly), used by the circus folk, and demoted to appearing with the clowns. His mother sticks up for him and is shackled. (Dumbo is a mean-spirited nickname) is ostracized from the circus pack shortly after his delivery by the stork because of his big ears. The film pits the "cold, cruel, heartless" world that can't accept abnormality against a plucky, and mute, hero. The storytelling was never as lean as in Dumbo, the songs rarely as haunting (or just plain weird), the characters rarely so well defined. A Disney "Classic" that actually is a classic, Dumbo should be part of your video collection whether or not you have children.
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