As the fifth Disney animated movie, Bambi is one of the most popular Disney movies and the last film of Disney’s Golden Age (with Snow White being the first).  While some people might consider it the least controversial of the Golden Age, it was released with controversy when it came out due to the environmental theme; the film also didn’t make much money when it came out (the same thing happened with Pinocchio and Fantasia) but it eventually earned its profit with several re-releases.  I actually did not see the movie until I was older, and I read the book not too long after that.  And I hope others out…

As the fourth animated feature film for Disney (I’m skipping Fantasia), Dumbo just had to be the next Evangeline Files review.  While Dumbo himself is one of the most adorable characters Disney has ever created, I think, the movie does have some content that makes me more than a little uncomfortable; and I have to believe that my friends would agree, most especially my friends who are not Caucasian.  I would love to hear your thoughts on this Disney film! Dumbo is about an elephant who is born with much larger ears than your average elephant and is bullied because of the size of his ears.  Dumbo has his mom…

As the second animated feature film for Disney, Pinocchio just had to be the second Evangeline Files review.  Pinocchio, I think, would be considered rather edgy today (for a kid’s movie)—I actually didn’t see it myself until I was older and had read the book on which it was based.  I would love to hear your thoughts on this classic Disney film! Pinocchio review: Pinocchio (based on a dark Italian novel) is about a lonely toymaker, Geppetto, who makes a wooden puppet whom he names Pinocchio.  When Geppetto wishes on a star for Pinocchio to become a real boy, he comes to life as a talking puppet with the help…