Bambi

Bambi is a 1942 Walt Disney Productions animated film based on Felix Salten's novel, following a young deer through his early life in the forest, including the death of his mother at a hunter's hand, and his eventual growth into a mature stag. The film was noted on release for its unusually naturalistic animation of animals and forest backgrounds, achieved through extensive study of live deer brought to the studio, a departure from the more cartoonish character design of Disney's earlier features. The scene of Bambi's mother's death is frequently cited as one of the most emotionally affecting moments in animation history, and Bambi is widely regarded as one of the artistic high points of Disney's early animated features.