Favorite screenplays: Bambi


I shouldn’t even be talking about Bambi here.

Check this out: Bambi is 70 minutes long, has only one clearly-defined act break, and has a protagonist who is not only passive, but who wants nothing definable or concrete.  It has no visible antagonist and absolutely, positively, not the slightest rumor of a plot.  It breaks every rule regarding what a compelling cinematic narrative is supposed to be. 

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