Bambi II/YMMV

"Ronno: Bambi? Isn't that a girl's name?"
 * Badass Decay: The midquel did a pretty good job of doing this to the formerly solemn and dignified Great Prince.
 * On the other hand it boosts his Papa Wolf tendencies and has him directly take on a pack of vicious hunting dogs to save his son. Not to mention he is voiced by Patrick Stewart this time round.
 * Cliche Storm: One of the main criticisms of the film is that the story is a rather by-the-numbers and Tastes Like Diabetes overly childish]] take on the "Well Done Son Guy Wayward son tries to earn the approval of his]] Parents As People stern, emotionally aloof parent Character Development by maturing]]" plot, a story thats been done before by several other Disney cartoons and way too many live action movies to count. Not helping is that, being a midquel, a viewer would already know how its going to end, so its events are seen by some as an Mission Pack Sequel ultimately superflous addition to the original]]. The general idea of conflict being sprung by tension between the parent and their ward was absolutely nothing new for Disneytoons' films, much less animated films, in general either. Even the films most popular character, Ronno, is often seen as a rather standard bully character thats common to animated cartoons. While Bambi II is at least often praised for being one of Disney's more heartfelt examples in execution and balancing it with a few clever expansions on the original film, it still relatively feels much more formulaic than the Tough Act To Follow very unique flow of its predecessor.]]
 * Foe Yay
 * Sequelitis: Either averted or played straight, depending on the viewer.
 * Tastes Like Diabetes: The midquel, with more humanized characterizations and 'zanier' humor, is toned down slightly, though it's hardly even close to a subversion.
 * Viewer Gender Confusion: Lampshaded by Ronno in the Midquel:

"Bambi: I wish Mother was here instead of you!"
 * Wangst: Bambi has this moment when he discovers his father was planning to send him off to live with another doe. And this is after they actually began to develop a bond with each other! And why? All because it's what a prince would do. It actually gets Bambi so upset that he basically tells his dad that he wishes he was dead.


 * What an Idiot!: When Bambi's father is telling off Bambi about having to accept living with another doe, it builds it up just as Bambi is about to leave to live with Mina as if he was going to say "Remember, you are my son." What does he tell him instead? "Remember, you are a prince." However, It's made clear throughout the film that The Great Prince is a slow learner, and he never had any experience raising children before. Also, he may have been trying to sever his own bond with Bambi at the same time while saying that line. And it doesn't stop Bambi from running back and nuzzling up near him before he leaves, though.
 * Look at the Prince during this scene, while he can't bring himself to say anything to his departing son, facial expressions speak very loud.