Wait, 'Bambi the Reckoning'? That sounds like someone mashed up the classic Disney tearjerker with a gritty revenge flick! I haven’t stumbled across an actual movie by that title, but now I’m obsessed with the idea. Imagine Bambi, all grown up, with that haunting childhood trauma of losing his mom—except instead of frolicking in the forest, he’s leading a woodland uprising against hunters. Deer with vendettas, rabbits as spies, maybe a wise old owl strategizing attacks. It’s like 'Watership Down' meets 'John Wick,' but with more antlers.
If this isn’t real, someone needs to pitch it to A24. The emotional core is already there: nature’s revenge, survival, and that iconic ‘man is the real villain’ theme dialed up to eleven. I’d watch the heck out of a dark, animated thriller where Bambi’s no longer the wide-eyed fawn but a symbol of the forest’s wrath. Bonus points if Thumper’s got a backstory involving underground bunny fight clubs.