Erbak Movie Reviews: Dumbo (1941)

This week at Erbak Movie Reviews, you’ll discover a magnificent story of determination and perseverance.

Baby Elephant Dumbo

Jumbo, an elephant working in a circus, longed for the storks to bring her a baby. Although she had experienced disappointment from time to time, the day had finally come for Jumbo to smile. She was now a mother. The storks had brought her a tiny baby elephant, who was to be named Jumbo Junior. However, his unusually large ears did not escape the attention of the other elephants. They made fun of the little one and gave him the name Dumbo. But Dumbo was perfectly happy beside his mother, blissfully unaware of the cruelty around him. He was still an innocent little creature.

She Was a Mother…

During a circus performance, Jumbo could no longer bear to watch people mock and torment her baby, Dumbo. She stood up against humanity in the only way she could. After all, she was a mother. In response, the humans declared Jumbo dangerous, shackled her, and locked her away in a cell. Mother and baby were torn apart. Dumbo was left all alone in a cold, cruel, and heartless world. Once again, human cruelty had prevailed.

F-R-E-A-K!

Because Jumbo had been imprisoned, the other elephants in the circus blamed Dumbo. Looking at him as nothing more than a freak, they believed that Jumbo’s maternal love for him was what had brought all this trouble upon them. After all, he was different from the other elephants. There was something wrong with Dumbo, or so they thought. No society seemed willing to accept anyone who stood apart from the rest. Dumbo was different because of his enormous ears, and in their eyes, that made him somehow defective.

Shame. Disgrace. Guilt. Madness.

Dumbo’s shame was the elephants’ disgrace, and they would never accept the little fellow as one of their own. They simply could not bear the thought of an elephant with such enormous ears bringing embarrassment upon their proud and noble kind. Dumbo had practically become the laughingstock of the circus. Alone and abandoned, he found an unlikely defender and confidant in a tiny mouse. The way the other elephants humiliated Dumbo was simply unacceptable. The elephant everyone had rejected was, after all, just an innocent baby. Besides, having large ears was hardly his fault. That was why the little mouse decided to help Dumbo and find a way to free his mother from prison. Jumbo was neither mad nor dangerous. She was simply heartbroken, another victim of humanity’s cruelty.

A Hidden Talent…

With the mouse’s help, the magnificent Dumbo finally emerged. Together, they came up with an extraordinary idea—although it was less about inventing something new and more about discovering a talent Dumbo had possessed all along. His remarkable ability was that he could fly. Yes, Dumbo could actually fly! Thanks to those enormous ears everyone had laughed at, he learned to soar through the air. And he would use this extraordinary gift to save his mother. But first, he had to demonstrate his unique ability in front of an audience.

Flaws and Talents

Perhaps it took Dumbo a long time to discover what he was capable of, but once he did, the whole world rose to its feet and applauded him. Those who had mocked him no longer had much to laugh about, because Dumbo had become the most extraordinary elephant in the world. With all his so-called flaws and remarkable talents, he was truly magnificent.

Discover your own talents, too. But never compromise your character or the miracle you carry within yourself.

Enjoy the film…