A new baby elephant named Jumbo, Jr. makes his debut at the circus. Unfortunately, he’s cruelly ridiculed by almost everyone because of his enormous ears, and forced to perform humiliating feats in the ring. He also gets a name change: Dumbo. Aside from his mother, his only friend is a fast-talking mouse named Timothy. Once Dumbo leaves the circus and is on his own, the sad little elephant runs into a pack of comical crows that help him discover his true purpose. Once he learns how to control his ears, Dumbo becomes the world’s first and best flying elephant!
The idea that everyone has a special ability and the things that appear to be defects are actually useful and that different is better, all resonate in Dumbo, along with a mother’s never-ending love for her child and an unlikely friendship between a mouse and an elephant. “Dumbo” is a remarkable animated accomplishment.
