A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
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Everyone loves and remembers Disney’s 1941 favourite animated feel-good fantasy, DUMBO. Dumbo, the baby elephant is born with huge ears that allow him to fly thus becoming the sensation of the circus. Don’t expect the same with the live action film DUMBO written by Ehran Kruger and directed by Tim Burton. Burton’s most famous films were BEETLEJUICE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS all known for its darkness and nightmarish ideas. It is not surprising then that Burton’s DUMBO is dark and gloomy. Dumbo rarely smiles, the…
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