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'Dumbo' takes flight under Tim Burton

Original post made on Mar 29, 2019

"Dumbo" is a strange beast, indeed. I don't mean the character of an elephant born with ears so big he can flap them and take flight. And I don't mean the 1941 Disney animated feature starring that elephant. No, I mean Disney's new live-action, CGI-heavy reimagining of "Dumbo," which turns out to be part bland kids-and-animals adventure and part Coen Brothers-esque period satire.

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Posted by watcher
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 29, 2019 at 11:01 am

Who else thinks "Dumbo" is a thinly veiled mocking of Donald Trump?

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