DUMBO (1941)

Still trying to catch up on the classic Disney animated films I haven't yet seen, I hope it won't sound sacrilegious to say I wasn't 100% into Dumbo.  Nothing to do with the look of the film (still love hand-drawn animation best, to this day), the characters, story, music, etc.; I just couldn't get past that weird pink elephants musical number, and frankly the story felt thin as broth.  Mrs. Jumbo, finally receiving her bundle from the stork, finds she's the mother of an adorable, blue-eyed baby elephant son ... who happens to have humongous ears.  Named Jumbo, the boy is soon re-christened "Dumbo" based on those ears, and when the taunting and teasing prove enough for Mrs. Jumbo, she takes matters into her own ... hooves? ... and is summarily locked up as a rogue elephant.  The film is about accepting yourself for who you are - finding the special gifts you have that only you can give to the world - and in that, the film scores big.  Just having that pink elephant number dropped into the middle of everything like a bad acid trip was ... unsettling, at best. (not rated)  B-