Some considered that Bambi""s story (the pastoral peacefulness and unadulterated vision of the natural forest destroyed by Man""s cruelty) paralleled he traumatic shock that America felt when its stability and innocence were shattered by the attack on Pearl Harbor in late 1941, and worldwide conflict began against outside hostile forces (the Japanese and the Germans) when men were sent away to die in faraway places.The crippledEnterpriseretreated to the static-filled atmosphere of Mutara Nebula where "the odds will be even" and defensive shields useless.There""s nothing wrong with him.I won""t have sons-of-bitches who are afraid to fight stinking up this place of honor! (To the soldier) You""re going back to the front, my friend.He also insisted on filming in natural, non-Hollywood studio locales - using real exteriors in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and interiors and street scenes in San Francisco and in Oakland.[Note: This film""s first sequel,After the Thin Man (1936)was also a Best Picture nominee, and the first sequel ever nominated for Best Picture.