![]() Ratcliffe mentions that this mission is his last chance to earn favour in the court back in England.Finally, Pocahontas has to warn her father that a furious public execution will kick off a battle and lead to more bloodshed. Thomas likewise shot first (Pocahontas was pulling Kocoum off John and probably would have had the situation handled in a moment) and that had disastrous results. Both Kocoum and Thomas act rashly when discovering Pocahontas and John kissing - Kocoum attacked John out of blind rage and left himself open to attack (not to mention lashing out at Pocahontas, too). One could also interpret an Aesop about the dangers of doing things in the heat of the moment.All in all, I really don't get why this isn't revered as a classic right along with The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. This movie is more 'Inspired by' than 'Based on' and since the true story is about a 13-14 year old falling in love with 30-40 year I think we can all appreciate that they took some liberties with a KIDS' MOVIE. HISTORIC ACCURACY: Yes, Disney changed the true story quite a bit, but if you look to Disney for accurate re-tellings of historical events you have a serious PROBLEM. This is possibly the Disney movie with the greatest message for kids. STORY: Dramatic (with it's humorous moments of course), romantic, and it carries a very important message of peace, maturity, and fighting against ignorance and prejudice from BOTH sides. Every single frame is such wonderful eye candy, and the camera work serves the sweeping storyline extremely well. The music alone is reason enough for this to be adapted into a full out Broadway musical, but don't worry.the music is brilliant but it doesn't scream "MUSICAL!" like Hairspray or Mamma Mia. Everything was masterfully written and executed. MUSIC: Aside from the songs everyone knows (Just Around the River Bend and Colors of the Wind) every single other song in the film is wonderful, with soaring harmonies and Broadway quality singing. I could not believe how truly BEAUTIFUL this movie is, in every aspect. I haven't watched Pocahontas in maybe ten years, but I was feeling nostalgic one day and popped it in. ![]()
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