Pocahontas

When I was younger I watched this movie and it was okay. There is some guns and shooting, and Pocahontas and John Smith kiss passionately. But I think the worst thing about this is how historical inaccurate it is. First of all, Pocahontas was actually trapped by the Europeans, they didn't just make peace. Also, Pocahontas was much younger than John Smith when they met, so there was no chance of romance. But since they changed it, it has better messages about getting along with people from different races. But it's not what really happened.

This movie was so historically inaccurate, it made my brain hurt. None of this happened. Pocahontas fell in love with (and married and had a son with, might I add) a man named John Rowe. Native American women did not run around in mini-skirts. James Smith was never in any actual danger. She was ELEVEN when she met him. I'll grant that it's a Disney movie, and Disney can't be trusted, but this is their worst. Stereotypes are loud and prominent, and the depiction of Powhatan's relationship with Pocahontas is way of mark. James Smith was a liar, only interested in money, fame, power, and not getting thrown in the Tower (which he periodically DID). He never really stayed in Jamestown, that wasn't the way he worked. The Native American's were facing disease and drought, revolution among their own ranks. You CAN make a romantic tragedy out of the story of Pocahontas, but her falling in love with James Smith is just adding insult to injury. Also, James Smith had NO IDEA what any of the Native American's were saying in their own language. This movie is proof that Disney needs to do more research before they make a historical movie. If they weren't trying to pass it off as Pocahontas and if the outfits were a bit more accurate, I MIGHT be willing to hand at least half of it to them.

just saw this movie for the first time yesterday and...it was violent? But I liked it except for the end cause that was not accurate historically, but the rest was just the end was shifted a bit to make it sutible for kids. I never really cared for the "disney magic" thing.

I'm in love with this movie, I watched it often when I was little till the point I always dressed like an indian. It was well made and they worked hard. Pocahontas isn't afraid to be herself and be courages, while her friend is a tad of a tattle-tail, but doing it for Pocahontas's own good. Although they did mix it up more than they needed to, like they put Pocahontas as an adult, when she was actually really young, maybe 12, and her and John Smith were actually friends, pretty much. It may have been more interesting if she was younger, but oh well, they cant remake it or anything. Either way it was excelent. The only things you may have to 'worry' about, is that the settlers used guns and indians used arrows, and some people got shot, some faitily, but it never harmed me when I was young, so it might not affect your child, and I'm the sensitive kid!