Parents' Guide to Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

Movie G 2000 72 minutes
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Common Sense Media Review

By Sarah Wenk , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 6+

More romance than history, but kids will enjoy.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 6+?

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age 5+

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age 7+

Based on 15 kid reviews

Kids say the sequel is a major disappointment, with many feeling it ruins the original film's storyline by quickly shifting Pocahontas’s affections from John Smith to John Rolfe. Most critics find the plot lacking coherence, criticize the new character dynamics, and see the film as a cash grab that fails to honor the depth of the original story.

  • disappointing sequel
  • ruined character dynamics
  • incoherent plot
  • cash grab
  • quick love shift
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What's the Story?

In this sequel, Pocahontas, believing John Smith to have died, goes to London to try to convince the King not to attack her people. On the way she meets another man, also named John, and has various adventures, some dramatic, some silly (her animal friends make the journey with her, and of course they cause amusing but harmless trouble in the old world).

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say ( 4 ):
Kids say ( 15 ):

POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD is an enjoyable film, beautifully animated and convincingly performed. But its romantic view of the story of a Native American girl and the English man she conquers through her honesty and beauty is somewhat grating, in light of the realities of what European settlers did to native populations in America.

Without some additional historical information, the film is just a sweet but pointless love story. However, seeing it is a perfect opportunity for children to start to learn the history behind the legend.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about what actually happened between the Native Americans and early English settlers. They could research the true story of Pocahontas, and the history of native cultures in this country.

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