All the music, adventure, and colorful fun of Disney’s POCAHONTAS come to life like never before in the 10th Anniversary Edition 2-Disc Set. Bursting with all the “Colors Of The Wind,” POCAHONTAS tells the story of a free-spirited girl who wonders what adventures await “Just Around The Riverbend.” Pocahontas — along with her playful pals Meeko and Flit — relies on the guidance of her loving and wise Grandmother Willow when English settlers arrive on the shores of their village. Her chance meeting with the courageous Captain John Smith leads to a beautiful friendship that bridges the gap between two cultures, and changes history. Now fully restored, POCAHONTAS includes the song “If I Never Knew You,” and never-before-seen animation seamlessly integrated into the original film. This 2-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition is loaded with spectacular bonus features, all-new games, and soaring Academy Award(R)-winning music (1995 Best Original Musical Score, Best Original Song, “Colors Of The Wind”). Disney’s POCAHONTAS is a fun-filled adventure your whole family will enjoy.Disney’s take on this historical confrontation between European settlers and Native Americans follows the paths of two future lovers. One is British adventurer John Smith, who travels the Atlantic with the Virginia Company to establish Jamestown. On the shore is Pocahontas, a typical Disney heroine: bright, beautiful, mischievous, and motherless. The two meet in the untamed wilds of America (the first meeting is quite divine), fall in love, and try to ward off the warring factions. It’s Disney’s version of a Native American West Side Story. Two Disney trademarks do not quite muster up: the villain isn’t hissable and the score’s only high point is the Oscar-winning “Colors of the Wind.” Calling it “historical” is a stretch, but Disney created a very natural look at the two cultures. The Native American characters are handled especially well, and kids should be intrigued by their world; the movie is a far different lesson from the one their parents and grandparents learned. Disney has discovered a few things, though: you don’t have to kill to solve your problems, and you can end the film without a happily-ever-after, illustrated by a touching final visual. (Ages 5 and older) –Doug Thomas
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March 4, 2010
#1
I wish my children had never seen this movie, but since I made the mistake of trusting Disney and since it reappears on TV frequently, I’ve used it as an opportunity to talk about the blatant (but politically-correct) racism woven through it. My point to my children: racism is wrong, no matter who it’s directed at (a point that goes directly against the main theme of the movie).
In this movie, there is one and only one exception to the rule that all Native Americans are good and all English are bad. John Smith is the exception that proves the rule – other than him, all British are evil (and crude, dirty, greedy, etc.). The Native Americans aren’t all quite perfect but all come around in the end, while the English are clearly rotten to the core, and the world would be a better place if they were all gone.
Get this movie for your children IF you want to teach them to use skin color as a way of predicting good versus evil. And don’t worry, they won’t get the wrong, racist lesson that dark skin is bad – they’ll get the politically-correct lesson, that people with white skin are bad.
March 4, 2010
#2
Disney’s fictionalized love story between the 12 year old Pocahontas and the 27 year old John Smith can only leave us praying that this didnt happen in real life. (Pocahantas married John Rolfe when she was 19 and had a child, which is, of course, left out of this movie).
Even if you get passed the blatant pedophilia overtones, the movie is still filled with bland musical numbers, and boring dialogue.
March 4, 2010
#3
this movie is okay but some of the stuff in it just plain stupid. native women did not wear skirts. and thier dresses did not go above thier knees. and even if it the dress did come up high the woman would wear leggings. talking animals are just stupid if disney wanted this movie to be a good one then they should have researched native americans better. we did not talk to animals. oh yeah another thing is that native women are not tom boys and that is what pochohantas basicly is.
March 4, 2010
#4
we did not recieve this movie. I got an email from the seller telling me they were sorry to hear I cancelled my order. I told them I did not cancel the order and I needed this movie for Christmas. I never heard back from them. Very poor communication and did not get my movie and actually have to check if I even got my money back. Very unsatisfied.
March 4, 2010
#5
We all sat down one Sunday evening with our two children – a little over 2 and almost 4 – to watch Pocahontas. We were all enjoying it very much – beautiful Pocahontas, the funny racoon and hummingbird and the majestic scenery… Then the violence started. The Indian was shot DEAD, the people were angry, the Indians were called “savages” then John Smith was seriously injured. I thought this movie was pointless and violent. I do not recommend it to any one much less any one under 8.