There’s beautiful imagery, fabulous music, cute animal sidekicks, and a talking tree!
Still, there’s plenty to love about the film.
Why does John Smith have an American accent?
Sure, American actors pull off British accents all the time, but Gibson didn’t attempt an accent.
Instead, he voiced the Englishman witha distinctly American accent.
The early Jamestown settlers were British and theyspoke with British accents.
Disney leaves us no doubts that she is old enough to enter a consensual romantic relationship with John Smith.
In real life, however, Pocahontaswas only 11 or 12 years oldwhen the English began colonizing her home.
“We’re doing a mature love story here, and we’ve got to draw her as such.
A “mature love story”?
We thoughtPocahontaswas supposed to be a children’s movie!
Which is it, Disney?
There’s also the fact that her leading man is kind of a jerk.
Pocahontas could definitely do better.
Why is Pocahontas always barefoot?
Yet Pocahontas and many other members of her tribe appear to be perpetually barefoot.
While this paints a lovely picture, pine trails mean that the presence of pine cones is inevitable.
John Smith’s surprise at Pocahontas' language skills
What is the deal with John Smith?
The guy has a completely unhealthy lack of skepticism.
Not John Smith, though.
No, John Smith just rolls with it.
He’s not even a little bit terrified when introduced to Mother Willow.
Does he just have an incredibly good poker face?
Does he think that talking trees actually grow in the New World?
What’s the deal with Meeko and Flit?
Are a raccoon and a hummingbird really the only ones willing to follow her around on her adventures?
Are Meeko and Flit representing the fact that Pocahontas is different from everyone else?
Are they supposed to signify that she’s in tune with nature?
Either way, we have to feel a little bad for them.
They clearly love Pocahontas, but she puts them in some pretty dangerous situations.
How many lives does a hummingbird have?
Speaking of Flit, there is something seriously spooky about the hummingbird.
We know that cats have nine lives, but do birds?
Flit gets intosome incredibly sticky situationsthanks to Pocahontas, who seems determined to lead her animal pals into danger.
And yet, we never see anyone break so much as a nail (or a feather).
Is he simply a particularly agile bird?
Did Pocahontas raise him to perform death-defying stunts?
Or is he some sort of zombie hummingbird?
Percy, however, is living thelife.
Few spas offer the level of pampering that Governor Ratcliffe’s pup receives on the daily.
The pooch is bathed by a servant, in a luxurious bubble bath no less.
Talk about living a royal lifestyle!
Percy is his own dog and gets to do what he wants all day.
What could be better than that?
Why does John Smith have to go back to England?
Pocahontas decides not to go with him because she needs to be with her people.
Historically speaking, John returning to England with a serious wound would make absolutely no sense.
Transatlantic journeys were lengthy and rife with danger.
He would have been better off if he had stayed put and let his wounds heal.
