The trees... I like the trees

Rating: 9/10 (17 July 1999)

When I saw it for the first time in the theatre, I didn't like it. Compared with Aladdin and The Lion King, I found it slow and boring. But being a Disney fan and all, I had to buy the tape anyway, and that's when I really started to like the movie. The backgrounds are beautiful. I like the trees. Where I live, we don't have trees that tall. I found them impressing. And for the story... I'm not that familiar with American history, so I'd never heard of Pocahontas before. That's why I don't judge the story on historic accuracy, I simply consider it a beautiful Romeo & Juliet-like story. And after 4 or 5 viewings, I even started to appreciate the slow pace. If you'd asked me in 1995, I'd given it a 5 out of 10. Now, it's an 8.