One of Disney's most beautiful artworks

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2004)

I've fallen in love with that movie on the first time I saw it. The musical score is one of the best (if not THE best) ever seen on a Disney movie. The tale is not about the real Pocahontas, but rather about a Native American woman who shows the English settlers that there's more to life than just exploiting nature for their own benefit. The spiritual tone of this movie is certainly an aspect some people dislike, but that was the reason I thought Pocahontas was something special. She is talking to a tree, her best friends are animals - so we actually believe every single word she sings in Color of the Wind to make John Smith understand why he's on the wrong path.
It's just a pity they cut the love song If I Never Knew You. Should Disney ever release a Special Edition DVD they could finish the scene, because it would really give the finishing touch to the story.
Concerning those bad reviews about Pocahontas not being historically accurate, all I can tell you is, please don't force your children to watch things that show historical facts the way they were. It's the most important aspect of those Disney movies that they use stories people know and alter them in a way to give children (and adults) something to think about. Their movies wouldn't be this touching had they used completely new stories or the original stories (hunchback of notre Dame, The Little Mermaid). For example, here in Europe, Pocahontas is a totally unknown name. When I watched this movie as a 12 year old I assumed they had made up the story completely. So it should be a good thing that I went to read who Pocahontas really was. It's the same with Hercules, after I saw that movie I went to read Greek mythology. Disney has (or should I say had, since their recent projects are not like they were in the 90s) the precious gift of focussing the people interests towards the topics of their movies. I'll always appreciate this when I see one of their masterpieces.