"If We Never Had This Movie........................................."

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2008)

Disney made a statement by giving this film an ending nobody saw coming. Though this movie is loosely based on the true story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith the way it was altered was stunning, the music and songs were fantastic, and thirdly the cast was incredible. The talent Christian Bale(a.k.a. Batman:Bruce Wayne) and Mel Gibson(a.k.a. director of The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto) have made the voice irreplaceable. The people of this film were giving this movie a way to pave the way for other great films such as Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo and Stitch. The songs "Colors of the Wind" and "Just Around the Riverbend" show how the Native Americans were about the Earth and how we should live our lives our way by choosing and going down the right path. The most stunning shocker was when the Disney crew of this film, Alan Menken, and Stephen Shwartz pulled the song "If I Never Knew You" from the collection of songs to be used for the movie. They thought it would be to emotional for the target audience, kids and families. But it was looked at as a film for adults because they would grasp the ending better. It was later inserted at the end credits to the popular Disney pop versions sung by Jon Secada and Shanice. In the DVD release it was inserted to the Special Edition was released sung by Mel Gibson and Judy Kuhn, the original singing voices(Mel also speaking as John Smith). The film picked up two Oscar wins with Best Original Song: "Colors of the Wind" and Best Original Score. I saw this movie when I was three and was so into it that I couldn't stop thinking about why "A Love So Strong and True" could be so separated. I watched it again when I was old enough to get it and realized how their people were and how the "Colors of the Wind" combined them together and what makes "A Love So Strong and True". I warn parent with young children to watch it with them. Don't allow a young child watch it alone. I advise people to watch it when they are ten and older to watch it by themselves.
So as "If We Never Had This Movie we Would Be Safe But Half As Real"