A Beautiful Story

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2003)

Alright, yes this isn't the true story of Pocahontas, but why would Disney make a movie about what really happened? Disney patched it up to make it more appropriate for the audience, just the way it has in other stories. The original story of The Little Mermaid has Ariel's character kill herself in the end because her prince marries someone else. Disney doesn't "do" that crap so stop whining about Disney not including the little part about John Smith raping Pocahontas, etc.
As for this movie, by far my favorite aspect of this movie was the art. The wind blowing the leaves, the mist over the water, everything like that far outweighs any other Disney movie prior to that. Sure this movie didn't exactly have a "happily ever after" ending, but I enjoyed every minute of it. The songs were beautiful and the connection between John Smith and Pocahontas is far more stronger than any other leading characters in a Disney movie. This story has a moral to it and it leaves you thinking afterward. I'm sorry there were no songs like "Under the Sea" or "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" but this story is a lot more deeper than that.
And I disagree with the guy who said the songs took away from the story. If anything, they enhanced it. If you want something simple, go rent the Power Puff Girls movie-- if you're mature enough to want something more, then rent this movie. (10/10)