An insult to the true story of Pocahontas

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2003)

Although children would not care about the historical accuracy of this film I was bothered by Captain Smith and Pocahontas' relationship. For one, when Captain Smith arrived in Jamestown in 1607 Pocahontas would have been 12. It was tribal ritual to "capture" someone and "rescue" them. Captain Smith had a very special relationship with Pocahontas, but it was more of a father-daughter relationship. In all my studies that I have done on her, I have NEVER read that she was raped by Captain Smith. Also, the Little Mermaid is fiction, not a fairly tale.
The real story of Pocahontas is just as romantic as the Disney one. She was a strong young woman. For God sake she was taken and held captive. She learned to adapt to her changes and she did eventually meet and fall in love with John Rolphe. She was also married, not betrothed in real life to a man from her tribe. This was arranged by Powhatan.
The animation was beautiful and the songs were nice. I just wish that someone, someday would tell HER story. I give this 3 out of 5 stars.