Amazing music and visual art, horrible accuracy

Rating: 6/10 (6 March 2008)

First off, I will say that Pocohantas is one of my absolute favorite Disney movies. I love the music, the setting, and the Grandmother Willow/river/mountain top scenes. Disney's portrayal of the story of Pocohantas is very, very roughly accurate, if they were trying to be accurate at all. Yes, in real life, Pocohantas did save John Smith's life from her father. But it was definitely not as drawn out as Disney shows. There was never a romance between Pocohantas and John Smith. While John Smith did have to go back to London due to an injury involving gun powder, he was never shot by Governor Ratcliffe or any of the settlers. There was simply an accident with gun powder. Pocohantas did not meet John Smith until he was almost killed by Powhattan. Afterward, John Smith was able to talk with Powhattan, and he and Pocohantas remained friends. Just friends, nothing more. Disney's Pocohantas is probably one of the very few where I can say that I prefer the sequel as far as accuracy goes, but I won't go into details about Pocohantas 2. In conclusion, this movie is great for an introduction to Pocohantas, but children should learn the true story soon afterward, if not before seeing this movie.