seems to be a lot of disconnect between the Disney version of the Pocahontas/Smith relationship vs. what we know about the “real” Pocahontas because of numerous protests that procured when the Disney movie came out. The Disney version of the story puts the relationship in good light and doesn’t seem to depict some of the brutality that was going on between the two groups. I have reason to believe that the relationship between Pocahontas and Captain Smith was not any where near as “romantic” as what
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(Cameron‚ 2009). When comparing James Cameron’s Avatar with Walt Disney’s Pocahontas‚ you may find several similarities in the movies; but don’t be fooled‚ because it is the differences of these two movies that sets them so widely apart‚ rather than the similarities that supposedly bring them together. Many people seem to have the opinion that Avatar is just a futuristic‚ visually stunning version of Walt Disney’s Pocahontas but in reality‚ they are nothing alike as they have two entirely different
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Whatever we do to the web‚ we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ” This is a quote said by a Native American chief‚ shows the attitudes of the Native American people as a whole and Pocahontas’ Mattaponi tribe. Disney’s highly acclaimed movie‚ Pocahontas‚ is about a female Indians battle to be with an Englishman named John Smith; even against her tribes culture and traditions. Throughout this story‚ we find that there are huge gaps in the way that the Englishmen and
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Pocahontas: Legend vs. Reality The stories of Disney’s Pocahontas and the real Pocahontas are not the same. The movie is mainly accurate: It captures the spirit of Pocahontas‚ her people and the early days of Jamestown. Both Pocahontas and John Smith were young when they met‚ although in real life‚ Pocahontas was 11 and John Smith was 28. When John Smith first came to the New World‚ in the Disney movie he started scouting around right away‚ and was captured when he ventured out alone at
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History of the Americas Rafia Islam Pocahontas Movie Critique The movie "Pocahontas" was released in 1995 by Disney for the sake of entertainment for little kids and their families. However‚ like many other Disney movies‚ people from all different age groups turned to this movie for entertainment. Pocahontas is a majorly inaccurate film that in some cases may be racist or insulting to Native Americas. Obviously‚ Disney didn’t mean to offend anyone because that would be bad business
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Disney’s Pocahontas has a storyline‚ which disregards many elements from the actual history. Disney is also known to apply its own values‚ morals and themes to existing materials. This tendency can be further analyzed when we look deep into what exactly has been “Disneyficated” in the story of Pocahontas. Pochahontas’ Americanized image‚ “sanitizing” of Pochahontas’ age-controversial relationship with John Smith and the exceptional display of non-submissive female traits. Native Americans have
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The story of Pocahontas and John Smith is a story that has been told time and time again. Disney even made a movie about their story‚ teaching the importance of taking care of the earth. The real story is a firsthand account from John Smith. He says that in 1607‚ he was captured by an Indian tribe‚ at some point he meets Pocahontas and she feels sympathy for him and begs her father not to execute him‚ thus saving his life. There has always been questions bought up about this though‚ many question
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The issue in Disney’s Pocahontas Movie is that there are arguments of whether the movie is responsible‚ accurate‚ and respectful or not. In my opinion I have different point of views in this argument. I think the movie made the storyline different for the entertainment of younger viewers. I also believe that the movie isn’t accurate or respectful‚ but I do believe it is fair. I also think that the movie exaggerated too much and there was several information that wasn’t true. There is as well some
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Pocahontas is often celebrated of how unique she was compared to her predecessors especially for the fact that she was based off of a real person. Finally‚ there was a female lead who strayed from the norm. The story of Pocahontas displays how Pocahontas stood up for herself and her beliefs. The story was also the first that did not end in marriage. Pocahontas dismisses the conventionally glorified love interest which was unusual for a Disney princess to do. Rather than escape an evil figure or Perdue
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When a layman is asked to describe their idea of a Native person’s relationship with nature‚ it is the author’s experience that‚ most often‚ the description will involve Pocahontas’ song‚ “Colors of the Wind” – and not with unfair cause. Disney’s version of Pocahontas and the Powhatans embodies the “steward of the environment” trope in an extreme way‚ and the cultural ubiquity of the supposedly historical film makes it a powerful vessel to impact peoples’ perception of Native life. However‚ Disney’s
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