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Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical historical drama film based on the life of Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English colonial settlers from the Virginia Company. The film romanticizes Pocahontas's encounter with John Smith and her legendary saving of his life.
This is the Disney animated tale of the romance between a young Native American woman named Pocahontas (Irene Bedard) and Captain John Smith (Mel Gibson), who journeyed to the New World with other settlers to begin fresh lives.
Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film released by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It's the 33rd full-length animated feature film in the Disney Animated Canon and the sixth film in the...
Jun 16, 1995 · Roger Ebert praises the animation and idealism of Disney's Pocahontas, but criticizes its lack of drama and villain. He summarizes the plot of the film, which is based on myth, not history, and focuses on the romance between Pocahontas and John Smith.
Jun 23, 1995 · Pocahontas: Directed by Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg. With Joe Baker, Christian Bale, Irene Bedard, Billy Connolly. An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.
Plot. In 1607, the Susan Constant sails from London to the New World, carrying English settlers from the Virginia Company. Onboard are John Smith and the voyage's greedy leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks gold as part of his plan to bring him wealth and status.
When Pocahontas is summoned, Werowance takes on the role of her father, Chief Powhatan. To represent the English settlers, members of the tribe don silver ceremonial masks. English adventurer, John Smith, materializes from a burning campfire.
