Masterful Movie

Lack of good storyline.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

I recommend that you watch Pocahontas because it could teach you a lot. Looking at how the world is today, this movie could teach people a lot. It could make people see the bigger picture. We are always fighting, we always try to isolate ourselves from people who are different, and we don't look at nature as something that deserves respect. Our world today is corrupt. We bite the hand that feeds us every single day.

Pocahontas is not a wildly exciting movie, on the contrary it is quite dull. I have watched it many times and the only memorable things about it was the background artwork and "Colors of the Wind". Those two things were amazing, but I found the most of the characters overly boring and the plot overly predictable. The character designs were also a displeasing expirience.I admit it was nice seeing Disney do more adult themes, but when it is done this way and still trying to maintain traditions of the company it just doesn't get real. Don't get me started on the history aspect of it, it really sucks. And my number one complaint about Pocahontas. Ratcliffe is one of the blandest and most "constructed" villains in any Disney movie, period. He is a greedy white guy who just wants gold, gold, gold! And his characters design has everything unlikable about him and not in a fun or intimidating way like Disney has done before, but more like a parody. And what happened to our main character's design? Is Pocahontas' design the inspiration to the Bratz dolls if anybody remembers? I don't know, it was just too much.I do not get why this movie won the academy award for best music, because aside from Colors... the songs are either stupid (Svages) or forgettable (the rest). In my opinion the songs and the music made for Hunchback deserved an academy award far more than Pocahontas. Pocahontas and Hercules are the weakest movies of the Disney Renaissance, but Hercules at least offered us some fun and a great villain which Pocahontas didn't.

I've heard this called many things, such as "racist," but I watched this for the first time today, just 'cause. I was expecting bad things, for it's been turned down by many people, but I had seen a few clips that didn't seem bad and was hoping a bit. Now I think it should be called "the most underrated Disney movie."Honestly, "racist" is the last thing I would call it. The English are the bad guys, and all the good guys are the natives. Like another said, Disney put the natives in the light, so I don't see why "racist" is a word for this. This is a masterpiece. Sure, white people call natives "savages," and so do natives to white people. (Which makes it interesting that the opposites see each other the same.) They also call each other devils, which was a bit disturbing, but that is probably one of the few things that was accurate about this. Sure, most of it is inaccurate, but why be annoyed by that when the fairy tales Disney does are inaccurate? I loved the personality of Pocahontas. She was spunky, kind, curious, and even had a sense of humor! The characters (personalities) of John Smith and Governor Ratcliffe didn't seem to be that well-built, but they were built well enough that when John Smith left, I was a bit depressed, and when the villain got what he deserved, I was satisfied.The music and songs are incredible. We all know about "Colors of the Wind," and some know "Just Around the River Bend," but I liked the intro song "Steady as the Beating Drum" and its reprise, which were new to me, along with the other songs. Sometimes, at moments where there where no words, the music took over and spoke instead. his has a different style of songs than other Disney movies, but it's a good different and has a wonderful uniqueness to it. One beautiful thing is that this shows acts of true love. Pocahontas risks getting herself hit--and killed--when she throws herself on top of John Smith, and John Smith blocks Chief Powhatan, making himself get shot. They care about another before him/herself.The animation was well-done. When light flashed, you could see faces and people from a different perspective that looked 3-D. Not everyone looked the same. I like that Pocahontas didn't have enormous eyes but was still pretty. Grandmother Willow was moving around, yet wasn't 2-D. Fire, smoke, and shadows were well-done. The backgrounds weren't as good as they used to be, like in Snow White or Sleeping Beauty, where they looked real, but they were still good.The characters, music, and animation all put together blew me away. When John Smith left at the end, music to the tune "Colors of the Wind" began playing, but it was louder and more powerful, also more beautiful. With the desperateness on Pocahontas's face, the music, and the connection I felt to the characters, I was crying. Seriously, crying, sobbing, not just wet eyes. I won't say what happens at the very end, but there was a connection of some sort between Pocahontas and John Smith in the last few seconds, and it broke my heart and touched it at the same time.Of course, it isn't perfect. I didn't like that "spirits were everywhere," and I didn't like many of the characters. In the past, Disney has made it clear when a song is coming--music starts building up, and there's a pause of talking, but here, I was surprised multiple times when characters suddenly started singing. It was disturbing to hear both sides call each other "devils," too.But even with its flaws, this is a masterpiece. It should get more attention and is a wonderful movie everyone should see.

Pocahontas (1995)I remember the backlash when this movie was released, there was a big backlash about how the Native Americans were portrayed, depending on the article, it was rather insensitive at best or racist at worst. Personally I don't think it's that bad. It's not as good as the other Disney movies released around that time. Aladdin, Beauty & The Beast, Little Mermaid and of course The Lion King are vastly superior!! But it's not the awful movie you may remember!! I'll probably never watch it again in my life, and truthfully if my girlfriends daughter wasn't sat watching with me, I may have even turned it off, but I have sat through worse. Despite the critical mailing, Pocahontas grossed $141 million at the domestic box office, to end the year the fourth highest grossing movie of 1995.