Pocahontas (Animated) (Special Edition)

Advantages: Great soundtrack, Good themes, Pocahontas is a great character
Disadvantages: The mediocre new song added to special addition DVD is unecessary!

Pocahontas has always been an underrated film in my eyes. I think the problem is that it is arguably a bit too cultural for a children's Disney film, in comparisons to Disney's older films which are often based around a beautiful princess who finds her Prince Charming/True Love and has to face little adversity or controversy to do so. The other type of Disney film that preceded this one often involved some cute talking animals. With the possible ...
...THE STORY Released in 1995, Pocahontas tells the story of a chief's daughter who dreams of more than what is expected of her; a marriage to Kocoum who is the strongest and bravest member of the tribe. From the very beginning of the film we soon learn that Pocahontas (Irene Bedard/Judy Kuhn) is strong, independent and headstrong, and she wants to find someone that she loves, rather than settling for her father's selected husband. We are introduced ... Read review

Advantages: the music, the characters
Disadvantages: none

Disney's Pocahontas was released in 1995 and was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg. I was only 9 years old when this movie came out, and it became an instant hit! The movie has now been fully restored and re-mastered, and is availabe on 2-Disc Special Edition between £9.99 - £16, depending on where you buy it. There are a range of online DVD stores or you can go somewhere like HMV, The Disney Store or Silverscreen to buy it. The movie ...
...the new settlers and forbids Pocahontas from coming into contact with any of them. But Pocahontas believes that a dream she's been having recently has been pointing to John, so they continue seeing each other in secret. A love blossoms, but by then Ratcliffe is convinced the Indians are hiding the lands gold and declares war. Kocoum is shot and killed by one of the men and John Smith is blamed, the Indians capture him and is sentanced to death. It ... Read review

Advantages: All
Disadvantages: None

...an Indian family in which Pocahontas is a part of and their land is about to get over taken by British people coming to thier land. The two groups really hate each other and can not accept each other lifestyle and way of living, but Pocahontas and one of the men from the British group fall in love with each other but they are not allowed to see each other and it is destiny that they finally do. The story is a magical film with magical creatures such ...
...Pocahontas always goes to for guidance and the Racoon who always is by Pocahontas's side. The story gives us a impression of what it is like to live on the other side and what it is like to live in Pocahnotas's land. They have different thoughts and beliefs from us and we seem to beleive that we live better lives than them but also they belive the same thing about us. i really love the mysterious,magical, atmospheric feel of this film and it really ... Read review

Advantages: Great
Disadvantages: None

...is known as Native Americans). Pocahontas is depicted as a young woman very much at a crossroads in her life. Her father Chief Powhatan would like very much for her to marry Kocoum, a confident and skilled warrior. But Pocahontas is not tickled by her expected role. She dreams of adventure and to run free, have fun, explore. She thinks Kocoum, a choice husband for any chief's daughter, is far too serious for her. She has a close friend a ravenous ...
...to fit in somewhere. Pocahontas and Smith bond while sharing information about their very different ways of life. They talk about culture comes the revelation of prejudices, but even stronger a friendship and a still greater connection. Pocahontas and Smith are in love, but they must meet in secret, both certain that the people around them won't understand. After all, the Englishmen and Indians are busy thinking of ways to deal with each other. This ... Read review

Advantages: Too many to choose a few...
Disadvantages: You'll run out of Kleenex

Pocahontas is a film of the calibre that Disney should aspire to when choosing their next disastrous P-C fest...*cough* High School Musical *cough* The musical score is incredible, the charcters and their motives believable and for once, the fact that it was a children's film did not mean it had to have talking animals and a happily ever after. The soundtrack alone makes the movie one of the most lyrical and spiritual of all Disney's classic works ...
...wonderful - the meeting of Pocahontas & John Smith in the mist particularly stands out for me... that and the end scne... you really feel as though you are running along that clifftop. Judy Kuhn's (Pocahontas) singing voice is wonderful, and Menken & Schwarz have played a blinder with - no question- the best Disney soundtrack that there has ever been...and ever will be. On balance, I think it's fair to say that ths film probably won't have the ... Read review