The story of Pocahontas is well known, at least as it has been
recorded by the Europeans. Many Indian nations including actual ancestors
of the Powhatan tribe feel it is an inaccurate account of events. The Walt
Disney Studios attempted to bring a story to the children of America. The
objective was profit and entertainment so historical accuracy was
overlooked. The 1995 Disney version of the story has dramatized the story
of Pocahontas and John Smith. The writers and directors took obvious
liberties and altered the story for the audience. The film directed by Mike
Gabriel and Eric Goldberg seems to have held true in the overall European
theory of the story. Basically, the daughter of a chief of a Native
American Indian tribe fell in love with an English explorer and soldier and
that romance affected the overall relationship and outcome of the meeting
between the Native Indians and the English colonists of 16th century
Walt Disney Studios used their creative animation techniques to
present a story that seems as realistic as any full length motion picture.
As is expected from the Disney Studio, there were many symbols and hidden
meanings throughout the film which appeared to have been added to influence
viewers. From talking trees to comic relief animals, the story is filled
with various human, internal and external struggles that may have been
wholly manifested by the writers and or directors of the film to show we
can all live together in peace and harmony.
Right from the beginning of the movie, Capt. John Smith is portrayed
as a brave and heroic champion. In an early scene, the ship the colonists
are crossing the ocean on is in the heart of a horrific storm. The captain
is able to weather the situation better than all of the other sailors on
the ship and continually moves through the storm as if he can fly. The
focal point of the trip is when a sailor falls overboar...