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Pocahontas Animated |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / ESSAY |
| Author: Charles R. Larson |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1996 |
| Size: 2,735 Words, 17,013 Characters |
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The film begins in England, in 1607, with handsome John Smith embarking on a voyage to the New World and demonstrating, even before he gets there, his superior physical prowess: In a violent storm, Smith rescues a man who is washed overboard and thereby earns the respect of his companions. All, that is, except for Governor Ratcliffe, who reveals the real purpose of the voyage: not political or religious freedom, or even exploration, but the quest for gold. The distance between the two Englishmen grows as the story unfolds and reaches a crescendo in the final minutes of the film.
In Pocahontas' initial scenes, she looks as if she might be replicating a major image from Disney's blockbuster The Lion King. Singing her opening song ("Just around the Riverbend"), she stands on a towering pre...
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... exhibit by the Virginia Historical Society. Their catalog of the exhibit ends with a color reproduction of a gel from the Disney film, along with the editorial comment: "The best-known twentieth-century adaptation of the Pocahontas narrative no doubt will be the full-length animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios."How can we question the conclusions of the Virginia Historical Society?
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