Customer Reviews
The strongest issue driven Disney to date - By: Stampy, 14 Oct 2008 
When Englishmen come to her landin search of gold, Pocahontas finds lovein the arms of John Smith.
This Oscar winning romantic drama from Walt Disney is one of the warmest & adult themed animationsin the genre, & has a heart warming story & some beautifully crafted songs.
The narrative centres around the beautiful independent Pocahontas, who we first see diving off a hill into a gorgeous river, & viewers are instantly thrust into her life as we see what's on her mind. Pocahontas is a great central character to have, as she embodies a very strong woman with her own mind. Her thoughts & feelings are well executed & are inspirational to women of all ages & is one of the strongest Disney characters ever created, right up there with Snow White.
With ideologies of love & war, this is one of the most mature Disney pictures to date with plenty of adult themes & a strong sense of realism.
The concept of love is excellently observed by director Mike Gabriel as we see the central characterin many close shots, & a careful approach is used when she sees John Smith for the first time.
The idea of loving the wrong person has been coveredin many films before, & here Pocahontas fallsin love with the enemy, a man who has come over with a group of menin search of gold & wish to take over her people's land. This battle of minds is also a fight over culture & humanity a very strong & issue driven drama which really makes you think come the end of the film.
Slight disappointment as the narrative lacks at points & the ending feels rushed but thankfully isn't as daft as some other animations which rush into clichés.
This film is also memorable for the fantastic soundtrack, & particularly the Oscar winning Colours of the Wind, which is the best part of the film by a mile, a really strong sentimental momentin the character's lives, & dives deep into the romantic genre & will make the weak at heart shed a tear or two.
Not the most entertaining Disney, but the different approach & the strong adult focused themes of love & war are strong & engaging.
8/10
A lovely timeless classic - By: Jennifer Wood, 05 Sep 2008 
This film is a lovely tale of true love, easy to watch, notin the slightest scary (as some disneys can be!) & just a nice all round family film. Great songs & story line.
I would recommend this Disney to all.
Disney Doing What They Do Best... - By: Marlyly, 28 Aug 2008 ...and that's creating beautiful love story's that entertaing not just the children but the adults too, bursting with catchy, & often powerful songs, as well as being just as visually stunning as it's messages are morale. You can't ever go wrong with a Disney, expecailly one that's made to this quality.
I remember seeng thisin cinema when I was a kid (must have been about 6 years old) & having bought the DVD a few years back, have watched it at least once a year since. Along with Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Fox & the Hound, the Lion King & the Little Mermaid, this is one of my all time favourite's from Disney - one of those special movies that I can never get bored of watching.
Visually, the film is stunning - the land upon which Pocahontus lives & the Amercian's are trying to invade is depicted beautifully - & there are many instances that the creators seem to have really pushed themselves to create something different - like when you see Pocahontus singingin the 'Colours of the Wind' & she seems to actually be created from the wind). The soundtrack is good - not the greatest Disney have ever come up with (I'd still say that belongs to the Lion King, hands down) but the song 'Colours of the Wind' will remain as one of my all time favourites from any Dinsey film. The story, although not historically accurate, is at least educational & thought-provoking, & teaches good moral lessons of acceptance & open-mindedness, as well as to pay more attention to nature. Finally, the comdey is tehre for the younger kidsin the form of a pug-dog, a racoon, & a humming bird, so even small children will be entertained.
It's often thought that Disney film are solely made for children, but I have have just as much joy watching them as an adult as I ever had watching them as a kid, perhaps even more as I am now old enough to fully understand & appreciate the story. Pocahontus is by no means the best of the Dinsey films, but definately up there with the greats, & this will remian one of those films that I will be coming back to time after time after time.
A fantastic film - By: Mutian, 26 May 2008 Pocahontas is one of the few Disney films that I feel has it all. It's got great music by the legendary Alan Menken, (who also composed the music for Mermaid & Hunchback of Notre Dame), loveable characters (Miko the cheeky racoonin particular) & the animation is some of the best I've seen from Disney, especially some of the drawings of Pocahontas.
The film also has some good messages for kids deep down too, it has a strong anti-racism theme & promotes the wild beautyin our environment.
I've done my research on the actual Pocahontas &in all honesty this film does fail to give a completely accurate description of the history of Pocahontas & the Indian tribes but that wasn't really why I bought it. I bought this Disney film at the age of 16 because I've grown up watching Disney films & now when also choosing which film to watch I also choose out of the ones with the best music & animation too & Pocahontas has it all.
Buy it! (Amazon's current buy one get one free offer on Disney films is also a great deal to buy this & another one too!)
Best Disney film ever made (well in my opinion anyway) - By: J. SCARROTT, 06 Nov 2007 Ever since I first saw Pocahontas when it first came out, I knew that Disney were onto a winner. Yes,I admit it's not historically accurate but it's only a Disney film designed for a bit of fun! The songs however,are the making of this film with highlights including the beautiful 'Colours of the Wind' & the very catchy 'Just around the River Bend'. If you have young children (or you just fancy a enjoyable watch yourself!), this film is a must buy. A lot of animated films may date with time but Pocahontas certainly won't! Top stuff.
