[ SECRET POST #2598 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2598 ⌋

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Comments

[illiadandoddity]

See, I think Pocahontas was a bad example to use here because it's really the only case where Disney did historical fiction, and they got a lukewarm reaction and haven't tried it again. I think the overall themes of the film had noble intent, but the execution was poor and if they wanted to deal with irrational hatred of people who are different and the bravery it takes to go against what your social group says, they really should have just done a Disney version of Romeo and Juliet (which they did do later on with Lion King 2, and I think that was a better movie). Tying the story to actual historical events and figures was a bad idea, because in real life, we know how badly the story ended for Pocahontas and the Native American people.

(And as an aside: I don't think anyone walked away thinking that she was the "good Indian" because she rescued a white man. They saw her as the good person because she took a risk to stop the fighting between their people, and succeeded. That's called being a role model character.)