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Pocahontas
Pocahontas

6.9

Pocahontas

G·1995·81m

Summary

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Crew

Director

Eric Goldberg

Director, Idea

Mike Gabriel

Lyricist

Stephen Schwartz

Story

Chris Buck

Story

Burny Mattinson

Story

Bruce Morris

Story

Ralph Zondag

Story

Joe Grant

Story

Francis Glebas

Story

Glen Keane

Story

Rob Gibbs

Story

Ed Gombert

Story

Duncan Marjoribanks

Story

Todd Kurosawa

Story

Kaan Kalyon

Writer

Susannah Grant

Writer

Philip LaZebnik

Writer

Carl Binder

Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

June 25, 2020

7

Good offering from Disney.

<em>'Pocahontas'</em> is an enjoyable flick from 1995. The animation is lovely, while the voice cast each do fine jobs. The premise raises noteworthy thoughts regarding British colonisation. It isn't perfect and isn't in-depth by any means, but I like what the film takes on.

Irene Bedard does well in the lead role, while the seemingly ever topical Mel Gibson supports ably. It's also interesting to hear a young Christian Bale involved as Thomas. Billy Connolly appears too, though only minorly.

The animation and music are the key parts to this. The songs aren't massively memorable but are catchy, the score is solid throughout but really comes up big at the end. Most of the humour, mainly with the animals, is fun too.

Overall, it's a production worth watching.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$55,000,000.00

Revenue:

$346,100,000.00

Keywords

princess
culture clash
cartoon
villain
colony
forbidden love
musical
gold rush
native american
colonisation
virginia
star crossed lovers
intercultural relationship
based on myths, legends or folklore
17th century
shamanism
animal sidekick