Pocahontas essays

Pocahontas essays 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...