Pocahontas
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Pocahontas
People today tend to scrutinize every aspect of anything that crosses the silver
screen. The Disney company is always questioned on the reality of their films.
Some see racism, bias, or ignorance toward history. Now for a cartoon that’s
supposed to entertain children, Disney does it the best. They do it so well that
some argue that the people who criticize Disney are the one’s who have the
problem. But when Disney makes a film they have to keep one thing in mind when
they do it. They have to understand that what they show to children those kids
are going to see that, and except that as the truth. Take for example the movie
Pocahontas by Disney. This is a film with many flaws that could eventually lead
kids off the truth behind the real story of Pocahontas. Pocahontas was a real
story with real people. By Disney taking that film and putting their own twist
on it, they could lead an entire generation of kids away from what’s true.
Disney was wrong when they made the movie because what they showed wasn’t the
truth, and by taking history and changing it around is just unethical. Jaquelyn
Kilpatrick tries to make that same point on an essay about relatively the same
thing. Jaquelyn Kilpatrick states, “Instead of progress in depicting Native
Americans, this film takes a step backwards – a very dangerous step because it
is so carefully glossed as ‘authentic’ and ‘respectful’” (74).
Kilpatrick points out that Pocahontas was supposed to be the most “PC” of
all the Disney movies ever. But the backbone of her thesis is that it didn’t
pay attention to any of the facts about Pocahontas’ life because it was so
politically correct. She also argues, “For one thing, she was not a voluptuos
young woman when she met John Smith but a ten- to twelve-year-old girl, and John
Smith was a thirty-something mercenary who more resembled a brick than a blonde
Adonis” (74). Disney not only clouded the story of a young girl who was
kidnapped and raped by English settlers, but they even portrayed her looks
totally wrong. “Besides her beautiful ‘more Asian’ eyes, he gave her a
body with a wasp waist, sexy hips and legs, and breasts that are truly
impressive” (76). She also went on to explain the misrepresentation of the
English settlers. She points out “ the English in the film are extremely
one-dimensional in their bumbling ...
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