I Watched **POCAHONTAS** For The FIRST TIME And JOHN SMITH Is A RED FLAG!! **reaction/commentary**
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Here's something you CAN be impressed by:
The voice actress for Pocahontas wasn't just her voice actress. She also served as the model!
As one of the multiple models
She also starred in Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (where her design got inspiration from) and starred in The New World, playing the mother of Pocahontas (Which ironically starred Christian Bale as well....).
Wasn't it that Song chick? I think her last name is Song.
Colors of the Wind is one of the greatest Disney songs of all time. It still moves me every time I hear it
Kocoum deserved SO MUCH BETTER omg, it's been years and I still salty about it😭
Kocoum deserved to be with Someone who loved him 😢
Here's some real irony: IRL, Pocahontas actually LIKED Kocoum.
@@videohistory722 Proof it.
It's not so much as a forgotten Disney film so much as "We all grew up and realized they completely whitewashed the story of Pocahontas."
😆😆😆😆😆
Mel Gibson as John Smith, Christian Bale as Thomas, a right wing sausage-fest of a crustorama.
Remember, the racism is a feature, not a bug.
Yes, it's not forgoten, it's very disrespectfull
Who was whitewashed? I don't think it was the voice actress for the title character
@@seanmalloy0528 It's not the characters, it's the actual story that was sevearly changed and romanticized
Interesting fact: real life Pocahontas was converted to Christianity and her new baptismal name was also Rebecca
Here's some real irony: IRL, Pocahontas actually LIKED Kocoum.
where'd you get that?
She was 11 by the time she met John Smith
But he's SO SERIOUS.... LET'S PUT A SMILE ON THAT FACE--
@@nobleconsejera5278in the movie she was 18
@@nobleconsejera5278 where did you get that from 😭
2:49 You've probably looked it up on your own anyway, but I'll be that person, hehe.
Alan Menken is a legendary Disney composer whose works include: Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Hercules, Hunchback, Tangled, and so many more that slip my mind at the moment. The man is a legend and deserves all the recognition 😌
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman really were the power duo of the disney Renaissance
I remember trying to run around in the forest barefoot like Pocahontas as a kid and realizing pretty quick that pine needles really hurt
The crimes against Native people didn’t happen that long ago. I know people think it was super long ago. But the survivors of those crimes, some are still alive. A lot have pasted now but not all of them past. The ones responsible can still get arrested or brought to justice. It’s never going to happen. Or if it does it’ll be when they all die.
Also apologies for the hater sounding comment. You’re amazing Rebecca. Thank you for the content. Keep doing you. ❤❤
@@imafilthycasual9978 I am wondering if this person lives somewhere in Squirrel Hill or Homestead due to her posting Wizards of Waverly Place episodes and now Pocahontas. The most familiar part of the corresponding Blue Belt route to this movie is from exit 3 at Millvale on Route 28 to exit 6 at the Highland Park Bridge heading towards Washington Boulevard turning into Fifth Avenue then down Shady Avenue and Forward Avenue to Beechwood Boulevard down the Homestead Grays Bridge turning right onto Route 837 past Sandcastle Water Park towards the ice cream shop Page Dairy Mart and Becks Run Road. I missed the western half of the route, but I will look that up later. The bottom line is that Squirrel Hill is a great place for me to live!
@@imafilthycasual9978 what crimes do you mean?
How about the crimes that other tribes do to the other tribes?
What do you mean? Not all have been found but yes some priests and nuns among others have been found and tried. It’s just an abysmally low number
Not telling anyone to like this movie, I'm only saying this: The way I deal with it is that what happened in this movie is just an alternate universe
Infinite number of universes=infinite number of possibilities
I loved this movie growing up. This is my first time in years seeing it. I remember I would always try and be stealthy etc. like Pocahontas. Honestly only focused on the love part of it bc it made me mad that they were trying to get rid of Pocahontas’s tribe. Also the villain in this movie used to scare the crap out of me. Love the videos! You do an amazing job!
Fun fact, the villain was played by Cogsworth, Archdeacon, and Jumba
The fact that Pocahontas was really 14 years old ....and knowing her true story is heartbreaking. But the soundtrack to this man is amazing
it makes me so mad that they took a real life story about a young girl (14 y/o) who got kidnapped, taken to britain, converted to christianity, forced to marry, and made it into a love story with one of the colonisers. like what was disney thinking ??
its almost like it’s supposed to be fictional! childrens films are supposed to be historically accurate like talking animals, humans being mermaids or beasts.
disney might’ve changed her name but this is about a story; not rewriting history
the Disney movie completely rewrites the history though?
@@whenraindropsfall It doesn’t matter it’s still very insensitive she was a real person how would you feel if you got murdered brutally and then someone decides to make a movie of you and your murderer in love that’s crazy
@@iamaicecreamsandwich7138 I'm not dissing on you or anything, but you might rephrase that... For something like "How would you feel about seeing a story about someone close to you and then someone decides to do a movie about it?". Because if it were me, after death it wouldn't really matter to me what happens 😅What would I do, haunt the one who made the movie? 🤣Make a twitter post about it? 😂
@@MinisculeNeeds It is a bit insensitive to the culture its taking most of its inspiration from. It would be like Disney adapting a story about Anne Frank and turning it into a love triangle romance with Anne having feelings for one of her oppressors. Its weird yo.
Colors of the wind is such great song 💜💜
The fact that Disney decided to make this movie is concerning. If you wanna teach children history I can understand simplifying it but this is just changing it completely
Maybe this was taken from the Florida history textbooks.
i'm sure they made it to make money not teach kids history.
It does shine a light on racism though, which i’d argue is quite good
@@spikeysnacknah the times were different I was happy to see a Disney character that looked like me still to this day one of my fave Disney movies and I enjoyed the live action one that was inspired by this and the sequel.
Lol making this movie isnt about telling the history, its about telling a story that will make Disney money. If you want to teach children history have them watch documentaries not Disney films
John Smith is such an underated Disney love interest. He starts as an actual villain but he lets go of his “superiority” and his pride and lets himself learn from Pocahontas. She teaches him to see nature as something beautiful and alive rather than just profitable. He learns to see the natives as humans and not just savages. He was willing to abandon his country and coulture to stay there. And he would’ve if he wasn’t literally dying.
And I know the true history behind this didn’t happen like that. But every disney fairytale was based on some horryfing story that they remade for kids. So we should judge the movie for what it is.
And lastly, the same people saying Pocahontas should have married Kocoum are the same that would have defended her if she was a princess in an european castle that didn’t want to marry some nobleman her father chose for her. It’s the same thing: an arranged marriage. So no, she shouldn’t have to marry a guy she doesn’t love. Even if you think he’s hotter than John Smith 😂
No were saying it because most disney things are made of FICTIONAL horror stories this is a real person and in the real movie she liked him and had a child.
Exactly thank you
@@liliasleftpinkytoe1443 ok but this movie isn’t a documentary and it’s not claiming to be historically accurate. It’s kinda like Bridgerton when they take historical settings and people and toy with them to create a new story. It’s completely ok if you don’t like it but I do :)
@@dudavasconcelos4736 so WHAT if its not a documentary its disrespectful thats what it is the family said they didnt like this movie or the fact that they made her a princess. I liked the movie and she was my fav till this.
@@thatonkgau5221 youre weird
You can look it up on UA-cam, but in the scene towards the end where Pocahontas goes to see John Smith in the tent, there was originally a song called If I Never Knew You. The entire song is about how if they hadn't met one another they wouldn't know of the differences they have. It's a really beautiful song, but in early screenings they found that kids in the audience were beginning to get restless so to speed things up they cut the song. I felt like the song really added a huge element to the overall story. I have the extended cut of Pocahontas from the 10th anniversary dvd and it incorporates the song back in. It is absolutely one of my favorite Disney songs. Top 3 for sure!
I feel like it was better cut because considering how pissed off this movie was with historians, did they need to piss them off more with another love song?
@@osmanyousif7849 ppl who get prissy abt children’s movies and their historical accuracy shouldn’t be taken into account
18:42 John Smith did this to HIMSELF when his rifle exploded.
All the liberals in the comments section crying about this movie need to chill. Its an ADAPTATION. A fun kids movie.
This movie came out when I was 11 and I remember I faked being sick so I could stay home from school and watch this. lol
YES SAM4GOD!! My fav disney youtuber and this video instantly reminded me of her because she loves pocahontas x
Love this film , the songs are so good, yes not historically accurate but the animation, songs, and VA is so good
Probably the best thing that came out of my obsession with this movie as a kid is that it lead me into reading books about the real people and events. I read so much
I really love the music in this movie. Its excellent! Visuals? Excellent!
As for the romance, I think its always judged too harshly. It's a disney movie. Nothing else.... Let them fall in love after 8 hours, let the male lead have a shallow reason for doing what's right. Why? Because its a disney movie. That's it. I do wish they would have made it an different concept then Pocahontas and John Smith. There were a lot they could have used, even like Romeo and Juliet but you know.
I will say the music, the animation and some of background art in this movie are some of my fave for sure! But yeahh reason Pocahontas isn't really liked movie (today) is because of how they made her story so whitewashed or a better word- sanitized the hell out of it. The fact they turned her kidnapper/abuser into a love interest and all, tried to spin it in a lesson on racism but pretty much failed in doing so.
Funny lil fun fact is how this movie was done by disney's A team of animators, while they had their B team was working on Lion King thinking their next masterpiece of a film was gonna be Pocahontas meanwhile Lion King became their masterpiece hit xD
First of all, justice for Kocoum and his fine ass self!
Second of all, this movie had me trying to talk to animals and trees!
And lastly, yes. Savages part 1 & 2 is are bops!
I'm never disappointed in your commentary. I'm always laughing out loud genuinely. Pocahontas is my favorite Disney princess movie even though it definitely has no ties to true historical accuracy. It like this video is a 10/10. Thanks for sharing! 💛 ☀️
nothing wrong with liking it; you like the story ≠ condoning toxic history
I personally love John and Pocahontas I think they are my fave Disney couple, as for Pocahontas 2 (ew) don't watch it if you ship them.
Rebecca Did you know when Pocahontas was abducted by the english, they converted her to Christian religion and renamed her Rebecca.
Later known as Rebecca Rolfe when she was married to John Rolfe.
Admittedly I still really enjoy this film. This and Mulan are still my favorite Disney movies. That being said, as others have pointed out, I don’t think this film is so much underrated as we’ve all gained perspective with adulthood and the film isn’t in the best light because of it. I do recommend Terrance Malick’s “the New World” though; same story, but told a bit differently.
Disney was never attempting to rewrite history with this movie, people need to do their research before making false comments. Disney said from the very beginning of production that they had to take creative liberties with the story, which they have done for years. This film is in my top ten Disney films, and I found out about the real story in elementary school, but I can’t hate the movie no matter how much many people try to tell me otherwise. Btw the version you watched was the incomplete version, highly recommend 10th anniversary version.
Exactly... They just keep getting emotional over a movie after all the explanations Disney gave. I love the movie and no one can make me feel otherwise
I love colors of the wind. I dont love this movie had to be made to get it.
Pocahontas was a real person but the movie is completely different than how her life actually was. Idk the true story, but I think John Smith wasn’t a good person like they painted him out to be in the movie. Well at least til he became better, cuz he wasn’t at the start of the movie
Oh yes, you can instantly tell that a man in a villain in Disney if:
- hooked nose
- fat
- in some way queer coded (usually clothing and how they move/speak)
Ratcliff fulfills all three. The big signs of evilness...
If I were to remake this for Disney I’d have Kocoum or Nakoma be the love interest and John Smith be the Villain
What are Rebecca Rose stans called? 🤔🤔
Rose petals
Legends I suppose? That's how she always starts the videos
Legends, duh
Delusional kin?
Pocahontas was like 6 in real life during this time... Disney also likes to avoid what they did here. There is a whole second movie. John isn't in the next one but another John is.
Both Johns are in the second movie
@@random7509 I honestly blocked out the second movie it was so bad🤣
She was 14😅
@@Aloysius_OHare Oh, I was close🤣
10 actually.
Love how Jhon catches the bullet for the chief in the movie, where in real life he was shooting.
Begone john lol I can't stop laughing lol
Hello Legend
Hope to see more of your animated movie reactions in the future.
Mulan had both parents and a grandma, I'm not sure if that came out before or after Pocahontas though, because I know they were making Lion King at the same time as Pocahontas
0:47 I mean to everyone else it’s “uwu culture” and Millennia old tradition and whatnot
I don't really care for their romance. But I remember always admiring Pocahontas for following her heart, and not always leaning on tradition because her family (or respected elders) say so.
I'm a man in the comments and I'm mad... but I'm only mad because I believe my anger brings Rebecca joy.
I love Pocahontas but please don't watch the 2nd movie 😂
Please please don’t
I feel bad for coconut but Jhon smith was cool, I am a boy so I think he is cool, he is masculine a good fighter and I like his accent he should be a green flag
Rebecca calling this movie Underated, when it stars one of the 13 Disney Princesses. (face palm)😓
I'm confused about why the concept of patriotism or coronations are a problem or to be in ANY way shameful. You guys basically created the second greatest country in the world and are directly responsible for the 1st greatest country.
Love story ehh…the whole choosing peace is cool though
Eventhough it's terrible in the way of history, since it's totally not accurate. I absolutely loved that this was the only Disney film willing to end with a "farewell scene" instead of a "hapilly ever after" that moment is so much more meaningful in my opinion because they both know very well that this is the right choice... Until Disney f*cked it up with the sequel. Dont' watch it.
You should watch the episode of “Adam Ruins Everything” where he basically explains the REAL story of Pocahontas and how truly horrifying that actually was.
as someone not from the U.K. I must say that there is a lot to be proud of for the British people, Like I don't know... The abolishment of slavery... the only Empire in history to do so and force it on others... on principle alone, I for one am really grateful.
I agree, but I’m like 80% sure that there was DEFINITELY a monetary factor in the abolition of slavery. Because the king at the time could tax/claim all the money that the slave owners/traders had when they were caught.
@@Abii-s well, although we do not know for sure, it is probably true that when it came to the first law on banning slave trade was for monetary gain since the punishment for it was a fine, but since it was the first ban of slave trade in the world it's still better than any other nation or empire had done before (including african kindoms). But in time it became a point of principle and pride for the British people and British sailors were paid by the British crown per slave they freed.
And when the British empire was at the height of its power they refused to trade with any nation that did not abolish slavery. Understand that this is when slavery had been the norm everywhere in the world since the dawn of civilization.
So anyone that is not from the UK should please get off their high horse when it comes to slavery.
So between partaking in the slave trade for massive monetary gain or banning it for a slight monetary gain (eventually none) ONLY the British empire, not just at the time, but IN HUMAN HISTORY, chose the latter..
It is so hypocritical and shameful that we do not celebrate and thank the British for what they have done for the world but poke and shame them when they were better than all of us.
@@tobbi11 true, and I do think it is great that the British did do it and forced it on other nations. I just wanted to point out that it wasn’t just out of not wanting people to be enslaved, and that it did to some degree serve a monetary gain
@@Abii-s I know you did and I just wanted to point out the hypocrisy in that statement
As a native american this whole thing just seems dumb, the past is the past, don't use us as an excuse for your self hatred
Yes agreed.
I will admit it’s music is amazing, but other than that, i dont very much like this movie
It’s a forgotten movie cuz we all grew and realized the it was another example of white people rewriting history… best believe we still stream Just Around the River Bend 😅
Seeing you say that you glad Kocoum got shot by Thomas, you truly believe he deserved to die? And he's *responsible* for his own death?
White men with bodies that shine in the sun? Twilight connection confirmed?? (😂)
No wonder I had a crush on John coz it was voiced by Mel Gibson 😂❤
This will ever be my favourite disney movie. As a kid i loved it so much. I even had the doll with the boat and another fake pocahontas barbie 😂
What happened to the Sing Movie Reaction? I can no longer find it. 😢
Technically, this film fires on all cylinders. It's only held back by the writing, and held back is an understatement.
100,000 + years heartless acts on both sides as a whole. But now its not as bad because now we have writings, reports, & videos that have shown that deep down in the inside we are the same Physically & Emotionally. I believe it's time end these wars that are based on religion, & indifferences.
17:57 I know you said you were already aware of the inaccuracies, but here's just HOW inaccurate this is:
1. This never happened! John Smith simply misinterpreted a welcoming ceremony.
2. All of this right here is derived from John Smiths imagination.
Actually he basically ripped off Juan Ortiz’s account which was translated into English and became a bestseller a year before he wrote his biography.
The Spaniards thought they were being viewed as gods by the Aztecs with how they all had people following them dutifully with oils and incense when in reality they did that because they smelled awful lol
I Grew up with this movie , I'm a 90s baby and this movie was on top.maybe with the newer generation its less popular .
John Smith never heard of a bath canonically btw so musty is correct
John Smith was a crusty, dusty, colonizing, pedo, and r^pist but yeh he’s a good guy DISNEY
This was my favorite movie until I learned the real story, they should have never put John smith as her romantic interest also they should have told the real story, so if hey decide to ever do another pocohanes remake they need to do right by telling the true story.
I love this movie's soundtrack!
Ik the movie is not historically accurate which bothers a lot of people but honestly idc, this is one of my fav Disney movies, I loved it and enjoyed ur commentary😁 for those who get upset abt it not being accurate I feel like if u know the real story there’s no harm in enjoying the movie which was made for entertainment purposes bc accurate or not there is still representation and some truth to the movie. Also it’s a kids movie so ofc Disney wouldn’t make it totally historically accurate and scare kids
I think it's more so weird that this is the only princess movie where they took real life people and changed history. The problem lies in the fact that it's for kids, cause this leads lots of children who are never taught better to believe that this is the real story of Pocahontas. Disney should've just changed the names, since nothing else is historically accurate.
Like... you can't tell me it's a good idea to take the story of a forcefully kidnapped young girl and turn it into a happy, romanze with her captor into a children's movie.
@@strawberryfox8819 honestly as someone not from America that was obsessed with this film as a kid, I loved it cos it was the only princess in nature, and I loved pocohontas (and John was just there lmao) I feel like kids aren’t actually as critically aware as you think. But I 100% agree that is insane to put a real life person and complex story in a kids film, and then change everything about it. At least they made the villan a coloniser lmfao
That’s his boss he lies, using killing the Indian. He lies, because he never told the truth about the gold. Because he’s a bad guy it’s John Smith’s he didn’t do anything he just by a jerk
I just find it crazy that Rebecca is reviewing a film about a woman who was later renamed Rebecca.
You wanna hear some real wild stuff? My dead name is rebecca rose and I just discovered this channel tonight. 😆💀
IMO the Live Action remake ("Avatar") is a smidge less cringe than this one.
Aurora and Mulan had both parents
😎👍 I wouldn't call this the MOST underrated Disney animated musical of the 1990s. That honor definitely goes to "James And The Giant Peach" (1996) 🍑 ...At least it's mostly animated. The first ten minutes are live-action. I think you would enjoy it. I don't know how much of an institution that book, (or for that matter Roald Dahl in general) is these days in the UK, but all of us Americans of a certain age had to read it when we were in elementary school. Disney did a fine job of adapting it to the big screen. Like "The Princess And The Frog," it's full of catchy and bouncy Randy Newman tunes.
Indians are not Brazil not British Columbia
The comments here are crazy. Name one movie since this came out that has any Native American as the main character and is portrayed as a human being with a culture that was equal to any other. I’ll wait.
The representation this movie gave was huge, and remains so. Instead of shitting on a Disney movie from ‘95 we should be asking why there is still no true representation.
Thats hoping too much from these metropolitian heathens.
Im a little sad we didnt see you reacting to "If I never knew you"
Good song
Complaining about John Smith's name 😂😂😂 wtf is this girl on
You'll feel much better after you watch the Honest Trailer for this film.
This movie got Disney into trouble
12:29-12:36 he really is
8:26 maybe there aren't any beautiful women in England and he was surprised XD
This film holds special place in my heart. My God mother bought this VHS for me as birth day when I was kid. I still love this film, albeit historically completely wrong (still when film hs Mel Gibson and Christian Bale as voices, film does have some redeeming factors imho), I never watched any Disney film to learn history for that matter (that´s why I worn out my library card as to scour all possible history books in local library before I was 16). I consider this film of part of Disney-verse where animals can talk and play instruments, one of the best Jazz singer is bear and some of the best piano players are cats, where mouses fly across world to save to the day, or where mouse is the greatest detective.
I am able to love the movie by viewing it as a fairytale.
14:25-14:30 he was
Kocoum wasn’t her friend. He was a guy she didn’t know that well, who she didn’t vibe with personality wise, who her father wanted her to marry, and who felt entitled to her because of that. Kinda felt to me like toxic masculine entitlement. If he wasn’t native would you really root for him and Pocahontas to be together?
8:27-8:41 ikr 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Nothing wrong about having a little patriotism
Try "Atlantis: The Lost Empire", "Tarzan", and "Treasure Planet". "musty", you keep using that word though I don't think it means what you think it means.
John Smith is not bad
watch the Pocahontas 2 she goes to England
Watch "Historically Accurate Pocahontas" by Tom and Don after this. You're welcome.
somehow i knew how she would ''react'' the instant i saw her.
Number two he will tell the king that’s why I’m gonna say I think not right lady
John Smith is a pilgrim don’t show it to the Indians
5:52-5:58 😂😂
People getting all emotional and angry about a cartoon 😂
i liked this movie a lot as a kid but now that i'm an adult i have mixed feelings
When I was a kid, I loved this movie and I did Stan her and John unfortunately. Luckily I’m older and know that Kokoum was 1000 times better. I still like this movie, but after learning the real history of Pocahontas, it’s a littler distasteful.
Why was he better? He wanted to kill a men because he kissed a women he liked.
It’s real from the year in the museum on year 2022 two me reality is movie is America of United States 🇺🇸 is years 1596 is Pocahontas Indian they live in the USA United States 🇺🇸 America 🇺🇸 it’s not Disney movie it’s the pass