Pocahontas is a young princess constantly searching for adventure, and brings her friends along! She finds one of her most unexpected adventures in a stranger, John Smith. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham ...

The story about Pocahontas’ rescue of John Smith is steeped in legend, so it’s not surprising that Disney chose to do its own version. Some historians question the truth of the rescue story ...

John Smith's Bold Endeavor. In Disney's recent version of the Pocahontas story, as in countless iterations before it, John Smith appears as a dashing romantic hero, smitten by the Indian "princess." ...

Amber Ruffin Explains Why Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’ Is Grossly Inaccurate (Video) ... In reality Matoaka was around 10 years old when she met John Smith and he was almost 30. […] ...

Pocahontas later converted to Christianity, married tobacco promoter John Rolfe and died in England in 1617. During their three visits to Jamestown, Disney artists got the feel of the landscape ...

Pocahontas is 25 years old and really, the only part of the movie worth revisiting is Colors of the Wind. The song doesn't get the praise it deserves because it's in the most problematic Disney film.

“Colors of the Wind,” sung by Pocahontas to John Smith, shares a similar message, asking Pocahontas’ love interest to appreciate nature. Related Why the 1990s Was the Golden Age of Disney Movies ...

Pocahontas is based on true events in Virginia in the early 1600s, but although Pocahontas and John Smith existed, there is no evidence that suggests they ever had a romantic relationship. Disney ...