This reminds of ichiban_victory's trivia about Aladdin, where the main protagonist was also planned to be younger than what he finally ended up. There, the change made sense to me; here I don't really know. Pocahontas being her historical age would have obviously nullified the romantic aspects of the movie (or, alternatively, would have sent a mob of angry parents against the studio :P), and given the scenario romance was something the creators probably did not want to pass up. Whether the movie would have benefited overall, I guess we'll never know. What I do know is that I've seen this film when it came out, and while I didn't think it was bad, it did not leave a really lasting impression, unlike many other films of the studio.
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Date: 2010-08-22 09:07 pm (UTC)There, the change made sense to me; here I don't really know. Pocahontas being her historical age would have obviously nullified the romantic aspects of the movie (or, alternatively, would have sent a mob of angry parents against the studio :P), and given the scenario romance was something the creators probably did not want to pass up.
Whether the movie would have benefited overall, I guess we'll never know. What I do know is that I've seen this film when it came out, and while I didn't think it was bad, it did not leave a really lasting impression, unlike many other films of the studio.