I wouldn't call Pocahontas "over rated". I don't know about the average movie-goer, but I know that just about every animation nut I'm acquainted with hates the living hell out of that movie.


I loved Pocahontas when I was a kid. But it lost some it's appeal as I grew up. Not because of the historical inaccuracies (honestly, anyone who expects Disney movies to function like documentaries is an idiot who needs to pull the stick out of their nether regions); but because of the story issues the movie had.

The first time I watched the Pocahontas, I thought it was pretty ballsy of Disney to end the movie with John Smith leaving instead of living happily ever after with Pocahontas. But now that I think about it...if they were going to have John Smith leave anyway, why didn't Disney just make John and Pocahontas platonic friends like they were in real life instead of crafting a cheesy, melodramatic "Romeo and Juliet" romance for them.

And I know this goes without saying; but the sequel was just pathetic. It was so obvious that Disney was just trying to fix the historical inaccuracies they got criticized for. It might have been okay if John Smith had stayed dead instead of popping up at the end of the movie and saying "Hey guys! Turns out I wasn't murdered after all! Lucky me!". But, since he was alive, we got a really awkward break up scene before Pocahontas runs off with John Rolfe:
-Pocahontas: "Hey John Smith. I'm glad you're not dead. But when I thought you were worm food, I fell pretty hard for this other English dude named John. So it's over between us. No hard feelings, right?"
-John Smith: "It's cool baby. My true love is the ocean, anyway"
-Pocahontas: "Awesome! I'm gonna go make out with John Rolfe now. Bye!"