Disney’s movie version of Pocahontas is very inaccurate to what actually happened. Their representation of the Native American tribe is somewhat realistic but not entirely. Powhatan really was Pocahontas’s father. Also, their tribe was located in Virginia and they did capture and almost kill Captain John Smith at one point in time. However, the tribe of Native Americans actually killed Governor John Ratcliffe in 1609. He was not held prisoner by the crew like it shows in the movie.
Pocahontas meant John Rolfe when she was captured by the English explorers. They were hoping to hold her for ransom that her people or father would pay. John Rolfe eventually wrote to the Governor asking to marry Pocahontas. Her thoughts and feelings about the marriage with John were never found out. Also, There is no proof that Pocahontas was ever romantically involved with Captain John Smith. However, John Smith did write books that were about Pocahontas.
Many of the characters did not look the same in the Disney movie as they did in real life. Chief Powhatan looked pretty much the same in both the movie and pictures I have seen. Also, his personality in the movie actually portrayed what the real Powhatan was like. Pocahontas looked entirely different in real life as opposed to the movie. However, her personality was portrayed very accurately. She really was kind and wanted peace among her people and the explorers. John Smith looked nothing like the movie with. He was actually in his forties or fifties when he meant Pocahontas. Also, his hair was darker and he had a beard. In the movie, Governor John Ratcliffe was a very greedy and mean person. However, he was not like this in real life.
In real life it took many years for Pocahontas to learn English well enough to speak to the explorers. It is completely unreasonably that she learned the English language in two minutes. The English language was "forced," upon the Native Americans to learn as was the Christian religion. While Pocahontas was captured by the explorers they taught her more of the English language and Christianity.
Disney’s movie version of Pocahontas is very inaccurate to what actually happened. Their representation of the Native American tribe is somewhat realistic but not entirely. Powhatan really was Pocahontas’s father. Also, their tribe was located in Virginia and they did capture and almost kill Captain John Smith at one point in time. However, the tribe of Native Americans actually killed Governor John Ratcliffe in 1609. He was not held prisoner by the crew like it shows in the movie.
Pocahontas meant John Rolfe when she was captured by the English explorers. They were hoping to hold her for ransom that her people or father would pay. John Rolfe eventually wrote to the Governor asking to marry Pocahontas. Her thoughts and feelings about the marriage with John were never found out. Also, There is no proof that Pocahontas was ever romantically involved with Captain John Smith. However, John Smith did write books that were about Pocahontas.
Many of the characters did not look the same in the Disney movie as they did in real life. Chief Powhatan looked pretty much the same in both the movie and pictures I have seen. Also, his personality in the movie actually portrayed what the real Powhatan was like. Pocahontas looked entirely different in real life as opposed to the movie. However, her personality was portrayed very accurately. She really was kind and wanted peace among her people and the explorers. John Smith looked nothing like the movie with. He was actually in his forties or fifties when he meant Pocahontas. Also, his hair was darker and he had a beard. In the movie, Governor John Ratcliffe was a very greedy and mean person. However, he was not like this in real life.
In real life it took many years for Pocahontas to learn English well enough to speak to the explorers. It is completely unreasonably that she learned the English language in two minutes. The English language was "forced," upon the Native Americans to learn as was the Christian religion. While Pocahontas was captured by the explorers they taught her more of the English language and Christianity.