History Awesome / Pocahontas

'''Chief Powhatan:''' Daughter, ''stand'' '''''back'''''! \\

-->'''Chief Powhatan:''' Daughter, ''stand'' '''''back'''''! \\

'''Pocahontas:''' I won't! I ''love him'', Father! Look around you. ''This'' is where the path of hatred has brought us. This is the path ''I'' choose. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion What will yours be?]]

** [[UpToEleven Made even awesomer]] when paired with the fact that Thomas has been the ButtMonkey the entire movie. He falls off the boat before the credits even begin to roll, can't shoot and is called unmanly for doing so, ends up starting an interracial ''war'' after he finally is able to shoot straight... [[TookALevelInBadass then he takes command out from under Ratcliffe.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:This is the first scene in the movie, for the record.]]

** The fact that none of the settlers waste their breath telling Radcliffe [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech what kind of a man he is]] helps to prove that they are better than him in this regard.

'''Pocahontas:''' I won't! I ''love him'', Father! Look around you. ''This'' is where the path of hatred has brought us.

'''Ratcliffe:''' I'll see you all ''hang'' for this!\\

-->'''Grandmother Willow:''' You know your path, child... [[DareToBeBadass ''Now follow it!'' ]]

-->'''Grandmother Willow:''' You know your path, child... {{DareToBeBadass ''Now follow it!''}}

-->'''Grandmother Willow:''' You know your path, child... [[DareToBeBadass ''Now follow it!'']]

-->'''Grandmother Willow:''' You know your path, child... ''Now follow it!''

* "Savages", "Just Around the Riverbend", "Colors of the Wind"...

* The ending. Like it or not, it made for a beautiful [[BookEnds scene that resembled Pocahontas' introductory scene.]]
** It also included John Smith finally giving in and waving "Ana" back at Pocahontas. At first he had said he liked "Hello" better.

** It also included John Smith finally giving in and waving "Ana" back at Pocahontas. At first he had said he liked "Hello" better.
* The "Where Do I Go From Here" reprise in the sequel. With all the confusion following the disastrous royal ball and the revelation that John Smith is alive, Pocahontas takes a moment to herself. Upon arriving at a tree that resembles Grandmother Willow but clearly isn't alive the same way she is, Pocahontas washes away the layers of makeup that hid her darker skin with the pond water, and resolves to face the English as herself, not as a literally whitewashed version catering to their customs.

** [[UpToEleven Made even awesomer]] when paired with the fact that Thomas has been the ButtMonkey the entire movie. He falls off the boat before the credits even begin to roll, can't shoot and is called unmanly for doing so, ends up starting an interracial ''war'' after he finally is able to shoot straight... [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and then takes command out from under Ratcliffe.]]

* The "Where Do I Go From Here" reprise in the sequel. With all the confusion following the revelation that John Smith is alive and losing the goodwill of King James, Pocahontas takes a moment to herself. Upon arriving at a tree that resembles Grandmother Willow but clearly isn't alive the same way she is, Pocahontas washes away the layers of makeup that hid her darker skin with the pond water, and resolves to face the English as herself, not as a literally whitewashed version catering to their customs.

** It also included John Smith finally giving in and waving "Ana" back at Pocahontas. At first he had said he liked "Hello" better.

** [[UpToEleven Made even awesomer]] when paired with the fact that Thomas has been the ButtMonkey the entire movie. He falls off the boat before the credits even begin to roll, can't shoot and is called unmanly for doing so, ends up starting an interracial ''war'' after he finally is able to shoot straight... [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome and then takes command out from under Ratcliffe.]]

-->'''Grandmother Willow:''' You know your path, child...''Now follow it!''