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** UsefulNotes/{{Closed caption|ing}}s in television airings inform us of what Meeko, who otherwise chitters unintelligibly, means to say.

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** UsefulNotes/{{Closed MediaNotes/{{Closed caption|ing}}s in television airings inform us of what Meeko, who otherwise chitters unintelligibly, means to say.
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* GoodVersusGood: John Smith, Kocoum and Thomas are all fully sympathetic characters. Kocoum attacks and tries to kill John Smith because he thinks he is trying to hurt or take advantage of his betrothed, and Thomas kills Kocoum to protect John Smith from being killed, immediately regretting the murder afterwards.
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* TranslationConvention: The Native Americans' spoken dialogue are portrayed to the audience as being spoken in English. Whenever the Powhatans meet with one of the Englishmen, they speak Powhatan, until some spiritual magic gets involved and bridges the language barrier. However, it's not clear if it's meant to be this trope or if it's meant to be a case of LanguageFluencyDenial, with the Native Americans hiding her ability to speak and understand English for their safety and Grandma Willow merely letting Pocahontas know that John Smith posed no threat.

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* TranslationConvention: The Native Americans' spoken dialogue are portrayed to the audience as being spoken in English. Whenever the Powhatans meet with one of the Englishmen, they speak Powhatan, until some spiritual magic gets involved and bridges the language barrier. However, it's not clear if it's meant to be this trope or if it's meant to be a case of LanguageFluencyDenial, with the Native Americans hiding her their ability to speak and understand English for their safety and Grandma Willow merely letting Pocahontas know that John Smith posed no threat.
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A DirectToVideo sequel, ''WesternAnimation/PocahontasIIJourneyToANewWorld'', was released in 1998. It applied similar fictionalization to Pocahontas' later life, namely her journey to England and marriage to John Rolfe. A [[VideoGame/{{DisneysPocahontas}} video game adaptation]] was also released for the [[UsefulNotes/{{SegaGenesis}} Sega Genesis]].

If you're looking for the RealLife Pocahontas, check her UsefulNotes page [[{{UsefulNotes/Pocahontas}} here]].

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A DirectToVideo sequel, ''WesternAnimation/PocahontasIIJourneyToANewWorld'', was released in 1998. It applied similar fictionalization to Pocahontas' later life, namely her journey to England and marriage to John Rolfe. A [[VideoGame/{{DisneysPocahontas}} [[VideoGame/DisneysPocahontas video game adaptation]] was also released for the [[UsefulNotes/{{SegaGenesis}} Sega Genesis]].Platform/SegaGenesis.

If you're looking for the RealLife Pocahontas, check her UsefulNotes page [[{{UsefulNotes/Pocahontas}} [[UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}} here]].

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Three of them in the same scene. Thomas is washed overboard because of his clumsiness. John promptly jumps overboard after him, saying the rest of the crew would do the same for him. Then Ratcliffe comes along, gives a resounding speech in front of the men, and proceeds to demean them when alone with Percy and Wiggins. Before that, we see John boarding the ship by riding a cannon. We also see men bidding their wives and failies goodbye, see Thomas hugging a woman goodbye, then pull back to reveal his father and little sibling, thus establishing him as the baby of the expedition.

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of them in the same scene. Thomas is washed overboard because of his clumsiness. John promptly jumps overboard after him, saying the rest of the crew would do the same for him. Then Ratcliffe comes along, gives a resounding speech in front of the men, and proceeds to demean them when alone with Percy and Wiggins. Wiggins.
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Before that, we see John boarding the ship by riding a cannon. We also see men bidding their wives and failies goodbye, see Thomas hugging a woman goodbye, then pull back to reveal his father and little sibling, thus establishing him as the baby of the expedition.expedition.
** When Powhatan first appears on screen, he seems a stern, imposing figure. Then a young woman exuberantly greets her lover returning from war by tackling him into the water, and Powhatan gives a gentle smile at this.

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* ShownTheirWork: Flit's personality. Male hummingbirds are actually ''incredibly'' belligerent and territorial, to the point where some species have evolved beaks that they basically use as swords to duel with other hummingbirds at a food source.

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Flit's personality. Male hummingbirds are actually ''incredibly'' belligerent and territorial, to the point where some species have evolved beaks that they basically use as swords to duel with other hummingbirds at a food source.source.
** John's reaction to Meeko, calling him "a strange-looking fellow." Raccoons aren't native to the Old World; of course he's never seen one before! Their closest Old-World relatives are the mustelids, i.e. weasels, badgers, and the like.
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** Before shooting Kocoum, Thomas whispers Ratcliffe’s advice: "Both eyes open."

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** Before shooting Kocoum, Thomas whispers Ratcliffe’s John’s advice: "Both eyes open."
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''Pocahontas'' (released June 23, 1995) is the 33rd entry in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. It is [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely inspired by true events]] around the foundation of Jamestown (the first permanent English settlement in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica), specifically by John Smith's rewrite of Pocahontas' life. It takes the old legend of [[UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}} the First Nations girl]] who supposedly saved the life of Englishman John Smith and turns it into a musical with few roots in the historical record, giving Pocahontas a significant AgeLift as well as romantic interest in John Smith. It literally has more [[JustForPun roots]] in fantasy, in fact — a supporting character is a talking willow tree.

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''Pocahontas'' (released June 23, 1995) is the 33rd entry in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. It is [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely inspired by true events]] around the foundation of Jamestown (the first permanent English settlement in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica), specifically by John Smith's rewrite of Pocahontas' life. It takes the old legend of [[UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}} the First Nations girl]] who supposedly saved the life of Englishman John Smith and turns it into a musical with few roots in the historical record, giving Pocahontas a significant AgeLift as well as romantic interest in John Smith. It literally has more [[JustForPun roots]] roots in fantasy, in fact — a supporting character is a talking willow tree.
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* VictoriousChorus: One of the more epic versions in the canon--but played with, as the movie's BittersweetEnding makes it more heart-wrenching than celebratory.

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* VictoriousChorus: One The finale track "Farewell" features one of the more epic versions in the canon--but played with, as the movie's BittersweetEnding makes it more heart-wrenching than celebratory.
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When Ratcliffe hears about Smith's capture, he said "Smith tried to befriend them and look at what they've done to him".

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* VillainHasAPoint: Ratcliffe was too stubborn to listen to reason when John said that there is no gold and saying the land is theirs. Even if Ratcliffe was argumentative & prejudiced toward the Native Americans and believed that Natives were only pretending to be friends with John Smith, he was correct to not trust Kocoum who attacked John Smith out of jealously for Pocahontas' love for him which ultimately led to John's capture and his near execution by Powhatan. His execution cancelled when Pocahontas reminded him of the path of hatred nearly causing a war but still.
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* ProlongedPrologue: About 6-7 minutes pass until the title and opening credits are shown.
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[[caption-width-right:300:There's something in the wind...]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:There's something in the wind...]][[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine An American legend comes to life.]]'']]

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