I Watch Films: Pocahontas
Pocahontas (1995) It’s 1607 and the English have arrived in the New World. Governor Ratcliffe wants gold*; so do the others though they’re also there for the adventure and for land. Some are concerned about the Native Americans, but are reassured by the presence of Captain John Smith. Meanwhile Pocahontas, daughter of the Chief of the Powhatan, is free-spirited and in touch with the natural world. She fears she will have to marry Kocoum, a serious warrior. She consults with Grandmother Willow, a tree, who tells her the English have arrived. Exploring the forest John Smith meets Pocahontas and the two fall in love. However the Powhatan and the English clash, leading the chief to ban all contact. Pocahontas and Smith continue to meet, but both are given away. They meet with Grandmother Willow to make a plan for peace, but when seen kissing Kocoum attacks, only to be killed by Thomas (who Smith saved earlier). The Powhatan, furious at Kocoum’s death prepare for war, and to ...
