Pocahontas Nearly DESTROYED the Disney Renaissance
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9:13 Jeremy Irons did sing the majority of Be Prepared, but when he yelled the line “You won’t get a sniff without me!” he actually blew out his vocals and they hired Jim Cummings to finish the song while Jeremy was healing his vocal cords
Yeah, I probably should've been more clear about that. You're right.
Kocoum and John Smith got shot and yet had no sign of wounds....4kids anyone?
Haha I haven’t thought of that!
They were shot with invisible guns
"They're ok! I can see their parachutes!"
I love Pocahontas for its animation. Visually, it's one of my favourite Disney movies.
I think what kills it is the writing. People point at historical (in)accuracy as the reason this movie fails, but I think the biggest flaw is the forgettable dialogue. It's very safe and boring. If Pocahontas had fantastic quotes and strong characters, many people would love it and choose to ignore the historical inaccuracy.
Still, I love this movie's visuals. Some shots are so beautiful they actually give me what I would call an out of body experience. Just for that, I'm glad we have Pocahontas. I give this movie all my love.
That's fair. I think, with all the work that went into Pocahontas, it's a pretty clear case of too many cooks in the kitchen.
It's not trying to be historically accurate
It’s kind of amazing people say it’s boring because when I watched it I thought it was just as enchanting and grossing as other films but I think a lot of people had a lot of expectations of Disney and a lot of people expect Disney to be a lot of scenes and a lot of music and a lot of dramatic, magic and wizardry and just a lot of fantastical stuff that this film just didn’t have and for some people that’s a preference for how they want films to go but for this film they decided to do a more grounded is retelling, and that’s OK because everything in this phone was still just as encapsulating not just for the visual about the story as well so❤
So originally, Grandmother Willow was going to be this river spirit named Old Man River voiced by Gregory Peck, but he declined feeling the story needed a maternal figure to Pocahontas' character.
While I can definitely see where he was coming from, a part of me really wants to see the version of the film with Old Man River instead.
I would’ve loved to see that version too! Also, when I was researching the video, I learned that the leaves swirling are supposed to be her mother, but I never got that. Now that I know that, I can KINDA see it, but it absolutely not clear.
in many tribes water is sacred so that sounds like such a good idea. too bad it never got made
I enjoyed your take on the Lion King VS Pocahontas production history
Thank you! That was actually a late addition, but I felt it was super important to bring up.
Underrated reviewer here.
And it all started with your review of Nostalgia Critic's review of Pink Floyd's The Wall, which was also a review of Pink Floyd's The Wall. :)
Haha I’m glad that one did so well! I’m hoping to, at the very least, match it! Thank you so much! 🙂
I agree. Compared to the likes of MauLer and Dishonoured Wolf, who have extremely opinionated views and are dishonest with what they review, Matt Ammar actually does his freaking research and is honest with his review that is both fair and constructive, regardless whether if it’s overall positive or negative.
Future reviewers, take notes!
This Review for a Forgettable 90's Disney Animated Movie is Glorious Riffing.
The Real John Ratcliff was the 180 opposite of Disney's version of the guy; he was neither greedy or an evil cheat in the rules of engaging into a budding truce before the battle became a fully official war in real life.
Yeah, I don’t sympathize with the colonizers, but I think it’s important to show who this person really was, as opposed to making stuff up/turning him into who John Smith actually was.
Funny how disney executives thought this movie would be better than Disney's risky project the lion king 😆
I find that so interesting! If they only knew... 😆
Adding to your discussion regarding the production history, Pocahontas was seen by those like Katzenberg as the next big hit while The Lion King was just seen as something of a "B-picture". Ultimately, The Lion King wound up being the highest grossing animated film at the time and is still beloved to this day, while Pocahontas only did modestly at the time and has... not held up very well, to say the least. Funny how history works out, doesn't it?
It’s so funny that THAT’S how it all went down, especially considering the results. 🤣
I wouldn’t even want a live action Black Cauldron, I’d take another go at an animated film. When you read the books, you realize Disney, if they allowed themselves to go Hunchback levels of dark, could probably pull them off in adaptation. I remember reading about the barbaric warrior the Horned King and there’s a scene where he and his army delight in burning their enemies in wicker baskets, and it conjured up images of Disney’s Sleepy Hollow or the darker moments in Fantasia.
Yeah screw that generic evil lord character, Book Horned King is terrifying
I’d love to see that! The more I read into Black Cauldron, the more disappointed I am with the leadership making the animators chop up the movie. I wish they had free reign, even now.
Matt Ammar The forest is the big oof of a cutdown for me. It’s like a journey over many days where Taran meets his hero who turns out to be an old man, and it teaches him some respect and starts some character growth of him learning to value his allies and realize he’s not some great warrior yet. All the while the Horned King’s army are hunting them along with the undead Cauldron Born(The villain already has the cauldron in the book, he’s just trying to win the war now.) and I just couldn’t wait to see this dark imagery and character development in the movie.
How did that go again?
Gurgi: I’m Gurgi!
Taran: I don’t like you, Gurgi.
Gurgi: Oh by the way, your pig went that way!
End scene!
I kinda disagree
There could be a live action Black Cauldron that can be good if it were made by a different studio and used Army of Darkness as a template for the film
As a person with European and native American heritage, and have lived and been all over Virginia, this movie offends on all sides.
And the terrain of coastal VA is very not accurate at all (where are these massive 30 ft. drop waterfalls and rocky terrain??) . and that alone shows that Disney did not do any deep historical research for Pocahontas.
Also Matt that ending song was FIRE.
Yeah, I’m surprised. Even when Disney made something bad, bizarre, or problematic, they AT THE VERY LEAST did a slight modicum of research. Hearing that Virginia didn’t even look that way actually adds to the reasons to dislike the film. And thank you! Rebecca and I worked way too long on that song! 🤣 haha
Also if “listening with your heart” works, I’d use it to learn every language in the world!
I’d be fluent in Spanish by now if it worked!
How the hell do you not have more subscribers?!
Haha I’m trying to get more! But I am happy people are enjoying my stuff either way. 😄
John Smith’s autobiography is actually really a banger. Even if parts were embellished there’s enough that we can pin down that it’s an insane life to begin with.
Also the arrow caught me so off guard I died ;D
I might give it a read one of these days. I've only read excerpts that were relevant for my review. And I'm glad you liked that! 😂
@@mattammarofficial Wow not often you see a youtuber in the comments, thanks for taking the time! But its a good story, someone living in the twilight of swords in warfare and the dawn of firearms, fighting against the Ottoman Occupations of the Balkans, and a look at going from being a peasant to becoming landed in medieval europe. The man's crest is three severed turk heads for petes sake! But hey hope you have a good day and stay safe.
Dude, your channel is so refreshing to watch. I’m having a blast binging your stuff here. It’s fast paced, comical yet knowledgeable. A whole lot of fun, man. Keep it up!
Thanks man! I’m currently editing a few new videos, so there’s more on the way! 😊
Here is something I HATE about Disney movies, the animal sidekicks (excluding the the chicken from Moana) Now don't get me wrong, I like irl animals, they're cool, but disney animal sidekicks get on my nerves. If I could destroy animal sidekicks then I would. They always interrupt the main plot with some dumb goofy hijinks. I hate them with every fiber of my body.
I don't think they're ALL bad, but sometimes, yeah, they get egregious and on my nerves too.
Most of them are also made to sell shitty toys at Wal-Mart.
Pocahontas was originally going to have a turkey sidekick voiced by the late John Candy and Candy even recorded lines for the character before his death.
Yes, Redfeather! I found this out during my research, and I included his design in the review during my production segment. But I don’t know how I missed that he was going to be voiced by John Candy! Thanks for the info! 😄
This should've been his last film instead of Wagons East since that movie was badly received and it tanked harder than Pocahontas. It was a sad way to literally end his career on a depressing note.
Had a blast at the end! The dog talking like Alex Jones gets me every time. The use of the Mel Gibson and Christian Bale audio also killed! Good stuff.
Grandmother Willow: What do you see?
Freddie Mercury: I see a little silhouetto of a man!
i grew up with this movie watched over and over and over.... and over. it was the only thing that connected to my heritage besides pow wows in the summer- and being algonquin made the songs and chanting feel like it was for our people. i cant describe the process of growing up and looking at this movie again, knowing now all the disgusting things disney did to portray it as an inclusive, culturally respected movie, and how much i cringe. the movie wasnt meant for us. it was meant to show everyone that the white "saviors" were right to take our people and brainwash their cultural history away. they were right to marry our vulnerable young daughters into white lifestyles. i dont know why they thought it was flattering at all to call the people who were merely defending themselves "savage too" ?? its unacceptable.
I feel for you, and I hear you. This movie makes me feel uncomfortable, and I'm not even being attacked. I can't imagine how y'all must feel.
Pocahontas hitting the twin towers PFFFFFFT!!!! I don't think I've laughed out loud at a YT movie review since about 2012, so thank you for breathing new life into them! I'm so glad Dog Walker's colossal embarrassing failure brought me to you! :)
Haha thank you so much! I'll try to keep at it! 😄
@@mattammarofficial I'm looking forward to it! Also, the end of your NC's Wall critique has a scene that looks suspiciously familiar! Is that above Glenoaks? I used to live in the hillside neighborhood many a moon ago, and that looks like it could be an intersection at 6th or around there. No stalky - I swear, I don't even live in the country anymore, much less LA - just curious! :) Thanks again for being awesome!
And here I thought the recent Mulan film was problematic
I've been long debating making a Live-Action Disney Remakes Video, because I hated the new Beauty and the Beast and Mulan so much...
@@mattammarofficial I can see why lol
I can’t wait for this channel to blow up. I feel like i’m watching a channel that has a million subs, and was shocked when i saw you have less than 100k.
Thank you so much! I'm really hoping 2022 is going to be the year it happens! Either way, I'm just happy people like what I'm making! 😊
2:38 That comparison is more accurate then you think.
5:20 .."I'll allow it."
5:26 Or as I will be calling him, "The *Real* John Smith".
5:58 Which makes me happy to know even his associates knew he was full of it. I'm starting to understand why I thought this guy bland as a boy. He's basically everything the actual John Smith wasn't.
6:24 Batman, everyone.
6:44 I will laugh if he tells an Indian to blow him.
7:42 I say we compromise and say both.
12:08 Huh, how curious.
12:14 Anyone else want an adaptation of DeadLands? It's a tabletop RPG with a setting that's essentially the Wild West, but with magic. On July 3, 1863, a group of American Indians from various tribes, led by a Sioux shaman known as "Raven," performed a ritual in an effort to drive out the European settlers. This ritual created a conduit to a spiritual realm populated by powerful malicious entities known as the "Reckoners." The events surrounding and immediately subsequent to Raven's ritual became known as "The Reckoning." It's steampunk.
15:16 This video is demonetized as it is. Let's move on.
18:12 "Will You Be My Neighbor?" got snubbed. Screw the Academy Awards.
23:50 It's happened before. I remember hearing a story like that happening after the Civil War.
27:44 What is it with pop culture making Hades greek Satan? If you look at the original stories, he really wasn't. James Woods is great, however.
While I don’t like the death penalty or violent resistance, I totally get why the Powhatan killed Radcliffe. He wasn’t the worst colonizer but he was still a colonizer.
You're definitely right. Misrepresented or not, he was still a colonizer. He shouldn't have been there in the first place.
Speaking of PG movies let's not forget TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE killed over HALF of the characters from THE ACTUAL SHOW and two main characters said "OH SHIT!" and "DAMMIT OPEN!"
PG back in the day actually meant what PG stands for "Parental Guidance Suggested." Now, they use it to make a movie that would otherwise be rated G more appealing. It's weird!
@@mattammarofficial It is honestly! The "jokes" in PG movies now would make it G! Nothing happens anymore!
11:29
reminds me of the “I’m not gay,but my boyfriend is”meme
fun fact - i never saw pocahontas in theaters when i was a kid...bc it was sold out when we went to the theater, so my mom got tickets for the three of us, her, me (5), and my brother (8), for "south park: bigger, longer and uncut" instead.
now, i'm not a current fan of south park currently per se, but tbh, that was probably a better choice for young minds, tbh...absolutely a better musical, too.
also ftr, my mom already knew that the movie was going to be racist and revisionist as fuck. (the disney one, not the south park one, which one doesn't get to say every day. like she knew that south park was going to be offensive, but at least it was honest about being offensive, yk). it's a modern myth that like, idk...white people didn't know racism existed until sometime past the mid-'90s, and were entirely uneducated about america's violent history of subjugation and so on? that is NOT the case. stuff like this was bad then too, and everyone knew it was bad then too, come now.
and i hate to admit to being a part of one of your main problems in your critique here but tbh.......i'm pretty sure when i was five, i mostly wanted to see this movie and begged my mom to take us to see the movie bc of the cute raccoon character. like listen, i was five and i loved raccoons and cartoons, and the animation of the raccoon as a character from trailer bits of it were very cute! I mean I'm 30 now and i still love raccoons and animation, but...hmm, in retrospect, that's not enough to sustain a movie, is it....
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut isn’t just a better musical than Pocahontas, it might be one of the best animated musicals of the 90’s! I’m still a pretty avid South Park watcher (I’ve been watching since 1997, which may be a problem haha.)
I find it so surprising that people think the race issues and the problems with revisionist films and history is a recent thing, but I have heard that before. I think we really just need to find a way to all admit it’s an issue, and, instead of fighting and seeking vengeance, find a common ground, and learn to rejoice in what makes each other different.
Also, no shame in finding raccoons cute. I used to watch anything with penguins in it for the same reason. And don’t get me started about Pokémon... 🤣
I don't understand how this didn't pop up in my notifications back when it was uploaded. I've just been missing out on a great analysis of the most bizarre Disney movies I've ever seen this whole time, I guess.
I'm not sure why that happened either! But I'm happy you found it eventually!
I think there is live action version of Pocahontas. It’s called “New World”.
Oh yeah, but I meant, like, a Disney version. Though, to be fair, "New World" borrowed a LOT from the Disney version haha
I love how excited Matt was at the prospect of Moana
How could I not be?! Moana slaps! 😍
@@mattammarofficial Amen dude.
Pocahontas was the first movie with a badass woman I saw as a child so it’s a guilty, nostalgic pleasure for me.
But yes, it’s not good. And it’s an uncomfortable watch now that I’m an adult. I think I can only sit through it as a drinking game. “Drink every time you’re uncomfortable.”
I can understand that. I know women who adore the Resident Evil movies for the same reason!
Haha but, in all seriousness, if you felt a connection from the movie, don't let me stop ya! 😊
THIS IS SO FUCKING AMAZING. I haven't felt this excited about finding a youtuber in a LONG time. I'm going to consume ALL your content right now.
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel! I hope you enjoy! My next video is in the works, and should be out soon! 😊
I was hoping you could cover one of the most underrated art house films Cirque du Soleil worlds away
I’ll look into it! I hadn’t heard of it!
22:02 The reason why is because the filmmakers wanted a balance of a "mature" story for the teenagers and adults, while also having the comic relief animals for the kids to enjoy and laugh. They should've made a choice for that or make it better.
I think one COULD balance all of those things, I just don’t think it was balanced well in this film. I think this movie was plagued by questionable ideas haha
You can't have your cake and eat it. If you want to do a more mature and serious story, adding some comic relief isn't inherently bad or inappropriate, but it needs to be more subtle and restrained, because wacky animal hijinks and race wars obviously aren't things that gel with each other. That's why the gargoyles in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame are so disliked, because they don't fit with the general tone of the film.
A note about the Native American chanting at the beginning: a lot of Native American singing involves heavy use of vocables, or syllables that have no intrinsic meaning but fit the mood of the chant and song. I’m not entirely certain that the Powhatan did this practice, but it’s not too uncommon for entire songs to be made up of vocables.
I found this out around the time I was doing research for the film. I just felt Schwartz' recollection of writing the songs felt a little strange.
Hey, Matt! I have a really cool idea for a possible video essay you could do on the first Kung Fu Panda movie. You could touch on its themes of an unlikely hero overcoming adversity, of how parents and ambition can effect us, and the importance of being yourself. I’d love to see that!
I’ll put it on the list! To be honest, I’ve been meaning to rewatch those movies for some time, and I still haven’t gotten around to seeing the third one. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊
Am I the only one who actually wants Mel Gibson’s voice in Kung Fu Panda 3 sequels at some point (I’m thinking he might as well be a dragon if Kung Fu Panda not only has the Dragon Warrior aka Po, but also an actual dragon as well who looks like he came from a Chris Sanders film like How to Train Your Dragon (or Lilo & Stitch). Then again, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon are both 2010s DreamWorks trilogies)
My fiance is of the mohawk tribe. She doesnt find this movie particularly offensive as she treats this as a completely separate film from the real people. Only thing in common they have is the names. The things that truly bothered her were Pocahontas' immediate attraction to John. In real life, back then a woman from her tribe or any other would flee on sight especially if the man was armed. Another is Pocahontas immediately started speaking English after touching john. My fiance thought this was dumb because they still could connect even through the language barrier. The movie in her eyes would have been better if she never learned John's language and instead fell for him through his actions and spending time with him. Another thing was Kokuum having no screentime. My fiance pointed out that a native woman back then choosing a white man over her own is almost unheard of (at least in her tribe). Kokuum didnt have any positive or negative qualities really shown on WHY pocahontas chose John over him. Show that Kokuum means well and would be a good husband, but have flaws like hes too controlling or has anger issues. It would have made his demise more impactful as well. And his flaw of being "too serious" is actually a genuine stereotype that disney (hopefully) overlooked. My fiance's make family members are often stoic and have a "resting b" face. But thats literally how they're raised. To be calmer and more reserved, especially back then when hunting was a necessity. Kokuum has the literal default personality of a native man. She never found this movie truly offensive but she understands why so many are ticked at this movie. But she also doesnt appreciate how Disney is trying to bury this movie. Native people arent represented much in media and having a Native disney princess is a huge win for her people. For all the movie's flaws it should be looked at as a part of Disney's history
I’m sorry for the late reply, but thank you so much for yours and your wife’s input! I completely agree that this movie shouldn’t be buried, and that’s sadly a common practice with Disney; to bury things that have once offended. I’m not saying one shouldn’t be offended by them, but I think it’s wrong to censor and bury art, especially when we can learn from past mistakes.
One has to wonder why Disney even bothered to name this movie Pocahontas? Beyond lifting some names and the general setting of Jamestown, Virginia, this movie has next to nothing to do with the actual story of Pocahontas, John Smith, Ratcliff, etc. Really, they should have just made this an original movie about a Romeo and Juliet-style love story between a white guy and an indigenous woman (which the movie essentially is), because the Pocahontas connotations really add nothing to the movie, all they really did was invite even more controversy than the standard whitewashed retelling of the founding of America was bound to get in the mid 90s.
I mean, I get their side too. They wanted to make a historical film. But you’re 100% right, that just changing everything and making stuff up just invited controversy. I still think they could’ve made a lot of it work, but this ain’t it.
@@mattammarofficial I would cite something like Balto or Don Bluth's Anastasia as much better examples of "historical films", as, while they too took plenty of liberties, they also took more inspiration from the actual historical events (and in the latter's case, the Anna Anderson story as well). So while they are only loosely based on true stories, those connotations with said stories are stronger and feel more relevant to the plot, while Pocahontas, on the other hand, is essentially just Romeo and Juliet but with native Americans and white settlers. And this might just be me, but the fact that our romantic leads here are based on people who met each other as a preteen girl and pudgy middle-aged beardo is really.....off-putting XD
Dude you totally got me with the river skit, I’m cry-laughing!
Haha thank you so much! 😄
Amazing vid dude, you deserve more
Thank you so much! I’m working on trying to get my videos shared, but I’ve always been bad at that sort of thing. 😅
Keep the videos up love💕 you're doing great
Thank you so much! I’ll keep them coming! ❤️
Another funny and edgy review destroying a sacred cow of a Disney movie! Having some Mohawk and Abenaki blood in my family on my father's side, I was always pissed off by the way this film sugarcoated history and presented the story of Matoaka; which ended in tragedy in real life, as a sort of charming fairy tale. And your chihuahua was adorable, even as she was talking in Alex Jones soundbites. The scene with Pocahontas jumping into the World Trade Center was just cringey in a bad way, it'll always be too soon. Otherwise, you raised a lot of good points about this movie, stay safe, keep making videos!
Thank you again! While I don’t have any Native American blood in me, being half Arabic, I know what it’s like for the media to get so much wrong. Maya and I are staying safe and should have another video out in less than a week! 😊
Fell over your account via the Pink floyd review, really diggin' your content dude! Keep it up :D
Thank you! And will do! I’m already working on a few more!
thank you for the amazing video!
I think that in schools they should talk more about native american history,I can’t believe how much they neglect such an important topic!
I appreciate the intent of trying to introduce some of it(a really small part) to the kiddos,but,I feel really uncomfortable of how they portrayed a child,without talking of the merchandise,merch of historical events kinda turn me off,but I don’t want to say it’s full on offensive.
I don’t have any right to be offended by this,but that doesn’t mean that people cannot be offended by this,it’s understandable and really reasonable.
sorry for the small rant
Not at all! I love small rants like this! I agree, we're very poorly taught about Native American history. It's a shame, even the acclaimed works about them, aren't entirely accurate.
@@mattammarofficial it truly is a shame,I can only hope that in the future they realize that students should be taught,and also hope that authors try their best to be as accurate as possible,even trough it’s most likely not going to happen
…THE FARM IS BEING CLOSED DOWN!
Wow man. You gotta do more reviews. My sides are hurting from laughing so much...and I'm one of those mid-30's dead inside zombies that doesn't have reactions to life anymore
Haha thank you so much! I’m working on my next BIG review I type this! 😃
The historical inaccuracies in this movie are just embarrassing.
Like, I think Free Birds was more faithful to history about the natives than this.
Yeah, and it perpetuates the notion that John Smith and Amonute/Matoaka were romantically involved, which, by all accounts, isn't true.
the movie where they go back in time to the first thanksgiving to get turkey off the menu?! THE MOVIE WHERE THEY GO BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING TO GET TURKEY OFF THE MENU!?!
8:32, I showed my parents this video and they got upset about this point, saying if you hadn't zoomed in the viewer wouldn't even notice the animation error. All I could think was, when I was a kid and I watched this I remember catching it and getting annoyed that he suddenly went stiff, it's not like you zoomed into the background or something, it's in the foreground, IN FRONT OF POCAHONTAS, so yes I agree it's distracting, if 6 year old me could catch it anyone would notice even with a passing glance
Haha while just a minor nitpick, that always distracted me as a kid too! It’s so blatant, even now that we can have it in the highest resolution possible! Also, shout out to your parents! I hope they liked other parts! 🤣
Matt Ammar Thank you lol, they seemed to enjoy the rest of your video, thanks for making content man you’re quickly becoming a favorite of mine for a sure
Thank you so much! I’ll keep making them! I got a fun one in the works!
@@mattammarofficial Awesome, can't wait to see it lol
This video made me want to look up the etymology of corn
M-m-corn?
When I was in elementary school, and we were ahead of schedule in our music class, the teacher would play these ungodly painful VHS tapes of sing-a-longs that the girls would always join in on, and the guys would be frozen in cringe. The nothingburger songs from this movie were among them. I can still feel the pain.
I may or may not have sang along to sing-a-longs in a similar fashion as these girls... I was a choir/musical theatre kid... But never to these songs! 😅
Mel Gibson was in Pocahontas?! Oh God. That's the third historically inaccurate film he was in that I know of. First The Patriot, then Braveheart and now Pocahontas! What's next? 😒
I suppose you *could* count Passion of the Christ? 🤣
@@mattammarofficial Heh. I guess I could. I mean it is a Mel Gibson movie after all, so that checks out. 😂
@@hdnimbus073 He was also in chicken run.
@@orangeslash1667 Say what?
@@hdnimbus073 And he's way more fun in chicken run than Pocahontas.
If you think the animals are annoying here, don't worry they are EVEN WORST in the sequel! Meeko, Flit and Percy are way to much present in Pocahontas 2; there's also a lind old lady with them. At least Utamatomakin is funny; best side character in the movie X)
Oh Pocahontas 2 might be one of the most uninspired Disney sequels I've ever seen, and it's TECHNICALLY more historically accurate!
The intro sounded like it was taken from Redbone's Come and Get Your Love.
You are so underrated. I hope your channel gets bigger one day, you deserve at least 1 million subs. This was such a fun and entertaining vid!
Thank you so much! I'm still working at it! If y'all keep watching, I'll keep making 'em! 😁
@@mattammarofficial Yay!!!!
I haven't laughed this hard at a video in ages, you've got yourself a new subscriber sir. XD
Wow, thank you so much! Welcome to the channel! 😃
Am I the only one that thinks that the line "destroy their evil race until there's not a trace left" should have been sung by Chief Powathan and his men instead of Governor Ratcliffe and his men?
I can see that.
Pocahontas is the 90s Disney movie that was here one minute and gone the next.
And yet it got an even more forgettable sequel.
Gotta say though, Disney had some serious balls back in the 90s for a song like Savages. No way they'd do that now.
By the way, loved the leapfrog at 30:00.😆
Haha I think it SHOULD’VE been that type of here and gone movie, but it was the 90’s, and it was advertised to oblivion, so they had to get their money’s worth! 😅
And I agree, though my problem with Savages isn’t that it’s more adult or anything, more that it’s super on the nose and hilariously so!
And thank you! The whole ending was kinda interesting, I filmed about half of it before the Covid lockdown in 2020, then about three weeks later, we filmed the rest of it, but those scenes, we were all further apart! 🤣
8:12 you have no idea how hard I laughed
Haha I'm glad you enjoyed that. 🤣
Oh thank God, I was expecting you to trash Aladdin or Princess Mononoke for a second there.
Haha no, never! I still need to check out some of the Studio Ghibli stuff, but NEVER the 1992 Aladdin! I love it too much! 😆
@@mattammarofficial definitely give the Ghibli pantheon a go when you can, especially the ones directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
I’ve definitely been meaning to! I have no excuse now, with the quarantine and all. Just have to finish my watch of Twin Peaks first. 😆
@@mattammarofficial alright that's fair, I still need to get around to watching Twin Peaks myself
This is incredible
Thank you so much! 😊
Welp, at least there's not gonna be a live action remake anytime soon
That's a silver lining for sure.
Highly doubt because Pocahontas wasn't that popular.
I loved this review and your video of Nostalgia Critic’s abysmal take on Pink Floyd the Wall. I‘m definitely subscribing and I hope I can see more of your reviews! If I could suggest another bad movie to review I would say one of the Disney Direct-to-DVD sequels, like Cinderella 3 a Twist in Time. It’s like Back to The Future 2, but with a Disney Princess badass and magic.
I watched the “Live Action” Lion King and it didn’t even have half of the emotional impact that the original did. While I can appreciate some of the new ideas (which are incredibly few and far between) it was basically trying to bank of nostalgia. At least with The Jungle Book live action movie, there were some new ideas, and it had a different ending. I also saw half of the Live Action Beauty and the Beast but I couldn’t finish it after Lefou’s song about Gaston because it wasn’t fun or as funny since the live action cannot be as expressive or impressive as the animated version. I personally would want to see a live action Hunchback of Norte Dame and they could use practical effects instead of god awful CGI.
I’ve been thinking about making videos about the Disney sequels, and the live action remakes. All the remakes seem to have the same problems, of varying degrees. The same could be said for the sequels. I might just start binging a particular series, and making a single video review! And believe me, a twist in Time is definitely on my list! 😏
Dude this was fantastic work! So glad to have stumbled upon your channel. Love the editing, the humor and factual stuff you provided! Really good flow too with your comedy bits and analyzing the movie. Sure hope you keep making more Movie/TV content like this! 👍
Also mad respect for complimenting Rescuer's Down Under, goated underrated asf movie!
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel! You keep watching them, I'll keep making them! And of course! Rescuers Down Under is awesome! 😊
I love Disney so much but this doesn’t mean they are the perfect company. But that’s a another story. I do think Pocahontas has really good songs but I really don’t like the movie unfortunately. I heard one of the reason why Disney Animation or Jeffrey Katzenberg is pushing this movie harder is because they want to get another Best Picture nomination at the Oscars.
Yeah, that pretty much hits the nail on the head there. It’s an incredibly disingenuous movie.
Matt Ammar forgot to mention that this is another great video! Keep up the great work.
Thanks man! I’ll keep them coming! 😃
Disney has been lacking a soul since 2006. Whatever happened to movies like The Black Cauldron? I absolutely loved that one..
From what I understand, the Black Cauldron got butchered in editing, and that’s what ultimately tanked it. I would love to see an original cut, or a live action remake of it! I thought the story could be great!
The Colorization Channel not true at all.
I take Zootopia over The Black Cauldron proudly!
So Disney always had a soul, EVEN IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY with films like those of the post-Renaissance excluding Frozen 1, RBTI, Chicken Little and Home of the Range, Coco, The Incredibles, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, etc.
@@kieranstark7213 I'd take any Studio Ghibli film or any anime over any Disney renaissance film. At least most of these anime are original and take risks and don't dumb down to their audience
The Colorization Channel The only Disney Renaissance films that dumbed down to their audience would have to be The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas.
I guess two is too much!
I bet when you watched this film, you just wished you were watching Moana instead.
I mean, who wouldn’t want to watch a movie with Tamatoa in it?
100%! Moana and Tamatoa are great!
Well, that pesky History accuracy flew out of the window with a new Mulan.
I still haven’t seen it, and I kinda don’t want to. But I know I’ll have to eventually...
@@mattammarofficial Oh you need to talk about it. I have seen parts of it and every scene screams wrong.
The ass-hurt dislikers of this video are all like “Such hypocritical assholes complain about the historical inaccuracy of the Mulan remake, yet they love so-called “classics” like Jaws, the over-popular Anastasia animation, Lincoln, Schindler’s List, 12 Years a Slave, Downfall, Inglorious Basterds and Braveheart are also guilty of it!”. 😡
Nah we need the crypt keeper messing with Megatron it's cool
Fun fact John kassir replaced Charlie addler as buster bunny in tiny toons
I think you may be the first person to acknowledge that joke. 😂🤣
@@mattammarofficial yep
I remember when I was doing my GCSE qualification in Music at school, we had to listen to this movie's soundtrack, cannot remember why, and that racist song near the end of the movie was the one we were listening/studying.
LOVED the ending of this video with the song! Totally cracked me up! xD
That’s so weird that they would have you study Pocahontas in music! There’s so many better examples of... well, ANYTHING Pocahontas did/did not accomplish! Haha and thank you! That was the last thing we filmed before all the quarantine stuff started. I’m happy it turned out OK! 😊
Matt Ammar this was back in 2006 as well! My guess is it was something to do with history the movie was set in and the sort of instruments and lyrics they used for both sides?
I remember we also had to watch parts of and listen to a horror movie, I can’t remember what it was called, and we also did Jaws 2 (which back then still terrified me because I was scared of sharks and the ocean) and I remember we did those ones because we were studying about horror suspense and the instruments they used, like how jaws used music to build up the tension of the shark approaching someone and how in horror movies they would use a violin to build up the suspense (which I know would piss off RalphTheMovieMaker!)
I didn’t even notice the violin thing until Ralph pointed it out, and now it drives me crazy! Haha it’s so bizarre to me that anyone would use Pocahontas and Jaws 2 as examples for anything, but maybe the curriculum is different, I don’t know... 🤣
@@mattammarofficial It truly is bizarre! I don't know if ALL UK schools had to study certain movies or just ones from certain genres and my teacher just picked those ones in particular! And I now look out for THAT violin in everything i watch that is guaranteed to have it! Thanks Ralph! xD
Something else inaccurate, that's not how beavers use their tails. And that some hippy dippy "understanding" of animals does jack shit if you interact with a mama bear's cub. As a tiny nerd seeing this in the theatre, that had me harrumphing lol. This isn't the only time Disney was lazy and noncommittal with the indigenous music, the tribal music in Brother Bear is performed by Bulgarian singers as opposed to First Nations. Although maybe after Pocahontas it was difficult to find a First Nations choir willing to be in an animated Disney film.
I recommend a documentary called Reel Injun. A few minutes of it are devoted to this shitshow of a movie and they even bring up how most Native Americans hate it and what it represents from Disney (merch and fetishizing)... as well as the irony that someone like Russel Means voiced the chief.
Haha I can get really nit picky with small details like the beaver thing too, but, now that I know that, it’s another thing for me to dislike about the movie! 😆 And yeah, the Brother Beat thing is so baffling, I’m surprised anybody even remembers that movie.
And I’ve heard of that doc! I really should watch it, especially since I know how Russel Means is a... let’s say “controversial” figure haha.
@@mattammarofficial it's a really good documentary 😁
tfw you go take a walk in the forest and then a fucking tree starts talkin to you
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Mate, you're so underrated ! I hope the algorithm's gods will favour you someday
Thank you so much! And I hope so! I’m working hard trying to get my work out there.
The moral of the story is don't distort history to pander to kids.
I mean, pretty much! An even worse example o that would be that Italian Titanic cartoon...
@@mattammarofficial At least Pocahontas had better production values.
@@mattammarofficial I finished part 1 of my 2 part review of the film on my blog. Can I send you a link?
10:36 It would've been funnier if the tree said "WHO DISTURBS MY SLUMBER??" like The Cave of Wonders from Aladdin.
Ha, I could see that!
That musical number at the end was amazing. 😁
Thank you! We had a lot of fun making that one! 😊
17:34 - 17.54
Okay, I love this review, but I do have some minor criticism. The South Park movie came out four years after Pocahontas, so it does feel a little unfair to compare both films regarding musical bar raising (that sounded terrible at the end, my bad). Beauty and Aladdin though? 100% valid.
Also, to those who have been living under a rock and don't know the basics of distinguishable art styles, your wording might end up leading them into thinking South Park is a Disney movie. Actually scratch that, A South Park movie by Disney sounds awesome. :D
Haha I was half joking referencing South Park, due to it being a 90's musical, and Disney parody. 🤣
24:03 that caught me so off guard lmao
Great video essay btw, I really like all the points you've made.
Haha thank you so much! I forgot I made that joke, so it caught me off guard when I clicked it! 🤣
Mine Mine Mine is totally the most underrated Disney villain's song. It isn't nearly as good as Hellfire (the best villain song EVER, Disney or otherwise), or Be Prepared, but it is a cool song and deserves more recognition.
I know it's a long time ago, but RIP David Ogden Stiers a.k.a Governor Radcliffe and Cogsworth.
I still catch myself listening to it. It’s so much fun! I do think Friends on the Other Side should be up there too, though!
The whole revisionist thing I think started to get a lot of flak because of Oliver Stone's movie about the 60's band The Doors (also my all time favorite band.) They had so much wrong about Jim Morrison that it caused people to not trust movies with a revisionist tale and it gave some people a bad impression on Jim or even the band as a whole. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek had a serious problem with that movie mainly on how they show Jim as a drunk ass clown and a sociopath that did not show a shed of happy moments. They also had other things wrong, grossly exaggerated or even added nonsense that either never happened or has no evidence of them occurring.
I haven't seen the Doors, yet I know Oliver Stone is weirdly known for revising history when it's not necessary. I've heard to avoid that movie, but I wanna see it, just for Kyle Maclachlan.
subbed, keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! Welcome! 😃
Appx. 00:32. Nuka Girl. We have something in common. I may subscribe.
(I did enjoy the Nostalgia Critic review)
Oh yeah! We’re big gamers in this apartment! I’ll definitely try to earn that sub, I promise! 😊
I’ve never even seen Pocahontas but enjoyed your other videos so much I decided to check it out anyway 😊 Needless to say it was excellent - very informative and entertaining 👍
Thank you so much! This video was on the back burner for literal YEARS, even before I started uploading to TH-cam!
you say nonsensical view of wrong on both sides, but again her father and kokoum return from a battle at the beginning of the movie. Expansionism, war, might makes right, or even using rape as a weapon weren't things white people had to bring to the continent. Still, I gave this vid a like. Funny as hell review
Thanks... I think? haha
@@mattammarofficial oh I'm just saying that humans have been garbage to one another for millennia, no matter where they're from. Your reviews are still absolute gold, Matt, and I shared your Nostalgia Critic one like wildfire. Stay awesome
@@judyhopps9380 I can definitely agree there! Humans are kinda terrible. And thank you! I’m working on some more stuff right now! 😊
How does this only have sub-6000 views?!
That’s been the hardest part of getting my videos out, is I have no idea where to market them. But I’m glad people are enjoying them regardless! 😊
Can you next do a review of Atlantis the lost empire? Such an underrated Disney movie.
You know, I just might! I’ve been meaning to rewatch it, and give it a critique!
Also, Jonathan Young did a fantastic rock version of Mine, Mine, mine. I would recommend it. And I like your review! I hope you do more in this style. You are really good at balancing being thorough with your research as well as being funny! Keep it up!
The Jonathan Young version is the one I ALMOST covered for this video! In the end, I felt my not so good singing fit the joke with Rebecca a little better though. But his version is fantastic!
And thank you so much! I have a few more in the pipeline, so, hopefully, they’ll be fun!
@@mattammarofficial That is fair, she is a terrific singer! And I think your singing is good - at least you can hold a note better than the Nostalgia Critic, and your tone is not all over the place like his. And can't wait to see more! :)
Would you do your top 13 including frozen Disney Princess movies
Yeah, why not! I’ll make that video! 😄
Geniunely don’t understand how you have more subs. Your content is great
Thanks so much! I'm working on getting my stuff out there!
Your dog intruding is the best part
Haha she’s good at that!
@@mattammarofficial "Now, can anybody tell me about US history?"
(Panting noises and 3 edited in dogs)
Stumbled onto this channel randomly through the review of Pink Floyd’s the wall. Amazing content and love the constant references to redlettermedia
Thank you! Red Letter Media is my favorite TH-cam channel, I take A LOT of inspiration from them! 😊
Wait...they’re making a LIVE ACTION LILO AND STITCH?!! Why?!!!!!!???!?!!
I KNOW! I found it so hard to believe too, but it’s happening. Pretty soon, if people don’t stop seeing them, EVERY Disney film will get a stupid live action remake...
Matt Ammar True
Is it still gonna happen? Let’s just pray to God this idea will be dead for Good!
So this fight between them was all just the dog’s fault. Maya you’re grounded 😂
She’s ALWAYS getting into trouble!
I chipped my tooth watching this
Oh no! I'm sorry about that! 😅
I do a little funny skit of mickey being the boss who runs Disney and Pixar is the guy who always has to deal with Mickey bullcrap of buying other companies and making bad decision. And mickey need to entertain people as long as it give him money back. I always type it here the comment. So i will do a quick one.
Pixar: mickey why are we selling pocahontas merchandise?
Mickey: because these things are selling like hot cakes. Every little girl is buying these things.
Pixar: Mickey you are aware that pocahontas was 10 years old...
Mickey cuts Pixar off mid sentence.
Mickey: i don't care about history silly goose. All i care about is making movie and merchandise and seeing the cash come to PAPA!!!!
Pixar: i didn't like how you said papa there....
dont forget there's a sequel
Ah, yes! Pocahontas II: Dreams Come True! 🤣
*Two-hundredth*
This is how “SJWs” (or, a more accurate term: “misandrists/anti-whites”) would react to people praising Disney Renaissance films (over their remakes) that are not Pocahontas: OMG THEY WORKED SO HARD ON THIS MOVIE FRANCHISE (Me: They’re referring to Pocahontas 1995)!!!!!! YOU COLONIZERS HATE THIS MOVIE BECAUSE ARE SO MEAN TO INDIANS (Me: They don’t mean actual Indians, or in their case, “Southeast Asians”. They mean Indigenous people even though they know better!)!!!!!
But you know, while we do think Pocahontas is too flawed to be one of Disney’s best series (for all the reasons you, Matt AniMat, pointed out), there is a healthy side of the fandom (which might even be the majority of the likes of the original movie) that likes it as a guilty pleasure (where even if they acknowledge that it’s not perfect, they like it more because they grew up with it than the fact that they think it’s objectively good and that you are an evilly traditional white man if you think it’s mediocre or worse) that is much more tolerable than the toxic side of the duokogy’s fandom that acts like we hate people of colour and teenage woman (and are just misogynistic in general) if we don’t like movies that don’t have the best representation of people of colour (LOOKING AT YOU, THE BIRTH OF A NATION!!!!! And I don’t mean the film about Nat Turner that came directly a century later in our time, I mean the 1915 version that portrays women as helpless whiners and black people as murderers with super outdated accents like in American minstrel shows of the 19th Century).
Love the Alex jones references dude lmfao had me geeking the fuck out
You geeked out for Alex Jones? 🤣
@ Gwen's shirt: ACK
ACK ACK!
Loved the review man
Thank you so much! I should have more to come! 😀
What are the chances that if Disney does a live action version of this movie they will do right what the original film did wrong.....
I’d say about 50/50. They’re definitely going to make it, that I have no doubt. But I’m uncertain as to whether or not they will learn from their mistakes, or just make the same movie again. It’s hard to tell with these remakes. 😆