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I agree with Erin's point. The very beginning (the people getting on the VA Company ship) did a great job giving a glorified view of the VA Company; the way many of the colonists probably saw it. The settlers original ideas compared to what they actually found was also very well done - one of them mentions that they don't have any food, although this is the only real reference to starvation in the film (I guess Disney tends to shy away from topics like starvation). I think Disney also got the colonists' view of the Native Americans right - Thomas's line, "If any Indian tries to stop me, I'll blast them." epitomizes how the English saw their situation. Also, John Smith's line to Pocahontas, "We'll show your people how to use this land properly," really got the English mind-set across. He tells her that she only thinks that they don't need help from the English "because you don't know any better". The English thought that the Native Americans were doing everything all wrong. - Celia | I agree with Erin's point. The very beginning (the people getting on the VA Company ship) did a great job giving a glorified view of the VA Company; the way many of the colonists probably saw it. The settlers original ideas compared to what they actually found was also very well done - one of them mentions that they don't have any food, although this is the only real reference to starvation in the film (I guess Disney tends to shy away from topics like starvation). I think Disney also got the colonists' view of the Native Americans right - Thomas's line, "If any Indian tries to stop me, I'll blast them." epitomizes how the English saw their situation. Also, John Smith's line to Pocahontas, "We'll show your people how to use this land properly," really got the English mind-set across. He tells her that she only thinks that they don't need help from the English "because you don't know any better". The English thought that the Native Americans were doing everything all wrong. - Celia | ||
| − | To add to Celia's list of quotes, when the ship first arrives to the continent one sailor gasps in surprise stating that the land "is all ours!". In all reality the film deals fairly well with the English perspective of owning the land and taking its resources. To expand on the misconception of gold being in Virginia, you can tell just how ill-prepared the settlers are. Although the film does not explicitly show such, the men are mostly workers who have no specific skills, they aren't good shots (Thomas) and they tend to be rather lazy (everybody else). One point that the film may not do right, but at least represents well, is the effect of the English just being on the continent. While Pocahontas stands upon a large non-existent cliff, there is a distinct divide between the land "settled" by the English and those occupied by the natives. The settled land is practically barren and without a speck of green. I imagine that if you had an image of the work being done in the colonies you would see something very similar to that. | + | To add to Celia's list of quotes, when the ship first arrives to the continent one sailor gasps in surprise stating that the land "is all ours!". In all reality the film deals fairly well with the English perspective of owning the land and taking its resources. To expand on the misconception of gold being in Virginia, you can tell just how ill-prepared the settlers are. Although the film does not explicitly show such, the men are mostly workers who have no specific skills, they aren't good shots (Thomas) and they tend to be rather lazy (everybody else). One point that the film may not do right, but at least represents well, is the effect of the English just being on the continent. While Pocahontas stands upon a large non-existent cliff, there is a distinct divide between the land "settled" by the English and those occupied by the natives. The settled land is practically barren and without a speck of green. I imagine that if you had an image of the work being done in the colonies you would see something very similar to that. Joe Calpin[[User:Bakhtinjali|Bakhtinjali]] 22:10, 1 September 2010 (MDT) |
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