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People today tend to scrutinize every aspect of anything that crosses the silver screen. The Disney company is always questioned on the reality of their films. Some see racism, bias, or ignorance toward history. Now for a cartoon that's supposed to entertain children, Disney does it the best. They do it so well that some argue that the people who criticize Disney are the one's who have the problem. But when Disney makes a film they have to keep one thing in mind when they do it. They have to understand that what they show to children those kids are going to see that, and except that as the truth. Take for example the movie Pocahontas by Disney. This is a film with many flaws that could eventually lead kids off the truth behind the real story of Pocahontas. Pocahontas was a real story with real people. By Disney taking that film and putting their own twist on it, they could lead an entire generation of kids away from what's true. Disney was wrong when they made the movie because what they showed wasn't the truth, and by taking history and changing it around is just unethical. Jaquelyn Kilpatrick tries to make that same point on an essay about relatively the same thing. Jaquelyn Kilpatrick states, "Ins
Kilpatrick made a point with this article. Pocahontas was changed to leave a smile on everyone's face. But they did it in exchange for history. She also went on to explain the misrepresentation of the English settlers. But in the eyes of children everywhere when they think of a Native American story they'll think of Disney's. The story of Pocahontas wasn't Disney's type story, but Disney turned it into one for the sake of money. So if you ever ask a little kid who saw the movie what happened to Pocahontas, and you get "she met John Smith and fell in love" well then Disney has succeeded. The point being that this movie could have a much larger effect than expected. Native Americans where honored but not through the true story of Pocahontas. She also argues, "For one thing, she was not a voluptuos young woman when she met John Smith but a ten- to twelve-year-old girl, and John Smith was a thirty-something mercenary who more resembled a brick than a blonde Adonis" (74). Out there is a generation of kids who went to see a real good movie. But the movie that was supposed to be the truth really wasn't. The story of Pocahontas wasn't a happy love story; it was a tragic story of a young girl. The movie was something twisted and molded to satisfy an audience that wouldn't be happy with violence, and unattractive people. Kilpatrick points out that Pocahontas was supposed to be the most "PC" of all the Disney movies ever.
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