Smith commands Thomas to leave just before the tribesmen come and capture Smith while Kocoum's body is taken away. Enraged, Kocoum attacks and attempts to kill Smith, but Thomas intervenes and kills Kocoum. Smith and Pocahontas kiss, while Kocoum and Thomas witness from afar. Later, Smith and Pocahontas meet with Grandmither Willow and plan to bring peace atween the colonists and the tribe. Pocahontas introduces Smith to Grandmither Willow and avoids two other crewmen, but Pocahontas's best friend Nakoma discovers her relationship with Smith and warns Kocoum. Meanwhile, Meeko meets Percy, Ratcliffe's dog, and becomes the bane of his existence. They quickly bond, fascinated by ilk ither's worlds and develop a relationship, despite Powhatan's orders to keep away from the English after Kocoum and other warriors engage them in a fight. Smith departs to explore the wilderness and encounters Pocahontas. Ratcliffe has Jamestown built in a wooded clearing and immediately has the crewmen dig for gold. Grandmither Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving English. Pocahontas, along with her friends, the raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit, visit Grandmither Willow, a spiritual talking willow tree, and speaks of a dream involving a spinning arrow, and her confusion regarding what her path in life should be. Powhatan gives Pocahontas her mither's necklace as a present. In the Powhatan tribe in Virginia, Pocahontas, the dochter of Chief Powhatan, fears being possibly wed to Kocoum, a brave warrior whom she sees as too serious for her own free-spirited personality. Along the way, the Susan Constant is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced crewmate named Thomas from drowning. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyage's leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks gold to bring him wealth and status. In 1607, the Susan Constant sails to the New World from London, carrying English settlers.
A video game based on the film was released across various platforms shortly after the film's theatrical release, an the film itself was followed bi a direct-to-video sequel, entitled Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, released on August 25, 1998. Pocahontas received two Academy Awards for Best Musical or Comedy Score for Menken's score an Best Original Song for " Colors of the Wind".
Nevertheless, the film was a commercial success, grossing $346 million at the worldwide box office.
Pocahontas was released on Jtae a mixed reaction frae critics, who praised its animation an music but criticized its story an historical inaccuracy. The muisical score was written bi Alan Menken, wi sangs written bi Menken an lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The voice cast features Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly, an Linda Hunt. The 33rd Disney animatit feature film, the film is part of the era kent as the Disney Renaissance which lasted frae 19.ĭirected bi Mike Gabriel an Eric Goldberg, the film is inspired bi the known history an folklore surrounding the Native American woman Pocahontas an portrays a fictionalized account o her historical encounter wi Englishman John Smith an the Jamestown settlers that arrived frae the Virginia Company. Pocahontas is a 1995 American animatit epic muisical romantic- drama film produced bi Walt Disney Feature Animation an released bi Walt Disney Pictures.