its just disney's own take on an historic american legend, yes its inaccurate but how can they incorparate being forced into religion and marriage into a disney film?

So what I for one loved it

Like Prince said, it is inaccuarate, but whoever said it was completely true? Hello, it is a Disney movie afterall, not a biography. I love the movie. When I first saw it, it made me want to find out more about the "real" Pocahontas. And also, this is a forum for people who are fans and liked the movie, so please take your criticism elsewhere!

Disney never intende to make Pocahontas completely accurate, their aim would have been to interest people in the story, and give them a little knowledge about it, prehaps, like Dreamygal said, inspiring them to search further into the story of the real Pocahontas, but Disney cannot be seriously expected to put the themes running throuought the real Pocahontas story (such as disney_prince stated) into a film which they are aiming at an immature and young audience. they are trying to make a profit you know.

Since when has Disney ever been accurate? It's called "artistic license" - unless you are making a documentary you can use your imagination to adapt any story. Pocahontas is a work of art and if the film hadn't been named after historical figures and events, people would actually RECOGNIZE that.

As others have already pointed out, Pocahontas was not intended to be a historically accurate film, nor was it supposed to give a history lesson. The filmmakers of the first Pocahontas have stated many times that the film was based on the "fable and folklore" that surrounded her, not her true story. Besides, many films that are based on historical events/people are actually inaccurate, and Pocahontas isn't the first or last film to do this.