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Disney Makeovers #3 - Wait 'Til He Sees You POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD (1998)

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favourite disney songs [2/20]  ↳ just around the riverbend from pocahontas.

What I love most about rivers is you can’t step in the same river twice, the water’s always changing, always flowing. [x]

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Pochontas (1995)

wiggins meta under the cut

here's the thing: ratcliffe is constantly being explained as a representation of the forces of greed and racism and colonialism/imperialism (arguably this can translate to capitalism as well), but what about wiggins? what is his role? he most obviously plays the role of the Fool, and provides a character for ratcliffe to have consistent dialogue with. but what does he represent?

i have a theory that wiggins is meant to represent the ethnic english, the culture of the english, and the willing servitude of the english to the evils of imperialism/greed/racism in exchange for a sense of superiority and security. wiggins is, paradoxically, both above and below the settlers in terms of status. he's a servant, but he serves the highest ranking man there. he's a yes-man, but he's also brutally truthful (spelling out for the audience ratcliffe's motivations and the immorality of the settler's presence and actions).

wiggins is also a caricature of the english to a T: he resembles many a self-styled stereotype of the typical englishman in english comedies. he's prim, a bit fussy, obsessed with gardening, a bit oblivious and silly and somewhat incessantly cheery. he's drawn, also, like an english caricature. his teeth and upturned nose in particular stand out to me.

the line "and he came so highly recommended" from each of these characters is so fascinating because of this because it highlights the mutual consent of these two allegorical characters to be involved with each other and subscribe to a master-servant dynamic, wherein ratcliffe has invested in wiggins to be useful and efficient, and wiggins has invested in ratcliffe to provide security both financially and socially. ratcliffe find's wiggins's personality (the cultural quirks of the english) trite and unnecessary. wiggins found ratcliffe's extremity to ultimately be outside of his own best interests once it could no longer protect him (ratcliffe being no longer able to provide the status and security once he was put in chains).

we can't be sure if wiggins has truly learned a lesson, however. he remains in America with some of the other settlers instead of returning to his homeland. we don't know what he intends to do there, or why he's made this choice. perhaps he's going to try turning over a new leaf and assimilate to a new society. perhaps he's going to try and influence his way into a similar position as before. in any case, we know wiggins's core motive is always going to be self-preservation. what that looks like without ratcliffe and the protections of aggressive imperialism, we simply don't know.

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Who else wants Disney's magic .1 sec makeup remover?

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Pocahontas (1995)

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"We're gathering food for when the warriors arrive."

Pocahontas (1995)

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Pocahontas (1995)

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#bye felicia

Pocahontas (1995)

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Is my dreaming at an end? Or do you still wait for me, dream giver, just around the river bend?

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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998). Dir. Tom Ellery & Bradley Raymond.

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I look once more Just around the riverbend Beyond the shore Somewhere past the sea Don't know what for Why do all my dreams extend Just around the riverbend?

Pocahontas (1995)

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Pocahontas (1995)

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— Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Pocahontas (1995)

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Pocahontas (1995)

tiny meta under the cut

i just think it's a lil fucked up, right? it;s just a little insane that these are the only two times in the entire film that john ever addresses thomas first. all of their other interactions, thomas is the one talking, and john is reacting. these two times are the only exception and both times are related to gun safety. that's fucking wild to me.

thomas is starring in his own movie alongside the rest of the action. it's a love story and a tragedy and for thomas he's experiencing the charlie sheen arc from platoon. he's losing innocence and he doesn't have a guide. he's caught between his own barnes and elias in a battle for his soul. he's just experienced what it is to actually kill a man. he's even got a green fuckign beret.

the first casualty of war is innocence and all that. thomas, the worm has certainly turned for you

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POCAHONTAS (1995)

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Pocahontas (1995)