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Closed Caption; 2 versions of the film including the original theatrical version and new tenth anniversary edition; Audio commentary featuring producer James Pentecost and directors Eric Goldberg and Mike Gabriel; "If I Never Knew You" performed by Mel Gibson seamlessly intergrated into the film; Nine deleted scenes; Set top games including "Disney's Art Project" (build a drum and create a dreamcatcher) and "Follow Your Heart" (use your knowledge of the film to help save John Smith); Sing along songs; "Colors of the Wind" music video performed by Vanessa Williams; Multi-language reel; Early production reel; Storyboard-to-film comparison; Production progression; The making of Pocahontas; The music of Pocahontas; The making of "If I Never Knew You"; Original "If I Never Knew You" music video performed by Jon Secada and Shanice; "The Premiere in the Park" featurette; Publicity gallery; Design galleries; Art design, layouts, and backgrounds gallery; Theatrical trailers; Sneak peek at Pocahontas II; Fully restored and remastered; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; 1.66:1 - enhanced for 16x9 televisions; French and Spanish language tracks
Full Product DetailsSide #1 -- Pocahontas, Disc 1
1. Off to the New World/"The Virginia Company" [4:00]
2. Governor Ratcliffe [1:29]
3. Opening Credits/"Steady As a Beating Drum" [2:11]
4. Pocahontas [3:08]
5. Pocahontas Tells Her Father About Her Dream [1:48]
6. "Just Around the Riverbend" [2:30]
7. Grandmother Willow [1:39]
8. Advice From Grandmother Willow/"Listen With Your Heart" [1:24]
9. The New World [5:21]
10. Powhatan's Council [1:25]
11. Digging for Gold/"Mine, Mine, Mine" [3:49]
12. John Smith Meets Pocahontas [4:41]
13. A Clash Between the Settlers and the Indians [2:27]
14. Getting to Know One Other [3:17]
15. "Colors of the Wind" [3:56]
16. Finishing the Fortress [2:23]
17. In the Cornfield [2:25]
18. John Smith Meets Grandmother Willow [2:36]
19. The Warriors Arrive [3:27]
20. Pocahontas Runs Off to Meet John Smith [1:55]
21. The Final Meeting [5:46]
22. Pocahontas Visits the Prisoner/"If I Never Knew You" [4:34]
23. "Savages" [1:52]
24. Pocahontas Understands Her Dream [1:08]
25. Sunrise/"Savages" (Part 2) [1:05]
26. Pocahontas Saves John Smith [3:05]
27. The Departure/"If I Never Knew You Reprise" [5:04]
28. End Credits/"If I Never Knew You" & "Colors of the Wind" [5:31]
Disney followed up The Lion King, its first animated feature based on an original story, with its first such film based on a historical figure, the Indian princess Pocahontas. The strong-willed, free-spirited heroine (voiced by Irene Bedard) listens to the spirits and reckons they’re telling her to follow a path other than what her father, Chief Powhatan (Russell Means), intends for her. A saga of passion and prejudice, Pocahontas is a love story in which the heroine defies Powhatan's plans when English adventurer John Smith arrives on Virginia’s shores, speaking and singing in the lusty, robust voice of Mel Gibson. Accompanying Smith is a shipload of encroaching settlers led by a gold-digging colonial governor named Ratliffe (David Ogden Stiers); greed and cultural differences threaten to escalate into hatred and violence until Pocahontas defies her father to intervene. The tale treats the native Powhatan tribe with respect, even as it takes liberties with history and adds animal sidekicks for comic relief. This 2005 reissue is a marked improvement over the original Pocahontas DVD release, with the original theatrical version of the film as well as a 10th Anniversary Edition. The latter restores to the film the lovely ballad, "If I Never Met You," which Smith sings to Pocahontas on the eve of his scheduled execution (audience restlessness in test screenings spelled its deletion). Archival treasures include an early "presentation reel" of the film-in-progress, storyboarded deleted scenes, and a 1995 segment devoted to the film's historic premiere in New York's Central Park (there’s an uncomfortable line about the event requiring enough electricity "to light the World Trade Center"). Bedard hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, and there is a segment about Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz's Oscar-winning musical score, which includes "Colors of the Wind." Audio commentaries further heighten appreciation for the animators' truly stunning work. Donald Liebenson, Barnes & Noble
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