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Oct 14, 2016akirakato rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a 2005 British-American historical drama written and directed by Terrence Malick. Set in 1607, Pocahontas---the spirited and adventurous daughter of Chief Powhatan---and others from her tribe witness the arrival of three ships sent by English royal charter to found a colony in the New World. Aboard one of the ships is Captain John Smith, below decks, in chains. While initially sentenced to death by hanging for his mutinous remarks, once ashore, Smith is pardoned by Captain Christopher Newport, the leader of the expedition. This film depicts the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powatan Native American tribe, and Englishman John Rolfe. Although it is in an epic-scale, the storyline appears sluggish, underdramatized and emotionally remote.