Pocahontas | Colors of the Wind REACTION

[@seannemcdaniel2126]

It's so refreshing to see a man show how beautiful music can touch them. Feelings aren't feminine, they're human.

[@josterio2.071]

Believe it or not, Pocahontas was ground breaking for a lot of things that Disney never tried before: Inter-racial relationship, tackling racism and colonialism, depicting Native Americans in a positive light (after they were racially drawn and made the villains in many old west films), hiring Native Americans to play the roles of the Native Americans in the movie (Irene Bedard as Pocahontas, Russel Means as Pocahontas father) and many others. It was the last Disney film to win best original score and original song, since then, Disney has been unable to win two of those categories, only for original songs they have won. I do recommend to watch the tenth anniversary version as Disney+ doesn’t have it for some dumb reason. I do like to see your reaction to Savages, it’s one of Disney’s darkest songs. Also, to this day, Disney has never attempted to do an ending like Pocahontas, and I consider it the best ending of the movie

[@bootyhole1666]

Yess!!

[@turtleislandlac1490]

Menken is a musical genius and could adapt to any genre and any culture. Pocahontas was bold in comparison to other Disney animated films, but the movie itself lacked the memorable songs, besides Colors of the Wind. Colors of the Wind was such a powerful song that literally carried the movie. I think the other songs, such as Savages, show that Stephen Schwartz, although he's an award-winning lyricist, was just not on the level of Howard Ashman or Tim Rice. True that few are on that level, but the difference was jarring. The Hunchback, the next film Menken and Schwartz collaborated on, was carried by Menken's haunting gothic score. The lyrics of the Hunchback songs really were not memorable and were overshadowed by Menken's tunes. Schwartz has no filter in his lyrics, that some may take for boldness I take it for carelessness. Like the Hellfire song he wrote for Frollo about him lusting for Esmeralda. He didn't stop and think that children would be hearing it. I wish we could have seen what Ashman could have done for Hunchback.

[@storylockett2418]

And the song frollo sung (hell fire) is one of the creepiest, lol. Sorry your comment made me think of the other dark songs they have and that one was the first to pop up. I started to think about into the woods but I can't remember if any of the songs were actually dark or if the movie itself was just dark but not the songs. I never knew any of what you commented, so that's really cool to know.

[@josterio2.071]

@@storylockett2418 actually Hellfire is one of the greatest (along with Savages) villain songs to ever be made.

[@greghicks83]

Everything you just said is correct. But I feel like that Judy Kuhn should be mentioned here too. She is a ludicrously talented singer (this song included) but nobody knows her.

[@TheDylls]

Wild that the "true story" is so radically different in a few very dark, significant ways. But this "rewriting of history" has inspired generations to learn the "better message" that the film presented

[@shawnaisme226]

While Pocahontas was never one of my top favorite Disney animated movies, Colours of the Wind has always been my favorite Pocahontas song. I love the messaging of it, about the acceptance of different races and cultures, of understanding that all forms of life in this world are naturally connected and dependent in some way on one another, that it is all so much bigger than any one person and it is about so much more than the human greed for wealth and worldly glory or the obsession to conquer. "You can own the earth and still, all you'll own is earth until you can paint with all the colours of the wind..." Sing it Pocahontas! Tell it like it is!

[@jairusjackson7799]

I loved the energy you had in this reaction man, I love that you're really feeling this song because I feel the exact same way this is a song I feel in my core. Not many get to me like this but this one of em, so yeah man I'm glad you liked it.

[@TheDylls]

I think that more people have "Heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon" than realize it... You ever sit somewhere outdoors on a nice evening, super calm, and the only thing you can hear around you is crickets? THAT'S it!

[@storylockett2418]

This is the first Disney song I ever remembered. I use to sing it to my friend, Tony, while we'd play pool. I learned many other Disney songs, but I've forgotten the lyrics to every one but this one and part of your world from the little mermaid. Though there are some lyrics in part of your world that my memory gets iffy on when singing it. Colors of the wind just stuck with me. All of the words are so powerful. I even took what she said about the earth being our home and not our property to heart and the part about the animals. Every living being is precious and no life is less than another's. All life, animals, bugs, and even plants are just as precious as human life. Also, if all humans were blind, we'd never know the difference. There's more I got from the song and more that I got from those parts of the song, but I don't want to write a whole novel. Just the beginning stages of one.

[@4rkhamKnight]

This song is truly beautiful

[@yumichirurenichiko1106]

I really like how Disney has made these movies that represent different cultures and races through princesses. I, myself am part Native American, and I like how they have these movies to tell others the truth behind things. Like us Native Americans not being savages, and others are like “Oh! I guess I was wrong, well now I know!”.

[@wolfe8884]

At first, as a child/little kid, you wouldn't been able to know what the song means, but when web all grown up, and listen to this again, after knowing the history of the world before our birth time, this hits different.😔😔😔

[@wolfe8884]

We* not web

[@catherinestratton5836]

Great reaction! Such an emotional song.

[@tdamtoft]

Love your reaction. Normally it seems fake when the youtuver has seen it before - your reaction makes the msg. of the song even more true.

[@spiritakarabbit369]

Im glad there are still people who appreciate this...our childhood and the beauty of what we saw in some of these movies especially this one is still with us...I will say there are alot of the og disney movies where the songs have been pitched up from their mellower tone but still beautiful...and it definitely hits different in feeling and more profound when I hear them in their original cassette sound frequency which I do believe is closer to 432hz but whatever...another topic for another day...Namaste

[@Kcatsy]

Me totally not crying- I'm not crying it's just onion soup

[@ivanzamarripa9393]

i have the exact same reaction to this song that u had. its so awesome!!!

[@Nina_Alba]

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@JustAndreaEdna]

First time watcher! Great reaction this song has been a favorite since childhood. Thank you for the video.

[@CynderSpirit]

You should try the Vanessa Williams version.

[@modelboy3]

If you have not yet seen the Vennesa Williams Music Video version of "Colors of the wind" then you must react to it.. Idk why but her vocal just hit deeper with her amazing beauty... one of the most beautiful woman ever.. such a haunting beauty.

[@Bnguyen276]

This song is very deep. It’s will put tears in people eyes. It still get me emotional sometimes.

[@matthewpayne411]

This song is heavily influence by Musical theatre (along with most disney songs from the early-mid 90s)

[@gabriellopes1564]

Amazing song!

[@jadetheduck1517]

"white or copper-skinned" hit different bruh.

[@jenniferperez4811]

Yo I never laughed so hard I loved it

[@officialVozie100]

Ya'et'eh as a 1 💯% native american chiricahua male is constantine joshua thunder montanez that's me not anybody else love the reaction peace from nevada Yes she is 1 100% native american powahtan cherokee is pocahontas of Virginia turtle island ❤ north america cherokees did trade with powahatan even had trades of clans in ancient times before "they came"

[@vanessawhitegoat8859]

Gonna subscribe 😄👌 this reaction was everything 🤙

[@AlwaysUsENT]

This song hit different cause racism is still a thing 😢

[@Unknown13thorder]

We Native American cherish life

[@butchruelos4070]

You should also listen to Lea Salonga's version of Color of the Wind.

[@GuardianGrarl]

Most people probably: Pocahontas the Disney movie is bad and mostly forgotten. Pocahontas's animation, music & songs: Not while we're standing.

[@JustAndreaEdna]

Can we get a live-action remake of Pocahontas please, where do I place my order.

[@iSOLegend]

Right with you

[@XibalbaScrolls3000bc]

Who you fooling ? Never seen pocahontas?? 😂

[@joigibbs162]

My favorite

[@J1258-7e]

Reaction to just around the river band

[@spiritakarabbit369]

Subscribed...

[@IDCSarcasticSam]

Bit over the top reaction at the beginning but is a brilliant song.

[@SleepyGummino]

I love Pocahontas but the movie was disrespectful to the real historical one.

[@BrandonMcNeil2110]

Cringe body language reaction...