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Essay / Hollywood vs. History: New World - 1250
There are many adaptations and interpretations of how the English arrived in America and established their colonies. The 2005 film "New World", written and directed by Terrance Malick, is a film based on the English colonists and how they settled in the Americas in 1607, as well as the forbidden relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. Although the film heavily exaggerates in some scenes in order to make the story more interesting, the film maintains the greatest historical accuracy and is an enjoyable film. The main plot of the film focuses on the relationship between John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe. The film was a romantic film and contained many romantic scenes that were probably not depicted in real historical events. For example, the two main characters in the film were of course John Smith and Pocahontas, and many scenes in the film involved their romantic relationship. Scenes, like those where the two men connect, spend time together, and get to know each other primarily through touch and sign language, after Pocahontas saves John Smith from execution. In these few scenes, each character tells and discusses their idea about love and expresses their feelings towards each other. Although, entertainingly, John Smith and Pocahontas didn't actually have a romantic relationship with each other like the movie depicts in these few scenes. It is unclear what the actual relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas was. Most likely, this was a beneficial relationship between the two, as there was a lot of trade between the Native American tribes and the settlers. (Read, 2005)The main characters in the film were John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe. Usually, it is difficult for films to depict events in the middle of the paper. Some events that happened in the movie didn't actually happen in the story. Especially the romantic theme as a whole, although the romantic scenes helped develop the film's plot and elaborate on the film's themes and message. Although the film appears to be mostly inaccurate, it does exhibit some historical accuracy. Works Cited Grizzard, FE and Smith, D. (2007). Jamestown Colony: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Read, D. (2005). New World, Known World: Shaping Knowledge in Early Anglo-American Writings. Columbia: University of Missouri Press Fichtelberg, J. (2004). The Colonial Scene: Risk and Promise in John Smith's Virginia. Early American Literature, 39(1), 11.Shields, David S. Oracles of Empire: Poetry, Politics, and Commerce in British America, 1690-1750. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990