i shouldn't be, but i'm only blogging because i was moved by it.

Pocahontas. premiered on channel 5 today at 7pm

Just found out that Pocahontas was a real person living in the 1500s, and the cartoon being a summary of a small part of her life. (by wikipedia of course)

But right after watching the movie, many things can be learnt from it.

First and foremost, it's a romance story, albeit without the happy ending. which i suppose is a good change although a little heartbreaking, to show that life doesn't allows end up as how we thought it'll be. The romance itself promotes inter-racial relationships (how apt in singapore), that differences such as language barriers and cultures can be overcome, if you allow it to.

Next, the plot: english colonists and native american lands. partly history here, but it does show how our world was propelled into becoming urbanised, becoming unsustainable as compared to the native american ways. So there's the environmental message - human activities has led to the destruction of nature and ecosystems, turning a once colourful and beautiful world into dull grey and brown from dirt and machinery. and then we try to replace the lost colours of nature artificially through beautification with paint. ( Our shopping centres are seriously getting too gaudy. i'll prefer the scenery i saw up Mt. Bubu two years ago - i do hope to climp more than one mountain in my lifetime.)

Human greed is also shown, in a negative light, just as well to teach our young (who really should learn this) to not be manipulative and be distorted by greed and the lure of wealth. I guess materialism comes in as well, needing to acquire the best, more than others, just to show superiority.

Others would include misconception between two groups of people thus causing conflicts ( think muslims and americans in the modern world ), priorities - choosing between one's heart's desires and responsibilities, sometimes parents are not always right (haha), having the freedom to choose one's own path in life, and the need for the wiser elders to guide the young.

alright. that's enough rantings.

oh yes. watched harry potter and the halfblood prince on thursday with my family. not great. due to the cuts in the original plot, made it seem skippy and disconnected, as with the other movies.

and daniel radcliffe looks small as compared to all the other actors (go drink more milk?)

and emma watson's pretty (: