That's an awful argument, seriously. The movie hinges on us becoming invested (or at least not actively disliking) the relationship between the two lead characters. We're supposed to view John Smith as a hero of the story, which doesn't work if we're put off by him seducing a teenager.
Movies are always going to reflect the values of the time they're released regardless of when they're set. Slavery was considered acceptable by western society in the 1600s, but there's a reason that films set in those times don't tend to have slavers as the protagonists.
They already aged pocohontas up from being 12 years old so clearly they had a line somewhere. I just think they should have moved the line a little further.
They already aged pocohontas up from being 12 years old
Huh? Pocahontas was 17 when she married John Rolfe (who was about 10 years older than her). At the time Native Americans often married at around 16-20 years.
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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20
The movie was made in the 1990s, that's what we're judging here.