Look, 'Colors of the Wind' slaps—it's an absolute banger with a gorgeous environmental message that still holds up. The animation is pretty, the raccoon is cute, and on a surface level, it's a watchable Disney film from the Renaissance era.

But here's the thing: this movie is a historical disaster that does active harm. It takes the story of a real child (Pocahontas was 10-12 when John Smith arrived) and turns her into a romantic lead for an adult colonizer. It portrays the beginning of Native American genocide as a 'both sides need to understand each other' conflict that gets resolved by love and understanding. It's the 'All Lives Matter' of Disney movies.

Beyond the problematic messaging, it's also just... kind of boring by modern standards. The pacing is slow, the story is predictable, and kids raised on Encanto and Moana will find this one a slog. The TMDB rating of 6.9 tells you everything—it's not even beloved by nostalgic adults.

If your kid is deep in a Disney princess phase and insists on watching it, fine—but you're signing up for a history lesson afterward. Use it as a teaching moment about how movies can get history wrong and why that matters. Otherwise, there are better ways to spend 81 minutes.