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Poll question: what historical figure do you think has been the most badly portrayed in the movies, in general? Pocahontas? Steven Hawking? Genghis Kahn? What famous person from history makes you go “Oh, man, will they EVER get them right in a movie?”
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Pocahontas really gets to me, especially the Disney movie. I was mortified when I saw it. Most depictions of native American is pretty horrendous throughout the years! I could say Vlad Țepeș, I guess. They always use him when they want to add “historical fact” to Dracula – but as it turns out, he wasn’t the inspiration for Dracula. Stoker used his “dracut” title because he thought it sounded right but knew nothing about him and based the characters on several other sources. His life was pretty interesting but he wasn’t ever suspected of being a vampire!
Both are good answers, Vince, which is no surprise. You always have good ones! Disney’s “Pocahontas” is especially troublesome because of her real age and consent in comparison to that depicted in the movie. Have a stack of BumpyBux! Someday, they’ll be something!