He hands Rolfe a proclamation that King James has signed that says an Armada will sail if he is not pleased with the ambassador sent from the Americas. Upon arriving in England, Pocahontas is astounded by this "new world." But at the height of her fun, Ratcliffe appears and grins evilly when he finds out it's Pocahontas as an ambassador, a lowly woman, instead of the Chief (actually the first time in the whole story where Ratcliffe and Pocahontas meet face to face). Then Rolfe and Pocahontas come to a truce, and perhaps this is where the first sparks of a strong and deep blossoming romance appear. While on the ship, Pocahontas is nearly arrested by the captain as for harboring stowaways, but Rolfe saves her. The next day, Pocahontas sets off for England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy stowing away on the ship, and a bodyguard sent by the Chief (known as Uttamatomakkin). Later on, Pocahontas asks for advice from Grandmother Willow, who tells her to "listen to the spirit within." Pocahontas volunteers, despite Rolfe having doubts and a native saying bad disadvantages.
That night at a dance in the Indian village, Rolfe intrudes with a gift of a horse for "The Mighty Pocahontas." When Pocahontas steps forward, Rolfe finds himself in an awkward situation: the stubborn Chief will not go to England, but unless an envoy is sent, war will break out. Rolfe then assumes "Pocahontas" is the name of the Chief of the Powhatans. Rolfe later overhears two women talking about Pocahontas preventing a war. Pocahontas is annoyed by Rolfe for interfering in her attempt to stop the skirmish and Rolfe dislikes Pocahontas for rebuking him because of said interference. After an incident with a biased settler and a near-battle between the warriors and settlers, Pocahontas meets Rolfe face-to-face but they don't take a liking to each other. By now, civilians from England have settled in Jamestown and rush to meet the boat. A while later, John Rolfe's ship arrives. She eventually decides to move on and buries his compass in the snow. Pocahontas is still mourning John Smith's death.
In the New World, Pocahontas's old friend Nakoma seems to be married. In order to prevent such a happening, a young diplomat, John Rolfe, is sent to bring Chief Powhatan to King James for negotiations. Set several years after the original film (circa 1610-1614), John Smith (voiced in the sequel by Donal Gibson) has been presumed dead in a plot by Governor Ratcliffe, the villain from the original film, to declare war against the Powhatan Nation back in the New World. While in the first film her romance is focused on John Smith, the sequel involves her deep romantic love and affection for the Englishman that she had married in real life, known as John Rolfe. The film is inspired by the true events of Pocahontas after her encounter with John Smith. I think Bernie comes close to being a Pick of the Week Contender and A Separation is even better, but I'm going with The Hunger Games as top pick.Pocahontas II: Journey to the New World is a 1998 straight-to-video animated film as a sequel to the Disney film Pocahontas. The best-selling Tuesday release was NCIS: Season Nine - Buy from Amazon, while the top five is dominated by Blu-ray catalog releases. That film made its DVD and Blu-ray debut on Saturday, so it didn't quite come out this week, but it is still selling well. It is an amazing week on the home market, if you count The Hunger Games. It likely won't last in first place for long, as The Avengers is coming out soon and should be record-breaking on Blu-ray.ĭVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 21st, 2012 It is already in the top ten best-selling Blu-rays of all time and the best-selling Blu-ray of the year. It saw its sales numbers grow a little bit to 1.75 million units / $34.99 million for the week giving it totals of 3.42 million units / $68.32 million.
The Hunger Games dominated the Blu-ray Sales Chart during its first full week on the home market.