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[Belle Hibiki]

The visuals were stunning. I was honestly mesmerized by the imagery for most of the movie.

The plot, though? And the characters? Were passable and flat, respectively. Big standouts on the opposite ends of the spectrum were Weaver, who did a good job with her character, and military general guy, who was so ridiculously stereotypical and one-dimensional that I wanted to laugh out loud.

I didn't really have anything against the political message it brought, though I did think it got a little heavy-handed at times. I don't think it's a bad movie, and it's probably going to have very long legs on its special effects alone, but once you get past those, it's a pretty average film.

Edit: Also it's Dances With Wolves + Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest in space, not Pocahontas.