7. When John Smith Leaves Pocahontas Behind
Devastation Rating: 8/10 Pocahontas ends on a more melancholy note than other Disney films do; which is what makes this final scene even harder to forget than others. The love affair between two incredibly difference individuals and one girl's aim to bring peace between strangers all seem to come to nothing as John Smith and the ship sail back to England. As adults it's much easier to understand: of course it would never have worked out. Pocahontas wouldn't have known where to begin in England (let's not talk about Pocahontas 2) - and John Smith's digestive system certainly couldn't have coped with a diet of berries and forest fruits. And yet it's still so DAMN SAD. They were SO IN LOVE. They were MEANT TO BE. Why did you have to get shot, John Smith? WHY?!