Colin Farrell - Sexy Pocahontas Film Slammed As 'Inaccurate'

18 December 2005 14:08
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Sexy Pocahontas Film Slammed As 'Inaccurate'

Irish heart-throb COLIN FARRELL's latest movie has been blasted by historians for the "inaccurate" portrayal of his love affair with an 11-year-old POCAHONTAS.

THE NEW WORLD sees Farrell take on the role of mariner Captain JOHN SMITH, whose life is saved from native Indians by local princess Pocahontas.

But experts say the implied sexual relationship between the pair is nonsensical and simply not true.

CAMILLA TOWNSEND, history professor at Colgate University in New York, says, "It is extraordinary that they (film-makers) worked so hard to get the scenes and the costumes correct yet continue to ignore the facts.

"They could have had a wonderful movie because she (Pocahontas) led an extraordinary life in her own right. Instead, they continue to cherish the idea that the Indians were gaga for the white man."

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