Walt disney Book Scans - The Little Mermaid: The Story of Ariel (English Version)

The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey rato to Hercules by
John Grant

Pocahontas's best friend, Nakoma is something of a character in procurar of a personality; in their pairing, Pocahontas is certainly the dominant one and certainly the brighter. Nakoma represents, in a subtler way than Kocoum, the reluctance of most of the Native Americans to embrace change, and thus contrasts completely with Pocahontas, who is a wild, free spirit enthusiastic to find adventure in each new moment. Their physical appearances reflect this: Pocahontas has a genuine Native American face...

Roger Ebert: **** (4 Stars)

When I first heard about the project, I wondered if ``The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' could possibly work as a disney animated feature--if the fearsomefeatures and fate of its sad hero Quasimodo would hold audiences at arm'slength. When I saw the visualização trailers for the film, with its songs about``Quasi,'' I feared disney had gone too far in an attempt to popularize andneutralize the material. I was wrong to doubt, and wrong to fear: ``TheHunchback of Notre Dame'' is the best disney animated feature since ``Beauty andthe Beast''--a whirling, uplifting, thrilling story...