Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20140819231254/@comment-4839682-20140822202122

I completely agree.

There's also a huge disconnect when it comes to her: I cannot tell you how many people I know believe the Disney movie is pretty accurate. They think she was in her 20s and was in love with John Smith. If Once tried to be true to her actual story (And I don't know why they would, there's nothing magical about it, but that's another rant) and had a 13 year old girl calling her Pocahontas, the casual viewer would be confused and wonder why Once made a grown woman into a teenager.

Plus, doing so would keep her in the "fairytale" realm even though she was a real person.