The film steers clear of the current trend to rewrite history, but continues America’s fascination with primitive people. The Indians are portrayed as noble, while the Europeans are ignorant. The twist in this film, however, is that there are both good and bad Indians, and good and bad Europeans. Sir George and the other white men in the film do not regard the Indians as fully human, but the Christians do. However, SQUANTO tends to imply that all religions are equally valid. The Indians dance while the Pilgrims pray the Lord’s Prayer. In another scene, it is implied that the priests accept Squanto’s Creator as the same God they worship. Such attempts to show parallels between the two religions fails to recognize their differences. Also, Indian ancestor and “Mother Earth” worship are portrayed as legitimate. In one scene, an Indian chief’s son is mistakenly shot by a white man. Parents should also be aware that even though the films violence is obscured, it may be too intense for the very young. SQUANTO has many positive features, but its religious messages could be misleading.
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