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Nov 12, 2020 · Watch this clip from the Disney movie #Pocahontas when she visits her grandmother Willow to consult her about her bizarre dream that has been troubling her! ...
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The idea of a nature spirit guide for Pocahontas was first developed with a male character in mind, named "Old Man River". When actor Gregory Peck was brought in to play the character, he declined and suggested that Pocahontas's spirit guide be a maternal figure instead. The character was reimagined as a tree of life figure whose foliage would mark a seasonal change in the story. Veteran Disney story artist Joe Grant would develop the character further as a grandmother figure for Pocahontas,...
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Grandmother Willow is a sentient weeping willow tree who serves as an adviser to Pocahontas. She is depicted as being an ancient and wise figure. She can be comical at times, as in her words, there is still snap in her old vines. She serves mostly as a spiritual adviser and it is implied that she served a similar role to Pocahontas's now-deceased mother some years before. Being a willow tree, many other animals make their home in her branches.
Grandmother Willow first appears after she is consulted by Pocahontas, who relates to Grandmother Willow her doubts about Chief Powhatan's plan to have her marry Kocoum, a brave yet serious warrior. Pocahontas then relates a dream she has been having, involving a spinning arrow. Grandmother Willow advises Pocahontas that the spinning arrow is pointing Pocahontas down her path. When Pocahontas asks what her path is, Grandmother Willow advises Pocahontas to listen and allow the spirits of the e...
In the second movie, Grandmother Willow plays a more minor role. Pocahontas visits Grandmother Willow and tells her of her concerns about crossing the ocean and attempting to stop the potential war between her people and the settlers. Grandmother Willow tells Pocahontas to "listen to the spirit within," but when Pocahontas tries it, it doesn't work because the forest animals make too much noise. Later, when Pocahontas is in London, Pocahontas sees the trees and sings that Grandmother Willow w...
Grandmother Willow appeared briefly in two episodes of this series. First, she appears in "Jiminy Cricket", when Jiminy Cricket mentions that the audience should "respect [their] elders". Her second appearance occurs in "Chip 'n' Dale".
Grandmother Willow appears at Disney's Animal Kingdom in the Song of the Rainforest binaural sound show at Conservation Station, located at Rafiki's Planet Watch and in the former Pocahontas and her Forest Friends show at Camp Minnie-Mickey. She also makes a small cameo in the Florida version of Fantasmic! and has a segment in the Disney Dream crui...
Willow trees usually only live for approximately 70 years but at most 100 years. However, in the film, Grandmother Willow is 400 years old. She lives a remarkably long lifespan for a willow tree, a...
Listen to all 27 songs from the Pocahontas soundtrack, playlist, ost and score.
Grandmother Willow is a sentient weeping willow tree that serves as an adviser to Pocahontas. She is depicted as being an ancient and wise figure. She can be comical at times, as in her words, there is still snap in her old vines.
Listen to Pocahontas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, Judy Kuhn, David Ogden Stiers & Jim Cummings on Apple Music. 1995. 28 Songs. Duration: 56 minutes.
The soundtrack contains songs from the film, including each instrumental song, written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, and conducted by David Friedman. The main songs feature vocals by...
Jun 22, 2024 · Grandmother Willow is a character in the Disney animated movie “ Pocahontas.” She is a wise and ancient willow tree who serves as a spiritual guide to the film’s protagonist, Pocahontas.
