Pocahontas

As one of the few Disney princesses with an historical basis, Pocahontas deserves more serious treatment than she has received. While we cannot expect Disney to tell the real story – she marries an Englishman and dies of pneumonia, never seeing her home again – we could definitely have a more intimate development of the narrative. Terrence Malick did a version of the Pocahontas story with The New World, but Disney would naturally put its own spin on the same animated tale. With the current rise in eco-concerns, now is as good a time for this as any.