00:00Disney often draws inspiration from history, but sometimes, well, the films take big liberties.
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00:08In Pocahontas, Pocahontas is depicted as a young woman in her twenties.
00:12In reality, when she met the English settlers, historians estimate that she was about 10 or 11 years old.
00:1910, 11 years old, John Smith...
00:23Disney deliberately aged the character to build a much more romantic story.
00:28In Mulan, several elements come from very different periods of Chinese history.
00:32The hairstyles, clothing, certain weapons, and architecture do not correspond at all to the same period.
00:38The creators blended several centuries to create a more easily recognizable China.
00:42In the beautiful south of Notre-Dame, Disney also takes liberties.
00:45The cathedral is inspired by Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in the 15th century.
00:49However, some architectural details of the cathedral were added after numerous restorations.
00:55For the beauty and the beast, several decorative objects come from the empire style.
00:59Although the story is supposed to take place before that period.
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