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I've listed this article for peer review because a fellow user has criticized its prose when I tried to get it to GA status. Any and all commentary is appreciated!

Thanks, MagicatthemovieS (talk) 21:30, 25 November 2017 (UTC) MagicatthemovieS (talk) 21:02, 25 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Historical accuracy section badly needs to be converted to prose. As such it is a point-form trivia section lacking context or commentary on the relevance, why changes were made, or what the reception has been. See WP:FILMHIST.
Video game section consists of one short sentence. There is no commentary, such as in a Legacy section, discussing the sequel, though it's mentioned in the lede with a citation, violating WP:LEADCITE.
Development: "That same month, Katzenberg held a meeting with the Feature Animation staff in which he declared Pocahontas to be a hit"

"would be a hit" or was a hit in what sense? It couldn't be a box office hit or critical hit if it were still in development.

"while the concept for The Lion King was deemed experimental"

Experimental films can't be hits?

Writing: "no scene was rewritten less than thirty-five times until it was perfect"

Until the writers or directors deemed it perfect?

Squaw is a slur. There is also an improper contraction in this sentence.

Music: This section can benefit from some punctuation.
Marketing: "a studio workshop where visitors can become the voice of their favorite animated character"

See a character speak in their voice? Hear the characters' voice speak their words?

Box office: Fourth sentence needs a comma.
Critical: Rotten Tomatoes didn't exist in 1995. That stuff should be moved to the end of the section.

"Roger Ebert deemed Pocahontas inferior to previous Disney films."

It would be more accurate to say he compared them to previous Disney Renaissance.

"It has been argued that Smith's victory over Kocoum in this arena is symbolic of Western Europe's domination of the Americas and the white man's domination over men of color"

By who?

Did not check references. Ribbet32 (talk) 04:01, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]