RE: Maleficent with some spoilers...

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Posted by user510 on March 8, 2015 at 13:12:13

In Reply to: Maleficent posted by user510 on March 6, 2015 at 23:05:15:

this is a Disney film about a Fairy Tale. So,yes, it is for children.

I'm tempted to say that it could be thought of as the mirror image of the original Disney animated film: "Sleeping Beauty". But I'd have to sit through that one to confirm it. But having watched any number of Disney animated movies from that period in the 40's and 50's, it has become apparent that Disney tended to tell tales of good versus evil. Evil is ugly. Good is beautiful. And often enough in those Disney movies, the evil witch dies horribly as the audience applauds. And these are shown to children. (message to young children; ugly is evil...kill it.)

Anyway, Maleficent,the movie, shows all the shades of human emotion from bright and sunny to dark and hateful. Betrayal and revenge, then forgiveness, contriteness ,a test of the soul, and then redemption. And it does so with appropriate justification to motivate each condition.

Imho, it is probably better to show children this version of the Sleeping Beauty tale than the original from 1959.

-Steve

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Topic - Maleficent - user510 23:05:15 03/06/15 (15)

Combine the root words "malevolent" and "deficient" and you get... - genungo 06:57:16 03/22/15 (2)

RE: Combine the root words "malevolent" and "deficient" and you get... - user510 10:28:43 03/22/15 (1)

RE: and you get... - genungo 15:56:51 03/22/15 (0)

RE: Maleficent with some spoilers... - user510 13:12:13 03/08/15 (0)

RE: Maleficent - mbnx01 12:48:40 03/08/15 (3)

RE: see it then judge for your self (nt) - user510 12:50:34 03/08/15 (2)

kind of defeats the purpose of forums - mbnx01 16:18:00 03/08/15 (1)

RE: define 'purpose of forums' (nt) - user510 16:24:18 03/08/15 (0)

Snooze Fest for me . . . - Billy Wonka 12:00:47 03/08/15 (2)

That probably explains... - geoffkait 12:04:35 03/08/15 (1)

Hey! - rlw 09:11:10 03/09/15 (0)

I really enjoyed this movie! - rlw 15:14:12 03/07/15 (1)

Ditto. (Nt) - marc g. 07:10:35 03/15/15 (0)

We liked it too, agreed, lots of heart and, almost touching, a great view on BR Disc^ - Road Warrior 12:12:00 03/07/15 (0)

RE: Maleficent - dean_martin 11:18:59 03/07/15 (0)

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RE: Maleficent with some spoilers... - user510 13:12:13 03/08/15 (0)

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