Maleficent was released in 2014, directed by Robert Stromberg, and Linda Woolverton and Charles Perrault write it. The leading actors and actresses are Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, and Sharlto Copley. When it was first released, it domestically received $241,410,378 and internationally received $517,000,000, and the total of them is $758,410,378. The reviewer Paul Asay said: “In fact, she was pretty nice.” Indeed, Maleficent was a kind-hearted and maternal fairy, not a woman who superficially looked so cold and ruthless. The reason she wanted to punishment Stefan is his betrayal, and he stole her wings like Paul said: “But life has a way of bending us, fraying us, twisting us out of shape. Our disappointments mount, our hurts gather. Sometimes, something in us breaks.” It is life forcing her to become an evil fairy.
Women are strong enough to support the entire nation and gentle enough to take care of a newborn. Maleficent said: “Arise and stand with me” to all fairies when they had to fight with humankind. (00:10:56) Although she was a woman, she also was a protector of Moors forest and the leader of fairies. Instead of hiding behind, she dared to stand out and directly fight with humankind.
However, it is not all of her. She also had a gentle and full of maternal side. When she thought Aurora could never be weak up, she was expressing her cares about Aurora and kissed Aurora’s head with tears: then she said: “I swear, no harm will come to you as long as I live.” (01:13:43) She changed her old cold and ruthless image, only keeping her tenderness in her heart, she directly expressed her love for Aurora.
Thus, in this film, the female is a colorful image, instead of a woman with a single personality, like weakness, mercy, evil, etc. Unlike late films, where always exist heroines, in this movie, the princess still needs the salvation of the “prince,” the ruler of the country is still male, and the story is still full of magic. But compared to earlier movies, Aurora is not waiting for the prince’s true love kiss, but the kiss of her godmother, Maleficent.
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