Maleficent
is a fictitious character created in Walt Disney's movie Sleeping
Beauty in 1959. She is a compelling fairy who lives in Moors, and in
adolescence falls in love with Stefan (a human peasant boy). However,
Stefan betrays her to capture the throne which ruins Maleficent.
She
forms a dark tyrannical kingdom with Diaval as her one associate. The
queen of Moor and Mistress of Evil comes to know about the newborn
princess Aurora (daughter of King Stefan). Filled with hatred and
revenge, Maleficent arrives uninvited to the royal christening and
curses the newborn princess: on her sixteenth birthday before the
sun sets, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning
wheel and die.
Frightened
by the curse, Stefan pleads for his daughter. Fairy Merryweather, who
had some powers, diminishes the curse so that Aurora will go to a
deep slumber instead. Maleficent then offers a caveat – only a
true loves kiss could awaken her.
Maleficent
watches over Aurora grow in grace and beauty from afar and after
fifteen years, realizes that she has grown fond of the princess. She
attempts to revoke the curse but is unsuccessful. Aurora later falls
in love with Prince Philip. On her 16th birthday, the
curse starts taking affect on Aurora. Maleficent kidnaps Phillip and
infiltrates Stefan's castle to have him kiss Aurora, but his romantic
kiss had no effect. Maleficent breaks down and kisses her forehead,
which causes Aurora to awaken. The movie then moves to a happy
ending.
Director:
Robert Stromberg
Screenplay:
Linda Woolverton
Writers:
Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault, etc
Starcast:
Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda
Staunton, Juno Temple, etc
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Family
Year:
2014
Rating:
7.4/10
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