Maleficent

[mlr52]

Just saw it.  Interesting take on the story (and it makes sense).

Angelina Jolie is very believable and I would like to see her do a version of the character geared for adults not children.

[Ai]

Just saw it.  Interesting take on the story (and it makes sense).

Angelina Jolie is very believable and I would like to see her do a version of the character geared for adults not children.

I can't wait to take my daughter to see it next weekend.

[baduhmtisss]

I can't wait to take my daughter to see it next weekend.

 
I'm dying to see that movie. Angelina Jolee is one of my favorite actresses.

[Aster Breo]

I can't wait to take my daughter to see it next weekend.

How old is your daughter?  

I saw it this evening, and, while I liked the central message, I don't think it's a good one for young kids.  There's a lot of important relationship dynamics that aren't spelled out in the dialog that I think would go over the heads of younger kids. Plus, there are 2 battle scenes that could be upsetting.

But it really depends on age and maturity.

[veggiewolf]

Just saw it.  Interesting take on the story (and it makes sense).

Angelina Jolie is very believable and I would like to see her do a version of the character geared for adults not children.

 
I so want to see this.  Maleficent is my favorite of the villains, and I have serious squee for Angelina.

[Melamphoros]

I so want to see this.  Maleficent is my favorite of the villains, and I have serious squee for Angelina.

 
If I were to compile a list of my favorite characters ever, Maleficent would probably be somewhere near the top.  As such, I have been weary of this film since I heard about the premise.

[SunflowerP]

As such, I have been weary of this film since I heard about the premise.

 
Weary, as in, you got tired of it that quickly? (Which I'd believe; Disney hype can overload one in a hurry.) Or wary, as in, cautious and mistrustful?

Sunflower

[Ai]

How old is your daughter?  

I saw it this evening, and, while I liked the central message, I don't think it's a good one for young kids.  There's a lot of important relationship dynamics that aren't spelled out in the dialog that I think would go over the heads of younger kids. Plus, there are 2 battle scenes that could be upsetting.

But it really depends on age and maturity.

She's six. I think she'll be okay, though. She's pretty thick skinned and good with movies/tv. She watched all the Harry Potter movies and did okay. As long as I'm there with her to explain stuff during or after, it's good. My dad was the same way with me. As long as it doesn't get all rapey, which, you know...sleeping beauty and all. But, this is Disney, right? O.o lol

[Melamphoros]

Weary, as in, you got tired of it that quickly? (Which I'd believe; Disney hype can overload one in a hurry.) Or wary, as in, cautious and mistrustful?

 
The second one:p

I don't watch TV and have an adblock on my browser so hype isn't an issue.

[veggiewolf]

The second one:p

I don't watch TV and have an adblock on my browser so hype isn't an issue.

 
I'm wary also but I think my MUST SEE is winning out over my "what if it is terrible?"

[mlr52]

I'm wary also but I think my MUST SEE is winning out over my "what if it is terrible?"

 
Go see it, it has a different view of the story than what is usually presented.  The children that were in the theater when I saw it were paying attention: no figging, whispering, or the other things they do when uninterested in the movie, and they did not seem to be frightened.  

Angela shows Maleficent as a faerie woman driven to be a villain, to protect what she loves.  Yet she finds a way out of that.

[Melamphoros]

Angela shows Maleficent as a faerie woman driven to be a villain, to protect what she loves.  Yet she finds a way out of that.

 
And that's why I'm wary.

The original Maleficent got snubbed at a christening.  Any other villain would just level the castle and be done with it but not her.  Instead, she not only curses the kid but draws out the punishment for sixteen years just to fuck with them.  This is why, even as a(n admittedly deranged) child I always rooted for her.

From what I gather about this movie, they gave her a good reason to want revenge and made her morally conflicted about it.  That is not the Maleficent I know and love!

[mlr52]

And that's why I'm wary.

The original Maleficent got snubbed at a christening.  Any other villain would just level the castle and be done with it but not her.  Instead, she not only curses the kid but draws out the punishment for sixteen years just to fuck with them.  This is why, even as a(n admittedly deranged) child I always rooted for her.

From what I gather about this movie, they gave her a good reason to want revenge and made her morally conflicted about it.  That is not the Maleficent I know and love!

 
This is a love and its betrayal story. Leveling the castle is too easy and quick as payback.  The child is the tool, not the true target.

[Melamphoros]

This is a love and its betrayal story. Leveling the castle is too easy and quick as payback.  The child is the tool, not the true target.

 
You are missing my point entirely.  Maleficent was fascinating because according to her alien Fair Folk logic, she was justified in torturing an entire kingdom for being snubbed at its princess's christening.  Making it a "love and betrayal story" takes away from that.

[mlr52]

You are missing my point entirely.  Maleficent was fascinating because according to her alien Fair Folk logic, she was justified in torturing an entire kingdom for being snubbed at its princess's christening.  Making it a "love and betrayal story" takes away from that.

 
This version has nothing about being snubbed at the princess's christening, it is about something that happened before that.  And the curse in this story is not corrected by the last angel/faerie, but stands a pronounced by Maleficent.  

Maleficent is justified in her actions and the curse she places on the child for, how it is removed as stated in Maleficent's curse is truly devastating, more so than the damage and destruction for the kingdom.    

Although the story is about Maleficent it is not her story.