Merryweather's original gift to Aurora was meant to be "happiness" before Maleficent intervened. A theory suggests Merryweather's original gift could have been wisdom, setting her apart from the other ...

I have a confession to make – I didn't like Aurora for some time in the Maleficent movie, but now, after watching it years later, I get her. In fact, I love her. I'll say that Disney princesses ...

What all of this means is, Aurora is not given true character, she is essentially a prop. But in light of the necessary arc for Maleficent, Aurora should've been much more than that. It's even ...

In 2014, Angelina Jolie took the lead on the famed fantasy film Maleficent. The villainous role she brought to life became an ...

Where Sleeping Beauty is soft, Maleficent is all hard edges. The framing comes through in the colors and imagery; the spikes are reminiscent of prickly thorns, while Aurora and the three good ...

After mending her broken relationship with Princess Aurora, her goddaughter, who she once cursed to sleep forever, Maleficent begins to live a quiet life as the protectress of the Moors.

After a great start, once the main plot is set up, the film stalls a bit while we get a lot of exposition and not enough activity from Maleficent or Aurora. Granted, filling in the backstory here ...

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