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hairy_hen
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5-Jun-2014, 6:25 PM

Maleficent.

Pretty much the ultimate revisionist fairy tale.  Angelina Jolie was incredible in this film, and I really enjoyed the way the story of Sleeping Beauty was reimagined.  Maleficent's origin story seemed to be a horrifying metaphor for sexual assault, and it was utterly impossible not to feel bad for her—even when she became inexcusably cruel and spiteful later on, I was still rooting for her much of the time.  Seeing the usual Disney tropes deconstructed so thoroughly, only to be later upheld in quite unexpected ways, was very interesting.

If, like me, you like the show Once Upon a Time or the movie Enchanted, chances are you'll enjoy this film quite a lot.  It isn't perfect, of course, as the script probably could have used some additional fleshing out of certain elements, but it adds up to a very satisfying whole, and I highly recommend it.