"Maleficent" (2014) REVIEW

A live action adaption of Sleeping Beauty made by Disney? This could either be really good or really bad. Thankfully, it is the former.

Maleficent, queen of the fairies, was betrayed by the human she loved who was driven by greed and other humanly temptations to become ruler of his kingdom. Upon hearing that the king had a child, Maleficent, fueled by revenge, curses the princess Aurora saying that "before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall into a sleep like death!" The king, fearing for his daughter, sends her to a remote cottage in the forest under the care of three fairies. Watching Aurora grow into a young woman from a distance, Maleficent wonders if she had made a mistake giving the child an irremovable curse out of frustration.

A twist to the original Disney animated movie, Maleficent delivers an amazingly visual story of the consequences of acting sorely out of anger and what true love really is. The visual effects in this movie are absolutely outstanding and made me wish that I watched it in 3D. Seriously, it was shot after shot of beautiful cinematography and lighting. The acting is also top notch, with Angelina Jolie completely killing the role of Maleficent.

Besides a part of a movie that felt a bit empty, Maleficent is a must see for fans of Disney fantasy or any form of fantasy adventure out there.

4.5/5 Stars

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