Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
Boise, Idaho
February 27, 2023 3:33pm CST
Just watched Angelina Jolie in this film. Disney's answer to what happened to Sleeping Beauty.
It is the sequel to the 2014 "Maleficent" that begins to tell the story of all the things the beloved fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty forgot, didn't have room for, or didn't want to get into.
Angelina Jolie plays the dark fae, the former ruler of the enchanted forest (The Moors)and its protector and guardian with Aurora(Sleeping Beauty), the present ruler of The Moors. Michelle Pfeiffer is the evil Queen of the human country bordering the forest.
All hell breaks out at a dinner party and Maleficent is injured. And the story goes on in splendid detail.
It is a great escape from what's going on in the world right now. Maleficent's fury and pain. She is asked to "broker peace with all humans." I wish our present-day strife was this easy to eradicate. But, alas, no magic or fantasy to help us.
I found this on Freeform. It's a great channel full of more contemporary movies. I have been trying to get away from the psychological thrillers and documentaries I've gotten used to watching.
Image courtesy of Google.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Mar 23
@RubyHawk ........They might have done a different take on the story. I don't know.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
1 Mar 23
@celticeagle wasn't the movie made before with a different actress. I'm thinking Bett Middler had a part in it, but not the main character. Seems like I saw that movie.
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@Deepizzaguy (122101)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Feb 23
Even though I am not the greatest fan of Angelina Jolie, I enjoyed her role as the villainess in Maleficent.
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@Deepizzaguy (122101)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Mar 23
@celticeagle I like the Maleficent character a lot despite her being evil.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Mar 23
@Deepizzaguy .........She had some low-key loving qualities.
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
28 Feb 23
I forgot they did a sequel I will have to find it and watch it sometime.
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@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 23
It sounds interesting. I have the video of the original Disney cartoon Sleeping Beautfy,
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