Maleficent
SCORE: 70
Maleficent is a live remake of the Sleeping Beauty franchise. There
is one really important difference. Maleficent is told from the
perspective of the evil queen. It felt like watching a film based on
Stalin's atrocities from Stalin's perspective. Maleficent finds way to
justify her horrendous acts.
The story telling in Maleficent tries to move the viewer to be
sympathetic to the evil character. I wonder if that sympathy will be
applied to greedy corporate executives, corrupt politicians, or
polluters? All of them must have reasons for what they do too.
The changes to the story do not end there either. Maleficent redefines
Sleeping Beauty in other important ways. Instead of prince charming
breaking the curse, it is Maleficent herself that breaks the curse.
Because she loves Sleeping Beauty like a daughter.
Maleficent deals with spirits, fairies, magic, and magical creatures.
Humans are shown as bad. In fact most male characters are shown as bad.
But then Hollywood has been attacking men for many years, so its not
exactly anything new for them to be trashing men, and making women look
good and strong.
There are some violent war scenes in Maleficent. The magical creatures
are hording all kinds of treasures away from the humans. When the humans
try to show their interest in sharing they are vicious murdered, and run
off. There are also scary images and scenes in Maleficent.
Family Friendly Gaming was provided the Blu-ray + DVD combo + Digital HD
of Maleficent for this review. Please note the cost/value of this review
is way above the cost/value of this product. There are numerous behind
the scenes where the mentality of the story is shown.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 65%
System: Blu-ray/DVD
Publisher: Disney
Developer: Roth Films
Rating:
‘PG’ - Parental Guidance Suggested {For Sequences of Fantasy Action and
Violence, including Frightening Images}
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