The Curse of Maleficent: The Tale of a Sleeping Beauty

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Elle Fanning as Aurora, the current ruler of the Moors; Maleficent's adoptive daughter; Prince Phillip's wife. Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, the power-hungry Queen of Ulstead, John's wife and Phillip's mother, who despises Maleficent and Aurora. a b "Maleficent Character History". Disney.go.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003 . Retrieved December 16, 2020.

In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004), Maleficent fills the same role as a fragment of Sora's memories. What stood out to me the most when reading this and I wasn’t surprised at all given the impact of the previous and first installment, Malificent, was how much love and heart that was embedded throughout this book! Between Aurora and Maleficent, and of course the to be wedded Aurora and Phillip. Of course though, this is where it started to get angsty and heart wrenching, it was just so heartfelt! I felt the characters pain and hurt! See, Aurora and Phillip as we know utterly adore one another, but Aurora adores Maleficent too, essentially she’s the surrogate Mother that raised Aurora so beautifully, I just felt how much they love one another!The hurt when Maleficent thinks Aurora would choose her future Mother-In-Law over her (it just hurt so much!) and the anger that built in Maleficent at this, only to be escalated by finding out that there are actually more Dark Fey, more of her kind….just, wow!

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Abrams, Natalie (November 19, 2014). " Once Upon a Time casts Alias vet Merrin Dungey". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 19, 2014. Ayşe Melda (July 20, 2017). "Intertextual transformation of a fairy tale from Sleeping Beauty to Maleficent" (PDF). Balıkesir University the Journal of Social Sciences Institute. 20 (38): 371–382. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2019 . Retrieved August 29, 2019.

She appears in the animated television special Descendants: The Royal Wedding (2021), still turned into a lizard, where she attends Mal and Ben's wedding.Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang calls the film (written by returning scribe Linda Woolverton and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood co-writers Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue) an "enjoyably deranged" continuation of the first movie thanks to Jolie's commitment to the character's grim quirks, though he ultimately notes the "flat dialogue, overblown battles, and cloying CGI critters" weigh down the film's merits. [53] IndieWire's Eric Kohn adds that Jolie's natural charm adds so much "delicious flamboyance to this striking villainess that she outshines the latest heavy-handed Disney refashioning" before quipping that "only the world's biggest movie star could upstage her own movie with each fearsome scowl." [54] Accolades [ edit ] Award Having lost her ability to fly, Maleficent frees a captured raven in a nearby field and gives him the power to transform into a man. She recruits this raven-man, Diaval (Sam Riley) to serve as her "wings" in exchange for having saved his life. She declares herself ruler of the Moors, infusing her surroundings with dark magic and pitting herself once and for all against Stefan, ruler of the human kingdom. Phillip's parents, King John and Queen Ingrith, host an intimate dinner. Maleficent maintains her composure after Ingrith tauntingly mentions the sleeping curse once placed on Aurora, and recalls King Stefan's death. She openly claims Maleficent killed two human fairy poachers last seen near the Moors. When Ingrith carelessly dismisses Maleficent's maternal bond with Aurora, Maleficent reacts angrily and seemingly curses John, who suddenly falls into a deep slumber. Maleficent proclaims she did not curse him, though Aurora disbelieves her. Phillip urges his mother to try and awaken the King with a kiss. Ingrith resists, and her weak attempt fails because she does not love John. As Maleficent flees the castle, Ingrith's servant, Gerda, shoots Maleficent with an iron bullet. Domestic 2019 Weekend 42 October 18-20, 2019". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved October 24, 2019. I also quite enjoyed the relationship between Maleficent and Aurora, mostly because it develops so naturally. Of course, a lot has happened between them and Maleficent is clearly keeping some secrets from Aurora that could have changed the relationship in a big way, but the love, especially the love from Maleficent towards Aurora, is so pure. And it's even more beautiful because it's not romantic love, but parental love, even if it's not her own daughter.