Disney movie story Maleficent with the beautiful Angelina Jolie in the image of a winged and horned fairy surprises the viewer not so much with special effects as with a moral message and a common ideology. It is based on the world famous fairy tale story about a sleeping beauty, which is presented to the viewer from a different perspective. In the fantastic tale "Maleficent" (actors: A. Jolie, E. Fanning, S. Copley, S. Riley), the charismatic sorceress, one of the most striking and memorable villains in the creative history of Disney, comes to the fore.
The radical version. Tie
“Maleficent” (2014) has a tricky plot, at the same time understandable even to a child. Events unfold in ancient times, when enchanted forests and swamps inhabited by fabulous creatures bordered on unitary kingdoms of people. This magical place was supervised by the still young fairy Maleficent (actress Isabelle Molloy), and the local inhabitants - goblins, elves, living trees and dragons were friends. People preferred to bypass the enchanted district, but once the son of a peasant, teenager Stefan (actor Michael Higgins) penetrated there. Stefan and Maleficent made friends, and when they came of age, fell in love, giving each other a kiss of true love. On this romantic note, the blissful time ends in the movie "Maleficent", the actors-children are replaced by adult performers.
Fairytale reality
Unfortunately, Stefan turned out to be a vile careerist, and in order to take possession of the throne, he cut off the wings of his girlfriend. Despair radically changed the fairy, Maleficent (Jolie) became a real sorceress, fencing herself off by an insurmountable hedge from the world of people, she hatched a plan of revenge for several years. At this time, Stefan married, and his wife gave birth to a new king, daughter Aurora (actress Vivienne Jolie-Pitt in early childhood and actress El Fanning in his youth). It was she who was cursed by Maleficent. According to the spell, the moment the princess turns 16, she will prick her finger and fall asleep forever. Further, without a spoiler, it is impossible to provide a brief description of the storyline of the movie “Maleficent”. The actors who took part in the filming claimed that only after these events the most interesting begins.
Creators
The director of the project was Robert Stromberg, who in the past was awarded the Oscar as an art director for Alice in Wonderland and Avatar. He created the best fairytale fantasy of 2014 - inventive, mysterious, colorful, with a beautifully told story in which good intertwines with evil.
The screenwriter was Linda Wolverton. She managed to saturate the old fairy tale story with a novelty about the spell cast on the young innocent princess, offended and deceived by the powerful ruler of a magical country bordering on the possession of people. Perhaps some skeptical viewers may be alerted by unexpected morality in this cinematic magnificence. But the demanding and principled Angelina Jolie, the leading actor, executive producer and the locomotive of the Maleficent film project as a whole (the actors called Angelina among themselves that way), felt that it was dangerous for children to be held captive by rainbow illusions for a long time. By the way, Jolie, in addition to her baby daughter, attracted Dean Semler, one of the most virtuoso cameramen of our time, to work on the fairy tale, with whom she worked during the creation of her painting “In the Land of Honey and Blood”.
Fairy godmothers. Elder fairy
“Maleficent” became the first Disney movie in the filmography of many popular actors, among them the performers of the roles of fairies-godmothers: I. Staunton, D. Temple, L. Manville.
Imelda Staunton - apparently poured by Judy Dench, a British film actress, also known for her work in theater and television. Her filmography is truly brilliant. The actress performed the most memorable roles in the following films: “A lot of noise from nothing”, “My terrible nanny”, “Friends of Peter”, “Vera Drake”, “Shakespeare in love”, “Psychic”, “David Copperfield”. For the younger generation of viewers, Imelda Staunton is the wicked and treacherous Dolores Umbridge from the Harry Potter series of films. The actress during the casting easily passed Emma Thompson and Judy Dench, who also auditioned for the roles of fairies.
Two more fairy godmothers
Juneau Temple is a British actress who has been awarded the BAFTA Rising Star Award. The actress became known to a wide audience after participating in the films “Another of the Boleyn family”, “Cracks” and “Atonement”. The picture of Maleficent can be seen as a successful step in the development of Juneau Temple’s creative career. After the release of the movie, the actress received a number of tempting offers and in 2015 starred with Johnny Depp in Black Mass and Rhys Evans in Len and Company.
Leslie Manville is a British film actress who has received many awards for her work on the films of Michael Lee (Cooter, All or Nothing, One More Year), Pete Travis (Children of Other People) and Joe Wright (Heavy Body damage ”).
Family movie
The aforementioned fairy godmothers and werewolf-raven Diaval (actor Sam Riley) make the frankly moralizing movie comedy. Angelina Jolie, as usual, is unsurpassed, and young spectators can easily identify themselves with Isabelle Molla and El Fanning. Attention is also worthy of the local prince Charming (actor Brenton Thwaites), who looks like a charming Justin Bieber. While watching the tale, the boys will not be bored either; for them, the creators have prepared chic battle scenes of the “Chronicles of Narnia” level. Therefore, the movie tale "Maleficent" can be safely recommended for family viewing.