In this Disney movie men are burned alive, used as slingshots, bashed, blown, stomped by giant trees and in general subjected to all kind of cruelty. This is fun, however, as all men are evil, albeit for two wimpy exceptions (of which one is actually a crow).
One should never trust men. Men are incapable of true love. According to this movie the only reason men approach women is to use them as a stepping stone to benefits. Men are greedy thieves, who lust for possession precious stones and valuables, whereas women merely admire their beauty in the nature. (How did I laugh at this vision, as in real life it is usually women, who use their sexuality on men to get glittery things).
In this movie there is no positive portrayal of male-female relationships or family life. In the first such relationship the man cuts off the fairy's wings (implied rape). In the second relationship (king Stefan and her queen) the queen is a passive background figure given only one scene. In the third one the prince is a wimp bereft of personality, so it remains for Maleficent to save the day (and kill the evil king). Princess Aurora is raised by three fairies and the ever-guarding Maleficent. Maleficent's parents are dead. And the princess's will be soon, too, by Maleficent. Women don't need men as parental figures, as men can only violate women. True love can be given to a young girl only by a strong, latex-clad, female authority. Yes: you can see what I am aiming at: Maleficient comes close to a lesbian fantasy. The single point where a man (who is evil) is required, is to give seed. After that the three fairy women and the strong female (who replaces the mother that lives with an evil man in an evil traditional marriage) will take care of the upbringing of young Aurora, to make sure she has no contact with men.
Some might consider their seclusion a stupid decision, as after all a true love's kiss is what is required to wake Aurora from inevitable doom. One could think that it would be good for Aurora to live among other youth of her age, so that there would at least be the chance of forming an equal and mutually respectful, loving relationship with a good young man. But as we now know and as the movie has taught us: there are no loving, equal and mutually respectful relationships between men and women (as all men are evil). Therefore young women must be protected from men and taught to hate them, so that there is no possibility of an evil man breaking a woman's heart. Fortunately, however, true love can be found between the latex-clad horny female and the young girl. This love is so natural, that despite Maleficient being a scary dark horned creature who actually cursed the little child, Aurora could not but love her and pursue her company already as an infant. Their love story is as inevitable and as magical as if it were written in the stars.
So, Maleficient should be good material for those parents who wish to prepare their girls for their older female lover already at an early age. For others... well, my 8 year old boy was so annoyed with the portrayal of men as evil as well as an evil creature being made good (he has seen Sleeping Beauty), that he did not bother to watch the movie to the end.
I could have written a lot also from the perspective how an interesting Disney villain is destroyed in the movie, but others have written a lot about that. It would perhaps indeed be wise (though probably beyond their wisdom) for the script writers to ask, why the title character of the movie is named "Maleficient", i.e. in Latin: evil-doer; one who does evil, if she actually is not evil, or does not begin as evil. What kind of parent would name one's child evil-doer? Except, if malice was indeed somehow respected and natural within that species or culture? Could we next get some kind of Disney film portraying Satan as a hero - who inexplicably just happens to be named Satan? Or perhaps a remodeling of Star Wars to tell how Darth Vader is actually a nice guy, whose peaceful and beautiful Empire full of magical creatures is attacked by the evil Rebels that wish to rob its riches? Please, Disney..? I can see endless possibilities with this approach. Perhaps give us the evil Allied vs. benevolent Nazis? Or Snow White, the seven She-Dwarfs and the evil King?
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