Disney Pixar: Movie Analysis

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Disney Pixar conveyed many life lessons or themes in the movie Maleficent ; this movie teaches to be careful for what you say, because sometimes it can’t be taken back. According to the movie, Maleficent put a spell on king stephen's daughter as revenge from betrayal. Because of stephen taking her wings for royalty/king all of this stuff that happened it was the only reason she set a curse on the princess the day there was a ceremony for the newborn baby in the kingdom. This supports the theme because, Maleficent said in the curse that it can never be revoked not even by the earth's strongest power, but when she tried to revoke it she knew it didn't work. Even though she tried to believe it did hoping for the best. Another example found

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