Unlike many movies, the portrayal of feminism is inevitably found in Robert Stromberg's direction of Maleficent. Disney movies are known for the princess adaptations which are distorted into the basic “prince saving a princess”, with love as the resounding focal point. However, here, women are represented as heroines that are capable of saving both themselves, and others. In accordance with that, this movie shows an aspect of realism, that men can be evil, and a woman can live without a man, unlike the typical “housewife” archetype which blooms throughout many fairy tales. Most importantly, true love is not just with some lousy prince, in this move feminism is represented as girl power can in fact be stronger than “fate or destiny”. Within this adaption from Sleeping Beauty, women are portrayed as artists, not as toys, as they show heroism, independence, and support.
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Rape is something difficult to overcome so when Stefan raped her through the “taking of the wings”, she could not go on and live like nothing happened. She sought revenge, and showed that rape was not something to be messed with. The wings represented purity, when they were taken away she realized Stefan was evil and didn’t let him get away with it. In addition to that, the three fairies definitely did not take on the housewife persona as well. They worked hard and raised Aurora to be a beautiful graceful woman without any men. This shows that women don't need men to raise children, and can in fact live without them. Lastly, Aurora shows this woman power as she becomes the Queen of both worlds. She was raised without and male influence, except for a bird and never sat down to worship the king. Instead, she herself was royalty and was in charge of all men. Maleficent shows women can be more than petty little wives who listen to all their husband’s
Complex characters are key to unraveling great movies …show more content…
Rape is something difficult to overcome so when Stefan raped her through the “taking of the wings”, she could not go on and live like nothing happened. She sought revenge, and showed that rape was not something to be messed with. The wings represented purity, when they were taken away she realized Stefan was evil and didn’t let him get away with it. In addition to that, the three fairies definitely did not take on the housewife persona as well. They worked hard and raised Aurora to be a beautiful graceful woman without any men. This shows that women don't need men to raise children, and can in fact live without them. Lastly, Aurora shows this woman power as she becomes the Queen of both worlds. She was raised without and male influence, except for a bird and never sat down to worship the king. Instead, she herself was royalty and was in charge of all men. Maleficent shows women can be more than petty little wives who listen to all their husband’s