Nowadays, the giant of American film companies, Disney definitely has a place. Both offline and online are blooming, Disneyland has swept the world, and there are so many big IPs on hand.
In addition to the original Mickey Mouse Donald Duck, after the crazy acquisition of large companies, IP such as Star Wars and Marvel were all acquired by Disney.
But there is another part that Disney focuses on developing, the princess series. Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, The Little Mermaid...
Not satisfied with the animated version, Disney began to turn these princesses into reality one by one. Sleeping Beauty's "Sleeping Beauty" is one of them.
Lord Basai thought that it would be almost enough to change one, but he did not expect that Maleficent 2 would appear again this year.
"Sleeping Curse" is said to be an adaptation of "Sleeping Beauty", but there is basically nothing the same except for poking the princess into the sleeping needle.
Especially the most daring adaptation, True Love Kiss.
The first one to wake up the princess by kissing is not a silly prince. It was the witch who had cast a spell on the princess. She gradually became a godmother and gave her a kiss of true love.
This "Slumbering Curse" does make Sleeping Beauty something different, but the story is actually complete.
The second part is obviously a forced sequel, where the mother-in-law fights the mother-in-law, and the prince and princess are reunited.
After the first part, the princess became the queen of the forest, but the prince of the human kingdom ran over to propose to the princess. The two love each other, so they agreed to see both parents.
But things are not that simple. The contradiction between humans and elves is not so easy to eliminate. Although the princess is a human being, she symbolizes the power of the forest elves.
What's more, the guardian of the princess, the mother-in-law (godmother) Marlene Fissen, is the great demon in human hearts. The story of her cursing the princess spread, but the cure did not spread.
And how could Marlene Fissen want her little princess to marry a human? She was deceived by a man, and she almost died at the time.
But the princess couldn't help her late in love, she also invited Marlene Fissen to cover her horns and go to the human castle with herself for a banquet. This invitation was broken, and it happened to be a hit.
The princess's mother-in-law, the queen of the human kingdom, is a fanatical main warrior. Her banquet was to frame Marlene Fissen, let the king fall asleep, and then sharpen the sword to fight the elves.
The queen first prepared to catch turtles in an urn, trick the elves into the city, and kill the massacre in one fell swoop.
Marlene Fissen was also severely injured and met the Dark Night Clan of the same race by accident. Afterwards, the Night Clan rushed to the city to fight with the humans, and Malinfissen returned with a powerful force.
But when the human elves reached their climax, the queen was arrested and turned into a goat, and the prince and princess stunned.
Suddenly peace!
The two ethnic groups had just beaten each other to death, and now they began to support each other and shake hands to make peace!
What is even more exaggerated is that the two of them set up on the battlefield and began a grand marriage. Since then, the human elves have coexisted in a friendly manner, as if being brainwashed collectively, welcoming peace with joy and laughter.
So the soldiers who defended the city with heavy casualties, the elves who were slaughtered in the church, and the soldiers who turned into ashes from the Night Tribe, all died in vain?
The prince and princess are happy, relying on two mothers to fight to death. This kind of plot is honored as the annual reunion of forced sand sculptures.
The biggest feature of this film is the main actress. The male role is of little use. The mother-in-law Marlene Fissen, the mother-in-law, the queen and the princess are three women in one play.
The actresses of the three female roles are also extraordinary, the first is Angelina Jolie, who has escaped the label of sexy stunner.
Although the image of her in films such as "Wanted Order", "Tomb Raider" and "Smiths" in the early years is still in sight.
But in recent years, not only has her image on the screen changed, she has also begun to produce and direct behind the scenes, embarking on a different path.
The godmother played by Julie is not the most dramatic, but it is definitely the most eye-catching role. The cheekbones are highlighted on the face, and the nose is high, showing a cold look. The character is actually cold and warm.
This role is quite suitable for Julie to play. In the play, she brought up the princess (the first princess was played by her daughter when she was a child), and formed an intertextuality with her own and adopted children outside the play.
The princess is played by the child star Elle Fanning. In recent years, she has taken some independent films such as "Neon Demon" and "Mary Shelley" and is also seeking transformation. But this princess character failed enough in this play.
"Mary Shelley"
This failure can't be blamed on her. The little princess is still acting like a fairy, but she can't hold the character and is too stupid. It can be called the most unpleasant one of Disney's real princesses.
Let’s not talk about how she pitted her godmother in the first half to fall in love. The climax finally waited for justice to be brought to life. Marlene Fissen was stopped by her when she killed the first evil queen to take revenge.
It doesn't matter if she stopped, and then, in order to protect her, Marlene Fissen was killed by the queen with a weapon?
Fortunately, she still has a Disney princess with a special halo. After crying and tearing, she resurrected her godmother, otherwise she would be a useless cancer.
The queen starred in Michelle Pfeiffer, she played a good role in the play, and she played Catwoman in "Batman Returns" in her early years, a classic role in film history.
"Batman Returns"
Since this piece is essentially a fairy tale, in order to create a sense of fantasy, all kinds of fancy and elegant clothes are indispensable.
Marlene Fissen’s horns are quite special. Don’t care about it. The princess changed into the little fairy clothes for a good time, and the queen was the same. She wore long skirts during the war and the PK costumes were not messy.
The visual impact of the beautiful special effects of various elves and fairies is indeed extraordinary, the world's top. But the layout of the story is too young to be a family carnival.
Although Disney started with an animation IP, it has paid more and more attention to the realism of classic animation. "Dumbo", "Lion King" and other films, top-notch technology, not outstanding quality, not much response.
"Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "Mulan" which is currently being filmed, and the princess series are even more intense.
"Aladdin"
"Slumbering Curse" is an alternative adaptation, it is not dark, but it is reluctant to seek new changes.
Just like the second "Frozen" released this year, the two heroines broke through the princess and prince routines, and the role of the heroine was squeezed to the edge.
"Frozen"
Or "Invincible Destruction King 2", the heroine broke into the princess room and laughed at herself for a wave of princess series routines.
However, the problem with "Maleficent 2" is that it wants to break through, but it has no power. The first part jumped out of the pit, the second part didn't have any new ideas, and it came back.
It rides the trend of strong women in film and television works, and male characters are basically instrumental people.
The king and the prince are only set up by peace-loving people. The prince is responsible for making soy sauce, and the king becomes a sleeping beauty.
Tool man only deserves to stand on one side
The night clan men are even more miserable. They don't have many scenes, and they are mainly responsible for awakening Marlene Fissen after death.
But this kind of Disney's heroine drama is impossible to break through to the "Deadly Woman" style massacre. The arrangement of strong women is more like a kind of cautious kindness.
In addition to arranging a variety of skin tones to appear on the stage, the focus is outrageously correct. The surprise of the first part finally became the reunion of the princess and prince routine of the second part, and the fantasy Disney completed the chaos anyway.
The princess and prince live happily together, there is nothing wrong with this classic ending. The wrong thing is to force a reunion, and everyone is happy in an impossible situation, which is really disappointing.
If the first part is a relatively bold adaptation, the second part seems to be a blatant market merchant who makes money. Even borrowing fairy tales to prevaricate the logic of explanation is unacceptable.
Therefore, if you are not a fan of Angelina Jolie, or you want to watch a variety of gorgeous special effects, to satisfy the hearts of boys and girls. How to say it, I suggest you go to see it just to bring your children.
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