Princesses Disney Article: Sleeping Beauty & Maleficent: 1959 vs 2014

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Sleeping Beauty & Maleficent: 1959 vs 2014

posted by deedragongirl

I wish she was like this in the film!!!!

Hi guys, while I had written about both versions of Disney's Cinderella. I thought that I write about both Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent, unlike Cinderella, both stories are based on different perspectives from 2 different characters. I thought that this article would be somewhat a bit different. Also, in this article I'll also be telling what I like & dislike about both films like what I did with Cinderella. If toi guys disagree, I don't mind at all.

The Prologue

Okay, I felt that the prologue itself was actually base on Maleficent's childhood and it was when I started thinking "since when did Maleficent has wings?". I also thought that it was a backstory of how she became a vengeful person!
However, in the original 1959 version, she doesn't have wings during her introduction and she just appear in front of the family and their subjects during Aurora's baptism. I always thought she has magical powers since her childhood days. (1959 version)

Maleficent's Personality & Appearance

One of the things I was very disappointed about was that, after she put the curse on Princess Aurora. The filmmakers sorta like tone down her character very much like what they did with Elsa in Disney's Frozen! However, unlike Elsa. Maleficent was a villain from the very start.
As I mentioned in the prologue, I always thought that she was retaliating against King Stefan par putting the curse on his daughter.
Speaking of appearance, why is Maleficent all white?When in the original, she's all green and has yellow eyes. Her speaking voice doesn't capture the same quality as Eleanor Audley with that British accent she voiced the evil fairy. (1959 version)

King Stefan

Another major disappointed moment for me, was that they turn him from a good guy into another Hans wannabe. ou I shall I say that, it IS Hans jouer la comédie as King Stefan! He was a good ally of Maleficent until he became a baddie! ou worse, a psychopath as time goes by. He doesn't even care about his wife dying from an unspecified illness, he just let her suffered and died.
In the original 1959, he was just a minor character who cares about his wife & daughter. He was also pretty harmless and would never kill Maleficent personally! (1959 version)

Princess Aurora

I was very happy that she gets plus screen-time than her animated counterpart, her personality is plus bouncy and cheerful like her namesake animated counterpart. (tied)

The 3 Fairies

They are the worse batch EVER!!!! They suddenly become way to goofy and comical fuse into one. They are NOT as wiseful as they are portray in the original 1959 version.
Secondly, what's up with their new names? Is it because the filmmakers wanted us to get confuse with their new names ou something??? I seriously don't believe it. (1959 version)

Conclusion

Unlike Cinderella, the winner of this article goes to the original 1959 version. Although I do give Elle Fanning plus credit for her portrayal of Aurora, Maleficent is considered my least favourite Disney live-action reboot ever!

Wow! He does look like Hans!!!

Watcha looking at Aurora??

Hello there, what's your name again???

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Sparklefairy375 Great article! I also disappointed that they decrease Aurora's protagonist role and replaced with Maleficent instead. I still don't get it why they made Aurora's father being evil (I thought it was because Maleficent was being portrayed as good turn into evil?) and the wise three fairies being so annoying in this remake. The good things about the remake: Maleficent's reason to be evil is more make a sense (she was betrayed by Stefan), unlike the fairytale and 1959 version that she cursed Aurora because she was not invited into the party. That makes no sense for me. Plus, Aurora have more screen-time than the 1959 version. About the remake Maleficent was appear with white faces, I think she was made like that to not make the kids felt scary. Green face make-up seems not really suitable to be used in real life people. I agreed with you, the 1959 version is more better. Generally the remake's plot is sometimes kinda forced in my mind.

disneymagic93 I hated the Maleficent movie! It was so bad I almost wanted to leave the theater but I was with my friends so that would have been rude. I find it funny how people think it's more feminist than the 1959 version but really it isn't more feminist because the fairies couldn't do much in Maleficent whereas in Sleeping Beauty they were very capable. Also Maleficent made the men look bad. That is not feminism. Yeah Aurora had more screen time in Maleficent but I still don't think Maleficent is more feminist. Maleficent in the 1959 film was stronger than she was in the 2014 film. Maleficent ruined pretty much all of the Sleeping Beauty characters. Some person at my school said it's okay to put men down because they were portrayed as the superior sex for so long. That is not feminism. Feminism isn't about putting men down, it's about the equality between the 2 sexes. Sorry for this long post, I have a lot to say about my hatred for Maleficent.

deedragongirl ^^ Maleficent is a sexist movie.

audreybrooke ^ I totally agree! I also agree with most of your article (I just don't like Elle Fanning). Well done!

anukriti2409 i love Maleficent and don't why people keep comparing it with Sleeping Beauty where it has been an altogether different take on the original tale from Maleficent's perspective. 3 fairies have always been dumb in the eyes of Maleficent. King stefan was always rude for not inviting her to the ball. I like the back story of how Maleficent became a vengeful person. It's a plausible story. I also liked the twist that while she began with a vengeful purpose, she forgot herself the first part of the spell "She (Aurora) will be loved by all those who meet her" and eventually falls in love with her over the course of time. It was mentioned by Fauna in Sleeping Beauty - "I think Maleficent is very sad. She is never happy." All movies are also an adaptation of original fairy tales. They are not the same as the written stories. So, i completely fail to understand how the original movie is justified for changing the characters and plotline while another adapt isn't.

audreybrooke ^ It's because they weren't deriving the story from the authentic "Sleeping Beauty" fairy tale; they were taking it from [i]Sleeping Beauty[/i] (1959), their own movie. Maleficent and King Stefan are not named characters in the fairy tale. Every major detail about [i]Maleficent[/i] is taken from [i]Sleeping Beauty[/i] the movie. If they were just reinterpreting the fairy tale, that would have been fine with me. Instead, they decided to tear apart their own beloved movie for no reason.

anukriti2409 ^ well yes, there i agree that they should have taken a call on going for an adapt from original tale rather than their own movie. Saying that would have made more sense of the movie. Well i saw it that way, so i love it. :)

wavesurf I like both movies for different reasons. I find Maleficent a bland, stilted character in the 1959 version, who is hell bent on killing a baby because she wasn't invited to a christening. Overdoing it much????? The Maleficent in 1959 is stupid. I find the Maleficent from 2014 a nuanced, tragic character, who is overcoming her desire for revenge. The plot made more sense from that point of view.

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DreamyGal's Princess Poetry: ♥Ariel♥

posted by DreamyGal

*~DreamyGal Productions~*

I must find a way to be with him.
If I can’t have him, my world will always be grim.
No one I know will understand.
They all hate the land.
But it’s all I can ever think about.
I would l’amour it up there, I have no doubt.
Especially to be in his arms,
Getting Lost in all of his charms.
Only then will I be satisfied.
Knowing that from now on it’s with him I’ll reside.
I long to be in his arms and to dance!
And find myself in a lover’s trance.
I must find someone who will help me with my plea,
Until then I will be miserable under the sea.

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♥ My favori Song from each DP Movie♥

posted by hisblueeyes

My completely new, updated favori princess liste is coming soon, I promise. In the meantime, since it is Disney princess songs month, I decided to do an article on my favori Disney song from each Disney movie. Just a quick, fun article - I hope toi like it!

Snow White & the Seven Dwarves - I'm Wishing/One Song
I adore this song - it would probably be on my haut, retour au début 10 favori Disney songs if I had an organized. It's so sweet, I l’amour Snow White's little solo at the beginning with the well echoing back to her, but the Prince's voice is just gorgeous & I l’amour the way he sings to her. It's...

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♪DreamyGal's favori Disney Princess Reprise List♪

posted by DreamyGal

DreamyGal Productions

In honor of it being Disney Princess Songs Month, I wanted to write a liste of my favori songs. This was incredibly difficult for me, because I really l’amour so many of the songs. To make it a little easier, I divided the songs up into different categories. I don't have a whole lot of time on my hands right now because I'm moving, so I decided to do this one first. I didn't include EVERY reprise; just the ones that I personally love...

7. Once Upon A Dream (Third-prise)

You'll l’amour me at once, the way toi did once upon a dream

I had some débats with this one...wikipedia lists this as...

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Non-Traditional DP Outfit Countdown

posted by MagicPrincess

This is a countdown of Magic Princess' favori non-traditional/peasant/regular outfits from the DPs!
(Note: Pocahontas and Rapunzel is not included because Poca wore one dress and Punzie wore her Traditional dress but later wore a plus princess dress at the end)

8. Snow White's Maid/Peasant dress:
This dress to me is not the best. I know that she was treated badly and that the Queen tried to hide her beauty with this outfit, but this dress is just BLEEUUUGHHHH for me :)

7. Jasmine's Peasant disguise:
This. Outfit. BLEEUUGHH! Sure she's trying to be a peasant but couldn't she dress a bit...

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MagicPrincess: favori Kiss <3

posted by MagicPrincess

I've seen other peoples' articles and thought I should do one! BTW This is my first article!Yay!! Enjoy :D

10. Snow White and the Prince
Their kiss, for me, was a bit dull, boring and quick. It lacked emotion and passion but it is still a classic kiss.

9. Cendrillon and Prince Charming
The end Kiss was CLASSIC but it was boring and lacked emotion but it was still a beautiful ending to a beautiful story!

8. Sorry if I'm bashing out at the classic princesses! Aurora's Kiss had a drop of intensity in it and I l’amour how she brightens up after the kiss! It is truly a CLASSIC kiss!

7....

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The Man Behind the Legend: Walt Disney

posted by hedwig_wolf

Now I know this is an exclusively Disney Princess page but I felt like before I start my articles on the films themselves that an introduction was in order and what better way to do that then do an article on the man who started it all, enjoy!

Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 to Elias and Flora Disney in Kansas. He had three older brothers (but one died before he was born) and a younger sister. He was closest to his brother Roy Oliver Disney who worked with Walt on their father’s farm. Walt eventually dropped out of high school and joined the Red traverser, croix where he drove an ambulance...

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Princess Nationalities (just a guess)

posted by starlight77

These are my guesses on the place where the princesses live. Since we aren't told where they live in many of them. I decided to write an article on what nationality I think they are. I guessed Cendrillon and Ariel for the reasons stated below so I thought I would make an article out of it. P.S. Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan and Tiana are not on here because we already know where they are from.

Snow White: Personally, I think she is either German ou Dutch. She is very fair skinned and has dark hair but that isn't my only back up. She wears clogs at the beginning which are traditionally Dutch...

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John and Pocahontas: Found Again PART 8

posted by SarahCorine

“I can’t leave you.” She whispered. “You never will,” he said. “No matter what happens, I’ll always be with you, forever.” “Forever?” she asked. “Yes,” he answered. “Even through death.”

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“I can’t leave you.” She whispered.
    “You never will,” he said. “No matter what happens, I’ll always be with you, forever.”
    “Forever?” she asked.
    “Yes,” he answered. “Even through death.”
    “Death,” she cried. “No! John, toi can’t leave me, toi just can’t!”
    The darkness overcame her and his whisper disappeared.
    “John!” She called for him, but there was no reply. “John! Where are you?! Please...

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Disneyfan500 and Sunnysons Friends on fanpop

posted by disneyfan500

Since I have been here for a couple months now and have gotten to know everyone better, I thought I would write an article dedicated to my Friends here on fanpop.

Sunnyson wanted to write this article with me because she has been wanting to write this article for a while now too and just wants to say thanks to these people.

Please don't be offended if your not named, we didn't intend to hurt peoples feelings we just wanted to acknowledge them for everything they do. If your not mentioned it's mainly because we don't know toi that much yet, it's nothing personal.

Alright here they are:

* Mongoose09...

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Princesslulaby: Leaving for an indefinite hiatus....

posted by princesslullaby

Warning: Honestly this article is very harsh and long, and toi shouldn't take anything I say personally, I'm a very blunt, honest person, and sometimes I feel people should have those standards too, I can't understand people who are too nice.

Not all my stress comes from fanpop. I have a lot of stress in real life too now, and I am a huge control freak, so I think I FINALLY reached my breaking point. Now I need to focus on my school work and not the stupid people around me in real life, and fanpop is a distraction as well.
I apologize for what I wrote, I know it's harsh but it's what I...

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Honorable mention of 24-11 best Disney princess's residence

posted by cromulanfav

The most famous castle

If toi wonder why the heck do I have to make mention of every thing in my countdowns, well, I hate to left some thing just like that, so here it is:

24. Mulan's soldier tent
Of course that this one is the last. It was made par poor Mulan who just joined the army and wasn't totally herself. It is small, uncomfortable, it looks like it's going to ruin every moment. Oh, and it's right suivant to pond, so it probably stinks and there are mosquitoes too.

23. Pocahontas's longhouse
Someone told me that proper term is longhouse, I hope it is. So what to say, ordinary wooden house with one room,...

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Princess Pea: A Royal Pain For Every Disney Princess (Part 2)

posted by dweeb

The sun rose up into the sky like a glimmering rayon, ray of hope. Many princesses react to a beautiful morning par skipping through the woods, picking fleurs and berries, while chant a l’amour song. Princess pois, pea was not one of those princesses.
"DAMN IT!" she screamed. "Morning already and I'm still in these stupid woods! I must be in freaking China par now." Finally, she saw a narrow path that ended outside the woods. She ran through it and saw a huge, grassy field. There were several white tents. It looked to be some sort of training camp.
Princess pois, pea walked over to one of the tents, it was tied...

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▐ █ THE RESULTS OF THE COUNTDOWN Best Prince Outfit - AS VOTED par THE PUBLIC █ ▐ [ Part I ]

posted by CuteDiana

Hey, so i FINALLY finished this article, i was gonna put in the Disney Prince spot, then i though .. what the hell .. they are part of the DP movies, anyways, here's the ranking of the best Disney Princes' outfits as voted par you.

P.S : i'm just gonna put your comments, because there are DO MANY OUTFITS O_O

P.S : fanpop wont let me mettre en ligne plus than 20 photos, so there's a seconde part

25- Eric's Blue suit

Maria7Potter : Blue & red...

princesslullaby : Eric's blue suit is winning?? nooo, why?! Eric makes every outfit attractice <33
this is a cape. ITS A CAPE!!!

CuteDiana : Eric's suit...

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Some thoughts about the DP Couples

posted by Swanpride

Yeah, another article about the theme, but I want to tackle the issue from a somewhat different direction. Mostly the pairings are argued based on how long the pairs know each other (though I don’t really see why three days should be so much better than three hours), and similar details, but I think how well a pairing works is related to what the creator of a movie wanted to achieve. The argument “I don’t believe in l’amour on first sight” is not really constructive if this is the kind of romance the movie makers wanted to create. So I have roughly put the films in four categories.

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Disney l’amour quotes. :)

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Let it go MLP

added by THEDisneyFreak

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Disney Princess History

posted by disneyfan500

I don't know if toi guys will find this interesting ou not but I found this off a website called partysupplieshut.com and I found it somewhat interesting and thought I would share.

Disney Princess claims its history as part of the Walt Disney franchise. This series based on prior line ups in Disney films that have contained past Disney Princesses. Those such as Pocohontas, Mulan, Tiana and others come together in this group. There have also been a host of 'unofficial' princesses that have joined the ranks of Disney Princess. Those such as Alice from Alice in Wonderland, Tinker cloche, bell from the...

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The Hufflepuff Royals

posted by Swanpride

Putting Princesses in Hogwarts houses sounded first a little bit silly to me – the concept is not even Disney, after all. But I discovered that thinking about in which house they fit best is a good method to explore their characters. This has been done before a couple of times, but I’ll do it a little bit different. First of all, I’ll include the princes too. And second, I won’t stick to just one house with most of them – I’ll declare them as “pure” (meaning no other house is a possibility), “influenced” (meaning a treat of another house is very dominant in them) ou “torn”...

Princesses in Kinect: Disneyland Adventures

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♥Belle♥

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