Travesty...spoiler alert

[Magenta Panther]

I completely agree Marijil. If Malecficent was not a Disney movie, I'm sure I would've enjoyed it more. However, flatly contradicting the classic under the Disney name is pretty upsetting. Excuse my slang, but Maleficent is the baddest Disney villain ever. I can get the whole "there is good in everyone" moral but like I said, Maleficent is iconic for being a villain. With that being said, I think if this was the path Disney was taking, Maleficent should've been the narrator. This way, it would seem that Maleficent was defending her side of the story. This also would've avoided Aurora seeing her own father as villain. That's another thing. King Stefan...a villain...really? I ate at King Stefan's Banquet Hall for years when I was little. Lastly PHILLIP IS AURORA'S TRUE LOVE KISS. Yes, villains can have a good side but now Phillip isn't even Aurora's true love?! Idkkk mannnnnnn......

That's the trend right now, I guess. What a pity that some believe that, in order to elevate women, you have to diminish men.

 

[NormC]

My family enjoyed the movie for what it was. It was a fun twist on a classic. None of these stories are set in stone. We watched Sleeping Beauty the night before just to refresh our memories.
I doubt AJ had any creative input to the film other than her own part. Executive Producer is just a title, some movies have dozens of them.

 

[adisneyprincess]

I didn't care for the movie, but I liked the music. But, it was from Maleficent's viewpoint, so I expected things to change.

Spoiler

I realize why they made her kiss Aurora instead, to prove the point that Maleficent changed and she wanted to correct her mistake of the curse.

But I think I could have gone without seeing it...

 

[Sped2424]

Jolie has said in interviews the kiss plot point was already in place before she signed on.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/angelina-jolie-explains-the-twist-ending-of-maleficent

This is true, in fact the twist kiss was in the leaked script that was out in november of 2012 about a year before frozen would come out. And as we all know frozen went through a lot of rewrites, so it's very possible the act of true love wasn't even apart of Frozen's story yet. However unfortunately for maleficent frozen beat em to the punch, effectively diminishing their twist and leading many to call it a rip.