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Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The stylized animation is not my cup-of-tea. At the end of the film, the Prince has nothing-to-say and there appears to be some dialogue missing? Otherwise, beautifully drawn with the usual fantastic eye-popping pallet of amazing "Technicolor". Not one of my favorites, but oh! that dragon! As a little kid, on a "glorious black and white TV", it gave me nightmares. Personality is everything and the Prince comes off as totally wooden in character. The great (adapted) Tchaikovsky Ballet music. Only 1 significant Oscar nominated song ("I Know You"). Today,it being made in "Technirama 70" widescreen is no big deal, but the format gave the artists many production headaches. The story is otherwise very well told but there are so many Disney animations (and movies) that I like so much better. Yes, it is the animation style. The backgrounds look terrible. That's what is wrong with it. Also, it somehow looks rushed-to-market. (Only 75 minutes long.) Read more about the "trials and tribulations" regarding this troubled production in "The Art of Walt Disney". It almost dragged Walt Disney Studios into financial ruin with its cost overruns! Almost "out-of-print" except for ridiculously over-priced $35 copies, some not even Blu-Ray. A 2014 disc reissue apparently was very successful or demand was under-anticipated?

Other reviewers have touched upon the use of music as an emotional catalyst and the surreal artistry and animation of this film, and I wholeheartedly agree that Disney takes the art to an entirely new level in this film. But there's another, more subtle element not mentioned in other reviews... When you compare the sweet, simplicity of Aurora with the sexy sophistication of Maleficent, it's quite obvious that the animators were telling us, with a wink and a nod, that bad girls might be sexy and alluring, but that in the end, we should settle down with a nice girl. The fact that they create such an incredibly hot villainess however, ensures we understand the subtext: Bad girls are hot and beautiful, dangerous girls are the standard against which lesser women will always be measured. I saw this as a child and have been a fan of naughty women ever since. Excellent film!

That is my favorite quote from this Disney classic. Disney really didn't shy away from being real and didn't try to stay completely G rated. And I love that about this film. Maleficent is an excellent villainous, she has the perfect evil look and the voicing is great too, fits the character well. The fairies are great lovable characters. I always forget which is which but I know they're flora fauna and maryweather, hope I didn't butcher the names lol. But anyways, the fairies that guard and look after Aurora as a child are very colorful and fun characters which makes the movie overall more fun and fitting for kids to love. Aurora is an alright Disney princess, I don't know she's just not a very good character to me personally. Now I did like Prince Philip as a character, he's a charming lovable male love interest. I would've liked the romance between Aurora and Philip better if Aurora wasn't so bland and boring as a character. Aurora really is the only part of the movie I just don't really care for. The rest is great and very entertaining. This is yet another Disney movie that I do recommend for a fun family movie night. The action is fun and engaging and I especially loved the special effects, they're the best when it comes to Maleficent. 8/10.

One of the most famous (and beautiful) adaptations of the classic Grimm fairy tale, "Sleeping Beauty" remains a Disney masterpiece. Funny, romantic, scary and magical, this animated film creates an enchanting picture of Medieval Europe (probably Germany) that resembles the Gothic artistic movement, enriched with music inspired by Tchaikovsky's ballet. "Sleeping Beauty" touches themes such as love, hope and the perennial battle between the forces of Good and Evil. Although it is not similar to the latest Disney films that present independent, emancipated women, it is, nonetheless, an exciting artistic creation that has received a place among the films that comprise the Golden Age of the cinematic (animation) world.