It's not easy to recycle classic fairy tales into a new, interesting story with a different perspective but Disney managed to do it through Maleficent. Disney dared to take a risk by presenting the evil wizard character Maleficent as the main character in the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty Aurora and taking the perspective of the story from Maleficent's eyes so that it presented a completely new story that attracted the hearts of its fans. After the success of the first film which grossed 758.5 million USD worldwide, it is only natural that this film is highly anticipated for its sequel. Maleficent (2014) is a film that catapulted Angelina Jolie's name back, including making her the highest-grossing film that she has starred in globally to date. Five years after its predecessor, the sequel is titled Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The film was originally slated for a summer 2020 release but Disney made a surprise in March this year with the announcement that the film would be released in October this year. For the sequel, Linda Woolverton re-wrote the screenplay with Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster while the director chair this time was held byJoachim Rønning ( Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ). In the cast line, all the players from the first film such as Angelina Jolie , Elle Fanning , Sam Riley , Imelda Staunton , Juno Temple , and Lesley Manville returned to appear and were added to the new cast including Harris Dickinson who replaced Brenton Thwaites (Prince Philip), Chiwetel Ejiofor , Ed Skrein, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was released in Indonesian theaters on October 16, 2019 and will be released in US theaters on October 18, 2019.
In this story, it is told that the lives of Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) and Aurora (Elle Fanning) in the Moors were peaceful and peaceful until one day Prince Philip (Harris Dickinson) gave a surprise by proposing to Aurora to be his wife. Although initially hesitant, Maleficent finally accepted it after being convinced by Aurora that their marriage would be the beginning of the unification of the Human Kingdom (Ulstead) and the Fairy Kingdom (Moors). They were both invited to a dinner at the Ulstead Kingdom to meet Prince Philip's family. But unwittingly Philip, the mother Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) has a plan to start a war between the human race and the fairy nation through Philip and Aurora's marriage. In a dinner incident, Maleficent is accused of causing King John (Robert Lindsay) to fall ill. Gradually and due to Queen Ingrith's evil scheme, Maleficent and Aurora find themselves on the opposite side. Aurora is faced with a choice whether she should continue to believe in Maleficent or side with Philip's family. Will Aurora be able to restore her relationship with Maleficent as before and how Aurora will face Queen Ingrith in order to remain united with the man she loves, Prince Philip. In this story, the relationship between Aurora and Maleficent is again tested and in the course of this story Aurora will find a number of unexpected facts and events. Aurora is faced with a choice whether she should continue to believe in Maleficent or side with Philip's family. Will Aurora be able to restore her relationship with Maleficent as before and how Aurora will face Queen Ingrith in order to remain united with the man she loves, Prince Philip. In this story, the relationship between Aurora and Maleficent is again tested and in the course of this story Aurora will find a number of unexpected facts and events. Aurora is faced with a choice whether she should continue to believe in Maleficent or side with Philip's family. Will Aurora be able to restore her relationship with Maleficent as before and how Aurora will face Queen Ingrith in order to remain united with the man she loves, Prince Philip. In this story, the relationship between Aurora and Maleficent is again tested and in the course of this story Aurora will find a number of unexpected facts and events.
This sequel actually materialized due to the performance of the first film which was so impressive and supported by Jolie's very charismatic acting as the antihero Maleficent. The task of the sequel film is quite heavy because it can be said that the story in the first film can be considered complete, the writing team must create an interesting new story and not a story that is deliberately made up without meaning like most failed sequels. However, after watching this film, I and the audience are guaranteed to feel satisfied because the story material presented in the sequel is quite improved drastically and is better than the first film which is more of an introduction. In the sequel, Disney dared to raise a more mature conflict and not only focus on one conflict, making this story interesting to watch until the end of the film. The complex conflict between family, love, and royal politics is the main focus in this sequel to Maleficent. Although there are quite a lot of things that want to be raised and the geopolitical conflict between the Moors and Ulstead kingdoms is quite dominant in this film, fortunately it does not close the core of the story of the process of restoring Aurora and Maleficent's relationship. If in the first film the film was dominated by the presence of Jolie as Maleficent, the appearance of Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) as the evil queen who wants to eliminate the fairy nation makes the dynamics of the film more interesting. Although there are quite a lot of things that want to be raised and the geopolitical conflict between the Moors and Ulstead kingdoms is quite dominant in this film, fortunately it does not close the core of the story of the process of restoring Aurora and Maleficent's relationship. If in the first film the film was dominated by the presence of Jolie as Maleficent, the appearance of Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) as the evil queen who wants to eliminate the fairy nation makes the dynamics of the film more interesting. Although there are quite a lot of things that want to be raised and the geopolitical conflict between the Moors and Ulstead kingdoms is quite dominant in this film, fortunately it does not close the core of the story of the process of restoring Aurora and Maleficent's relationship. If in the first film the film was dominated by the presence of Jolie as Maleficent, the appearance of Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) as the evil queen who wants to eliminate the fairy nation makes the dynamics of the film more interesting.
The first half of the film is filled with interesting comedy in the style of Meet The Parents where we can see two veteran stars, Jolie and Pfeiffer acting very nicely between the adoptive mother and the future mother-in-law, then the second half shows the start of the conflict through the initial war between Maleficent and the Queen. Ingrith at the same time shows Queen Ingrith's true motive but because in this part the scene is almost completely dark, it is a bit difficult to capture the excitement and tension of the action shown. In the final round of this film, then the main treat of the story is displayed in total, we will see a great war between Maleficent and Queen Ingrith which is quite bombastic for the scale of a Disney film with a fairy tale nuance. If you can compare this, it is quite similar between Cersei “The Mad Queen” and Daenerys “Mother of Dragon” in the Game of Thrones series but with a more 'toned down' level because the rating of this film is for all ages. Unfortunately, Ingrith's motive for being so vengeful towards the fairies is not explored in detail and only through narration, the use of flashbacks when Ingrith was a child might help enrich the story of this film. Another interesting factor raised in the film is the introduction to a fairy nation like Maleficent known as Dark Fey and the exploration of Maleficent's character which makes the story of this film sequel even richer and more interesting. Especially with the surprise that is inserted at the end of the film that will make you admire the character of Maleficent even more, which you must see for yourself. Unfortunately, Ingrith's motive for being so vengeful towards the fairies is not explored in detail and only through narration, the use of flashbacks when Ingrith was a child might help enrich the story of this film. Another interesting factor raised in the film is the introduction to a fairy nation like Maleficent known as Dark Fey and the exploration of Maleficent's character which makes the story of this film sequel even richer and more interesting. Especially with the surprise that is inserted at the end of the film that will make you admire the character of Maleficent even more, which you must see for yourself. Unfortunately, Ingrith's motive for being so vengeful towards the fairies is not explored in detail and only through narration, the use of flashbacks when Ingrith was a child might help enrich the story of this film. Another interesting factor raised in the film is the introduction to a fairy nation like Maleficent known as Dark Fey and the exploration of Maleficent's character which makes the story of this film sequel even richer and more interesting. Especially with the surprise that is inserted at the end of the film that will make you admire the character of Maleficent even more, which you must see for yourself. Another interesting factor raised in the film is the introduction to a fairy nation like Maleficent known as Dark Fey and the exploration of Maleficent's character which makes the story of this film sequel even richer and more interesting. Especially with the surprise that is inserted at the end of the film that will make you admire the character of Maleficent even more, which you must see for yourself. Another interesting factor raised in the film is the introduction to a fairy nation like Maleficent known as Dark Fey and the exploration of Maleficent's character which makes the story of this film sequel even richer and more interesting. Especially with the surprise that is inserted at the end of the film that will make you admire the character of Maleficent even more, which you must see for yourself.
Angelina Jolie is one of the factors that made the film Maleficent a success because she is a charismatic actress who is able to make all the audience focus on her every time she appears, just like Gal Gadot's appearance as Wonder Woman who will make us stunned. Whenever Jolie appears as Maleficent with pale white skin, sharp cheekbones that might cut diamonds, glowing green eyes, siganture horns, and huge black wings it's hard not to be amazed. Maleficent 2 is Jolie's comeback moment where we know her personal life has not been very good since her divorce from Brad Pitt in 2016 and all tabloids tend to report negative things about her. Seeing Jolie's appearance that remains dominant and strong will certainly make the hearts of her fans happy. Jolie is an actress who is able to change an ordinary story script into an interesting one (just look at the films Salt and Wanted). Pfeiffer also impresses as the manipulative queen Ingrith, good on the outside but in fact evil and intimidating. Her appearance as an ordinary queen makes the audience will not think that she has a heinous evil plan against the fairies. Elle Fanning as Aurora also acts as a counterweight to Maleficent's character who is full of kindness but innocent and innocent, her role as Princess Aurora is very suitable. The male lead in this film is not the main focus because this film focuses more on the female lead, something that is rarely done in Hollywood. However, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Conall), and Ed Skrein (Borra) are still able to provide their own color in this film.
The "Wow" factor in this film is the use of the costumes used to look more impressive than in the first film, especially by Jolie as Maleficent in various very impressive and iconic scenes, highlighting the elegance and mysterious side of Maleficent. Likewise, the costumes used by Pfeiffer as queen were elegant and luxurious, from dinner parties, everyday clothes to war costumes, including all the costumes worn by royal members from soldiers to King John and Prince Philip. and details. Joachim Rønning and his team succeeded in creating a fairy tale land, especially the Moors Kingdom which is full of fairy tale creatures such as living trees, fairies, living mushrooms and various wonders like in the first film. This time coupled with the introduction of the land of Dark Elves which is very rich in color and background associated with the character of Maleficent. Together with Geoff Zanelli who had worked with Rønning in Pirates of the Caribbean, the musical score that was delivered was able to lead us to listen to important moments in the film, especially the colossal war scene that became the highlight of this film. The use of bright and bold colors color most of the setting and characters of this film. The most interesting and eye-catching scene is the battle scene between the fairies led by Maleficent and the humans led by Queen Ingrith.
In this sequel film, there are many important points to be conveyed and this film is successful because the message is so close to the audience as in the first film. There is a classic issue of parents-in-law and daughter-in-law and adoptive mothers that are commonly encountered in the life of raising a family. Royal political conflicts that might be seen as marriages that sometimes have political motives for the unification of political coalitions or corporate business. In addition, this film also conveys a message not to judge someone just from their appearance because the character that is inside a person is more important than the outward appearance. Through all the factors that are used appropriately and effectively while remaining friendly for all ages to watch, Maleficent:
