Maleficent

Gimbutas mentions how the goddess was a part of the animals, plants, and anything living. The movie Maleficent was a perfect example of what Maria stating that woman’s sexuality was demonized and controlled by the patriarchy. (11:33-12:10) A beautiful fairy named Maleficent was a protector of the magical forest that lived in peace. Near by neighboring around was the corrupt kingdom ruled by man. Maleficent ascents up to end up its protector. However, an unfortunate even breaks her heart and…

It’s the spookiest time of the year, yet again. Jack-o-Lanterns, Nightmare Before Christmas, Dracula, and all the other classic creep-taculars that pop up by the end of October, typically remind everyone that, yeah, it is Halloween. But why do we even celebrate it, and how did it all start? The most probable answer is because Philippines is one of the largest Christian country in the world and in the liturgical year, October thirty first is the time that we dedicate to remembering the dead.…

I sympathize with the princess because she is being victimized by the “evil” Maleficent. Not once is the question asked, “Why is the villain doing this?” The human instinct is to perceive her as an evil person and nothing else. But, recently Disney released “Maleficent” which reveals who she really is and her backstory. Instantly, my perception of her is reversed as her story unfolds. Watson is parallel to Maleficent. The author wants to portray Watson as a villain and plays devil’s advocate…

Over time, it has been evident that Disney has promoted a different message within their princess movies, which is a shift in rhetoric. At first, the princess movies displayed unrealistic goals for young girls and now, there is a paradigm of different princesses that set an example for those who have goals and wish to achieve them. From a classical princess such as Aurora to a modern one such as Elsa, the messages are displayed in the princesses goals and obstacles. Prior to Frozen and other…

We have all seen the ending of Disney’s adaptation of Cinderella. The prince falls in love with the mysterious beauty that shows up to the ball and they live happily ever after. But what about when Cinderella’s step-sisters cut their foot off in order to fit the glass slipper? We also fell in love with the 2010 hit movie Rapunzel, where we learned about the hopeful independent girl who grew up in a tower alone and fell for the mischievous rough rider. The one part we missed though was when…

Once upon a time in a mysterious kingdom, there was a sinister sorcerer, called Hobbes, who wanted to change the power distribution of Agrabah. He believed that everyone in Agrabah was selfish and that the people should give their obedience to an unaccountable sovereign. Because of this, Hobbes believed in absolute monarchy. Hobbes was born in the England section of Agrabah on April 5, 1588 and went to the University of Oxford. Aside from being a sorcerer, Hobbes was an author. His most famous…

of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. As the play progresses the couple displays many acts of violence which I believe to be from the influence of Lady Macbeth. Her lack of conscience after the bloodshed and brutality direct me to believe she is the more maleficent. Firstly, Macbeth instantaneously has the sensation of guilt and anguish as shown, “Is this a dagger which I see before me…...To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation” (Act II scene I) he already has…

patient due to their own opinion on suicide being morally wrong and unacceptable. In addition, Glannon states, "a doctor has a primary duty to protect patients from harm" (Glannon, 2005, p. 56). He emphasizes the importances of beneficence and non-maleficent, two of the Principles of Medical Ethics; the duty of a physician is to prevent causing harm to the patient and to ease their suffering. For example, the physician should focus on their duty as a medical provider to ease the pain of those…

Maleficent, a beautiful and wicked villain, warned, "[t]o all man in the world, think twice before you break a promise and break a woman’s heart because you’ll never know what she might become” (_____). The consequences of breaking a promise are overlooked and the damage that goes unnoticed becomes irreversible. Maleficent was always seen but never heard until she began to cause trouble. Morgan le Fay from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, by the Pearl Poet, was a similar villainess. People…

To the Editor of Fairy-Tales, I suggest that all Fairy-tales of the school curriculum should be kept intact and not banned due to the reasons of how they are lessons to teach ways of being a good behavioural person. Yes, I agree with mum-of-two, Sarah Hall, about the fact that it is not right for children to have sexual connections with those who are asleep, but then again, that is only about one thing. Her complaint was about the well-known Fairy-tale Sleeping Beauty where the princess…