The baby is actually Angelina Jolie’s daughter. They couldn’t find a baby that wasn’t scared of her in costume but her daughter wasn’t scared because she knew it was her mom.

What I love about this is movie is that Maleficent's plan so perfectly unravels itself. The rules of magic are implied that the spell will work 100% by it's wording, as shown by the whispering of "no power on earth can change it" when she tries to revoke the curse. Maleficent plays herself by specifically stating in the wording of her spell that Aurora will be "Beloved by ALL who meet her." That's why she continues to care for and save Aurora as she grows up, and can't help but feel fond towards her. Anyone who meets Aurora, including Maleficent herself, will love her. The single inclusion of that phrase in the spell determined the course of the entire film and it was played off as a throwaway.

Welchy getting mad at the terrible Scottish accents in this was my favorite part

It is very sublte, but Stephen drugged her, that is why she is not waking up. It resembles something very realistic in real life, if you think about it. Being drugged and then left in the cold after something of you was stolen.

Absolutely, NO ONE rejects Angelina Jolie. NO ONE.

Maleficent couldn't grow other wings because they are part of her magic. Fairies biggest magic is their wigs, they can't be replaced. And it would be too risky sending some magic string to find her wings, especially when she doesn't know if they were destroyed or held in a glass box.

Another thing, the reason she couldn't remove her curse is because she said "No power on Earth can change it." when she first cursed Aurora. No power, not even hers.

This movie is magnificent, I'm glad you finally watched it!

One character I feel absolutely terrible for was Aurora's actual mother. She only had at most a few months with Aurora when she was a baby and literally never saw her again. She didn't do anything to Mal just like Aurora didn't either but imo she rlly got the short end of the stick. Her husband went completely mad and she didn't get to raise or even see her daughter before she died.

Little fact about her discovering the wings are gone: Angelina Jolie said the scene was one giant metaphor for being violated. The drugging, the pain, realizing what happened, it's all right there.

P.S. I'm only wording it as such to get past the censors.

"This looks like Professor Umbridge" help, that IS the actor for Professor Umbridge XD

I'm all here for Welchy correctly hypothesising the "true love's kiss" twist halfway through the movie

this is honestly probably my favourite live action disney rendition it’s just so appealing with its visuals and i honestly really enjoy the story; it truly felt like they gave maleficent depth more than just “the villain becomes the hero”

edit: and i also really enjoy the scene where maleficent realises her wings are gone; you can truly feel her anguish and it just makes me uncomfortable but in a good way? like it’s a sign of superb acting

Angelina screaming after losing her wings always gives me chills

This is the only liveaction "remake" of the classic movies I accept because it at least tells a different story with another angle. I'm a sucker for whimsical fantasy and this hits all the right notes. A lot of people dislike this movie because they gave a sob story to a cool villain who didn't need one -- but I can accept this as a retelling and admire it separate from the OG.

Quick edit: Only thing that lacks in this to me is that Maleficent never transformed into her badass dragon self. I'm guessing they didn't want to do it again after giving Enchanted the parody in 2007? But c'mon! That was seven years past by the time this came out! Oh well.

Her scream when she realised he had violated her by stealing her wings was gut wrenching🥲

Here's some interesting research I found on the actual story:

Apparently the spinning wheel is a metaphor for growing up.

The Curse was essentially Maleficent saying, "She will be given the chance to grow up."

By burning them, the king was saying, "She will NEVER grow up!"

In the beggining she doesn't wake up cuz he drugged her with the water, then took her wings.
So messed up in every way.

Top tier movie. I think most people find the tiny humanoid fairies terrifying, it's just part of the movie experience at this point

"Kill the baby??"
Literally very next breath "aww kill that baby!"
🤣🤣🤣

when you asked why maleficent would care for the baby, i saw it as maleficent actually ended up involving herself in her own curse as she mentioned "the baby shall indeed be loved by all who meet her" and she ended up unknowingly caring for aurora

Oh what a surprise, Umbridge sucks at bringing up children, I am shook'th.