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The trend of anti-fairy tales (almost) continues with ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’
The movie also looks to revolutionise the idea of the female dream, which has traditionally been limited to finding a Prince Charming. It enables Maleficent, a darker, wilder character that doesn’t want a Prince Charming to design her own destiny.
In recent times, popular movies on fairy tales have been increasingly showcasing, in keeping with contemporary cultural trends, “women-friendly” narratives, resulting in what are known as “anti-fairy tales”. While this originally referred to stories having tragic endings, it has come to include stories that reject fairy tale clichés. Frozen (2013) is a good example of this: It had elements of a romantic story, but the focus was on the sisterly bond of the two protagonists. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which released in October, tries to fit into this genre of female-centric (anti) fairy tales, and it succeeds. Almost.
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