On the Maleficent Movie

[cursedtosleep]

Dear Writer,

I know you are incredibly excited about seeing the new Maleficent film, but I'm afraid I simply can't share your sentiment.

I would kindly appreciate it if you stopped insisting on the matter and how it concerns me. I don't think it does, under the circumstance.

Please, I would rather not discuss this anymore, especially not about her movie.

Comments

[selfmadeprincess]

You have the right attitude. The way I hear it, your portrayal in the film isn't very flattering.

[cursedtosleep]

Any story that endeavor to makes Maleficent sympathetic is likely to portray me as such.

[selfmadeprincess]

Which is to say nothing of the unfortunate depiction of your father...

[cursedtosleep]

My father is painted with a cruel paintbrush, but if it is Maleficent's take on the story, I suppose it would make sense.

[kittysdragon]

Hmph. Bet it's gonna be another film where us dragon types look like bad guys. Or bad gals this time.

Again.

[cursedtosleep]

Oh now, I do not find you as a bad guy. The acts of Maleficent do not reflect on any.

[kittysdragon]

Thanks, yeh as smart as yeh are pretty, lady.

Just seems like there's a lotta bad dragons. People don't think about nice ones like Heed.

[cursedtosleep]

Oh please, call me Aurora.

And for as many dragons that are unkind, there are plenty who are nothing but. Do you know of a dragon named "Elliot?"

[kittysdragon]

Sure Lady Aurora, nice to meet yeh, me Lockheed.

Sorta, if only by reputation. Heed likes the nice ones better. Smuagie and Mallie when she's all big and back dragony, not so much.

[cursedtosleep]

Nice to meet you as well, Lockheed.

Oh now, there are some other very nice dragons. There's also Mushu and Figment, they are quite nice, though I've heard Figment can be a bit naughty. I've never met him but I have also been told of a dragon named Puff who could be considered kind, it's just a matter of looking for them.

[kittysdragon]

Aw thanks. Yeh very pretty for a human.

Heard of them, they sound kinda fun! Heed would probably get on well with them both. Puff's kinda kooky but okie day. And there's that Spyro guy too. Problem is most people just know the bad dragans like Smuag.

I'll try to keep the spoilers off

[winglessprotector]

Oooh~

Do I sense some bitterness in you, Aurora?

A wild wingless Maleficent appears!

[cursedtosleep]

Bitterness, your eminence? No, caution, perhaps. [Aurora doesn't know how to handle this new Maleficent.] My apologies if it seems otherwise.

Have you watched the movie yet?

[winglessprotector]

Oh dear...

[She's already aware that this Aurora was different from the one she was more familiar with, Beastly.]

What have you to be cautious about?

I have! It was good, I liked it!

[cursedtosleep]

I merely do not wish to offend you, Maleficent. [She doesn't know how to really contend with a "nice" Maleficent.]

Same here! Hence the new muse!

[winglessprotector]

I seriously doubt there is anything at all that you can do to offend me child!

I love it

[cursedtosleep]

I... well... [She honestly is a bit surprised by that response, considering.] Thank you, your excellency. That is very magnanimous of you.

[winglessprotector]

[Of course she has no fear of either of them. Both raised with too much love which for a long time, Maleficent couldn't actually care for.]

Just don't give me reason to change my mind.

[cursedtosleep]

I... cannot think of why I would, but I apologize for any slight I might cause, it would be entirely unintentional, Maleficent.

[winglessprotector]

It's water under the bridge.

I take it your fairing well?

[cursedtosleep]

Oh, yes, quite well. I'm not in any game, at the moment... and you?

[i_am_the_solution]

Now, [Amon's deep voice may surprise her; he's rather good at sneaking up on people.] What's wrong with trying to tell both sides of the story? Even those who are perceived as monsters once had goodness in them. Homes. Families. All the things that those called good have.

It would be cruel to disregard the background of someone you are in conflict with. I speak from experience as the disregarded one.

[cursedtosleep]

I am not so sure I would call matters "the other side."

But it also does not disregard the actions they have done.

[i_am_the_solution]

It does not disregard their actions. I never said it would. But it can foster an understanding that is painfully lacking from this world and many others.

What has this 'Maleficent' done, exactly, Lady...? [His tone of voice implies he's asking for a name, and he does bow his head respectfully to off-set his unusual appearance.]

[cursedtosleep]

Aurora... and...

She intended to have me die.

[i_am_the_solution]

Why did she want that, Lady Aurora? No one does something like without a reason behind it, even a flimsy one.

[cursedtosleep]

She was not invited to my christening and so laid the curse.

[i_am_the_solution]

Forgive me; I am of no noble descent and my world is not yours. What is a 'christening'?

[cursedtosleep]

Ah... it would be best to say that as a baby, I was being presented to the kingdom and royal court.

[i_am_the_solution]

I take it that would be a highly politically charged event, then. And her exclusion would have been intended to send some political message of some sort, which makes me wonder what she did to earn that.

This is rapidly becoming more complex than I had previously assumed. My apologies. I am barely versed in the national functions of the Republic I live in; perhaps I jumped in too early to defend someone I perceived as being put down unjustly. It is, as my mun will attest, a habit of mine.

[cursedtosleep]

I'm afraid my knowledge of the affair is very limited. I was only a baby and immediately put into hiding after it occur. I do know that Maleficent placed a curse on me, intending to kill me. My aunt, while she could not remove the curse, could alter what it did.

Not in death, but just in sleep.

[i_am_the_solution]

Then you lack the story behind what drove this woman to her madness. That is not a position you should endeavor to stay in, especially since recent events in the realm of muns could result in more encounters with this woman.

How did you escape eternal sleep, Lady Aurora?

[cursedtosleep]

She is not mad, you mustn't mistake me on that. Maleficent has never been mad, she is wholly aware of what she does at all times. Maleficent has always possessed cold, cool logic.

I'm not sure a heart to heart is possible.

I didn't. I fell to the curse, but it was broken by my husband, Prince Phillip.

[i_am_the_solution]

Surely you could find more knowledge of her from others in your kingdom. Knowing one's enemies is the difference between life and death, sometimes.

Is he here now? No one should go around muns without protection - even I have my Lieutenant to call on, if need be.

[cursedtosleep]

Would the information given not also be biased? Maleficent has is not considered a friend to any kingdom.

No... not that I've seen. But I know we'll see each other again.

[i_am_the_solution]

Even biased information contains nuggets of truth. It is, at the least, better than having no information at all.

That is not acceptable. You need to learn to defend yourself. Are you trained in any form of fighting?

[cursedtosleep]

No, not a single form.

[i_am_the_solution]

Then allow me to make you an offer. My name is Amon. I have trained many people back in my land in the self-defense forms of chi-blocking as well as traditional fighting techniques. Although I suspect our cultures are highly different, there is no reason what I can teach you would not work.

[voice_seeker]

Geez. What next, a movie about Ursula where me and Ariel's dad are painted badly?

[cursedtosleep]

It would not surprise me, Eric. People are just as fond of Ursula as they are of Maleficent.

[voice_seeker]

I was afraid of that.

[cursedtosleep]

I'm not sure how true this is, but I've already heard some rumors that there are already plans for a remake of your and Ariel's tale with live actors.

[voice_seeker]

I heard that too, although it's not exactly me and Ariel, per say. It's a different prince and mermaid, and there isn't such a happy ending.

[cursedtosleep]

Oh? Well, I suppose we'll have to see what happens, but I'm sure they will be most kind to you and Ariel. [Unlike her poor aunts, unlike her precious father and husband...]