Maleficent

Regardless of whether you grew up to be an Undergrounder or not, Disney was most likely one of the pillars of your childhood. And one of the classics was the story of Sleeping Beauty. This particular Disney movie also yielded one of my favorite villains... Maleficent.

As I've mentioned in an earlier post, goths tend to relate a lot to Disney villains and villainesses (when you skip over the destroying happiness and the world etc.). Maleficent is no different. And now, she's getting revamped for a new audience!

Angelina Jolie takes the spotlight as the main role in the upcoming Disney movie all about Princess Aurora's enemy. And I am so psyched for it! You almost never see what a story's like from the opposite perspective, and it's even rarer to see it coming from Disney. But this time the Princess takes a backseat and we get to learn all about what made Maleficent into the awesome baddie that she is. Just the fact that the King and Queen didn't invite her  to Aurora's celebration and practically insulted her already doesn't give the kingdom a whole lot of credit for the treatment she's received. True, it's no excuse for cursing an innocent child, but hey, everyone has their breaking point. Maybe that was just the final straw? Well, we'll find out on May 30th! 

 

Edit : It's not Angelina Jolie singing as I previously thought. It's actually Lana Del Rey... Their voices sound way too similar. At least to me.