Magnificent Book And Movie Comparison

The story of Sleeping Beauty has evolved over time and has been changed slightly throughout the different versions. It has changed in order to fit social norms for the time and context has been altered to appeal to the current audiences. The three main versions of Sleeping Beauty are the Charles Perrault in 1697, which was adapted from the original fairy tale Sun, Moon, and Talia by Giambattistas Basile in 1634. Perraults version was a tale of rape, adultery and cannibalism. The Brothers Grimm interpretation, from 1812 that made the story more tame and the Walt Disney version from 1959 that was drawn mainly from the St. Petersburg Ballet version of 1890 and the Grimm Brothers

The story of Sleeping Beauty is told in many different forms and is most famous from Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. For example, the fairytale “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” by Charles Perrault is quite different than Disney 's version. This fairytale should be researched because it has an interesting historical background and it is still culturally relevant to this day. The three main points that will be discussed about Sleeping Beauty in this paper is historical background, the different ways this fairytale is represented, and the cultural significance this story has on society. Researching this story has opened my eyes that the Sleeping Beauty movie I

The portrayal of Feminine aspects within Disney movies has been widely criticized, however the way masculinity is portrayed in films is also very controversial but infrequently discussed. My goal for this research paper is to look at two Disney films through a feminist lens and queer lens to decipher any stereotypical aspects of masculinity that are shown within the main characters. I am hopeful to find a film that breaks the norm of having a masculine main character that is hyper masculine like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast or Jaffar from Aladdin. I would also like to analyze the damsel in distress situations in films where the male role seems to always be the heroic figure even when they aren’t the main character in the story. Even though

After this, the now old-and-ugly witch grows to love Rapunzel, but not enough to focus on nurturing her and her needs- she’s too focused on regaining her beauty and youth. She locks Rapunzel in a tower in an attempt to keep her safe from the dangers of the outside world, and fills Rapunzel 's head with terrifying, fanciful depictions of life outside the tower. Meanwhile, she begins searching for the cure to her curse.

Fairy tales have been told for years and have been adjusted as authors see fit to portray their particular message or create a more applicable story for a new culture or era. At times, these tales remain true to their purpose even when written in different. By specifically evaluating the purpose, moral, and characters within two versions, Brothers Grimm’s titled “Briar Rose” and Charles Perrault’s “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood,” an understanding of their relevance can be distinguished. These versions of Sleeping beauty act as one of these tales though “many…have done their best to make her story go away” (Tartar). Although written in an earlier era, Brothers Grimm’s “Briar Rose” and Charles Perrault’s “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” work effectively on a modern teenage and young adult audience evident in the similar purpose through their tale’s distinct morals and character portrayal.

Child abuse is present in both the Grimm version of this tale and the modern Disney retelling, starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse who are presented as young, naive, and lacking any sense of good judgement or aprehension. However, the abuse in the Disney verson has been lessened to just the witch's mistreatment, and has been spun with elements of fantasy to detract from the truley gruesome nature of the narrative.

Imagine being just 6 years years old and having your mom tell you there is a woman who has cursed you to death, hates you, and won’t die till you do. Aurora had to live with all that and she had to live in hiding with 2 whackjob fairies taking care of her. That was all because her parents didn’t invite someone to her birth celebration. In the film Sleeping Beauty a beautiful, elegant, and kind young maiden is born. Maleficent who the lunatic of the story does not get invited to the celebration of Aurora's birth.This makes her so angry that she places a curse upon Aurora. After the curse Maleficent made it her life goal to make Aurora's life miserable and short. In the film, Sleeping Beauty, the director Clyde Germoni uses the archetype of the sadist to show that we as humans are full of jealousy and hate toward people that are better than us because humans are insecure about themselves.

When Maleficent suffers her first heartbreak she loses her wings; symbolising her loss of purity and almost changing her from angel to devil. As the betrayed Maleficent walks through the Moors the colour saturation decreases and everything is dull and foggy; giving the audience connotations of sadness and gloom. Maleficent seeks refuge in the ruins of a castle, where a black crow comes but Maleficent blows it away, showing a dramatic change in her actions towards nature; she is no longer the caring girl she was before. The major turning point for Maleficent is when she finds out the man she loved had cut off her wings out of his greed for power. This turning point is important for the film as a whole as it clarifies the vast difference between her two sides in the

Maleficent Topic: use Romance Narrative circle to explain one movie. • “Maleficent” is a remediation of well-known Disney fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty”. It’s a divertingly different rethink of a popular story. The movie starts when the antagonist is happily lives in a beautiful and peaceful kingdom called Moors, which is isolated from the human kingdom, until men’s rapacity and brutality lead them want to conquer this wonderland and forcibly occupy the treasure inside it. Maleficent, who is kind and grows to be the strongest fairy in the kingdom, has the responsibility to protect the harmony of the land from human’s threats.

In despite of being portrayed as one of the thirteen children that were in the kingdom of King Stephen and the Queen, Maleficent demonstrates through her intentions of how bad of a person she was throughout parts of the Sleeping Beauty book written by the Grimm brothers and the Disney film Sleeping Beauty directed by Clyde Geronimi. In the scene where everyone from the kingdom gathers when they find out the King and Queen are going to have a daughter, Maleficent appears out of nowhere in an angry voice asking why she was not invited to that event. In both the book and the film, Maleficent makes a statement on how on the daughter’s sixteenth birthday, she would prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall dead. Maleficent

The movie Maleficent was made in 2014. She was a small girl with wings and made all the creatures feel safe. They felt like no one was going to hurt them. In the beginning of the film she is just a young girl and meets a guy named stefan and ends up falling in love with him. Stefan and Maleficent grew up together. In the film, Maleficent is both a hero and a villain.

The portrayal of women, gender roles and stereotypes in Disney films has long been a controversial topic. Disney’s 1959 animated film, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, and Robert Stromberg’s 2014 live action remake, ‘Maleficent’, each provide a different take of Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale, ‘La Belle au bois Dormant’ (‘The Sleeping Beauty’). The comparison of Aurora, one of the main characters from both films, brings into light the stark contrast in portrayals of gender roles as well as physical ideals and stereotypes in women. Emphasis or lack thereof on physical characteristics and gender representation from both texts challenge and reflect ideals and stereotypes that are impactful to the audience.

Continuing in her position as the moral control, the witch tries to protect her Rapunzel by locking her up. This attempt to preserve the girl's chastity ultimately fails because a prince discovers her when he hears her singing. Song is a symbol of

will of his wife, the maiden to the witch and the tower. While the story does not focus on the parents, it was the mother’s initial craving for rapunzel that set the picture for the sorceress’ revenge. Rapunzel herself gains freedom at the cost of being at the mercy of the sorceress, losing her hair and fighting the wilderness. Thus, it is evident that in Rapunzel, the struggle for freedom and the many enslaved in the fairy tale develops the idea of control and manipulation of

The original story by Giambattista differs from Disney’s new interpretation in that it explores rape. In Disney’s version of sleeping beauty the princess named Aurora is awakened from a true loves kiss. The story is told to children all over the world and is seen as appropriate for them. The original version of this story involves Talia, the princess, being raped. The Prince laid the dead princess on her bed “where he gathered the first fruits of love” (Basile). This version of the story is grossly inappropriate for today’s modern generation of children and is far from the happy ending we are used to. Fairy tales where not originally intended on being entertainment for children however through constant revisions they seemed to target their imagination, essentially causing them to be successful tales. Clearly the earlier version of sleeping beauty contains ideas that are not yet suitable for