Review of Sleeping Beauty (1959) by Robert S — 18 Dec 2011

I grew up with this movie like the rest of us. so nuff said for and intro except saying here's Disney review #30 Sleeping Beauty.

Plot: After many years, King Stephan and Queen Leah finally have a child, Princess Aurora. Their Kingdom celebrates for this occasion as well as made her betrothed to also-young Prince Phillip, son of Hubert, King of the nearly kingdom. But the witch Maleficent, as a way of showing that she's upset for not being invited to the party, casts a spell declaring that before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she'll prick her finger on the spindal of a spinning wheel and die. But The three good fairies counter the spell so that if she does prick her finger, she won't die, but fall asleep until true loves kiss where the spell will break. But to make sure that it does happen even then, the three good fairies disguise themselves as peasants and take the baby to be raised secretly hiding from Maleficent until the 16 years are past.

This is a nice movie. The music is classic Disney style, pretty good villain, and nice bit of comedy. The only thing is that, in my opinion, this movie has way more of every other character in this film than the title character. I mean that's not a huge deal, but still.

Characters:

Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather: In a way, these were the actual main characters of this film. Because most of this film has been about how it's all been about them trying to counter Maleficent's spell, preparing Aurora's 16th birthday, or helping Phillip escape and fight Maleficent and her goblins. I mean they were nice characters, Flora with her wisdom, Fauna with being the total gentle one, and Merrywether with being a little hot-tempered. But still, while we may not totally find it a big deal, they still are in this movie way more than the supposed ACTUAL main characters ever where.

Maleficent: She did a pretty good job in being a villain. She was cruel, she was deadly, and she was determined as heck to complete her goal no matter what.

Music: I enjoyed the music. Once Upon a Dream was a fair classic. Not my favorite Disney love song, but still.

And that's my review for Sleeping Beauty. I may not have said much, but a classic like this does speak for itself a little.