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The character was animated by Marc Davis, who also animated Aurora in the film. She was aptly named "Maleficent" (an adjective derived from the Latin maleficentia, which means "doing evil or harm"), [7] and may have been based on earlier French and European myths and legends about the fairy Mélusine, especially in the 2014 live-action film of the same name. [8]
Maleficent mocks Stefan's plea for mercy, but offers that Aurora's curse can be broken by true love's kiss, which she and Stefan both believe is nonexistent. Stefan orders three pixies, Knotgrass, Flittle, and Thistlewit , to hide and protect Aurora in a forest cottage until the day after her sixteenth birthday.
Prince Phillip is Aurora's true love, who is based on the prince from the original fairy tale. Phillip is the first prince in Disney theatrical animated films to have an active role and have a name. In the film, he is betrothed to marry the princess, the daughter of his father's best friend, and attends Aurora's christening to give her a gift.
Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty or Briar Rose, [1] [2] [3] is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film Sleeping Beauty (1959). Voiced by Mary Costa, Aurora is the only child of King Stefan and Queen Leah.
differences between maleficent and sleeping beauty Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent claims to be a deeper look at the story behind Disney’sSleeping Beauty; showing a more sympathetic, nuanced ...
It featured Mal and Audrey, the daughters of Maleficent and Aurora respectively, with Queen Leah returning in a supporting role. In the film, Mal and Audrey fulfill roles reversed from their mothers in Sleeping Beauty, with Mal acting as the heroine of the story, while Audrey acts as the main antagonist.
Borra captures the Queen, Maleficent turns her into a goat and Aurora and Phillip get married, uniting the kingdom of Ulstead and the Moors. And everyone lives happily ever after.
The fairies enter the room but arrive too late as Maleficent reveals herself and taunts them of their failure to defeat her by throwing her cloak back to reveal Aurora asleep. Maleficent then laughs and vanishes as the three fairies weep over Aurora's fate. The fairies place the sleeping Aurora on a bed in the topmost tower.