Sleeping
Beauty (1959)
Rated:
G
Runtime:
75 minutes
Princess/Heroine:
Princess Aurora
Prince/Hero:
Prince Phillip
Sidekicks:
Fauna, Flora, Merryweather
Villain:
Maleficent
Music:
“I Wonder”, “Once Upon A Dream”
Rating—out
of 5 Mickey Mouse ears: 4 ears. 1 for Princess Aurora, ½ for Prince Philip, ½ for
Fauna/Flora/Merryweather, 1 for Maleficent, and 1 for the music.
A
visually pretty movie with terrifying moments sprinkled in. Princess Aurora is
very likeable and is able to stand up for herself. Prince Phillip is brave at
the end but comes off a little creepy upon meeting Aurora in the woods. Fauna,
Flora, and Merryweather do a great job raising Aurora, but need to be more
careful with their magic. The music is nice, balancing Tchaikovsky with typical
Disney lyrics in “I Wonder” and “Once Upon a Dream”. Maleficent is awesome,
casting spooky curses and turning into a dragon as part of her repertoire.
The
scene in which Princess Aurora is walking through a hallway and up the stairs
towards the spinning wheel is super scary.... It made me feel like I was
watching a Hitchcock movie. Since this is an all-around good movie, with star
power in Maleficent, it should do well in the bracket ... as long as Flora and
Merryweather don’t blow it by fighting over pinks and blues!
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