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** If I had to guess, I'd say it was to hit him where she thought he would hurt the most. Usually when a child is born, the parents are over the moon and completely in love with the child, so harming/cursing the child would devastate them. Another explanation could be that Maleficent really wanted to show off how powerful she was and cause a dramatic scene.
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*** If anything, the movie does a better job of explaining the odd choice of weapon (Line of sight item amongst Aurora's gifts, what would have been a common item for girls of the time for when they are older, that is commonplace enough to make it near inevitable to fulfil the curse) than the animated verrsion did (Just...came up with it off the top of her head for some reason.)
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*** If anything, the movie does a better job of explaining the odd choice of weapon (Line of sight item amongst Aurora's gifts, what would have been a common item for girls of the time for when they are older, that is commonplace enough to make it near inevitable to fulfil the curse) than the animated verrsion version did (Just...came up with it off the top of her head for some reason.)
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* Why did Maleficent wait until Aurora was born to exact revenge on Stefan? Why didn't she immediately curse him after discovering the motive behind his treachery?
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** People made thread on hand spindles for thousands of years before spinning wheels were invented. Textile workers just had to go back to the older methods when the mechanized versions were outlawed.
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** And a trio of fairies, however scatterbrained, at least wouldn't be tempted to do some of the things a treacherous ''human'' might do, e.g. hold the heir to the throne for ransom, sell her to a neighboring human ruler as a hostage, etc.
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*** This troper got the impression that the other faeries were mostly humoring Maleficent in that scene, because they felt terribly bad for her having lost her wings. If acting submissive in her presence and putting up with a darker motif will help her cope with her maiming, they'll go along with it for a while; it's not as if she was actually ''giving orders'' to anyone but Diaval on-screen. Certainly once she'd spent enough time with Aurora to recover from the sulks, the other faeries seemed thrilled that their war chieftain was finally cheering up.
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** Pretty much everything that ''can'' come in threes in fairy tales, does. Presumably three enchantments from the faeries was the limit for a christening ceremony, and Maleficent beat the third "auntie" to the punch with hers.
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** The most likely explanation for why Aurora was sent away? It's because Stephen ''doesn't believe True Love exists'', any more than Maleficent did when she cast the curse. He sent the girl away because so far as he was concerned, she was doomed from the start, and banishing her from the castle was the surest way of ensuring he wouldn't form an emotional attachment to a child he'd inevitably have to mourn. Note that he and his wife didn't have any ''other'' children after her, presumably expecting Maleficent would just curse them too.
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** Those that remained loyal to Stefan or, at the least, to his mad ways. With such maddening hatred, it would be very easy to distort the events in ones own mind as Maleficent corrupting Aurora, driving Stefan to his death, and becoming an evil influence behind the throne. The sleeping aspect might have been re-interpreted as Aurora blind to Maleficent's influence until Philip opens her eyes to her evil. Things like that.
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** Those that remained loyal to Stefan or, at the least, to his mad ways. With such maddening hatred, it would be very easy to distort the events in ones one's own mind as Maleficent corrupting Aurora, driving Stefan to his death, and becoming an evil influence behind the throne. The sleeping aspect might have been re-interpreted as Aurora being blind to Maleficent's influence until Philip opens her eyes to her evil. Things like that.that.
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** The most likely explanation for why Aurora was sent away? Remember, It's because Stephen ''doesn't believe True Love exists'', any more than Maleficent did when she cast the curse. He sent the girl away because so far as he was concerned, she was doomed from the start, and sending banishing her away from the castle was the surest way of ensuring he wouldn't form an emotional attachment to a child he'd inevitably have to mourn. Note that he and his wife didn't have any ''other'' children after her, presumably expecting Maleficent would just curse them too.
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** The most likely explanation for why Aurora was sent away? Remember, Stephen ''doesn't believe True Love exists'', any more than Maleficent did when she cast the curse. He sent the girl away because so far as he was concerned, she was doomed from the start, and sending her away was the surest way of ensuring he wouldn't form an emotional attachment to a child he'd inevitably have to mourn. Note that he and his wife didn't have any ''other'' children after her, presumably expecting Maleficent would just curse them too.
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** This is one of those "it made more sense with a deleted scene" things. It's established in the movie that Stefan's primary motivation is power and greed. There's a scene where he is working as a servant in the king's room, and the king walks in on him riiiiight as he puts the king's crown on. The king explains that the only reason he was able to gain power is because he was willing to sacrifice everything - [[CallForward even people he loved]] - to do it. It's presented as a kind of EquivalentExchange, where in order to become king, Stefan ''must'' sacrifice his love for Maleficent: there is no other way.
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* Why couldn't Stefan just explain to Maleficent the old king's decree about inheriting the throne if he manages to kill her? If he apparently still likes her enough to ''not'' bring himself to carry out the deed, and since Maleficent wouldn't seem to be very fond of the old king and would probably want to see Stefan on the throne since it would serve both their kingdoms well...One would think that together, they could've found some way to fake Maleficent's death to the king without having to mutilate her in the process.
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*** Because they think they're reuniting her with her father. Also, they had no reason to believe that would be the last that they ever saw of her, since they were living in isolation and oblivious to Stefan's descent into madness. Heck, they may not have even known about her mother's death!
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** Sort answer: yes. Longer answer: it is a further sign of Stefan's madness, and another thing he can transfer blame to Maleficent for since he did it because of her curse. Plus, she continues to deny him access to the riches of the Moors. But notice that the castle gradually starts looking darker and more foreboding (and except for the royal apartments, much less clean). This could reflect the weakening economy as Stefan empties the treasury to fund his revenge campaign, and revenues are down regardless.
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*** It s hard to prick youself on a spinning wheel, how did she manage that? ANd how did the econemy survive with no thread for cloth?
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*** It s hard to prick youself yourself on a spinning wheel, how did she manage that? ANd There aren't many sharp bits on it, and certainly not the spindle itself. And how did the econemy economy survive with no thread for cloth?
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*** It s hard to prick youself on a spinning wheel, how did she manage that? ANd how did the econemy survive with no thread for cloth?
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* Wouldn't destroying all the spinning wheels in the country damage its economy? You need spinning wheels to make thread, to make fabric, to make clothing. Stephan's orders probably put a lot of people out of work (The reason 'spinster' is a common term for an unmarried woman is because spinning thread was a common job unmarried women took up in that era), required all weavers and/or tailors in the kingdom to have to import the raw materials of their trade from another country (Undoubtedly raising their costs significantly, and with it the price of ''anything'' made of cloth), and killed the domestic market for wool and flax. All for the sake of one person. Wouldn't that cause a lot of problems in the Moors?
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** It's probably a leftover loose end from scenes that were cut. Miranda Richardson played Queen Ulla of the fairies - so there ''was'' a ruler of the Moors originally. The idea of course was that Aurora would become the queen to unite ''both'' kingdoms. As she's a human and the rightful heir to Stefan's throne, the people will probably accept her. And if they don't they soon will, as Maleficent enchanted her to become "beloved by all who meet her". And Aurora certainly seems like the type of queen who would ''force'' the two kingdoms to get along. As for the fairies, Aurora spent most of her childhood visiting the Moors. So it's not like they were suddenly being ruled by a complete stranger. Most of the fairies probably ''knew'' her already.
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*** That assumes that young Stefan stealing a single gem ''did'' attract guards as opposed to a young boy entering their land with limited if any training was about as stealthy as a buffalo and the guards simply politely left him alone until he broke a law. The guards themselves may have been too large to go in and get him but they had the means to get him instead of summoning Maleficent.
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** There is a lot of circumstantial evidence that suggests King Stephan didn't have an iron dagger. First when Maleficent first engages the army she's ripping through them with her bare hands and wings and is only burned once by the King's something when he reaches up to block her. Then when Stephan becomes king he orders the iron workers practically around the clock to get an arsenal. Finally when Maleficent engages the soldiers in the woods she goes to inspect a helmet because she's not sure if it's iron or not. Given all that King Stephan had what was presumably a steel dagger. So it not only would have been a suicide rush the only possible upside would have been maybe with him dead Maleficent would decide her grudge was over.
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** Unless it was wholly unnecessary theatrics it's clear at that point that the three fairies are genuine, whether they are defectors from Maleficent or trying to mend the fence between the kingdoms they aren't with her. Stephan knows first hand what Maleficent is capable of and pathetic as they were the three fairies likely stood a much better chance than anything else he could put in her way.
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** That does not explain why the three fairies seem so eager to abandon Aurora before or at her sixteenth birthday.
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* The Faerie Kingdom and the Human Kingdom have never been at good terms and Stephan clipping Maleficent wings could not have helped. King Stephan was justifiably concerned when the three fairies showed up and double so when Maleficent did. Then Maleficent cursed Aurora, adding another black page to human faerie relationship. So why after that does King Stephan trusted three fairies that he has no reason to trust with the safety of his daughter Aurora?
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** Inside the net it's because she was in incredible pain but as soon as Diaval got her out she should have utterly decimated those men. As was shown earlier in the forest iron hurts her yes but it doesn't offer protection against her. We're talking about a woman who tore down two walls by casually walking between them. It might be that she was still feeling guilty, even when her wings are returned and she begins to fight she's still very clearly holding back based on what we've seen her to be capable of.
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*** Electing "rulers" is called ''representative democracy'', and it's only one form of democracy. There is also something called ''direct democracy'', which is what the Moors appears to have had before Maleficent proclaimed herself their dictator. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily named her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her the Queen is not accepting her as an equal, but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level.
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*** Electing "rulers" is called ''representative democracy'', and it's only one form of democracy. There is also something called ''direct democracy'', which is what the Moors appears to have had before Maleficent proclaimed herself their dictator. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily named her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal, but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level.
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*** Electing "rulers" is called ''representative democracy'', and it's only one form of democracy. There is also something called ''direct democracy'', which is what the Moors appears to have had before Maleficent proclaimed herself their dictator. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily named her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal, but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level.
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*** Electing "rulers" is called ''representative democracy'', and it's only one form of democracy. There is also something called ''direct democracy'', which is what the Moors appears to have had before Maleficent proclaimed herself their dictator.
** Maleficent already had exclusive command of the entirety of the Moors' military. That's pretty much all that you need to elect yourself leader. When she crowns herself queen of the moors, the camera very specifically shows one of the sentinels growling at the other denizens so that they would kneel to her. She knew that she was going to go on the war path against King Stefan, so she was making preparations for the consequences of her upcoming revenge against the human king. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily proclaimed her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level,
** Maleficent already had exclusive command of the entirety of the Moors' military. That's pretty much all that you need to elect yourself leader. When she crowns herself queen of the moors, the camera very specifically shows one of the sentinels growling at the other denizens so that they would kneel to her. She knew that she was going to go on the war path against King Stefan, so she was making preparations for the consequences of her upcoming revenge against the human king. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily proclaimed her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level,
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dictator. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily named her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal, but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level.
** Maleficent already had exclusive command of the entirety of the Moors' military. That's pretty much all that you need to elect yourself leader. When she crowns herself queen of the moors, the camera very specifically shows one of the sentinels growling at the other denizens so that they would kneel to her. She knew that she was going to go on the war path against King Stefan, so she was making preparations for the consequences of her upcoming revenge against the human king. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily proclaimed her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level,
** Maleficent already had exclusive command of the entirety of the Moors' military. That's pretty much all that you need to elect yourself leader. When she crowns herself queen of the moors, the camera very specifically shows one of the sentinels growling at the other denizens so that they would kneel to her. She knew that she was going to go on the war path against King Stefan, so she was making preparations for the consequences of her upcoming revenge against the human king.
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*** Electing "rulers" is called ''representative democracy'', and it's only one form of democracy. There is also something called ''direct democracy'', which is what the Moors appears to have had before Maleficent proclaimed herself their dictator.
** Maleficent already had exclusive command of the entirety of the Moors' military. That's pretty much all that you need to elect yourself leader. When she crowns herself queen of the moors, the camera very specifically shows one of the sentinels growling at the other denizens so that they would kneel to her. She knew that she was going to go on the war path against King Stefan, so she was making preparations for the consequences of her upcoming revenge against the human king. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily proclaimed her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level,
** Maleficent already had exclusive command of the entirety of the Moors' military. That's pretty much all that you need to elect yourself leader. When she crowns herself queen of the moors, the camera very specifically shows one of the sentinels growling at the other denizens so that they would kneel to her. She knew that she was going to go on the war path against King Stefan, so she was making preparations for the consequences of her upcoming revenge against the human king. As for proclaiming Aurora the Queen, saying that it was done because of its symbolic value sounds like a weak excuse. They could've just as easily proclaimed her as a "citizen of the Moors" or something, if they wanted her to feel herself as one of them. Proclaiming her as the Queen is not accepting her as an equal but stating that she has power over them, at least on a symbolic level,
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** Iron can hurt her, but it does not provide protection from her magic, as she demonstrated very clearly when she telekinetically tossed around a bunch of Stefan's armored soldiers. This is why Stefan's eventual trap [[spoiler: involved an iron net and ''lots'' of soldiers with huge shields to fence her in along with spears and arrows to attack from a distance]]. Sure, he could have tried to have a go at her, or ordered his guards to. But she would have just massacred them. Stefan just wasn't brave enough, or self-sacrificing enough, to make a suicidal attack on Maleficent even to save his baby daughter.
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*** The problem with that being the question: who else could have gotten that close to Maleficent in the first place? The Moors were pretty well-guarded even before King Henry's attempted invasion. To the extent that young Stefan stealing a single gemstone attracted the guards! Afterward, one has to assume that the only reason Stefan could get in at all was because he was known for his long-standing relationship with Maleficent. Any other assassins would never have gotten anywhere near her! At best it's a rationalization that Stefan might have used to justify himself, but there's no reason to think she was in real danger from other assassins.
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