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** The cartoonishly large ring Maleficent wore on her finger in the animated series didn't translate well into live action. Doubly so for its version before Maleficent's StartOfDarkness where it's close to the size of her fist and looks like it's made of cheap yellow plastic.

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** Since Aurora is the NarratorAllAlong, is what we see the completely true story? After all, Aurora would only have Maleficent's word to go on, and Maleficent could have made herself seem better. Or does Aurora put Maleficent on a pedestal and thus imagine the story she doesn't know as such?



* JustHereForGodzilla: Reviewers negative and positive about the film tend to agree that Angelina Jolie as Maleficent is the best thing about the film, and some viewers watch it only for her.

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** Just a couple of years later, ''Series/OnceUponATime'' would also pull a redemption arc for Maleficent, and it would also involve motherhood. Though in this case, having a child of her own, as opposed to raising Aurora.
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Reviewers negative and positive about the film tend to agree that Angelina Jolie as Maleficent is the best thing about the film, and some viewers watch it only for her.her.
** Elle Fanning's performance as Aurora is a close second, and she has received plenty of praise for her take on the princess.

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