tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post7471260647853718693..comments2023-12-27T14:13:16.127-05:00Comments on Spinning Straw Into Gold: Bored to DeathChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-24473190123542251502014-06-29T19:51:29.501-04:002014-06-29T19:51:29.501-04:00Over-analysis in the entertainment industry? Guil...Over-analysis in the entertainment industry? Guilty! <br /><br />I'm probably not the primary target audience for such a movie, I'm one of those annoying people that tends to guess the plot a third of the way through the movie! I once walked out of Daredevil because I was so bored! :PChristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-23288194566684613642014-06-29T09:57:43.150-04:002014-06-29T09:57:43.150-04:00Great post - you've raised some interesting qu...Great post - you've raised some interesting questions, and made me think about the film a little differently. I didn't hate it, but I felt there were a few things not quite right somehow & couldn't put my finger on them.<br /><br />I agree with you about the Moors. They have no personality, they're just like a generic stereotype of a fairy world thrown in so the filmmakers could include pretty graphics. Pretty, but dull. It feels like the fairy creatures have no will, they're just there.<br /><br />Also love your point about how Maleficent could have just taken her wings back instead of cursing Aurora. She's clearly powerful enough to do that, so it begs the question! I also think that the phrase 'sleep like death' is a bit clumsy. Plus it seems a bit of a cop out - which is it, sleep or death? Can't make our minds up, so we'll just use both.<br /><br />And you're right about her name - I never realised that before haha! It doesn't make sense for the kind fairy she was born as to be called that.<br /><br />However, I think that overall it's an interesting interpretation of Sleeping Beauty. Not an entirely credible one, but still it's made an attempt to be innovative. I like the idea of explaining Maleficent's back story, and I think her character is portrayed very well, but the story is rather weak in places when you stop to analyse it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311936206951108530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-31196673821353246022014-06-18T17:58:01.561-04:002014-06-18T17:58:01.561-04:00I enjoyed the movie, but was rather surprised by t...I enjoyed the movie, but was rather surprised by the film's simplicity. On one hand, I miss the character and world development that other fantasy films deliver. But on the other hand, I think the limited details allowed us to explore the 2 characters that the film was really about, Maleficent and Aurora. I wish that we had some more moments between Aurora and her father to contrast the moments she had with Maleficent, though.<br />And your last bit about fairy tales needing and portraying the evil and ugliness in the world is exactly what saddens me about the all these revisions and redemptions of evil characters in fairy tales. I think there's a fine line between creating characters with complex and intricate motivations and completely obliterating the purpose of their evilness in the fist place, something that I think ABC's "Once Upon the Time" would pay more attention to. <br />Anyway, thanks for posting this! Loved reading your thoughts on it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536373669811879997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-51877870838530229882014-06-14T03:16:17.833-04:002014-06-14T03:16:17.833-04:00LOL, Adam! We're a tight-knit community, and ...LOL, Adam! We're a tight-knit community, and we look after our own! ;)<br /><br />I wonder if I shouldn't give it a second viewing just to even things out a bit. Don't have the money for that, though, so I'll have to wait 'til it's out on Netflix!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-31763934357119271792014-06-13T23:13:42.365-04:002014-06-13T23:13:42.365-04:00Well, you know you've made it when other fairy...Well, you know you've made it when other fairy tale bloggers quote you in their posts. Thanks.<br /><br />I can see your points. I wasn't particularly bored by it. Part of me did want to see Maleficent stay evil throughout because, well, some people just can't be saved (though, I guess that was King Stefan's role). However, that's the beauty of reviewing things. People are able to state their opinions and the reasons for their opinions without being told they're wrong. And there are probably no reviewers, or people for that matter, who have not had an opinion that others disagreed with.Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-9299071880463418382014-06-13T08:54:23.774-04:002014-06-13T08:54:23.774-04:00You do have a good point, Laura. I guess the diff...You do have a good point, Laura. I guess the difference between Mr. Fox and the Robber Bride and Malefecient and Sleeping Beauty is that the former is organic, while the latter feels forced. I suppose that's not something one can prove, but the whole movie felt very forced to me, not natural. But like I said, I'm a picky movie-goer, I do admit!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-90840557993336033222014-06-13T08:52:01.486-04:002014-06-13T08:52:01.486-04:00Digital coffee--all the time, all the places! Tha...Digital coffee--all the time, all the places! Thanks for the invite. I'm excited to talk about it with other fairy tale-ers, and maybe you'll change my mind!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-53225229483725412832014-06-13T00:19:25.046-04:002014-06-13T00:19:25.046-04:00I personally thought the movie was amazing. It'...I personally thought the movie was amazing. It's a different version of the fairytale we all know. It doesn't negate all the other versions. <br /><br />"Let us tell an old story anew" - that is the heart of fairytale. These stories are magic because they CAN be "told anew" over and over again. <br /><br />I think it doesn't matter that the story elements were changed - the raven, the curse, the thorns and the dragon - they are able to be changed around a bit because that's how tales are told. Every talespinner tells a story differently. Some parts remain the same, some do not. An example from "real" fairytales includes the differences and similarities between the story "Bluebeard" and "Fitcher's Bird". Or "Mr Fox" and "The Robber Bride". Laura Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840020148267981868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-83237209327362665822014-06-12T23:34:49.835-04:002014-06-12T23:34:49.835-04:00I just wrote this whole big response to your post,...I just wrote this whole big response to your post, pretending I was sitting down discussing it all with you over coffee and scones (so great to have the opportunity to talk it over with a fairy tale friend!) but your comment box yelled at me with red words that I wrote too much. (I couldn't even split it up!) So.. I hope you don't mind, but I will go over to my blog soon - link to your review and respond with my crazy-long comments (don't worry - I copied them all), answering from there. It's a little different and informal but maybe you (and others) can view it as an out-of-sync round table sort of discussion. And by that, I mean you're welcome to come comment in return if you'd like. <br />What I'm missing most about seeing the film is NOT having a conversation live with fairy tale people! I don't care if we all agree or disagree - I'd just love to have a conversation and hear everyone's thoughts. You up for digital scones and coffee? ;)Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.com