1959
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Distributor: Buena Vista / Walt Disney Pictures
Key Elements: Story – Symbolism – Message – Visuals
My Review:
A prince fights a dragon to rescue a princess from a curse. You can’t get much more fairytale than that.
And behind it all are highly stylized, beautifully layered hand-painted backgrounds. This movie’s style actually stands out among the rest of Disney’s work at the time.
But my favorite thing about this movie is how it symbolizes the gospel.
Aura is under a curse that has her indefinitely asleep – similar to how we are all dead in our sins. Along comes the prince to conquer the dragon – just as Jesus conquered sin and death on the cross. Afterwards, he awakens the princess with a kiss and they live happily ever after – Our relationship with Jesus gives us new, abundant life with Him.
I also like that the prince is a character in this story, not just an accessory awarded to the princess in the end like a lot of Disney movies.
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Quotes:
- Sweet princess... if through this wicked witch's trick, a spindle should your finger prick... a ray of
- hope there still may be in this, the gift I give to thee. Not in death, but just in sleep, this fateful prophecy you'll keep. And from this slumber you shall wake, when true love's kiss, the spell shall break.
- Maleficent doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping others. You know, sometimes I don't think she's really very happy.
- Now, father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th century!
- Rose! Rose! Don't touch ANYTHING!
- The Forest of Thorns shall be his tomb! Move through the skies on a fog of doom! Now go with the curse, and serve me well! Round Stefan's Castle, CAST MY SPELL!
- Now sword of truth, fly swift and sure, that evil die and good endure!For true love conquers all!
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