Movie Night Experience
This Movie Night project was one I really enjoyed. I have never had an assignment this interesting
and that actually gave me the option of watching a movie that I wanted. My group picked Maleficent
which was a smart and safe choice since it has a lot of conflict. At first I was not very excited about
this choice because I thought it was intended for a younger audience but to my surprise it was
actually a good movie that I enjoyed watching and analyzing. Seeing how the characters handled their
conflict and developed as the movie went on, especially Maleficent who was both a hero and villain,
was actually enjoyable. The whole experience was great because usually when you meet up with a
group to do a project your usually going to have to research and discuss complex topics, but in this
project we just met up to watch a movie which was relaxing, stress free, and more enjoyable then the
usual group project. Watching the movie allowed for me to develop a more thoughtful way of
sleeping beauty. Growing up I saw the movie sleeping Beauty with my sister and watching
Maleficent gave me the chance to see how there was another side of the story which I really enjoyed
because it brought back memories of my childhood. No other project that I have ever done has
brought back memories so this project was really unique in a great way. Overall the movie night
project was a pleasure to do and was a great experience.
I'm really glad you ended up enjoying the movie! I think it was a great movie and a great choice as well!
ReplyDeleteI second Natasha about being glad for you enjoying the movie as a great movie with much to learn from. Disney has come a long way in reinventing the classic stories to be more relevant for the modern age. I would never have imagined a Maleficient to be portrayed with understanding and compassion, almost date raped with the drugging and wing-clipping and thus angry and seeking revenge (instead of just unsympathetically Evil), and being the main character that matures and softens and learns to love again.
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