: As a young fairy, Maleficent befriends a human boy named Stefan . Their bond turns to bitter enmity when Stefan, driven by ambition to become king , betrays Maleficent by druging her and cutting off her wings to prove her "death" to the dying monarch.
Critics and scholars have noted several layers beneath the film's fantasy surface: "MALEFICENT" (2014) Review - CTrent29 Journal Maleficent (2014)
The story is set between two neighboring realms: the human kingdom, ruled by greed, and the Moors , a magical forest inhabited by supernatural creatures. : As a young fairy, Maleficent befriends a