Maleficent Review

== Trivia ==
In his review of Maleficent, he comes up with a great idea for a scene that makes Stephan seem less like a two-dimensional villain.
Bobsheaux: Remember the last king who only wanted to kill Maleficent just because? How easy would it be to have one of these little goblin things wander into his kingdom and cause some havoc, and have the king think that he needs to drive the forest creatures away to protect his people? That would be fine. Why would Stephan, who would never, ever want to hurt Maleficent, suddenly do something so horrible as cut her wings off? Because he still loves her and want to lead everyone off her trail. A movie like this is just begging for scenarios where good people do bad things for good reasons. As such, enjoy this little scene that I was praying we were going to get in the movie, but sadly we just never got.
Maleficent: You betrayed me.
Stephan: I did.
Maleficent: You mutilated me.
Stephan: Yes!
Maleficent: You took my wings!
Stephan: Yes! I took your wings because they’d have come for your head if I didn’t! I did what I had to do… because I couldn’t bear to live in a world where you weren’t in it. You think you were the only victim that night? Have you ever felt the blood of someone you love on your hands? Have you ever tried to stitch them up while you’re sobbing uncontrollably, and praying they that don’t bleed to death first?! I had to live with what I did to you every minute of every day for the last sixteen years. I had to relive it every night when I closed my eyes. What happened to you was horrible, but at least you were unconscious when it happened. You had it easy.
Bobsheaux: But nope, he’s just a mustache twirling villain because this story which is based on moral ambiguity needs a mustache twirling villain.
* He gets so incensed by this depiction of Maleficent that he admits that it was the first time he actually walked out on a movie.
Bobsheaux: I have seen a lot of movies in my time. I have seen movies that confused me. I have seen movies that have pissed me off. I have seen movies that left me scarred and traumatized. But until Maleficent, I have NEVER seen a movie that made me walk out of the theater before it was over. EVER.