Disney Deaths And The Undead

The Disney Death: A symptom of dying, appearing to die, or almost dying, but miraculously returning to life just in time for a happy ending. (For more, see this article from TV Tropes). The Disney Death is designed to tug at our heart strings, to bring tears and tension as the climax approaches the denouement. My…

Maleficent: Revenge Of The Trailer

In case you missed it, here is the trailer for Maleficent: What do we learn from this trailer? 1. Maleficent lives in a world where Middle Earth meets fairy tales – including an army of Ents. This will also probably set up a man vs. anthropomorphized nature paradigm. 2. King Stephen, instead of being a…