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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][Spoiler Alert] i took both my boys - age 6 and 9.  They both LOVED it.  And I find the messages amazing and fascinating.  Children know that there is evil in the world - but Maleficent is not the evil one here.  I think I found some scenes more disturbing than my children because of the subtext about which they, fortunately, are still innocent.  When the king takes Mal's wings - it's the very definition of date rape - and she acts accordingly.  Good wins out over evil, and the sisterhood (and brotherhood) prevail over ambition and greed in the end.  This tale hearkens back to the original fairy tales in that it doesn't shy away from the darkness.  It also allows kids to feel the fear and the sadness in a controlled setting and shows them that things can and do turn out ok in the end.  
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PP, I like you.  Not every children's movie has to be rainbows and unicorns and it sounds like this one provokes some healthy thought as well.  I'm looking forward to seeing it with my 9yr. old![/quote]

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