Malefangelina

In my soul, I want to boycott the movie Maleficient. The truth is I am getting irritated with the Disney franchise. It's all about their newscasts. Back in the day, I was a regular Good Morning America, ABC World News, and This Week watcher... I just love some George Stephanopolous. But I hate what they've done to their morning news format, and I switched my Sunday AM favorite long ago to Fareed Zakaria's GPS on CNN. Frankly, ABC (aka Disney News) feels a little too canned.

Will I actually be able to stay away from the aforementioned movie? I doubt it. But if I go see the movie, and that is a huge if, I am not going because of Angelina. I'm honestly not that big a fan. Nope. If I go at all, it will be to see the newest American sweetheart in the US, Elle Fanning. She is Dakota Fanning's younger sister, and she can act. Elle won me over back in 2011 with her performance in the movie, Super 8. I remember watching her zombie scene from my easy chair at least a couple of times. Even as I write this I want to go back and review it again. No such luck, it's not on Netflix any longer.

I realize if I don't see the 2014 Disney blockbuster, I will be in the minority. I am sure it will be a smash hit. Then again, it takes a lot to get me to go to a movie these days, and the Elle Fanning performance might make it worth the trip. 

Movies of late are insipid from my perspective. Disney movies in particular. I wonder what sort of agenda they will be spoon feeding me this time. I have a feeling the screen play will follow the same story line as Wicked. Somehow the plot will weave around how a person can become evil and hard hearted on the inside.

I have a soft spot for this type of  storyline. I like to believe that everyone is good on the inside until life smacks them down enough times that they simply can't pick themselves up again. Then again, being mean always feels lousy on the inside. It feels wrong to justify people who are mean. At the same time, I guess that's where forgiveness comes from, and it feels good every time we reach a place of forgiveness.