Maleficent

Warning: I'm careful here but if you're extremely thoughtful and know the references below, you might infer spoilers so read the following at your own risk. What I saw in the Disney's brilliant "MALEFICENT" tonight: the interests of greed over "otherness" in kingdoms anxious to exploit civilizations and pillage resources (i.e., Pizarro/the Incas, Cortez/the Aztecs, etc. etc. etc.) heart-breakingly played out; the truth that romantic love is not the only kind with umph; that violating and mutilating the trust of someone is dangerous for all parties involved, especially if the someone is female (hell hath no fury, etc.) and the emotional assailant is male; the effects of revenge can never be controlled, only measured (i.e., The Count of Monte Cristo); evil and good as anything other than absolute, with shades of gray that conspire to create rounded, multi-dimensional individuals; an own-it-on-video worthy performance by Angelina Jolie that was right up there with Charlize Theron's in "Snow White and the Huntsman," only Jolie had more help because the vehicle was better all the way around. Yep, that's what I saw. But that's just me...