As a result, Aurora’s character has been changed.

The entire kingdom depends on Aurora discovering her repressed memories of the real world and rising up against Maleficent.īraswell explores some deep philosophical and psychological themes in Once Upon a Dream as Aurora pieces together who she is based on memories from her life before the curse and the fake memories Maleficent created for her.

Stakes are high as anyone who dies in the dream world dies in real life, too. Time is of the essence as Aurora discovers the hard to understand truth about her kingdom’s queen. Minutes in the real world are like days in the dream, but if Maleficent can keep Aurora asleep long enough she can take over her mind forever. Maleficent is a hero, real world heroes are villains and all are forbidden to leave the castle, under the misguided belief that the surrounding forest is dangerous. Aurora has no memories of her previous life and believes the world Maleficent has created is real, one in which Maleficent is queen and her parents have been locked away. Travel inside Aurora’s dream world where Maleficent is still very much alive and has created an alternate past for the kingdom. But when his lips touch hers, he falls to the floor in the same death-like curse. With the dragon defeated, Philip climbs his way up to the highest tower where Aurora lays in an enchanted sleep. This time around, her attention is focused on Sleeping Beauty, giving Maleficent one last trick up her sleeve. Last Fall, she explored Aladdin as if Jafar got the lamp in the cave of wonders in A Whole New World. Once again, Liz Braswell offers a deeper look at a classic Disney fairy tale with Once Upon a Dream – A Twisted Tale.

Once upon a time a twisted tale