2min chapter

Sideways cover image

48. Love Thy Villain

Sideways

CHAPTER

The Sopranos and the Maleficent

Dr Margleta Bloon-Vaga is a senior lecturer in film at the University of Kent. Her main area of study is cognitive film theory, specifically how viewers like you and me engage with fiction. Maleficent stars Angelina Jolie in a retelling of the classic sleeping beauty tale directed by Robert Stromberg from the perspective of the villain. It was released in 2014 by Walt Disney Studios' motion pictures,. people flopped to the cinemas. There is something very appealing about a character who is a mix between a hero and a villain. That a conventional hero could be kind of flocked in a way. A huge port of the P.E.L.I

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode