The Moors are bleeding—human greed and endless expansion have poisoned the ancient wilds, turning vibrant forests into ash and silence. Angelina Jolie returns as Maleficent, wings scarred but spirit unbroken, forced to confront the one person she swore never to trust again: the human queen who once cursed her, now played with icy grace by Michelle Pfeiffer. Elle Fanning’s Aurora stands between them, desperate to save both worlds, while Sam Riley’s Diaval shifts forms to scout the dying borders.

What begins as uneasy truce spirals into something deeper: an ancient, colossal tree hidden at the Moors’ heart awakens—its roots fed by betrayal, its branches twisting with every lie and broken promise across centuries. The more the queens clash, the stronger the tree grows, threatening to choke both realms forever. Their only path? An 80-minute odyssey straight to its core—through thorn-choked ruins, spectral guardians, and memories made flesh—where every step forces them to face the wounds they inflicted on each other.

The visuals are breathtaking: emerald canopies fading to gray, golden light piercing rot, massive roots pulsing like veins. Jolie’s Maleficent is fierce yet vulnerable, Pfeiffer’s queen regal but haunted, and their slow thaw feels earned. The climax is pure magic—forgiveness spoken not in words but in shared power—turning the monstrous tree into a living bridge of vines and blossoms that links the Moors and the human kingdom for the first time.

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