Both villain and hero: the aesthetics of the new protagonist of fairy tales

Abstract

Having as a starting point the observation of cultural patterns and social behaviour in Modern and Post-modern times the tale “Sleeping Beauty”, in its Disney versions (USA-1959 and USA-2014), is used as a study object for the recognition of polarizations between evil and good. This binary relation is present in representations up until the first half of the 20th century, and their slow let down converging to the character “Maleficent”, hero and villain at the same time, characterizing the fluid humours of the beginning of the 21st century. Based on authors such as Santaella, Maffesoli, Camargo, Corso and Corso, Calabrese and Eco the article works in the cultural imaginary products signification that facilitate the understanding of paradigms that run out, giving way to new ways of thinking and acting.

Keywords

• contos de fadas. cinema. estética. cultura pós-moderna. neobarroco. / fairy tales. cinema. aesthetics. post-modern culture. neo-baroque.