Maleficent movie (2014) is a movie directed by Robert Stromberg and written by Linda Woolverton, this movie is adapted from Sleeping Beauty animation version in 1959. Maleficent movie tells about the human Kingdom and the Moors Kingdom that have never lived peace. This research focused on analyzing of portrayal of a witch as heroine through Maleficent character. The purposes of this research were to analyze kind of witch characteristics portrayed through Maleficent character in Maleficent movie, and to analyze Maleficent character portrayed as a heroine in Maleficent movie.
This research was a qualitative research. This research used two theories.
The first is witch theory by Julian Goodare and the second one is hero theory by Kendra Cherry. The results of the research showed, that Maleficent character in Maleficent movie (2014) has evil and good side. There are four concepts of witch such as demonic, village, folkloric, and envisioned witch. Maleficent movie goes into the folkloric witch category. There are seventh elements of hero, which Maleficent character as a heroine in Maleficent movie. First, people who become heroes tend to be concerned with the well being of others. Second, heroes are good at seeing from the perspective of others. Third, heroes are competent and confident. Fourth, heroes have a strong moral compass. Fifth, heroes have right skills. Sixth, heroes persist even in the face of fear, and keep working on their goals. The second result showed that Maleficent character is a heroine.
Keywords: Hero, Maleficent, Movie, Portrayal, Witch.