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Foo Fighters Greatest Hits. Roswell Records, 2009. MP3.
The song, "The Pretender", by the Foo Fighters captures the essence of the fight against oppression. It is a call to overcome that which holds us back and, therefore, become what we are intended to be. This song captures the mood and temperature of Maleficent's struggle to push through and endure hardships, all while continuing to maintain her personal integrity. The use of the police force in the video represents the soldiers of the kingdom who come after Maleficent in the Moors. The forceful tone of the lyrics strike chords of resilience and empowerment, and are reminicent of Maleficent's desire to stand up against her enemies. The shattering of the glass and the spilling of the red water in the video is representational of Maleficent's spread of wrath and bloodshed. The chorus of the song embodies individuality and gives it a fiery independence. Maleficent may have said these very words to her oppressors, "What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender. What if I say I will never surrender?"
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