UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, KAMPUS MACHANG

CAWANGAN KELANTAN

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS

(OBM155)

OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

(D1BA1182A)

MOVIE TITLE:

MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL

PREPARED BY:

NO. NAME STUDENT ID

PREPARED FOR:

ATIELA BINTI AMRAN

NO. CONTENTS PAGE

1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. SYNOPSIS 2

3. MESSAGES 3

4. CONNECTION WITH INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 4

5. EFFECTIVENESS 11

6. SUGGESTION 12

7. CONCLUSION 13

8. REFERENCES 14
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

In the name of Allah, the Gracious and Merciful. First and foremost, we are grateful to

Allah S.W.T. and his holy messenger, Prophet Muhammad PBUH, for allowing us to

complete this group task in peace and tranquillity. Alhamdulillah, we were able to complete

this grouping exercise with total focus and hard work. We had a great time finishing this

project because we spent about three weeks researching and analysing everything about

Interpersonal Communication from the movie.

Second, we'd like to express our gratitude to our family, who has always been

supportive of us and has provided good advises as we strive to do our best on this project.

They taught us not to give up and to think positively until we finished the task.

As a result, we would want to express our gratitude to our lecturer, Miss Atiela binti

Amran, because without her guidance, our assignment would not have been completed

properly. She always provides us with encouragement and advice on how to complete our

tasks in order to achieve the best possible results. She was a huge inspiration for us to work

on this project. We'd also like to express our gratitude to her for instructing us in this course.

We want to express our appreciation to all of my friends who have been really helpful

because they are always willing to share their thoughts and suggestions for developing our

project. This assignment will not be accomplished without their help and assistance. They

will also work hard to provide an excellent assignment with all of the necessary resources

and responsibilities. I'm hoping that all of the funds will be beneficial to both us and our

group endeavour. We also want to express our gratitude to all of our students for their

assistance in completing our group.

Our aim is that this assignment will be completed to the full and accepted by our

beloved lecturer. We had fully committed and acknowledged that we would seek out all

available resources and information. I hope everything goes smoothly and is accepted.

Insha’Allah.
 INTRODUCTION

The title of this movie is Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and it was released on October

18, 2019. This movie is a 2019 American fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is

a sequel to Maleficent, which was released in 2014. Set five years after Maleficent, the film

sees the eponymous character face the neighbouring kingdom’s manipulated perception of

herself as a villain, as well as a subplot about the rise of an endangered, powerful fairy race

known as the Dark Fey. This film was played for around 2 hours. The genres for this film are

fantasy and adventure.

We selected this film for our report because it was easy for us to relate to what we

learned from OBM155: Interpersonal Communication for Office Professionals. From this film,

some scenes helped us relate it with all chapters that we covered in our lecture. Also, the

story line of this film is easy to understand, and we can tell that this film is unique since it is

relevant to our lives.

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 SYNOPSIS

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a 2019 American fantasy film produced by Walt Disney

Pictures, directed by Joachim Rønning, and written by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-

Blue, and Noah Harpster. It is a sequel to the 2014 film Maleficent [1] with Angelina Jolie

returning to portray the title role. "Maleficent II," a fantasy adventure that picks up several

years after "Maleficent," in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of

Disney's most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, continues to

explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon-to-be Queen as

they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and

the magical creatures that live within. Maleficent visits a magnificent old castle to celebrate

Aurora's forthcoming wedding to Prince Phillip. She meets Aurora's future mother-in-law, a

cunning queen who organizes a plot to exterminate the land's fairies, while she's there.

Maleficent joins forces with a seasoned warrior and a bunch of outcasts to take on the queen

and her strong army in the hopes of stopping her.

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 MESSAGES

1) Nothing can beat a mother's love for her child

 You will be moved to tears with the mother-daughter relationship between

Maleficent and Princess Aurora. Maleficent, who is famous for being

stubborn, actually suppresses his ego for the sake of his child's happiness.

2) What looks bad on the outside is not necessarily bad, and vice versa

 The saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" is true, his dark character makes

you definitely judge Maleficent as his evil figure. In fact, what is seen from the

outside does not necessarily describe a person's personality. Through this

film, you learn not to judge a person only by his appearance, and vice versa,

a good appearance should not make you careless.

3) One day you will find someone who loves you for what you are

 Like Prince Philip's love for Princess Aurora, one day you will find your true

love. To be loved you don't have to pretend to be someone else, when you

find the right one, he will love you for who you are.

4) Lies don't last long no matter how much you try to cover them up

 There is a big lie that has been kept tight for years, in fact the lie has finally

been exposed. Through this film, you learn that no matter how clever you are

in keeping a lie, it will eventually be exposed. Those of you who still have lies,

try to be honest with people you can trust.

5) Hate never wins the game, forget your anger to win it

 The anger that dominates you in a match will actually plunge you. To be able

to win a match, you need to first make peace with your anger. Hate never

wins matches, those of you who are competing, forget your anger and

compete with sportsmanship,

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 CONNECTION WITH INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

 Characteristic Distinguish Impersonal and Personal – Personal Rules

According to chapter 1: Foundation of Interpersonal Communication, Personal Rules

is one of characteristic distinguish impersonal and personal. It interacts according to the

person that both have established rather than to any written rules set down by society. And

this scene is between mother and daughter.

Based on the scene 16:44 – 17:45, Aurora and her godmother, Maleficent, are

talking about Aurora, who has been proposed to by Prince Phillip, and they want to get

married. However, Maleficent disagrees with the marriage because Maleficent does not like

humans, even though Aurora is human, and because Maleficent thinks that love will not

always end well.

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CHAPTER 2: CULTURE AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

 Power Distance – High Power Distance

Duration: [7:04 – 7:22]

According to chapter 2: Culture and Interpersonal Communication, Power Distance is

one of the how cultures differ. High power distance describes a high variance in power or

status in a culture, and it is also called a culture that gives great deference to a person of

authority.

Based on the scene 7:04 – 7:22, Aurora asked Lief to not raise his roots, and she

told him that crushing humans with branches is not going to help them find missing fairies.

She even told Diaval, a crow, that he was supposed to be on her side. So, we can see that

the way she treats other fairies is to show the difference in status and that all fairies need to

respect her as a queen of the Moors.

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CHAPTER 3: PERCEPTION AND THE SELF IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

 Self Concept – Image of Who You Are

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 According to chapter 3: Perception and the Self in Interpersonal Communication, the

Self Concept is one aspects of the self in interpersonal communication. Self Concept is

consisting of your strengths, weakness, your abilities and limitations, and your aspirations

and worldview.

Based on scenes 21:14 – 21:55, Maleficent was aware that everyone in Ulstead

Kingdom did not like her. They were afraid of her because of her behaviour and her

appearance, that looked like an evil creature. So, before she goes to the dinner at the castle,

Diaval taught her how to speak politely before meeting with Prince Philip’s family along with

her adopted daughter, Aurora. She tries to fix herself so that she can give a good impression

when meeting with Prince Philip’s family.

CHAPTER 4: LISTENING IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

 The Purpose and Benefits of Listening – To Influence

Duration: [42:23 – 45:40]

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 According to chapter 4: Listening in Interpersonal Communication, there are five

purposes and benefits of listening, which are to learn, to relate, to influence, to play, and to

help. One of the purposes and benefits of listening has been found to be “to influence” from

scene 42:23 – 45:40. Based on this movie, it shows that influence can be explained when

Borra, a warlike fairy, wants to influence other winged creatures that humans have given a

message to start a war with them and told them that it is time for them to die.

He favors other winged creatures to start conflict with humans, and he wants to use

Maleficent, who is known as the last creature of Dark Fey, the powerful ancestor from whom

their entire race originated. He told them that they could fight against humans with the power

of Maleficent because her magic is so powerful. Conall and Borra believe she can be

instrumental in ending conflict with humans, either through peace or war.

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CHAPTER 5: VERBAL MESSAGES

 Principle of Verbal Messages – Messages Can Criticize and Praise

According to chapter 5: Verbal Messages, Messages can Criticize and Praise is one

of the principles verbal messages. During communicate, you are expert to criticize, to

evaluate and to render judgment on some person. The problem arises when criticism is

used outside of its helping function, when it’s inappropriate or excessive.

Based on the scene 57:15 – 57:40, Aurora took part in the afternoon tea together

with Queen Ingrith's friends. At first, Aurora was praised by them, but after that, Aurora was

insulted by the queen's friend, who said that she had been raised by the same evil sorcerer

who cursed her, yet the unfortunate child was still alive. Aurora was very discouraged by

their conversation.

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CHAPTER 6: NONVERBAL MESSAGES

 Channels of Nonverbal Communication – Facial Communications

Duration: [22:30 – 23:11]

According to chapter 6: Nonverbal Messages, Facial Communication is how your

face communicates, especially signalling your emotions. It communicates a person’s level of

pleasure, agreement, and sympathy. The rest of the body does not provide any additional

information. From scenes 22:30 – 23:11, it is shown that Maleficent manages to control her

facial expressions. She is unable to communicate her feelings to Aurora, but she hides her

emotions to emphasize others.

From that scene, we can tell that Maleficent felt down when Aurora asked her to wear

a shawl because Aurora told her that Maleficent’s horns may give bad expressions to the

Philip’s family during dinner. But she managed to control her facial expressions to take care

of Aurora’s feelings. We can see that Maleficent’s smile did not make her happy.

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CHAPTER 6: NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MESSAGES

 Channels of Nonverbal Communication – Body Gestures

Duration: [16:09 – 18:32]

According to Chapter 6: Body Gestures are useful in kinesics. The study of

communication through body movement identifies five types: emblems, illustrators, affect

displays, regulators, and adaptors. One of the five types of body gestures has been found to

be “adaptors” from scene 16:09 – 18:32. Adaptors mean satisfying some need and usually

occur without conscious awareness; they are unintentional movements that go unnoticed

most of the time. But there are 3 types of adaptors, such as self-adaptor, alter-adaptor, and

object adaptors.

Based on the scene, it shows that it was self-adaptor because Aurora satisfies a

physical need, generally serving to make Aurora more comfortable. Aurora comforted herself

by pacing at the same spot until Maleficent came. Aurora felt nervous about telling

Maleficent that Prince Philip asked Aurora to marry him, and Aurora asked Maleficent to give

a chance to Prince Philip so that Maleficent could accept him as Aurora’s husband.

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 EFFECTIVENESS

Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil, this film is very amazing and has changed our view that

we should love another person even if we are different. Life will be safe and comfortable if

there is tolerance and love in it. “Family is not necessarily about blood relations.” It is a group

of people that function as a unit, but not always, including parents and children. Family can

also mean all the descendants of a common ancestor. Some people think of their friends as

family. Effective communication is vital for healthy family love. Unless each person

communicates their needs, family members use words and gestures to express both their

concerns and their approval. No one in the family is more important than the others. Each

member of the family is valued as the unique person they are.

Besides, we need to change the perception in society that adoptive mothers are bad.

Adoption is a lifelong, intergenerational process that unites the triad of birth families,

adoptees, and adoptive families forever. Adoption can lead to both great joy and tremendous

pain. As we all know, we cannot always choose our family. We typically choose the person

we want to start a family with when we are adults. We might choose children to adopt or

bring into our family, but children have no choice about who is in the family group. They do

not get to choose their siblings, and they certainly do not get to choose their parents. Despite

these limitations, family love still flourishes. It is not always healthy love, but it is a deep

connection, nonetheless.

Lastly, we should not accuse people if there is no proof. No one should keep

accusing someone without proof in the same way that one is innocent until proven guilty.

False information is worse than ignorance, especially when it is used against someone. It is

best to have all the facts and know what you are talking about before you condemn

someone for something you really know nothing about. Facts are never based on hearsay,

what someone said, or what you heard from someone. Facts are what you see or witness.

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You may think you know everything, but you don’t. Sometimes, when someone close to you

has wronged you, you need to forgive them to re-establish bonds after the conflict has been

resolved.

SUGGESTION

 Show the lessons of family life

It highlights greed in the family and what that greed causes to each other, leading to

misbehavior and tearing up the family. It also depicts the love of a mother who will go

to any length to protect her kid; the film's love moments made me appreciate my

parents for their unconditional love for me.

 Show corruption between the royal family and betrayal

It highlights greed in the family and what that greed causes to each other, leading to

misbehavior and tearing up the family. It also depicts the love of a mother who will go

to any length to protect her kid; the film's love moments made me appreciate my

parents for their unconditional love for me.

 The editing was so real.

People who appreciate science fiction and fantasy will enjoy this film since it is a

piece of art that leaves you wanting more. The film, on the other hand, is not for

people who like a cheerful conclusion. There's a little action in Disney's happily ever

after.

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 CONCLUSION

Based on the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil movie, the conclusion that can we got from

this movie is not all the things we see will be the things we assume. The personality of a

thing does not describe its nature. We also learn about all of the elements of Interpersonal

Communication that we studied in this film. As a result, there are various moral ideals and

lessons that we may learn from this film.

Disney ignored heteronormative naivete about love and sexuality in the film

Maleficent. Disney indicates that there is still an idealistic rather than naive picture of love.

The story line of Maleficent can be told by anyone, regardless of gender, and it has a lot of

internal responsibility. Teach that it is tough to disregard others' sacrifices and to forget

previous love and affection. Even the sleeping beauty, who is intended to be the main

character, appears only as a shadow or auxiliary figure in all scenes involving Maleficent and

Aurora, despite the fact that she is the film's main character. What is wonderful is not always

nice, and vice versa, as the Maleficent film and the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale demonstrate.

Instead than focusing on how things appear, consider how they can be classified as good or

bad.

The moral message of Maleficent the movie is not only to judge people by their

appearance; evil is not always evil, and good is not always good, as Maleficent and Queen

Ingrith demonstrate; do not easily trust the words of others without clear evidence, as Queen

Ingrith does in Maleficent the movie's second sequel; it was she who spread the story of

Maleficent, an evil witch who cursed Aurora so that everyone believed it; and finally, do not

easily trust the words of others without clear evidence, as.

However, group cooperation is key to completing this assignment, and we were able

to do so despite the multiple problems and barriers that occurred, particular when we only

had to conduct our discussions via an online platform, but this did not prevent us from

finishing the task. At last, we recommend watching this movie because this movie is so

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good, and it has an amazing storyline. We can conclude that all elements of Interpersonal

Communication are found in this story.

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