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Who gets woken up by a kiss? First up, the sleeping beauty: Aurora. Her case is a little unique in that she wakes up thanks to a magical kiss.
When that doesn't work—Aurora is pricked, and she succumbs—Maleficent gets in touch with Prince Phillip, a nice young man from a neighboring kingdom. He and Aurora met once before, and they liked each other. Now here he comes again; he kisses her, and we await the promised result.
26. Jasmine is the only Disney princess to kiss a villain.
"True Love's Kiss" is a romantic love song featured in the film, Enchanted. It is sung by Giselle (Amy Adams), her animal friends, and Edward (James Marsden). Giselle sings the song at the start of the film when describing her desires to her animal friends and later sings it with Edward after he rescues her.
Frozen's Elsa was originally intended to be the villain of that film, before the narrative shifted to make her the sympathetic antihero instead. Angelina Jolie headlined two live-action films exploring the backstory of Sleeping Beauty's evil dragon Maleficent in 2014 and 2019.
In the Disney animated feature Alice in Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts appears as the movie's main villain. She makes her appearance at the climax of the movie. The character was voiced by Verna Felton. She is portrayed as a haughty sadist, who enjoys decapitating anyone who merely annoys her.
Snow White is only 14 years old, making her the youngest. Jasmine, who is supposed to be 15, is the second youngest. Cinderella and Tiana are the oldest, both 19 years old.
With Maleficent finally vanquished for good, the fairies lead Phillip to the sleeping Aurora's bedside, where he placed a kiss on her, awakening her and also allowing King Stefan, King Hubert, Queen Leah, and everyone else in the kingdom to wake up from their eternal slumber.
Since watching Aurora over her childhood years, Maleficent soon grew a maternal love for her. One day Aurora thought that Maleficent was her faerie godmother and often visited the Moors while Maleficent tried to stop the curse but she herself had said no power on Earth could cure it apart from true love's kiss.
Aurora is kind, elegant, shy, and sophisticated, as well as a hopeless romantic. At first, she is seen as a slightly naive and carefree young woman as a result of being sheltered for most of her life.
Gaston of Beauty and the Beast, who is in his mid-20s, and Hans from Frozen, who is only 23, are the youngest Disney villains. The self-loving and narcissistic Gaston is also the first-ever male villain in a Disney princess movie.
4 Merida - 'Brave' (2012)
Merida is the epitome of feminism in how she conducts her life. She values self-sufficiency and speaks her mind.
Mulan is without a doubt Disney's most iconic warrior woman. She is the first Disney Warrior princess who started a movement and influenced all the other Disney princess characters who came after her awe-inspiring story.
Perhaps one of the most tragic upbringings is that of Cinderella. Her entire childhood up to adulthood is pure misery and abuse. She is constantly mocked by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. They made her a servant in her own house and even took all of her belongings.
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
Everyone thinks Maleficent is the worst of all villains. Imagine cursing a baby to eternal slumber just because she was not invited to the party. But, everyone needs to know that there's a deeper resentment dwelling in her heart. She was betrayed by the love of her life.
Nagan Ki Ragini (Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani)
The actors, who are husband and wife in real life, made history with the longest kiss of Bollywood in Nagan Ki Ragini. Their kiss lasted a whole four minutes.
Longest Kiss
And it wouldn't be Valentine's Day without a big ol' smooch. The longest kiss lasted 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds, achieved by Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat (both Thailand) at an event organized by Ripley's Believe It or Not!
If you give someone a peck, you're leaning in for a simple, light kiss. It might not be incredibly passionate, but don't worry, it's still a super intimate gesture. More often than not, your first kiss with someone new is likely to be a peck — it signals attraction and romantic interest, without being too overwhelming.