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{{quote|''In ageless sleep, she finds repose...''}}
Entry #16 of the [[Disney Animated Canon]], Disney made the [[Fairy Tale]] '''''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''''' into a movie in [[The Golden Age of Animation|1959]], based loosely on the Brothers Grimm's story, ''Briar Rose''. The title comes from Perrault's ''La Belle aux bois dormant'' (''The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood''). By a bit of contortion, they manage to come up with a reason for calling the heroine ''both'' Aurora and Briar Rose (the French and German versions of her name rendered into English).
Having already adapted [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|two]] [[Cinderella (Disney film)|similar]] [[Fairy Tales]], the biggest challenge story-wise was how to make the plot different without recycling too many elements. Walt wanted the story to be more streamlined, focusing on the central plot about the two lovers [[Two Lines, No Waiting|without]] the [[Four Lines, All Waiting|numerous side plots]] involving minor characters like dwarves or mice. Technically, the final film ''is'' rather streamlined with one major plot... because the animators had so much fun fleshing out the Three Good Fairies that the film completely unintentionally became a [[Perspective Flip]] about the efforts of three heroines to rescue the sleeping beauty and her prince from an evil witch. And if Walt's [[What Could Have Been|original plan had been followed]], the fairies would have been [[Single-Minded Twins|Single Minded Triplets]] with no distinctive personalities.<ref> This is quite ironic, considering that it was Walt Disney himself who pushed for the dwarfs in Snow White to have distinct personalities.</ref>
Also one of the movies to feature in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, where Maleficent takes the role of the leader of the Disney Villains and serves as a primary antagonist in [[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|the first game]]. (Oh, and Aurora appears as one of the Princesses of Heart.) While she never quite achieves that level of prominence again, she continues to play a supporting role in the series, while the faeries appear as a [[One-Scene Wonder]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. The prequel ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'' introduces an entire world themed after the movie. And in 2014, Disney released a live-action film starring [[Angelina Jolie]] called ''[[Maleficent]]'', which retells the story from ... [[Perspective Flip|another point of view]].
The 1959 version of ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' was named to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2019.
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* [[The Ditz]]: Fauna doesn't focus as much at the drama at hand as her sisters; she also doesn't comprehend, after sixteen years living with and as a human, that eggshells probably won't taste good in cake.
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Despite apparently having access to shoes, Aurora prefers to go barefoot when she ventures into the forest.
* [[Draconic Demon]]: During the film's climax, Maleficent goes from hauntingly beautiful dark fairy to a monstrous dragon, and her transformation is heralded by the queen mother of badass Disney villain quotes: "Now shall you deal with ''me'', O Prince, and all the powers of Hell!"
* [[Drunken Song]]: SKUMPS!
* [[Dude in Distress]]: Prince Phillip, needs to be rescued by the Three Fairies before they take him to save Aurora.
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* [[Putting a Hand Over His Mouth]]: Flora shushes the other fairies this way. A goon also does this to Phillip for a second.
* [[Ravens and Crows]]: Maleficent's pet raven Diablo who is revealed to be smarter than the rest of Maleficent's goons.
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: [[Downplayed Trope|Downplayed]] with Aurora. She doesn't throw a tantrum, whine, complain, or bitch her "aunts" out like [[The Little Mermaid|Ariel]], [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Jasmine]], or [[Pocahontas]] might after finally learning that she is a princess and will be subject to an [[Arranged Marriage]], and instead goes back to the kingdom to meet the parents that she has never seen and see the castle where she was born even when it's clear that she doesn't want to. However, the fact that she [[Proper Lady|ultimately complies with their wishes]] still doesn't stop Aurora from resisting the idea as much as she can by running to her room and crying for a while.
* [[Rebel Prince]]: Phillip. Although apparently not adverse to ruling, he does believe he has the right to marry the girl he loves.
* [[Revenge SVP]]: Maleficent's motivation.
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