History LoveAtFirstSight / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': [[ZigZaggingTrope ZigZagged]] - Mario and Peach seem to have this look the moment they lay eyes on each other for the first time... [[BaitAndSwitch before Peach snaps out of it]] to [[ItMakesSenseInContext deliver a judo flip]], realizing he's an intruder to the Mushroom Kingdom castle. Later on, however, the film does go on to suggest a mutual, budding romantic interest between them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Mario and Peach seem to have this look the moment they lay eyes on each other for the first time... before Peach snaps out of it to deliver a judo flip, realizing he's an intruder to the Mushroom Kingdom castle. At the very least, there seems to be a spark of interest between them.

** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', Princess Anna has fallen in love with Prince Hans at first sight, justified in-universe as the backlash of a horrifically secluded and lonely childhood, and immediately accepts his proposal. Her sister Elsa is incredulous, and immediately rejects the proposal by saying "You can't marry a guy you just met!" When Anna tells Kristoff this, he is convinced she is seriously mistaken. As it turns out, Kristoff and Elsa [[spoiler:are absolutely right with [[DeconstructedTrope Hans turning out to be a despicable villain]] scheming to seize Elsa's throne by pretending this trope to manipulate Anna]]. Later, [[spoiler: it's averted with Kristoff and Anna, who nevertheless decide to take it slow with their relationship anyway, having learned the lesson.]]

** WALL•E falls in love with EVE the first time he sees her. Possibly justified in that EVE is the first living thing he's seen in centuries other than cockroaches.

* Many fairy tales, particularly those turned into [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney animated films]], such as ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', etc. The ones that don't do this tend to stand out a little (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'').

** In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', Princess Anna has fallen in love with Prince Hans at first sight, justified in-universe as the backlash of a horrifically secluded and lonely childhood, and immediately accepts his proposal. Her sister Elsa is incredulous, and immediately rejects the proposal by saying "You can't marry a guy you just met!" When Anna tells Kristoff this, he is convinced she is seriously mistaken. As it turns out, Kristoff and Elsa [[spoiler:are absolutely right with [[DeconstructedTrope Hans turning out to be a despicable villain]] scheming to seize Elsa's throne by pretending this trope to manipulate Anna]]. Later, [[spoiler: it's averted with Kristoff and Anna, who nevertheless decide to take it slow with their relationship anyway, having learned the lesson.]]

*** The trope is darkly demonstrated in Disney's version of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', where the villain Frollo develops an instant case of ''lust'' for the gypsy Esmeralda. His musical number concerning her doesn't say anything about loving her; it just goes on and on about his desire.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1''. Fiona at first assumes Shrek is her true love when he rescues her, but things go pear shaped when she finds out Shrek is an ogre and that he was just sent to rescue her for someone else. They do eventually fall in love over the next couple days, though.

* In the DTV movie ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'', this happens with Mickey and Princess Minnie. Not only are they smitten, the world vanishes, they float in purple and pink clouds, random flowers come out of nowhere for him to give to her, romantic music swells, they hold hands and float until Daisy interrupts. It's so over the top it's adorable.

* WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet: The titular characters, while their camouflage clothes conceal their actual colors.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''. Fiona at first assumes Shrek is her true love when he rescues her, but things go pear shaped when she finds out Shrek is an ogre and that he was just sent to rescue her for someone else. They do eventually fall in love over the next couple days, though.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'':
*** The trope is darkly demonstrated in Disney's version of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', where the villain Frollo develops an instant case of ''lust'' for the gypsy Esmeralda. His musical number concerning her doesn't say anything about loving her; it just goes on and on about his desire.

* Many fairy tales, particularly those turned into [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney animated films]], such as ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhite'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'', etc. The ones that don't do this tend to stand out a little (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'').

** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'', Princess Anna has fallen in love with Prince Hans at first sight, justified in-universe as the backlash of a horrifically secluded and lonely childhood, and immediately accepts his proposal. Her sister Elsa is incredulous, and immediately rejects the proposal by saying "You can't marry a guy you just met!" When Anna tells Kristoff this, he is convinced she is seriously mistaken. As it turns out, Kristoff and Elsa [[spoiler:are absolutely right with [[DeconstructedTrope Hans turning out to be a despicable villain]] scheming to seize Elsa's throne by pretending this trope to manipulate Anna]]. Later, [[spoiler: it's averted with Kristoff and Anna, who nevertheless decide to take it slow with their relationship anyway, having learned the lesson.]]

** ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' features a slight variation on the trope in that Prince Phillip appears to fall in LoveAtFirstNote when he goes head over heels for Aurora's singing. Plus, when Philip first met (baby) Aurora as a little boy, he felt more disdain than love.

** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'', Princess Anna has fallen in love with Prince Hans at first sight, justified in-universe as the backlash of [[spoiler:a horrifically secluded and lonely childhood]], and immediately accepts his proposal. Her sister Elsa is incredulous, and immediately rejects the proposal by saying "You can't marry a guy you just met!" When Anna tells Kristoff this, he is convinced she is seriously mistaken. As it turns out, Kristoff and Elsa [[spoiler:are absolutely right with [[DeconstructedTrope Hans turning out to be a despicable villain]] scheming to seize Elsa's throne by pretending this trope to manipulate Anna]]. Later, [[spoiler: it's averted with Kristoff and Anna, who nevertheless decide to take it slow with their relationship anyway, having learned the lesson.]]

* Many fairy tales, particularly those turned into [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney animated films]], such as ''Disney/SnowWhite'', ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', etc. The ones that don't do this tend to stand out a little (e.g. ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'').
** Disney/{{Aladdin}} and Jasmine fall in love at first sight, but by some animating/writing/voice acting miracle, it comes across as completely natural, and no one is in any doubt that they're perfect for each other.
** ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' features a slight variation on the trope in that Prince Phillip appears to fall in LoveAtFirstNote when he goes head over heels for Aurora's singing. Plus, when Philip first met (baby) Aurora as a little boy, he felt more disdain than love.
** Aversions include the thusly stated ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' (it takes them [[DisneyAcidSequence a song that possibly took]] ''[[DisneyAcidSequence days]]'' before their first kiss), ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', and ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' (not until they escape the frog hunters).
** In ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', downplayed. They don't really fall in love until their escape from the Kingdom's soldiers -- but they do both have a moment of speechless immobility at their first clear look at the other, from which they do not emerge until someone else demands a reaction.
** In ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', Princess Anna has fallen in love with Prince Hans at first sight, justified in-universe as the backlash of [[spoiler:a horrifically secluded and lonely childhood]], and immediately accepts his proposal. Her sister Elsa is incredulous, and immediately rejects the proposal by saying "You can't marry a guy you just met!" When Anna tells Kristoff this, he is convinced she is seriously mistaken. As it turns out, Kristoff and Elsa [[spoiler:are absolutely right with [[DeconstructedTrope Hans turning out to be a despicable villain]] scheming to seize Elsa's throne by pretending this trope to manipulate Anna]]. Later, [[spoiler: it's averted with Kristoff and Anna, who nevertheless decide to take it slow with their relationship anyway, having learned the lesson.]]
** ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'':
*** The trope is darkly demonstrated in Disney's version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', where the villain Frollo develops an instant case of ''lust'' for the gypsy Esmeralda. His musical number concerning her doesn't say anything about loving her; it just goes on and on about his desire.

** Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' has a one-sided variation done, twice. Both times were two female squirrels that instantly fall smitten with the squirrel-forms of Wart and Merlin. They try to avoid their affections and even try to talk them out of it, stating they aren't real squirrels, but they either don't believe them or don't understand. When they change back, the old lady squirrel is horrified and enraged, but the little red girl squirrel is visibly heartbroken.

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', this is played straight with Felix, who instantly falls in love with Calhoun once her soldiers stop trying to shoot him and he gets a good look at her. [[DefrostingIceQueen Calhoun has to warm up to Felix over time.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'', this is how the love potion operates. The one dusted falls for the first person they see.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}. Fiona at first assumes Shrek is her true love when he rescues her, but things go pear shaped when she finds out Shrek is an ogre and that he was just sent to rescue her for someone else. They do eventually fall in love over the next couple days, though.

** Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' has a one-sided variation done, twice. Both times were two female squirrels that instantly fall smitten with the squirrel-forms of Wart and Merlin. They try to avoid their affections and even try to talk them out of it, stating they aren't real squirrels, but they either don't believe them or don't understand. When they change back, the old lady squirrel is horrified and enraged, but the little red girl squirrel is visible heartbroken.

* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'':
** The trope is darkly demonstrated in Disney's version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', where the villain Frollo develops an instant case of ''lust'' for the gypsy Esmeralda. His musical number concerning her doesn't say anything about loving her; it just goes on and on about his desire.
** Compare Frollo's song, "Hellfire", to Quasimodo's, in which he sings with innocent joy about how this wondrous feeling he's discovered must be like "Heaven's Light". Then again, we're talking about ''Disney'' here -- they gave ''Hunchback'' a (mostly) happy ending.
** Phoebus is attracted to Esmeralda and takes an interest in her wit. She doesn't fall for him ''right'' away, but it's pretty quick.
* Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' has a one-sided variation done, twice. Both times were two female squirrels that instantly fall smitten with the squirrel-forms of Wart and Merlin. They try to avoid their affections and even try to talk them out of it, stating they aren't real squirrels, but they either don't believe them or don't understand. When they change back, the old lady squirrel is horrified and enraged, but the little red girl squirrel is visible heartbroken.

* Gaston for Belle in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''. He sings in one song about Belle: "Right from the moment when I met her, saw her, I said: She's gorgeous! And I fell!"

* In the DTV movie ''MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'', this happens with Mickey and Princess Minnie. Not only are they smitten, the world vanishes, they float in purple and pink clouds, random flowers come out of nowhere for him to give to her, romantic music swells, they hold hands and float until Daisy interrupts. It's so over the top it's adorable.

* In ''HotelTransylvania'', this effect is a magical form of attraction called a "zing", and saying that two people "zinged" means that they have succumbed to this trope. Dracula and Mavis's mother Martha zinged, as well as Mavis and Johnny. [[spoiler:Dracula finding out that Mavis and Johnny "zinged" convinces him that they are meant to be together, and he spends the remainder of the movie reuniting them.]]