A Tooth Fairy Tale Film Analysis: Animated Adventure with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Love Story
In this animated adventure aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to gathering teeth from slumbering children and placing treasure beneath where they sleep. Board-riding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a sentiment that’s completely understandable. He’s only slightly more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who supply gold in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly creature he had imagined.
A Forbidden Bond and Shared Threat
The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of teen romance (though it’s very much suitable for younger kids). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from one another, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to unite beings as one. Both groups as seen here are remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be self-centered types, prone to taking whatever they fancy, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, smelly, and primitive, but are in fact intelligent and advanced in technology.
Naturally, such a setup needs a shared foe to join forces against, and that need is met in the form of some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret about their intentions: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they serve as quite savage, if not particularly skilled, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression
You won’t find very many animated films aimed at the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet old enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching instead of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but you could do worse.
The Tooth Fairy Story arrives in movie theaters in Scotland from 10 October and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.
