A Tooth Fairy Tale Film Analysis: Animated Journey with a Sprinkling of Family-Friendly Tween Love Story
Throughout this cartoon adventure for preteens, the world of fairies focuses on collecting teeth from sleeping children and placing treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He is just a bit more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who provide metal in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the hideous creature he had imagined.
A Forbidden Bond and Shared Threat
The stage is set for an exciting quest with a light sprinkling of teen romance (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The fairy and goblin communities are separated from one another, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings together. Both groups portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet both maintain biased views about the other. Fairies are said to be entitled types, given to taking anything they want, while goblins are allegedly stupid, smelly, and backward, but are in fact intelligent and technologically advanced.
Naturally, this scenario needs a common enemy to unite against, and this is duly provided in the form of some nasty spiders, with voices by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush with these guys: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, though not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression
You won’t find very many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet old enough for whatever teenagers view these days in lieu of popular teen sagas. If your child falls into this age group, it probably won’t to be their next 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 from 24 October.
