The Tooth Fairy Story Film Analysis: Cartoon Adventure with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Tween Love Story
In this cartoon journey for preteens, the fairy community focuses on collecting teeth from slumbering youngsters and leaving treasure under their pillows. Board-riding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly more interested in the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who supply gold as payment. However, Van’s interest grows when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly gnome he expected.
An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy
Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a light sprinkling of young love (though it’s perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings as one. The two species portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are said to be entitled types, given to taking whatever they fancy, while the goblins are reportedly stupid, smelly, and primitive, but are actually bright and advanced in technology.
Naturally, this scenario needs a common enemy to unite against, and that need is met by some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush with these guys: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, though not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts
You won’t find very many animated films aimed at the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but are not mature enough for whatever teenagers are watching in lieu of Twilight. Should your youngster falls into this age group, this is unlikely to become their new favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.
A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.
