A Tooth Fairy Tale Film Analysis: Animated Adventure with a Touch of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Love Story
Throughout this animated adventure for preteens, the world of fairies focuses on gathering teeth from sleeping children and leaving treasure under their pillows. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about spending his future to collecting baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only a bit more curious about the financial workings behind it all: the fairies deliver the teeth to unseen goblins, who provide metal as payment. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be not at all the ugly creature he had imagined.
An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy
Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (though it’s very much suitable for children). The fairy and goblin communities are separated from one another, and there’s nothing like the excitement of secrecy to unite beings together. Both groups portrayed in the film are incredibly similar, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the other. Fairies are said to be self-centered sorts, prone to taking anything they want, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are in fact bright and advanced in technology.
Naturally, such a setup requires a shared foe to join forces against, and that need is met by a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush about their intentions: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, if not particularly skilled, villains.
Target Audience and Overall Impression
There aren’t very many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is starting to experience first crushes, but are not old enough for whatever 14-year-olds view these days 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 it’s a decent choice.
The Tooth Fairy Story releases in movie theaters in Scotland starting October 10 and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.
