A Tooth Fairy Tale Film Analysis: Cartoon Adventure with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Tween Love Story
Throughout this animated adventure for preteens, the fairy community is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of sleeping children and placing treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He’s only slightly more interested in the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he spots a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly creature he expected.
An Unlikely Bond and Shared Threat
Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The goblin and fairy groups are separated from one another, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to bring people together. Both groups portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are supposed to be entitled types, prone to stealing anything they want, while the goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually bright and technologically advanced.
Of course, such a setup requires a common enemy to join forces against, and this is duly provided by a group of vicious 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 make for quite savage, if not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts
There aren’t very many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is starting to experience early romances, but aren’t yet old enough for whatever teenagers view these days instead of Twilight. 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.
A Tooth Fairy Tale releases in Scottish cinemas from 10 October and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.
