The Tooth Fairy Story Film Analysis: Animated Adventure with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Romance
Throughout this cartoon adventure for preteens, the fairy community is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of slumbering children and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Board-riding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only a bit more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies deliver the teeth to unseen goblins, who provide metal as payment. But Van’s curiosity is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the hideous creature he had imagined.
An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy
The stage is set for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (though it’s 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 as one. Both groups as seen here are incredibly similar, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are said to be self-centered types, prone to taking anything they want, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are actually intelligent and technologically advanced.
Of course, such a setup needs a common enemy to unite against, and this is duly provided by some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret about their intentions: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, if not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression
There aren’t very many children’s animations aimed at the viewer group that is starting to experience early romances, but are not old enough for whatever teenagers are watching instead of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster falls into this age group, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.
A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in movie theaters in Scotland from 10 October and across the United Kingdom from 24 October.
