The Tooth Fairy Story Film Analysis: Cartoon Journey with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Romance
In this animated adventure aimed at tweens, the fairy community focuses on collecting teeth from slumbering youngsters and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding 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 completely understandable. He’s only a bit more interested in the underlying economics behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who supply gold as payment. But Van’s curiosity is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the hideous gnome he expected.
A Forbidden Bond and Shared Threat
The stage is set for an adventure with a gentle touch of young love (though it’s perfectly appropriate for children). The goblin and fairy groups are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the excitement of secrecy to bring people as one. Both groups as seen here are remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be entitled types, given to stealing whatever they fancy, while the goblins are allegedly dim-witted, smelly, and primitive, but are actually bright and advanced in technology.
Naturally, this scenario requires a common enemy to unite against, and that need is met in the form of some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret with these guys: they aim to devour the fairies and goblins, and they make for quite savage, if not particularly skilled, villains.
Target Audience and Final Thoughts
You won’t find very many children’s animations targeting the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but are not mature enough for the content teenagers view these days in lieu of Twilight. If your child falls into this age group, it probably won’t to be their next favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.
A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in movie theaters in Scotland from 10 October and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.
