The Tooth Fairy Story Film Analysis: Animated Journey with a Touch of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Romance
Throughout this animated adventure aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of slumbering children and leaving gold 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 gathering baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only a bit more interested in the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. But Van’s curiosity grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be not at all the hideous creature he expected.
A Forbidden Bond and Common Enemy
The stage is set for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The fairy and goblin communities are estranged from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to bring people as one. Both groups portrayed in the film are incredibly similar, yet both maintain biased views about the other. The fairies are said to be entitled types, prone to stealing anything they want, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.
Of course, 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. They make no secret about their intentions: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, though not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts
You won’t find very many animated films targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have first crushes, but are not old enough for whatever teenagers view these days instead of popular teen sagas. If your child falls into this age group, 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.