The Tooth Fairy Story Film Analysis: Cartoon Adventure with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Love Story

In this animated journey for preteens, the fairy community focuses on gathering baby teeth of slumbering youngsters and leaving gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He is just slightly more curious about the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who provide metal in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the hideous creature he expected.

A Forbidden Bond and Shared Threat

Everything is prepared for an adventure with a gentle touch of teen romance (even though it remains very much suitable for children). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from one another, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings as one. Both groups portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet each holds biased views about the other. The fairies are said to be self-centered types, prone to taking whatever they fancy, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually bright and advanced in technology.

Naturally, this scenario requires a shared foe to unite against, and that need is met by some nasty spiders, with voices 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, if not particularly skilled, villains.

Target Audience and Final Thoughts

You won’t find very many animated films aimed at the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content 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 favorite movie, but you could do worse.

A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in movie theaters in Scotland from 10 October and across the United Kingdom from 24 October.