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⌈ Secret Post #2418 ⌋

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Comments

I'm suddenly hearing a lot of good things about this everywhere...

[nyxelestia]

Can anyone tell me a bit more about it? I am genuinely curious. Most kids' shows are pretty condescending and downright stupid even when you're actually a kid, let alone an adult who sometimes wishes to try and enjoy kid-oriented media again. What's different about this one? From Disney and from kids' TV shows in general?

Oh yay, an excuse to dump all of my Tinker Bell feels! XD

[(Anonymous)]

These movies are based on a series of books (look up "Fairy Dust and the Quest For the Egg") that are absolutely stellar, and while the movies don't capture a lot of the originality of the books (isn't that always how it goes? haha) they still maintain a lot of the heart. Where there are a lot of noticeable differences between the books and the movies, the central themes remain the same: that it is important to do work that personally fulfills you and surround yourself with friends that will support you.

See, the books take place AFTER the events of Peter Pan's adventures with the Darling children. Tinker Bell has realized that Peter will never return her affections (her heartbreak is one of the most truly tear-jerking elements of the story) and has returned to doing what makes her happy: tinkering. We learn that all fairies have a natural talent that brings them joy, and for Tinker Bell, it's inventing, building, fixing and, well, tinkering. However, Tinker Bell is not the central character. The books largely focus on a new fairy name Prilla, who does not know what her talent is. The books follow Prilla's journey of self-discovery, and as she surrounds herself with strong and helpful friends (Tinker Bell, Rani, Vidia) she begins to learn more about herself as well. As far as children's literature goes--especially that aimed at young girls--you really couldn't ask for better!

The movie (simply titled "Tinker Bell") loosely follows this premise, but turns the idea into an origin story for Tinker Bell herself. I suppose Disney figured that Prilla wouldn't sell as many DVDs as Tinker Bell... but whatever. Tinker Bell takes on Prilla's role as the new fairy to Neverland, except with a twist: she knows that she loves tinkering, but the cruel remarks of others (apparently tinkers are kind of looked down upon by other fairies, since they have the mundane job of fixing pots and pans instead of controlling the elements) makes Tinker Bell decide to try to "change" her talent. She attempts to take on some of the more glamorous fairy talents, such as harnessing light or controlling water, but it all ends pretty miserably. Tinker Bell isn't really sure what to do, until a really beautiful animated scene that I won't spoil allows Tinker Bell to explore just why "tinkering" makes her so happy. Like Prilla, Tinker Bell begins to surround herself with supportive friends, as discovers that doing what she loves will always be better than doing what others might consider "glamorous."

The morals of self-discovery and friendship in this series are miles above most children's entertainment, if you ask me! And the animation is simply gorgeous, I don't care if you're a kid or an adult, a lot of the set pieces where the animators just step back and enjoy the landscape and the fairy houses are really quite remarkable to see. :D

Anyway, while the books remain about equal in quality all throughout the series, I do have to admit that the movies seems to be getting worse and worse... The fourth Tinker Bell movie ("The Secret of the Wings") was beautifully animated, but the story left something to be desired. The overal moral seemed to be that while friendship is nice and all, it can't really compare to the friendship between two sisters? IDK. I kind of felt like it was a step backwards, if we're strictly speaking about overall morals for young girls. But, the next Tinker Bell movie "The Pirate Fairy" looks very promising, so I'm not giving up on this series yet!

I would definitely, definitely check out the books, and certainly the first movie if you get the chance.