Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Director: Bradley Raymond
Cast: Mae Whitman, Lauren Mote, Michael Sheen, Pamela Adlon, Lucy Liu, Raven Symone, Angela Bartys, Kristen Chenoweth, Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Jesse McCartney, Cara Dillon
Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) visits the meadows of England during her first summer, and while there, she develops a special bond with Lizzie, a lonely child in need of a friend. While Tinkerbell befriends Lizzie and shares the secrets of her magical world with the child, the other fairies launch a daring rescue, to bring Tink home. As the story unfolds, Tinker Bell must take a huge risk to keep all of fairy-kind safe.
Connection is a powerful theme in this film, and nowhere is it illustrated more beautifully, than in the character of Lizzie and the connection she shares with Tinkerbell - a connection which ultimately heals Lizzie’s bond with her father. When we first meet Lizzie and her father, there is a clear lack of connection between father and daughter. Although her father is a man of science and builds his beliefs on truth and logic, Lizzie, who has a very vivid imagination, believes in the existence of fairies – a belief her father finds preposterous. And while Lizzie clearly yearns for her father’s love and approval, he is very preoccupied with his research.
When Lizzie meets Tinkerbell after she and her father arrive at their summer cottage in England, Lizzie is fascinated to discover that her childlike belief in fairies is true…that fairies really do exist...and she and Tink form an instant bond. Tink shares all the secrets of the fairy world with Lizzie, hoping that helping the child to complete a field journal about fairies might allow Lizzie to gain her father’s attention and restore their fractured bond. Although at first, Lizzie’s father dismisses Lizzie’s research as childish nonsense, and even grows angry with her when a rare butterfly mysteriously goes missing from his collection (thus ruining his research), in the end, it is this same fairy journal (and the fairies themselves) that allows the bond between father and daughter to be restored.
“Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue” is a charming film that brings to life the world’s most beloved fairy. The story is simple, but the message that it conveys is both heartwarming and inspiring. The animation for the film is beautiful, the casting is excellent, particularly for Mae Whitman as Tinkerbell, and the Irish tone of the music marries well with the magical essence of Tinkerbell’s story. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who loves Disney at its best.
© 2021 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Director: Bradley Raymond
Cast: Mae Whitman, Lauren Mote, Michael Sheen, Pamela Adlon, Lucy Liu, Raven Symone, Angela Bartys, Kristen Chenoweth, Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Jesse McCartney, Cara Dillon
Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) visits the meadows of England during her first summer, and while there, she develops a special bond with Lizzie, a lonely child in need of a friend. While Tinkerbell befriends Lizzie and shares the secrets of her magical world with the child, the other fairies launch a daring rescue, to bring Tink home. As the story unfolds, Tinker Bell must take a huge risk to keep all of fairy-kind safe.
Connection is a powerful theme in this film, and nowhere is it illustrated more beautifully, than in the character of Lizzie and the connection she shares with Tinkerbell - a connection which ultimately heals Lizzie’s bond with her father. When we first meet Lizzie and her father, there is a clear lack of connection between father and daughter. Although her father is a man of science and builds his beliefs on truth and logic, Lizzie, who has a very vivid imagination, believes in the existence of fairies – a belief her father finds preposterous. And while Lizzie clearly yearns for her father’s love and approval, he is very preoccupied with his research.
When Lizzie meets Tinkerbell after she and her father arrive at their summer cottage in England, Lizzie is fascinated to discover that her childlike belief in fairies is true…that fairies really do exist...and she and Tink form an instant bond. Tink shares all the secrets of the fairy world with Lizzie, hoping that helping the child to complete a field journal about fairies might allow Lizzie to gain her father’s attention and restore their fractured bond. Although at first, Lizzie’s father dismisses Lizzie’s research as childish nonsense, and even grows angry with her when a rare butterfly mysteriously goes missing from his collection (thus ruining his research), in the end, it is this same fairy journal (and the fairies themselves) that allows the bond between father and daughter to be restored.
“Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue” is a charming film that brings to life the world’s most beloved fairy. The story is simple, but the message that it conveys is both heartwarming and inspiring. The animation for the film is beautiful, the casting is excellent, particularly for Mae Whitman as Tinkerbell, and the Irish tone of the music marries well with the magical essence of Tinkerbell’s story. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who loves Disney at its best.
© 2021 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.