We were so excited to
get the opportunity to see a screening of the new digitally released Disney
movie Tinker
Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast. We have followed the new Tinker Bell series since the
beginning and love all the magic and adventure of the fairies of Pixie Hollow.
The movies have been such a clever way to reveal a creative character study and
captivating backstory of Tinker Bell, the beloved character that Disney introduced
in 1953 in their movie Peter Pan (an adaptation of
J. M. Barrie's story). If you haven’t yet discovered the Tinker Bell movies,
you really should. They are darling movies that take place in Pixie Hollow and
begin at the very start, answering the when/how/why Tinker Bell became a Tinker
(adorable). Pixie Hollow is full of wonderful things including delightful cast
of Pixies. Note: the voices behind these characters represent quite a list of
A-List female celebrities, including Mae Whitman as Tinker Bell who hosted the
screening of the movie we went to on the Disney lot. It was really neat!
The
most recent release, the seventh of the series, Tinker Bell and the Legend of the
NeverBeast, focuses
on Fawn, the animal fairy (Ginnifer Goodwin) and the NeverBeast, the mysterious
creature that myths are made of) and how they forge a special friendship based
on faith, trust, patience and fierce love.
We were definitely
not expecting a movie based on fairies and mythical creatures to keep us on the
edge of our seat but we were drawn in during the first action packed scene and the
intensity only built from there. Beautiful animation, humor, compassion,
kindness and the many endearing characters carried the movie as we (and
everyone in the theater) we’re entranced by Gruff (Fawn’s name for the NeverBeast)
but there were highs and lows and twists and turns that were, in a word,
intense! There were moments that potentially very scary for young children (the
NeverBeast is misunderstood, for good reason) but in the end, the Gruff’s true
intentions revealed and Fawn discovers that her intuition about him was right
all along and that they’re friendship was real. Thankfully, all ends well for
all the fairies and Pixie Hollow is safe. As for the end of the movie…
SPOILER ALERT!!!
[Please note: if you
don’t want any kind of hints as to how the movie ends don’t read on]
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the
NeverBeast takes a
very sweet yet very sad turn. The way the movie ends is BEAUTIFUL; truly
touching and almost unbearably tender. In other words, take your tissue. The
difficult yet universal themes of love and loss are handled in such a
thoughtful way, none the less, we cried in the theater, on the walk to the car
and on the drive home. Heartfelt, authentic
and tender Tinker Bell and the Legend of
the NeverBeast left us feeling very deeply about the themes of friendship,
love, trust, true connection and loss. It was a wonderful movie and it’s
available on DVD now.
We would love to hear your thoughts on the movie.
Let us know what you think of it. Did you cry as much as we did?
Disclosure: We were invited to the movie screening as a member of the media. No other compensation was received. The opinions on this blog are 100% magical and 100% those of the Disney Sisters only.
