November 10, 2008

• Tinker Bell

  Hmm.... well, let’s see. Definitely, an enlightenment on the Peter Pan story, with a character spin off for Tinkerbell.  A movie all her own, where she can finally speak... if the other side characters would let her get a word in.  Watching this movie, I bet a lot of people didn’t know that Tink was born in servitude to the other fairies. Though they dressed that term up with calling it a: “Tinkering Talent” that is necessary for the change in seasons.  “We build baskets and bushels and create wagons...”  Right! Just born from the first laughter of a baby and handed a hammer to get to work. Of course, she had a say in her talent, right? She was given a choice from being either a light fairy, fast flying fairy (wind. Why couldn’t they just say wind?!), garden fairy, animal fairy, dust keeper fairy, water fairy, snow fairy and I’m sure loads of other white collar fairy talents. However, because out of all the fairy talents to choose from a hammer (yes, a hammer) glowed brightly than the other talents, she selected it. (I’m thinking set up). Then she was carted off with other Tinker fairies of the same talent. Yes, I’m not kidding. She rode in a cart, though she had wings. Mind you, they all had Irish brogues, which I thought was odd. O_o. And they seemed like the most “un-cool” bunch compared to the other fairies. Again Disney with their lame comedic side characters.
  

  She was given a pretty leaf to wear, average clothing for the “Tinkers”, while the other fairies wore much more designer clothes/flowers and better hair styles. She meets the headmaster...wait, sorry. “Mother” of the Tinkers and is told: “Let me see those hands. Teetering tea pots! So dainty. Don’t worry, dear. We’ll build those “Tinker” muscles up in no time.” Not a night has fallen before she was sent to work.  

   “Always poking people in the petunia.”

   To amuse herself, Tinkerbell collected garbage. Scattered junk from a beach.  These “main land” items (real world junk), were what intrigued Tink to want to go out in the real world. But...

   “Tinkerbell, sweetheart. Has no one explained?” says Queen Fairy, illustrated with bright gold wings and aura, “Tinker Fairies don’t go to the main land, dear. All of those things are done by the nature talent fairies. Your work is here, Pixie Hollow. I’m sorry, Tinkerbell.”

   *scuff* Hopes and dreams dashed out the door by the verbal realization of her servitude. It’s Disney’s formation of the Cinderella story, again. A Cinderella meets Little Mermaid: life of servitude with wishes to go to the “main land”/real world. Predictable story. Predictable dialogue. Predictable around. But I'm sure little princess brainwashed little girls will enjoy it.

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