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00:00Tinkerbell is a surprisingly thematic movie, and extremely underrated in my opinion.
00:06I assume that most people probably just write off this entire franchise simply because it's
00:11about fairies and they just think that it's some silly cash grab for girls, but I assure
00:16you there is a lot more to this movie and indeed the entire franchise than people will
00:21give it credit for.
00:23Even as a kid when I first saw these movies, they never struck me as just for girls kind
00:28of movies, and on top of that, they were just very entertaining and interesting movies
00:33to watch.
00:34Well, most of them anyways.
00:36There may be one exception to this rule, but you'll just have to follow this entire series
00:40of me going through these videos to find out which one I like less than the others.
00:44By the way, if you haven't seen the two Peter Pan ones I've done, then check those out.
00:47Yeah, now we're watching the real movies, now I finish those lame Peter Pan things.
00:55And make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss my analysis on the other movies in the
00:59future.
01:00By the way, we were just discussing which of the Tinkerbell movies is the best one, but
01:04we're not going to tell you because you have to watch all of the parts of this Peter Pan
01:08Tinkerbell retrospective to find out how good I think each movie actually is.
01:12So anyway, when it comes to this first Tinkerbell movie, I think it gets an incredible amount
01:17of things right that nobody gives it credit for.
01:19Specifically, and first off, the world building here is surprisingly great.
01:25Now Neverland has always been a very interesting location, and I feel like with each movie in
01:30this franchise that Disney created, they expand and flesh it out more and more.
01:34How does this turn into a fairy?
01:37Magic.
01:38Annie, it's a world of fairies.
01:40Does anything happen?
01:42And what's very interesting here is that we focus mostly on the area of Pixie Hollow where
01:47the fairies are.
01:48So we don't technically actually get to see a whole lot of Neverland as a whole, but just
01:54this one area has so much effort and detail put into it.
01:58Like, this feels like a truly fleshed out world with a lot of thought put into how everything
02:03works and functions, you know?
02:04Yeah.
02:05Uh huh.
02:06Like I said, look at all the details that the designers put into the, like I said, the art
02:10design of this movie is phenomenal and nobody gives it any credit.
02:14The way the fairies' lives work, and their unique jobs and positions they have to do with
02:19their talents, and how all the buildings and tools that they use are all created out of
02:24like natural, environmental stuff, and just the whole perspective of being so low down
02:29and seeing all these very small, normal objects being so huge by comparison.
02:35You know, it really reminds me of the Pikmin games.
02:37You know what this reminds me of, too?
02:39Pikmin.
02:40Uh huh.
02:41Right?
02:42Especially Pikmin 4, like, it has areas that look very reminiscent of this.
02:47S-tier gaming franchise, by the way, if you haven't played any of them, you need to.
02:51All four are masterpieces, although I don't know about Hey Pikmin, because I never played
02:55that one.
02:56But any Pikmin games with a number in it, play it ASAP.
02:58Anyway, I absolutely adore the art design of this movie, and the franchise as a whole,
03:03of course, since they all more or less share the same fundamentals.
03:07Right?
03:08And I'm just thinking, this movie came out, I think it was either the same year or right
03:11around the same time that Meet the Robinsons came out, and I keep thinking to myself, is
03:15it just me, or does the animation in this movie, like, legitimately look better than that?
03:19It honestly may even look better than some of what DreamWorks is putting out around the
03:22same time, and this is supposedly Disney's lesser studio involved here.
03:26But see, see what I'm saying, doesn't this, like, what DreamWorks movie came out the same
03:30year as this?
03:31Like what, like the Bee Movie or something?
03:33You know what I'm saying?
03:34Like, which looks better, the Bee Movie or this movie?
03:37Like, I'm genuinely shocked at how nice the animation in this movie looks compared to
03:41so many other things from around the same time.
03:43You can see right off the bat that there is quite a lot of thought put into this world.
03:47But it's not just that the world is cool that I like this movie.
03:50It wouldn't be very good if it didn't also have great characters and a pretty good story.
03:54But that's of course what I meant when I started this video by saying that Tinkerbell's a very
03:58thematic movie.
03:59I, of course, was not talking about the world building, but mostly Tinkerbell herself.
04:04It sounds like a game.
04:05Please come down to the workshop when you're ready.
04:06I know.
04:07You're ready.
04:08To complete the side class.
04:09Yeah.
04:10And then, after the scene, you're about to get your character and you can walk up to
04:11the closet and edit them.
04:12Yeah.
04:13Yeah.
04:14Edit your character.
04:15Yeah.
04:16It reminds me of like, you know, in the princess game on the Wii, you go to the mirror to change
04:21your character.
04:22That's exactly what I was thinking.
04:23Yeah.
04:24Uh-huh.
04:25Now, what I like about Tinkerbell in this movie is that they managed to translate the basic
04:42aspects of her personality from the Peter Pan movies over to her being the main protagonist
04:46who actually talks and they do it in a way where she doesn't come off as annoying, kind
04:52of like how she does in the original Peter Pan, let's be honest.
04:56Because if you just had her exactly the same as she was in the original Peter Pan, then she
05:00would not make for a very good protagonist to watch.
05:02But she still feels like that same character in this movie while also being able to carry
05:07the plot of this movie because she's made into a lot more of a relatable and sympathetic
05:12character.
05:13Now, of course, there was a lot of sympathy thrown into Return to Neverland due to her,
05:17you know, almost dying and whatnot.
05:19But you know, because she couldn't talk, she wasn't quite getting that relatability
05:23factor the same way.
05:25And also, I must say that her design translates shockingly well into 3D from 2D.
05:30And I absolutely love the fact that her simple green dress from those original movies is made
05:35to be leaves in this version.
05:36What's funny is like Tinkerbell's design looks so simple compared to the others because,
05:39of course, she was originally designed to be 2D.
05:42Yeah.
05:43I mean, look, there wasn't even like a pattern, like a leaf on her outfit originally.
05:47Although that is like a nice touch that they're like, it's, oh, it's just a leaf because leaves
05:50would be so big.
05:51You could cut it in your outfit for them.
05:52But of course, it's literally just pure green because that would be easier to color in
05:56than the original Peter Pan.
05:58And the texture is just so subtle, but like, it just makes sense, you know what I'm saying?
06:03Like, obviously, when you're drawing 2D, you're just going to make it all green because that's
06:07easier because you've got to color in every single frame.
06:10And adding little tiny detail lines like that is not worth the time.
06:13And that probably was never the original intention anyways, but it just works so naturally and
06:17it makes sense.
06:18And the detail is subtle here, so her dress still looks primarily just green.
06:22But it sort of fits with that aspect, like we're almost taking a magnifying glass and getting
06:26a close-up look at Tinkerbell and her world here.
06:29And you see these things that you couldn't quite see the details on before have details
06:33now.
06:34Okay, I'm obviously starting to ramble.
06:36I need to get my train of thought back on track.
06:38Tinkerbell has a lot of friends in this movie too.
06:40And I will say, they're not the most interesting characters in this movie.
06:44What?
06:45What is your name?
06:46Yeah.
06:47Are you talking about the flower fairy girl?
06:48Yeah.
06:49Uh, I could have told you and then you threw me off by saying rose, man.
06:54Rose.
06:55Rose.
06:56Is her name Rosetta?
06:57Don't you like to do this?
06:58I think so.
06:59I think so, yeah.
07:00Like the Rosetta Stone?
07:01Yeah.
07:02Ah, we figured out her name.
07:05Like, all of them are fine, but I do think that they tend to have their best moments in
07:10some of the other movies that follow this one.
07:12Particularly Fawn, who basically got her own movie, like Tinkerbell Legend of the Neverbeast,
07:17is less of a Tinkerbell movie than it is a Fawn movie.
07:20Anyway, more on that when I eventually review that movie, of course.
07:23Oh, and spoiler alert, Fawn is my favorite character and it is mostly because of that
07:27movie.
07:28But yeah, saving the juicy details for that video later.
07:31Those weeds are an absolute menace.
07:33Always trampling things, poking people in the petunia.
07:37Yikes!
07:38The petunia!
07:39The petunia!
07:40Not the petunia!
07:41There is one character, though, who I think stands out quite a lot.
07:46And no, it's not Terrence.
07:48Yes, he does have a very nice scene in this movie near the end.
07:51I know.
07:52This is a big scene.
07:53Woo!
07:54He's gotta do something.
07:55If it weren't for the owl scene in the next movie, then this would be Terrence's
07:58best scene, probably.
07:59Yeah.
08:00I'm sorry, the owl scene is goaded.
08:02I know.
08:03Because he gets the top spot.
08:05But the character I'm actually referring to is Vidya, who I guess you could say in a
08:12way is sort of the villain of this movie.
08:15Like, she's not out and out evil, but you know, she's the antagonistic force.
08:19She wants Tinkerbell to fail.
08:21And honestly, I find her personality really entertaining to watch.
08:25So, what's your talent?
08:28What do you think it is?
08:30Like, the way she says things is honestly, like, just really funny for some reason.
08:35My wins even brought you here, dear.
08:38Fairies of every talent depend on me.
08:41She's literally like, your life depends on me.
08:44Hey, that's just like what I do.
08:48Just like Tinker fairies.
08:50So, we're kind of the same, you know?
08:52Tinkerbell's like everybody trying to make friends.
08:54You and me, we're not so different.
08:56It's a perfect contrast to Tinkerbell's very, like, excited, eager, and overconfident personality.
09:02But she's so much, like, more stiff and calculating.
09:06You know what Vidya kind of reminds me of in this movie?
09:08You know what she's like?
09:09She's like the people who are like, you know, when you're playing a game and they're like,
09:14this game is so easy.
09:16Just get good.
09:17And you're like, no, it's not.
09:18It's not easy.
09:19You're just good at it.
09:20But they just want to pretend like they're better than you, you know?
09:22But, you know, she kind of also has a bit of a temper problem.
09:25Which, it's kind of funny to see the two get into arguments because they're easily the two characters who lose their temper the most.
09:30So, yeah, anyways, I just find those scenes very entertaining.
09:33And overall, the best thing about Vidya, I think, is the fact that even though she is the antagonist and sort of the villain of the movie,
09:39is that, like I said, she's not exactly evil per se.
09:42She's just conceited.
09:44And she represents a really interesting idea in the theme of this overall story.
09:48Which, what do you know?
09:50It's time I discuss that.
09:52Since that's the most important thing about this movie and why I like it best.
09:55And you know me, I always save that part for last because it'd be awkward if I started talking about, like, world building and basic characters
10:02after I already discussed the best thing in the movie.
10:04That's just not how videos work, you know what I'm saying?
10:07Anyway, the theme of this movie falls into essentially the same ballpark as Wreck-It Ralph and Monsters University.
10:14In that all three of them are sort of movies about people who either do or don't have certain talents or positions in life that they are or aren't good at.
10:25And something about society is rejecting them or putting them down just for who they are.
10:31But each of these three movies covers different kinds of grounds when it comes to that overall theme.
10:36And the way that this movie tackles that kind of theme, unlike, say, Wreck-It Ralph, is that it focuses on how Tinkerbell is a tinkerer fairy and that's her talent.
10:46She's good at it and she inherently likes doing it.
10:50You know, unlike Ralph, who doesn't exactly like being a villain and he has to, by the end of that movie, come to terms with the fact that he is a villain and there's nothing wrong with being a villain.
11:00And it's kind of everyone else's fault for talking down to him, but also a little bit his fault because he thinks that he needs to change himself.
11:07But, you know, anyway, just go watch my Wreck-It Ralph video if you haven't seen that one.
11:11But here, like I said, Tinkerbell doesn't actually inherently have a problem with being a tinker fairy.
11:15It's the fact that the way her society is structured is that tinker fairies are, in a sense, seen as less special and less important than other fairies.
11:26Except, of course, by some of the other tinkerers like Clank and Bobble, two of my personal favorite characters, by the way.
11:32The wagon repairs are finished, I trust?
11:34Have they, uh...
11:36Oh!
11:37Oh!
11:38Yes!
11:39Very merry!
11:40Tip top shape!
11:41No wheels missing!
11:42Whatsoever!
11:44Then let's see it!
11:46Oh, ghost!
11:47That's the most suspicious thing he could have said.
11:51No wheels missing!
11:53The deliveries!
11:54Aye, we're on it!
11:55Immediately run down, jump around!
11:58And there is, genuinely, a reason for Tinkerbell to be frustrated here.
12:02Tinker fairies don't go to the mainland, dear.
12:05Cause you're losers.
12:06And, similar to Ralph in Wreck-It Ralph, she wants to change what she does.
12:11She wants to be a different talent fairy, so that she can go to the mainland,
12:16because it's not fair that she's not allowed to go to the mainland just because she's a tinker fairy, even though she's good at it.
12:21And she inherently likes to do tinkering.
12:24And the interesting dilemma that this movie is proposing is that, what do you do when you're stuck in a situation where you could essentially do everything right?
12:31You're talented at something, you're good at doing it.
12:34It's important.
12:35And yet, society doesn't seem to acknowledge any of those facts.
12:40And you get left out.
12:42And it's just, it's just not fair.
12:44This is outrageous.
12:45It's unfair.
12:46And it makes you want to change who you are, and to chase after things that you were never meant to be, just so that society accepts you on the same level as other people.
12:58Like, there's honestly some really fascinating social commentary going on here.
13:03And as I was saying with Vidya earlier, the way she ties into this whole thing, and that she sort of reveals one of the big issues here, and why things are the way they are, is that a lot of those fairies who have talents that do go to the mainland, genuinely do believe that they are superior to other people like Tinkerbell.
13:22Oh, yippee! Tinkerbell's gonna save us with her dopey little doohickeys!
13:28Hide the squirrels!
13:29What is your problem, Vidya? Why do you think you're so much better than me?
13:33I am better than you, sweetie!
13:35Even though, there's technically no difference between how good Vidya is at what she does and how good Tinkerbell is at what she does.
13:42They just do different things, but they both do them equally well.
13:45Vidya just thinks that the thing she's good at is inherently better than what Tinkerbell is.
13:50Even though, the funny thing is, while they're both very important in different ways, Tinkerbell has a job that's kind of very foundational to the core of the fairy society even functioning.
14:00Creating houses and tools and other various equipment that's not only very important to make society function at the current level that it's functioning, but also to supply needs for people and invent new ideas that can improve society as a whole.
14:14Whereas, the thing that Vidya does will probably always be the same thing that she does for all time, and that's not a bad thing.
14:20But there's even an argument to be made that even though Tinkerbell has sort of the basic, dirty, low-down job, that it could be argued it's more important to the way their whole society functions.
14:32Like, if everyone was a fast-flying fairy, then no one would have homes and no one would be able to create new items.
14:39And then everyone else's jobs would get worse.
14:41So while there's value in people having Vidya's job and value in people having Tinkerbell's job, just because you think there's something special about your job doesn't actually mean that it's more important than another job.
14:51It's interesting to note that early on in this movie, Tinkerbell initially has this idea to bring some of her inventions to Queen Clarion and the Lord of Spring as evidence of what she can do.
15:03Because just as fair- Queen Clarion! Queen Clarion!
15:10Ugh, Tinkerbell's like kind of cringy, like when you watch her, you're like, oh no, what are you doing?
15:16Mostly because she's trying to prove Vidya wrong, since of course Vidya is jealous of the fact that she's so naturally talented as a tinkerer.
15:24Mm-hmm. The hammer.
15:27The thing's like, but I choose you!
15:29Yeah. No, I think it is a good message.
15:31Whosoever holds this hammer.
15:33Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.
15:38And then lightning comes down.
15:42And it's interesting here that the idea Tinkerbell has here is the right idea for going about fixing the problem that she has not yet encountered.
15:52Because it's at the end of this scene that she discovers Tinkerers don't go to the mainland.
15:57And this is interesting because had she known ahead of time, perhaps this could have been her moment to try to prove it.
16:03Now, of course, it probably would have still gone disastrously wrong.
16:06Which wasn't because she was bad at doing the job, but sometimes you just don't get things right the first time.
16:10And people judge you for that, but it's kind of unfair because, you know, everyone gets things wrong the first time.
16:15But I like that subtle touch that she thinks that it's already a bad idea even though she never actively tried it.
16:22Like she never actually got a chance to try and prove why she deserves to go to the mainland.
16:27Since she had assumed when she was doing this big show and tell that she was going to go.
16:32And that she was just proving herself and what she could do.
16:35And unfortunately, both of her plans fell through.
16:38Now, of course, this doesn't solve Tinkerbell's dilemma.
16:41She's bad at doing other jobs when she tries to change who she is.
16:58If you get to flap your little wings and take flight for a few measly seconds, I might be able to go to the mainland and bring happiness to the world.
17:06What do you say?
17:08Wrong answer!
17:10That's my favorite line in the entire movie.
17:14Which is a really interesting concept as well.
17:16That sometimes we do genuinely have specific talents and skills at certain things.
17:22And when we try to do other things, we fail because we just weren't meant to do them.
17:27We'll save you, Tink!
17:30Bob and we!
17:31Bob and we!
17:32Cover your tushy!
17:34Gotta cover her petunia?
17:37Yeah.
17:38Yeah, her petunia.
17:39Cover her petunia.
17:41I do like, too, that it's not like Tinkerbell isn't able to do anything at all.
17:46She's just bad at it.
17:48Like, she's able to grasp the water in her hand, but it breaks apart.
17:52Forgot my dew drop!
17:54She's so awkward in this movie.
17:57I know.
17:58Who, Tinkerbell?
17:59I know.
18:00And she's able to get the light to come out of the little leaf thing when she throws it on the ground that she couldn't do with her hands.
18:07Which shows that it's not like she, in theory, couldn't do it with a lot of training and practice.
18:13But, in a sense, it's not necessarily worth it.
18:16At least, not for her.
18:18And I like that this shows that, like, you're not necessarily 100% locked into whatever thing you're naturally good at.
18:24But also, at the same time, when you are good at something and not good at other things, you probably should primarily stick to the things that you're good at.
18:33Even if society thinks that they're somehow less valuable.
18:36Where's the fairy guard?
18:38Winnie-nie and the...
18:39I know.
18:40That was when the...
18:41I know.
18:42Maybe that's why they installed them by the time of that movie.
18:45Yeah.
18:46Tinkerbell's too dangerous.
18:47Yeah.
18:48Tinkerbell's attempts to be something she is not culminates in what is essentially the climax of the film.
18:54Now, it's nothing particularly epic, per se.
18:56Just these very strange, roving, thistle-type creatures that Tinkerbell is trying to capture, but she doesn't have the talent of a fast-flying fairy.
19:06And so, well, it doesn't go so well.
19:08Although, it is interesting to note that she actually did stand a chance of succeeding if it weren't for Vidya's very deliberate intervention.
19:16Showing, in some ways, I guess, that this is probably the skill that Tinkerbell is best at that she's still not amazing at.
19:29But I think it's very fitting plot-wise that Tinkerbell's attempts to be something she was never meant to be is ultimately what causes the damage in the end.
19:37And, of course, Vidya's tampering as well.
19:40And, uh, she definitely gets her just payments in that regard.
19:44But I like it because it shows that when you try to change yourself to fit into what society thinks you should be,
19:51it will never lead to a result that's actually good, and it will probably just make things worse.
19:56Never play into people's hands when they talk down to you.
19:59Sometimes you just have to filter out those opinions of the people who don't really know you or understand you,
20:05and just be yourself instead.
20:07Or else, heh, things might go poorly.
20:10You know, she ruined everything.
20:12All these ladybugs want to go to the mainland looking like they're a failed art project.
20:19I know.
20:20She's not used this, but she thinks she is.
20:23Wow, Annie.
20:25Thank you for that.
20:26Wow.
20:27Talk to your comments today.
20:29Guys, listen.
20:31You're gonna believe it, bud.
20:32Look at those insightful comments that you never thought about.
20:37Then that's the moment when you have to do what Tinkerball ultimately does do in the end.
20:41Which, you know, of course, she has her moment of despair in the story,
20:44when she ultimately comes to the conclusion that there's nothing she can do,
20:48and she's ruined everything, and she'll never go to the mainland.
20:52I'm just a dust keeper guy.
20:54I'm not exactly seen as the most important fairy in Pixie Hollow.
20:58Terrence, what are you talking about?
21:00You're probably the most important one there is.
21:02Without you, no one would have any magic.
21:05Why, your talent makes you who you are.
21:08You should be proud of it.
21:09I am.
21:11This is when she realizes that she doesn't need to change herself,
21:20but she needs to change the system.
21:30The teapot!
21:32The teapot epiphany.
21:34Now, ultimately, Tinkerbell brings back her old inventions
21:37that failed the first time she tried to show them off,
21:39and this time they work because she, well, reworked them,
21:43and was allowed to experiment more than previously,
21:45since technically her old inventions were being held back a bit,
21:48due to the fact that nobody thought that lost things
21:51could be implemented into creations by Tinkerberries.
21:55But Tinkerbell proved that their entire society
21:57was on the verge of an industrial revolution,
22:00if they would just give a little bit more thought
22:02to experimentation and risks.
22:04Which ties in nicely to the theme of,
22:07I guess you could call it, this tradition that fairy society has
22:11that Tinkerers don't go to the mainland.
22:14Perhaps there's some things in society
22:16that have always been that way for a long time,
22:19but they're not necessarily the best way that things should be.
22:23And it can be hard for people to overcome those barriers.
22:26And it takes that extra special person every once in a while
22:29to push the limits,
22:31and prove that taking those risks and changing things
22:34is worth it in the long run.
22:36Even if it makes other people uncomfortable at first.
22:39And when she proves that her devices can work,
22:41that not only is her job valuable to the rest of society,
22:45but that her job can achieve things that they never even thought about.
22:48And that she and other Tinker fairies do have a place going to the mainland too.
22:52And that it's not fair for them to be excluded from this just because of what they do.
22:56And so ultimately Tinkerbell is a movie about overcoming societal stereotypes.
23:01And being who you are,
23:03even in the face of those who say you're less valuable because of who you are.
23:07And proving to others that your place in society is just as valuable as theirs.
23:12And there's no reason that you should be treated as lesser
23:15just because you do insert this job, insert that job.
23:19You know, there's plenty of applications here for real life.
23:21I mean like construction workers, school teachers, plumbers, fast food workers,
23:26all sorts of jobs that are inherently looked down upon
23:30or seen as less interesting or less special jobs
23:34that are still fundamental and important and valuable.
23:37Especially if said person is really good at what they do.
23:40There's no reason to see them as a lesser person just because of what they do.
23:43Who a person is and what they do are two very different things.
23:47And I think it's very important to remember that.
23:49And so I suppose that's where I will leave this off.
23:52Tinkerbell is a very good movie that deserves a second chance
23:55from those who had assumed that it was perhaps something lesser than it actually was.
24:01Hmm.
24:02And perhaps it does have more value as a movie than people initially perceive
24:06because they never really thought about it or gave it a chance.
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24:22Well, if you enjoyed this video, then you probably should check out my previous two Peter Pan videos
24:28that I made recently because they're part of this whole series I'm doing, you know.
24:32But hey, if you're not interested in that, then, you know, I mentioned Wreck-It Ralph a bit,
24:37so maybe you should check out my Wreck-It Ralph video if you haven't seen that.
24:40And if you've seen both of those, then maybe there's something in the recommended videos on the side.
24:44I don't know. Anyway, the most important thing of all is to always remember to be iconic.
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