Tom Hiddleston or Pixie Dust Alchemy?

Before I begin this review, I would appreciate if you check out my previous film review about this Disney movie called Saving Mr. Banks. You can do so by clicking on the post "Behind The Scenes of Mary
Poppins on Screen" in my blog archive on the right. And if you notice one of the scenes when P.L. Travers watched a TV program of Walt Disney in black and white, Tinkerbell appears on the 1960s TV screen. She showers swirls of pixie dust all over Walt Disney to make him float off the floor. That's the power of magic, folks!

Who doesn't love Tinkerbell? If you've a fairy fanatic like me and you're looking for an adventure that is suitable for a kid version of yourself of a youngster you love (your 5-years-old sister or daughter for example), then the new Tinkerbell movie The Pirate Fairy is best for you. Like the other four Tinkerbell movies, this new film has fulfilled the motto "Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust". But not just any pixie dust. Have you ever wonder how pixie dust of other colours and talents are made of? Well, Zarina the new dust keeper fairy is the right person to answer this question.

I love her apron! It stands out among the other dust keepers!

Zarina is known as Tinkerbell 2.0. She has this same inquisitive mind like Tinkerbell and instead of inventing new machines, she invents new pixie dust using a pinch of blue pixie dust (if you have watched Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure, you'll know where blue pixie dust comes from) and a pot (small or huge) of typical golden pixie dust to create six new kinds of pixie dust. These six new pixie dust are in forms of different colours and magic (according to a fairy talent).

Experimenting fast-flying dust!

So we can tell that Tinkerbell is an inspiration to Zarina for trying out new things instead of following the rules. She ignores her leader, Fairy Gary's advice for not to temper pixie dust. When we get to see Zarina's home, she has this mini lab for her to test out new kinds of pixie dust, which I find it pretty cool. In the video clip above, Tinkerbell becomes more aware of the consequences of experimenting pixie dust. Zarina, on the other hand, snatches away Tinkerbell's curious personality and this leaves Tinkerbell a little worried, just like her friends. See the character switch here?

Zarina becomes the second fairy in Pixie Hollow who causes a big mess. History repeats itself as the houses/ buildings got destroyed and the animals got into a panic attack. But this time, Zarina gets a worse punishment than what Tinkerbell got in the first movie (that is not to go to the mainland). Zarina is no longer a dust keeper fairy, and she feels that Pixie Hollow doesn't need her ideas, so she sets off on a journey away from home for one year. One year! Can you imagine that? She goes on a long quest, and then in the end, she's involved in pirate business.

What I love about in this scene is the winter fairies' performance, especially Tinkerbell's sister Periwinkle. It's a pity that she is unable to join Tinkerbell and her friends because she needs snow to stay cold.

One of my favourite parts of the movie is when Tinkerbell and her friends got their talents switched. This is simply one of the best things I've ever seen in Disney Fairies history! I love how they are put to the test in appreciating one another's talents. I find Rosetta's (originally a garden fairy) animal sitting very amusing, especially when she handles an incredibly adorable baby crocodile. Crocodiles are dangerous in the real world, but in the Disney realm, animals are made to have big googly eyes that make them super adorable. I mean, look at the crocodile's eyes in the second video here!

AWWWWWW =3

Who wanna hug this crocodile? Because I would! X3
And also we get to see more action with this little guy here:

If you keep asking how on earth does the crocodile in the Peter Pan movie gets clocky eyes, this scene reveals the answer! Baby Croc still looks adorable with the tick-tock eyeballs. Well, Rosetta, I have to admit, you've made a good mother. XD

Okay, who dares to spill the truth here? Anyone here who squeals when Tom Hiddleston's voice appears from James Hook's tongue? It is awesome of Disney who has this Marvel hottie to be involved in the Disney Fairies world. Not only he plays the secretly-cunning pirate, but he sings too!

Zarina has became part of the pirate crew. And she makes friends with humans quicker the Tinkerbell, don't you think? It takes three movies  for Tinkerbell to face a human who is this 9-years-old British girl, Lizzie (Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue). So, congratulations, Zarina, you've broke the record for meeting a human! But also, she falls into the negative side of the pirates. Pirates are people who cares for treasure, not friendship and promises. So when James Hook locks Zarina up in a lantern, she is definitely dumbfounded. Moral of the story here? Don't trust pirates!

One last thing I love about this movie is the exciting fight scene between the seven fairies (Zarina is included because she feels betrayed by the pirates and helps them to get the oval-shaped case of blue pixie dust back) and five pirates. What I realize in the scene is the theme girls vs. boys. Girls have this stereotype of being small and weak. But the fairies break this trait by fluttering their wings and use their switched talents to beat the evil men, with instructions from Vidia (originally a fast-flying fairy) the Tinker fairy. I also love how Fawn (originally an animal fairy) the light fairy aims a beam of sunlight through a spyglass at a pirate's butt. And Iridessa (orignally a light fairy) the garden fairy summons gigantic seaweed that pulls the pirate boat to one side. Small chicks with big guts! Who knew, right?=D

Zarina is also being a badass in this fight. You should see her holding her sword like a real true pirate, slashing it against Hook's. She is smart too; she uses her method in creating pixie dust (adding a pinch of blue dust to a bunch of yellow dust) to give the nemesis a taste of his ow medicine. He has lured Zarina to help him with getting pixie dust to make his ship (and himself) fly, and now she has earned her revenge. The small ball of blue dust she threw at his body which is completely covered with golden dust makes him go airborne! Now that's a winning attack in style!

Oh! And one more thing! I love how Zarina is finally getting attention by Fairy Gary and the other fairies at the end of the film. Why? Because of how she save Tinkerbell and the gang with the floating pirate ship as a grand entrance in the Four-Seasons Festival (it still resumes after the fairies awake from a two-days deep sleep spell)! And also persuasion from Tinkerbell about how good Zarina is in creating pixie dust based on tinkering, garden, light, animal, water, and fast-flying talents. Queen Clarion, my favourite fairy, is super nice enough for allowing Zarina to have her own talent. She names it "Pixie Dust Alchemy". And I love it! It's like an awesome fairy school course! Winx club reference, anyone? =D

Secret of the Wings is still my favourite Tinkerbell film, but this one stands out in terms of second chances, creativity, and a little ARGHHHH...from a pirate. ;)