Last night, I had the pleasure of viewing one of Disney’s latest direct to video releases, Tinker Bell.  Now, I’m an unabashedly, unashamed fan of animation.  The colors, the detail and the artistry fascinate me.  That’s much of the reason I enjoy anime, as it’s usually beautiful to behold.  Such is the case with Tinker Bell.

The movie is the story of Tinker Bell, from birth to full fairiehood, which happens quite quickly, actually.  She has the gift of tinkering, but doesn’t want it and sets out to learn another fairie trade in order to go to the mainland to help ushed in Spring.  It’s a cute story, but it’s actually not the strongest part of the movie!

The strongest part would be the cleverness behind the animation.  I was distracted from the storyline, but because it’s dull, but because there’s so much to take in while watching the film.  So much thought went into the items the fairies use in their every day lives.  It’s fascinating.  And, on top of that, it’s animated.  Animation intrinsically adds a sense of magic, of wonder to any film.  Here, it’s married perfectly with the story and its characters, bringing this all too long silent Disney character into her full voice.