Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow
Elina must save Fairytopia from ten years of winter.
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow is a 2007 animated fantasy film directed by William Lau and written by Elise Allen. It is the tenth installment in the Barbie film series and the third film in the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy. The film follows Elina as she trains at fairy school to perform the annual spring ritual that produces the first rainbow.
Quick Facts
- Director
- William Lau
- Based on
- Fairytopia, Mattel
- Producer
- Luke Carroll; Tiffany Shuttleworth
- Writer
- Elise Allen
- Starring
- Kelly Sheridan
- Music
- Eric Colvin
- Editing
- Sylvain Blais
- Michael Dowding
- Cassandra Mackay
- Studio
- Mainframe Entertainment, Mattel Entertainment
Facts from the source article.
Plot
Elina, having twice defeated Laverna, receives an invitation to train as Azura's apprentice at the Crystal Palace. There she meets a group of fellow apprentices: Linden, an oread fairy with the ability to speak to animals; Shimmer, a tiny, arrogant pixie with pigtails; Lumina, a moon fairy who can see the future; Sunburst, a sparkle fairy who takes an immediate dislike to Elina; Faben, a fairy with a narcissistic personality; and Glee, a wood nymph who becomes Elina's closest friend. Glee also owns a puffball named Dizzle, who develops a crush on Bibble. Meanwhile, Laverna, the Enchantress's jealous sister, schemes to stop the annual spring ritual known as the Flight of Spring, intending to cast Fairytopia into a decade-long winter. Elina excels in her early lessons, which only deepens Sunburst's resentment, and a quarrel between the two results in a scolding from Azura. Laverna escapes her exile by tricking Elina and Linden into reversing a spell on what appears to be a bewitched frog, freeing her. The pair rush back to warn the palace, but the guardians dismiss their claim because Laverna left a decoy at the bogs, though Azura takes the warning seriously. Laverna locates Sunburst in the garden, captures her, and uses a spell to assume her identity, slipping into the palace unnoticed. In this disguise, she poisons all the guardians, leaving them in comas. With the guardians incapacitated, the Enchantress calls the apprentices together and tells them they must perform the Flight of Spring themselves, despite their incomplete training. As they practice the magical dance that alone can summon the rainbow ending winter, a small mistake reveals that Sunburst is actually Laverna. Elina halts the dance and, aided by Bibble and Dizzle, goes to find the real Sunburst. Knowing that sparkle fairies are vulnerable to water, Elina and her companions head to the river, where they discover Sunburst trapped inside a magic bubble. Elina returns to the garden with the genuine Sunburst. Forced to drop her disguise, Laverna demands the Enchantress surrender her crown or the ritual will be ruined. The Enchantress complies and is imprisoned, but Laverna breaks her word and fires a magical ray to shatter the rainbow.
Reception
In 2007, the film won Leo Awards for Best Animation Program or Series, awarded to producers Luke Carroll and Tiffany Shuttleworth, and for Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series, awarded to Peter Eliuk, Pat Haskill, Christine McLeod, Maureen Murphy, and Gordon Sproule. In 2008, the film was nominated at the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition, and at the ELAN Awards in Canada for Best Feature-Length Animated Production and Best Direction in a Feature-Length Animated Production. Nancy Davis Kho of Common Sense Media gave the film three out of five stars, calling it a simple story with positive messages and lush animation.
Marketing
Mattel produced several dolls tied to the film, including a Rainbow Lights Fairy whose wings lit up, an Elina doll with battery-operated fluttering wings, and a Rainbow Adventure Elina Doll & DVD Game that let kids use the doll as a remote for a Fairytopia DVD game. Additional dolls of Glee, Lumina, and Sunburst were sold. TV commercials promoted the line. The Fairyoke Wings Set offered wearable wings that played music along with a wand microphone. Other play line dolls and assorted branded items were also released, with collectors informally documenting them online.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who stars in Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow?
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow stars Kelly Sheridan.
Who composed the music for Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow?
The music for Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow was composed by Eric Colvin.
How long is Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow?
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow has a running time of 75 minutes.
Who distributed Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow?
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow was distributed by Universal Pictures Video.
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