Story

In Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, Fawn the fairy is fascinated by dangerous animals. She loves to take care of them despite what the other residents of Pixie Hollow say. One day Fawn discovers Gruff the NeverBeast building towers out of rocks. Gruff and Fawn slowly become good friends. But when Nyx (the fairy protector of Pixie Hollow) discovers Gruff, Nyx decides that he is a danger to their town and he must be captured. Fawn asks her fairy friends for help to convince the town that Gruff isn’t dangerous. And when a thunderstorm threatens Pixie Hollow, Gruff reveals his true nature.

Themes

Natural disasters; cruelty to animals

Violence

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast has some violence:

  • The scout fairies have bows, arrows, swords and other weapons, which they use to attack the hawks and capture Gruff.
  • The hawks fly into Pixie Hollow to attack and eat the fairies. The fairies capture a baby hawk in a net.
  • The scout fairies chase after Gruff and shoot nightshade dust into his eyes. This makes him temporarily blind.

Sexual references

None of concern

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

None of concern

Nudity and sexual activity

None of concern

Product placement

There is no product placement of concern in Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, but lots of merchandise associated with this movie is being marketed to children.

Coarse language

Nothing of concern

Ideas to discuss with your children

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast is an exciting movie about learning not to judge people by appearances. There are some scary and violent scenes in this movie, so it isn’t recommended for children under four years. We also recommend parental guidance for children aged 5-8 years.

The main messages from this movie are about following your heart and accepting others for who they are.

Values in this movie that you could reinforce with your children include bravery, acceptance of others, loyalty and curiosity.

It’s worth noting that the ending of this movie is emotional and might be upsetting for younger children. But this ending could also give you the chance to talk with your children about how you sometimes have to say goodbye to people you love.

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