Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow, also known as Barbie: Magic of the Rainbow is a 2007 animated fantasy film directed by William Lau and written by Elise Allen that released direct-to-video on March 17, 2007. It was distributed internationally through Universal Pictures Video.
It is the tenth installment in the Barbie film series and the third film in the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy. The film follows Elina, who is chosen to attend fairy school at the Crystal Palace as an apprentice of the Guardian fairy Azura. Elina and the six other apprentices will prepare for the annual spring ritual, the "Flight of Spring", that produces the first rainbow of the season. The antagonist of the series, Laverna, is planning to stop the rite and plunge Fairytopia into ten years of winter. Elina must work together with the apprentices to defeat Laverna and save Fairytopia.
Plot
Elina is invited to be Azura's apprentice at the Crystal Palace, where she will learn the ritual that brings the first rainbow of spring to life. Elina meets the other apprentices: Linden, an oreadfairy who can talk to animals; Shimmer, a tiny and arrogant pigtail pixie; Lumina, a moon fairy who foresees the future; Sunburst, a sparkle fairy who dislikes Elina; Faben, a fairy with narcissistic traits; and Glee, a wood nymph who becomes Elina's best friend. Glee also has a puffball, Dizzle, who falls in love with Bibble.
Unknown to Elina, Laverna, the envious sister of the Fairy Queen, plans to prevent the annual spring ritual the "Flight of Spring" and plunge Fairytopia into a 10-year winter. Laverna leaves her exile and pretended to be a bewitched frog, deceiving Elina and Linden who reverse the spell and free her. The two return to the palace, but none of the guardians believe that two apprentices could have broken such a powerful spell. Laverna finds the Sunburst in the garden, captures her and uses a spell to take on her appearance in order to enter the palace. With the Sunburst's appearance, Laverna poisons all the guardians without anyone suspecting her.
The Enchantress gathers the apprentices and informs them they will need to perform the "Flight of Spring", even though they are not fully trained. The apprentices practice the steps of the "Flight of Spring", a magical dance that, only when correctly executed, can awaken the magical rainbow that marks the end of winter. During the flight, a small slip-up causes Elina to discover that the Sunburst is actually Laverna; at this moment she stops the flight and, with the help of Bibble and Dizzle, sets out to find the real Sunburst.
Since the weakness of solar fairies is water, Elina and her friends head to the river where they find Sunburst imprisoned in a magic bubble. Elina heads back to the garden bringing the real Sunburst with her. Laverna is forced to give up her disguise but demands the Enchantress hand over the crown or she will prevent the rite from being completed. The Enchantress hands over the crown and is imprisoned. Laverna does not keep her promise and shoots a magical ray to destroy the rainbow.
Elina steps in front of Laverna's magical ray and is helped by the other six apprentices, forming a spectrum with the seven colors of the rainbow that strike Laverna. Laverna loses her powers and is destroyed. The Enchantress and the Guardians are freed from the spells, and Elina's wings change to gain the beautiful colors of the rainbow. The rainbow finally appears, ushering in spring, and with their mission accomplished, Elina and Bibble can return to their home in the Magic Meadow.
Voice cast
Kelly Sheridan as Elina, a flower fairy who is the main protagonist in the Barbie Fairytopia trilogy. She is Azura's apprentice and represents the color blue.[1][2]
Lee Tockar as Bibble, Elina's puffball / Fungus #1 & #2, Laverna's henchmen
Kathleen Barr as Laverna, the main antagonist in the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy. Her twin sister is the Enchantress.
Cathy Weseluck as Dizzle, Glee's puffball and Bibble's love interest.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the film Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (Music Inspired by the Movie) was released on March 13, 2007.[3][4] Composed by Robbie Roth, it features songs inspired by the film and an instrumental track. The track list is as follows:
"The Magic of the Rainbow"
"It's Nasty Being a Toad"
"The Flight of Spring"
"Could There Be Anything as Beautiful as Me?"
"Learn Your Lessons"
"The Magic of the Rainbow (Instrumental Mix)"
"Luminessence"
"You Are the Most"
"I Must Be Strong"
"The Flight of Spring (Reprise)"
Reception
In 2007, Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow won the Leo Awards for "Best Animation Program or Series" awarded to producers Luke Carroll and Tiffany Shuttleworth; and "Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series" awarded to Peter Eliuk, Pat Haskill, Christine McLeod, Maureen Murphy, and Gordon Sproule. The director, William Lau, was nominated for "Best Direction Animated Program or Series".[5] In 2008, the film was nominated at the Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition".[6] The film was also nominated at the ELAN Awards in Canada for "Best Feature-Length Animated Production" and "Best Direction in a Feature-Length Animated Production".[7]
Nancy Davis Kho of Common Sense Media gave Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow three out of five stars. Kho says that it was a "simple story with positive messages, lush animation."[8]
Marketing
A range of Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow merchandise was released under film title. Dolls based on Elina include the Rainbow Lights Fairy, a doll with light up wings; the Elina (Fluttering Wings) Doll, featuring battery powered moving wings; and the Rainbow Adventure Elina Doll & DVD Game, which allowed children to use the Elina doll as a remote control while play a Fairytopia themed DVD Game.[9][10][11] Glee, Lumina, and Sunburst dolls were also released.[12] The various dolls were marketed via television commercials. Mattel also released the 'Fairyoke Wings Set", which included wearable wings that played music, and a wand that acted as a microphone.[13] Other versions of the play line dolls and miscellaneous merchandise under the film's brand were also sold and are documented informally online by doll collectors.[14][15][16]
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