Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow
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| Barbie: Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow | |
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| Directed by | William Lau |
| Produced by | Nancy Bennett Luke Carroll |
| Starring | Kelly Sheridan |
| Music by | Eric Colvin |
| Editing by | Sylvain Blais Michael Dowding Cassandra Mackay |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | March 13, 2007 |
| Running time | 72 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (Barbie films) Barbie: Mermaidia (Barbie Fairytopia films) |
| Followed by | Barbie as the Island Princess |
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Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow is a 2007 computer animated direct-to-video Barbie film directed by William Lau. This film is the third installment in the "Barbie Fairytopia" films (preceded by Barbie: Mermaidia and Barbie: Fairytopia) and the tenth in the Barbie film series of CGI Barbie films. The film features the voice of Kelly Sheridan, who has been voicing the Barbie protagonist in all the CGI Barbie films to date. A line of toys, dolls, and other products were made based on and released in conjunction with the film.
[edit] Plot
Following the previous "Fairytopia films", Elina and her puffball friend, Bibble, live in the Magic Meadow, a region in Fairytopia. They receive a visit from Azura, one of the seven guardian fairies of Fairytopia. The Enchantress, ruler of Fairytopia, has instructed the seven guardians to appoint an apprentice each, and Azura wants Elina to be her apprentice. Elina thrilled by the honour, and sets off for the Enchantress' home, Crystal Palace, where she has to go to accept the apprenticeship.
Elina arrives at the dormitories near the Crystal Palace, where the apprentices are to stay, and meets her fellow apprentices. In particular she gets along with Glee, a fairy who has a female puffball, Dizzle, as a companion.
The seven apprentices are addressed by the seven guardians, who inform them that one of the main duties of the guardians is to perform the Dance of Spring. During the Dance of Spring, the First Blush of Spring (resembling a pink flower bud), is coaxed open. The First Blush of Spring then releases the First Rainbow of Spring, thereby preventing a bitter cold winter of ten years to befall Fairytopia. The apprentices are to attend classes, given by the various guardians, and learn three techniques for performing the Dance. It becomes evident as the fairies attend classes that Elina is a particularly gifted fairy.
Unknown to Elina, the evil Laverna wishes revenge on the Enchantress and Elina, following her defeat in the previous "Fairytopia" films. She transforms her henchman Max into a decoy to stay at the bog, while Laverne herself approaches Elina and tricks her into performing a Fairy Undoing Spell. Laverne regains her fairy form and flies away. Elina is mortified by her mistake, but when she tries to warn the guardian fairies, they consult the looking glass and see Max in Laverna's place, mistakenly concluding that Laverna is still safely transformed. Even so, as the time to perform the Dance of Spring draws near, security is tightened and the apprentices take turns patrolling at night.
During patrols, another apprentice named Sunburst is injured, and all the guardian fairies fall into comas. The Enchantress herself appears and says that she will personally train the apprentices, since they will have to perform the Dance of Spring while the guardian fairies are comatose.
On the big day, the seven apprentices arrive at the Crystal Palace. They start to perform Dance, during which Elina discovers that Sunburst is actually Laverna in disguise. Knowing that no one will believe her, Elina leaves the ceremony to search for the real Sunburst. She eventually finds the real Sunburst trapped in an underwater bubble, frees her, and together they set off to the Crystal Palace.
Confronted by the real Sunburst, Laverna reveals herself and tells the Enchantress that she must abdicate the throne of Fairytopia and step into a spell-proof chamber, or else Laverna will destroy the First Blush of Spring. The Enchantress agrees, but Laverna starts destroying the First Blush of Spring anyway. Elina intercedes but is weakened. The other apprentices perform Luminescence, aiming their beams of light at Elina, who absorbs their power and fights back to Laverna.
With Laverna gone, the spell-proof chamber shatters and the Enchantress is restored. Despite the damage on the First Blush, the apprentices manage to coax it to open successfully. At the graduation ceremony, the seven apprentices are applauded for their good work and bravery, and each handed a badge as proof that they’ve completed the course. Elina and Bibble, after a heartfelt goodbye to all their new friends, set out for their home, the Magic Meadow.
[edit] Voice cast
- Kelly Sheridan as Elina
- Kathleen Barr as Laverna
- Venus Terzo as Azura
- Tabitha St. Germain as Dandelion
- Lee Tockar as Bibble/Fungus
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