The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Secret of the Wings
Animation · Family · Fantasy · 2012
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
Movie details
Secret of the Wings
“Two Worlds. One Magical Secret.”
2012 Animation · Family · Fantasy 1h 15m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Secret of the Wings?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Peggy Holmes
Written by
Bobs Gannaway · Peggy Holmes · Ryan Rowe · Tom Rogers
Mae Whitman
Tinker Bell (voice)
Lucy Hale
Periwinkle (voice)
Timothy Dalton
Lord Milori (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Dewey / Clank (voice)
Lucy Liu
Silvermist (voice)
Raven-Symoné
Iridessa (voice)
Megan Hilty
Rosetta (voice)
Court is in session
Put Secret of the Wings on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.