Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow

I was very skeptical about letting my four-year-old daughter watch this movie as I generally don't like the messages taught by "girls'" movies. However, I was very pleasantly surprised at how positive this movie is. Unlike the Disney princess movies, it focuses on personal achievement rather than on romance. The heroine's goal isn't to fall in love and get married, but rather, to learn and grow and save the world. She doesn't wait around to be rescued. Instead, Barbie/Elina is pro-active in solving her crisis. I also like that the villainess is not fat. She is curvy but it serves more to show that she is older and more experienced than Barbie/Elina, making her a more formidable opponent. Finally, this movie also shares an often hard-to-learn lesson: not everyone is going to like you or want to be your friend but that doesn't make them evil. Sometimes we have to work with people with whom we don't agree in order to accomplish the task at hand.

Omg back than we buy these barbie movies in CD's its was A good time and i love this one specially cuase it was like the first movies i ever saw and it impacted my imagination it was very insprational for a boy with big hopes and dreams i love elina so much cuase she is truley amazing and went through a great character development in this film she become mature and very much strong after the 2 past movies of this triology and she truley comepleted her journy its animation is not living up to peresent time we are in but the story is sooo good its not like the mermadia that movie was better but its still a solid movie i might be biast but im sure it will live up if mattel start to give it another chance in 2023.

My daughter got this movie as a birthday gift. I was initially concerned, as I always am, about how the "evil" character is depicted, both in his actions and visually, as I have 3 small girls...all under 6. I still went ahead and allowed them to see it. All three love it...they watch it at least twice a week. I should say that the youngest was initially a little afraid of the ugly fairy and the toad, as was my initial concern, but she clearly overcame it and loves it...! My second daughter is obsessed, she comes home from school and the first thing she does is put on her fairy costume... They also got away with making me redo the theme in their room...and yes...the new theme is rainbows. It is not the greatest kid movie ever but I find it appropriate and my girls love the beautiful fantasy world in it.....It is not however, by any means, a movie for adults, so I do not recommend any adult go out and rent it for their own viewing pleasure.

This movie was really fun. I loved the depiction of the different personalities of the fairies at the school and their lessons were awesome. I was surprised since other than the rainbow eye it never really depicted Elina using magic in the other fairytopia movies so this was super cool to see. I also liked how the sparkle fairies have sparkles that they can trail from their hands like a magic wand.

The plot seemed a little weak esp since the undoing spell didn't turn Elina back into a mermaid, but I loved the Flight of Spring.

Bibble and Dizzle were hilarious in the goodnight scene. I would almost watch it again just for that.

Oh and I do think her new outfit is a bit of a downgrade.

Overall I recommend if you like any of the other Barbie movies. Not sure if it is better or just as good as Fairytopia Mermaidia. I can't decide!

I do get some pleasure out of the Barbie movies, and while not one of my favourites like Nutcracker, Diamond Castle and The Prince and the Pauper it is an enjoyable movie. The dialogue is on the corny and saccharine side(though there are some nice sophisticated jokes) and while sweet and well meaning the characters are not really all that plausible and are little different than they are in other entries. However, it is beautifully animated, has music that is whimsical and memorable, a slightly thin but very cute and charming story complete with some appreciative messaging and the voice acting is never too cutesy or shrill. In a nutshell, Magic of the Rainbow was an enjoyable movie, but not quite what I call a great movie. 7/10 Bethany Cox