How To Train Your Dragon 2 is no exception. The sequel to the epic 2010 feature starring Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, and Craig Ferguson directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, has all the action, adventure, and slimy dragon spit one can imagine with many brilliant sub plots intertwined to keep both young and old interested throughout the relatively reasonable 102 minute feature.
In HTTYD2 (as Twitter likes to call it), Hiccup has developed into a more mature, knowledgeable and wise man (with the same boyish frame and broken voice). Him and his best friend Toothless, the unbelievably cute Night-Fury dragon, prefer scouring the extended lands around their hometown Berk to entering Dragon races, or fulfilling his destiny as Chief of Berk (great title). When Hiccup accidentally stumbles upon a new land complete with dragon trappers and foreign trades, he learns of a fate far worse than dragons - Drago Bludvist. A crazy and deranged individual who has learnt "how to train his dragons" to attack on command - cute! Its at this point the film takes us to a whole new level and as I say with all sequels - if you're gonna make it better, you've gotta make it bigger. In this case, Dreamworks did just that - in the form of their insanely, awesome, humongous Bewilderbeasts (aka. biggest motherf***ers known to dragon kind) and in the form of a much bigger surprise - the reveal of the Dragon Master. The Dragon Master is a character to precious to unveil to you now if you haven't yet seen the film but I will say this - you'll be so happy to finally see Hiccup fit in for a change rather than being on the outside. The film's conclusion comes in the form of a mighty battle between Drago and his army of dragons and Hiccup and his tribe, the only weak point to the film which ironically relies just as much on the dragons to further the plot as the characters in the story rely on them. Without the dragons' characterization, we suddenly lose that element of connectivity that the filmmakers have maintained throughout the whole film and its a little unnerving. Regardless, you'll still be on the edge of your seat right till the very end.
I can't get over how many boxes this film ticks for me. Drama= tick. Action = tick. Tear-jerking scenes = tick tick. Comedy = tick tick tick!! You'll love to you cry and cry till you laugh - that is the beauty of DeBlois' writing. Not only that but the film encourages us to become a part of this world without the need for ridiculously clunky 3D glasses. The scenery, lighting, and attention to detail are so intricate you would think you were looking into this world through a window, not a crappy projector screen. To top it off, I really appreciate a kids' film that has an awesome moral story behind it without being sappy. In HTTYD2's case, we must learn that no matter how small we may be, we are mightier in spirit and with our courage, and our dragons, we can conquer anything.
Its going to be great to see how HTTYD3 turns out.
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