In the small Viking village of Berk, life is peaceful with
people and dragons getting along harmoniously. Hiccup spends most of his time
exploring with his dragon Toothless and mapping out the new territories he
discovers. During one such exploration, Hiccup and Astrid discover a frozen
village around which a troupe of dragon trappers lurk waiting to snare dragons
to take back to the vicious and war-hungry Drago Bloodfist. With war brewing
and threatening the peace between humans and dragons Hiccup, with the help of
Toothless and his long-lost mother, must find the strength to fight back.
All
our favourite characters are back in this action-packed, animatedly
mesmerising, and surprisingly dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking film. I
remember liking the first film well enough, they’re really just harmless, cute,
and fun family movies, but this one takes things to a much bigger level and
there is a surprising load of emotion that goes into this.
In the small Viking
village of Berk, life is peaceful with people and dragons getting along
harmoniously. Hiccup spends most of his time exploring with his dragon
Toothless and mapping out the new territories he discovers. During one such
exploration, Hiccup and Astrid discover a frozen village around which a troupe
of dragon trappers lurk waiting to snare dragons to take back to the vicious
and war-hungry Drago Bloodfist. With war brewing and threatening the peace
between humans and dragons Hiccup, with the help of Toothless and his long-lost
mother, must find the strength to fight back.
We’ve got two lovely and strong
dramatic stories running side by side here and intertwining really beautifully.
Obviously, the first is the story of impending war and both Hiccup and
Toothless having to find bravery as well as re-establish their friendship. The
second is this beautiful story of self-discovery and coming-of-age. Hiccup’s
frequent explorations stem from his being unsatisfied with the duties he’s
expected to perform at home and there is a level of guilt and sadness that surfaces
when he expresses how he is not like his father. This second story is a
gorgeous one for those who like to see character growth, transformation, and
relationships. A few twists of the plot and accelerated paces of acts take what
could be seen as a regular family movie into the realms of the dramatic and
during more than one scene there is the call for tears and sighs of sadness.
The animation is still a real knock out and with more dragons flying round the
screen than ever before, everything gets bigger, brighter, and more beautiful.
Featuring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson,
Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J
Miller, Kristen Wiig, Djimon Hounsou, and Kit Harrington, How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a perfect family movie that really
does hold some appeal for everyone. Filled with action, new dragons, dazzling
animation, drama, comedy, friendship, tragedy, and romance, I enjoyed muchly
and it you were a fan of the first movie then I would highly recommend it.
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