Saturday, June 14, 2014

How to Train your Dragon 2 Review


Jon Pardew Movie Review: 9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Rated: PG
Sexual Content: 1/10
Violence: 3/10
Profanity: 2/10
Drugs/Alcohol: 1/10


How to Train your Dragon 2 continues the adventures of Hiccup and Toothless.  Not interested in the new games that the village Burk invented, the two are out charting new territory.  They run into other people who trap dragons and later Hiccup has a run in with his long lost mother who is also a dragon lover and trying to save them from the trappers.  Hiccup and Toothless join his mother in her efforts, The village of Burk joins in as well as they have epic battles with the trappers.


How to Train your Dragon 2 is visually stunning.  As you watch your breath is taken away at the scenery and the art.  It makes you want to be there with Hiccup and Toothless.  The way the snow looks, I would say that it is better than the snow in Frozen.  Hard to believe, but the art and animation really are amazing.  The story is darker than the first and opens up for a 3rd movie to make the franchise a trilogy.  Hiccup's story becomes more interesting as he and Toothless discover more about themselves and who they are.  


Sometimes it is required of us to step up and do difficult things.  Stoick is urging Hiccup to be the leader of their village.  Hiccup doesn't feel that he is good enough or strong enough to do it.  We can relate to that as we are given opportunities to do hard things.  Truth is, you never know what you are capable of until you put yourself up against the difficult task at hand.  You might even surprise yourself at how strong you really are.  It is the experiences that strengthen us.  Of course it is always nice to have good friends to stand by you just like Hiccup has Toothless.  So next time you are confronted with a difficult responsibility, take courage and trust a little in yourself.  It is amazing what people can do.


Written by: Jon Pardew   

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