In 2010, "How to Train Your Dragon" had a double hit at the box office, with a worldwide box office of nearly 500 million U.S. dollars, and won the Oscar for the best animated feature film. In 2014, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" hit again and is still in the limelight.
A good idea is always exciting when it first appears, because people are happy to discover the new world and express their admiration for the new world. Once the idea is used many times, its effectiveness will decrease. Many sequel movies are not good-looking, not because of the decline in production standards. Another reason is that the audience is already familiar with the creative points and narrative mode of the movie. The second time is just another time. The first time I feel more unforgettable.
Compared with its predecessor, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" still maintains a high level of animation effects, and even creates more cute dragons. However, since everyone is already familiar with the world, even with the addition of many new elements, such as dragons, such as the mother who was found back 20 years later, the whole movie is far less shocking than the first one. But it is undeniable that it is still a good-looking animated film, just as many people criticized "Monsters University" for not being able to give the audience the surprise of watching "Monsters Electric Company" for the first time, but no one would deny "Monsters" either. "University" is an excellent cartoon.
The story of "How to Train Your Dragon 2" continues the first part. Through the efforts of hiccups, dragons and people on Bok Island have got along very well. At this time, hiccups are already a 20-year-old man, and his father wants to take his mantle. Pass it to him and let him become the new owner of Bok Island, but Hiccup has not been confident enough in himself. He hasn't been able to convince himself that he can take on this important task, so he slips away.
This is another story of a teenager's growth. Hiccup unintentionally discovered a big villain, and following idealistic enthusiasm, he must use communication to solve the trouble. However, the grown-up's world is not so simple, and the truth does not apply to everyone. Hiccup and his friends paid a heavy price, and even his father died in the battle. Now, all the responsibilities rested on the hiccup. He and Yafang (his dragon) finally broke out and defeated the villain at a critical moment, and Bok Island regained peace.
This is of course an old-school story, and even because of the addition of a line from my mother, the family relationship dragged down the first half of the plot. The front of the final battle was stretched too long, and the intensity of the climax also slowed down. But its completion in all aspects is above the pass, so I really have no reason not to applaud it.
There may be many female classmates who are not too cold about this cartoon, but the male classmates can definitely find some resonance in this movie. After all, these boyhood fantasies like dragons and flying will come true in the movie. You can feel a kind of initial purity.
The only pity is that since the first part, the whole story has been thin, and there are too few outstanding characters. Except for hiccups and his toothlessness, other characters rarely exude special charm. As a young growth film, I thought of the "Harry Potter" series again, which constructed a new world. The first one was as awesome as Hagrid knocked on the wall in the tavern with a magic wand, and a magical world gradually became clear.
All kinds of magic are like all kinds of dragons in "How to Train Your Dragon". They are the most attractive place in the world, but the reason why "Harry Potter" can continue to attract people and let the audience grow with it. , A very important reason is the sense of substitution of the characters. We can easily count no less than ten characters in the Harry Potter series. They keep us enthusiasm for this magical world. But in "How to Train Your Dragon", there is no such group of people, so it is difficult for it to grow up with the audience like "Harry Potter" and "Toy Story". It is just a good-looking cartoon.
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