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It's been a long time since I had to stifle the urge to shout, "no, no, NO!" at a movie screen in order to ensure that everything turned out okay in the end. Because not only did I find myself so fully engaged in this intensely delightful movie and its intriguing and endearing characters that I wished nothing but the best for them, I also honestly wasn't sure that I could trust that the movie would stick to its apparent intention of being as fully Hollywood-happy-ending as possible. I mean, it wouldn't kill off its charming and unlikely hero and/or his unexpectedly enchanting monster- dragon pet?
I cannot spoil the startling tenderness of Hiccup's newfound relationship with the dragon he cannot kill when he has the opportunity to do so- and when the kill would earn him a respected place among his people. Suffice to say that it is hard-won, which underscores its resonance, and it is heartfelt: as fantastical as the dragon is, Toothless (as Hiccup dubs the creature) is real in behavior, personality, and physicality. (Toothless may resemble the blue alien Stitch about the face but is more recognizably terrestrial in most aspects.) And the science geek as hero- Hiccup basically invents aeronautics centuries before Da Vinci- is rare enough that it just about made me want to stand up and cheer.See the full content of this document
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Fire Breathing
Fire Breathing
How to Train Your Dragon unites technology with storytelling.It's been a long time since I had to stifle the urge to shout, "no, no, NO!" at a movie screen in order to ensure that everything ...See the full content of this document
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