How To Train You Dragon 2 takes place 5 years since the first movie and there has been a lot of changes since then. Everyone on Berk now has a dragon, and the village has been designed for dragons. They even made a sport called Dragon Racing where the movie opens up at with Astrid winning the round due to an absent Hiccup. Elsewhere Hiccup is trying out his new suit while exploring the world with Toothless. Astrid finds Hiccup to ask him where he was when Hiccup notices smoke in a direction. Upon an investigation, they discover dragon trappers working for Drago, who claims all dragons belong to him. Worried about this, Hiccup heads back to Berk to warn his father, Stoick, about the danger. Despite being warned about Drago, Hiccup decides to talk to Drago out of war, but nothing ever goes as planned.
It is really hard to pick one thing about How To Train Your Dragon 2 that I didn't love. There are some note worthy moments though. Hiccup and Toothless are awesome as always as their friendship and bond is something that no one can break. It also leads to the odd cute and touching moments. To this could be attested to Toothless' constant adorableness and antics. Makes me want a dragon, but I'll make due with my cat. The main plot line of How To Train Your Dragon 2 is Hiccup's journey to find his place in the world. Yes, it does sound like the first movie, but this time Hiccup has to choose his freedom to explore the world or take his place as chief of the village like his father wants. While this is all happening, Hiccup discovers his mother is alive and has been saving dragons. It gives Hiccup a little background of his nature, and in addition to an explanation of the scar he has. You know what I'm talking about. The animation and scenery are beautiful, which makes it worth it to see it in 3D. The soundtrack is well done again, especially the main theme with John Powell and Jonsi. If you look closely at the film, you can actually see some comparisons with the first movie and this one.
I am going to keep this bit brief about the fault that How To Train Your Dragon 2 had, since I see very little. Someone pointed out the lack of continuity with Hiccup's hat and his mother Valka being so small. It is a good point, but not really important since it explains where Hiccup got his stature from. The 3D I began not noticing after some point, but I think it's good when you are pulled into the 3D that you forget about it rather than being reminded of it every 10 minutes. As for the villain Drago, it doesn't really explain how he controls the dragons, but I guess it has something to do with him making them fear him. Or something like that. The motivation for his campaign on dragons and Berk seemed a little lacking, but How To Train Your Dragon 2 acknowledges it when Hiccup confronts Drago.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a amazing movie that people of all ages would enjoy. Unless your all serious and don't like animated movies of course. Hiccup and Toothless are cute and awesome together as usual. You are guaranteed a laugh and a cry. The visuals, animation, and soundtrack will just sweep you away. How To Train Your Dragon 2 is one of those movies who know how to use 3D right. It gives the film this right amount of depth and can wow you in certain areas. It's worth seeing a couple of times to see Hiccup's and Toothless' bond. It is rare that a sequel is just as good as the first movie. Our review for How To Train Your Dragon 2 is:
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