Wide reading log 4

The final chapter of the how to train your dragon saga is awesome and emotionally satisfying, with a conclusion that may leave some people kinna sad .

The first film introduced us to an awkward Viking boy named Hiccup who’s also the son of a fierce Chief and a reputedly dangerous dragon named Toothless. On Hiccup’s island of Berkin the middle of nowhere , young people were trained to kill dragons, but Hiccup befriended his dragon Toothless after he initially wounded the dragon, and even created a prosthetic tail for him so he can fly again. Following their example, the Berkians learned that they can be friends and share a connection with the dragons.

Now, Hiccup’s father is gone, and Hiccup struggles to take his place as a leader. Meanwhile, Berk is struggling to care for a community that can barely contain the dragons who vastly outnumber the people on the island.

Two new characters are the focus in this third film, and it turns out that Toothless is not the last of his dragon species. Another night fury is found and she is part of an elaborate trap by ruthless dragon hunter Grimmel the Grisly who is determined and really ready to kill Toothless and as many other dragons as he can. Hiccup, Astrid, and the other Berkians work together to keep Grimmel away from their dragons and from the Hidden World, a secret dragon sanctuary that hiccup wants to find.

A big lesson in how to train your dragon the hidden world was Change. Change is a big thing in life and everything we do. We all need to adapt to change and move on when bad or other things happen. No one is who they were yesterday so moving on and looking forward not back is important and this movie shows it hugely. I sometimes need to look forward rather then back and not look at what bad things have happened etc, so I and everyone lives a better life.

Sometimes the laughter and banter in the film can be a little bit too silly i think as and the reintroduction of the characters can be a bit awkward, especially when one of the teenagers called snotlout tries to flirt with Hiccup’s mother Valka. The script is also weakened by dumb insults between the twin characters. But the opening scene of liberating caged dragons is excitingly staged and the film gets better quickly when it becomes more comfortable with its deeper themes. The characters have to rethink some of their ideas about tradition, change and what makes a home.

The film is great and I highly recommend. Yes it does look like a kids movie but I mean it has a great story line and it shows a lot of good stuff throughout the film.