Great Storyline. Great Score. Great Sequel.

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2014)

When I saw How To Train Your Dragon 1, I was captivated by the imagination of the creators. How they were able to come up with different species of dragons and make them adorable instead of frightening like the typical dragons we see on screen. It easily became one of my favourites because of its epic action scenes as well as all the different elements that form a great movie: action, drama, comedy, romance.
As soon as I heard news that they were creating a sequel, I was definitely excited, but also worried that it would fall short as so many sequels do. The majority of sequels just don't live up to the expectations that we place on this.
But when I saw How to Train Your Dragon 2, I knew that it not only lived up to my expectations, but it probably became my favourite animated movie of all time. I was expecting a continuation of the storyline, but the efforts put into this movie by the creators allowed the audience to actually see cartoon characters grow into their teenage or young adult years and mature in front of our eyes. Even better to watch this happen in 3D!
It's a movie that will please all viewers, from young to old. It possesses all the elements that the first film had and more, and the music score is amazing. I really hope that it will win the Oscar for Best Animated Film and Best Original Score because it is well-deserved.