An amazing film

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 2011)

Introduction
This paper is going to be about the film How To Train Your Dragon which is part of DreamWorks Animation. This film is set in the days of Vikings and their village is attacked by dragons that feed off of their livestock and set portions of the village on fire. The villagers do not like the dragons; they want to destroy them. Hiccup, played by Jay Baruchel, wants to be like his father Stoick the Vast, played by Gerard Butler, who slays dragons. Stoick decides to let Hiccup join the others Astrid played by America Ferrera, Snotlout played by Jonah Hill, Gobber played by Craig Ferguson, Ruffnut played by Kristen Wiig, and Tuffnut played by TJ Miller, who are all learning about the different types of dragons and how to slay them. Plot and Theme
As Hiccup learns about the different types of dragons he is secretly seeing the "night fury" that he named Toothless because it appears that the dragon does not have any teeth, but he does they are retractable. As he gets to know Toothless, Hiccup realizes that the dragon can't fly due to an injured tail; Hiccup invents an attachment that will help Toothless fly. The scene when Hiccup and Toothless go for a flight it gives the sense of excitement because he has became friends with the dragon and as the soar through the sky and in-between the rocks that protrude through the waters the viewer can not help but feel how happy Hiccup and Toothless are about this accomplishment. Since Hiccup has been seeing Toothless he has learned techniques on how to train different types of dragons from being with Toothless and this is helping him through the training that he is doing with the others, but Hiccup does not want to harm the dragons he simply wants to train them.
Astrid finds out about Hiccups secret about Toothless and learns that the dragons can be friendly. Snotlout, Gobber, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut find out about the dragons as well and they along with Astrid and Hiccup train several other dragons to help defeat the main dragon. The villagers are afraid of the dragons and assume that the dragons want to destroy their village. Stoick decides that him and other dragon slayers should find out where the main nest of dragons is and slay them to protect their village. Once the main dragon leaves the nest Hiccup and his friends, along with their dragons, defeat the dragon and protect Stoick and the others. Everyone learned that the dragons are friendly and can be used to benefit them. Also, Stoick and Hiccup learn to accept one another for who they really are. Conclusion
Throughout the movie the use of lighting was done to help capture shadows and natural light for example, this helped show the definition of Toothless' scales on his skin. Also, the use of angle was used demonstrated as Hiccup and Toothless fly through the sky to help viewers feel as if they was flying along with them. This movie was very well put together and the actors done an amazing job for the characters; they gave them great personalities. The plot and theme go hand in hand as they tell a story about a boy, Hiccup, coming of age and wanting to be like his father, Stock, only to realize he is his own person and to accept himself as such and so will his father; and also learns that he has his own talents that eventually benefit the entire village by training the dragons. This film can be related to the film Tangled; this film is about a girl Rapunzel, played by Mandy Moore, who is coming of age and wants to leave the tower that her abductor has kept her in and has raised Rapunzel as her own. Rapunzel does leave the tower on an adventure to see the floating lanterns and eventually finds out she is the lost princess and goes back to her original home. Both films are animated and tell amazing stories about coming of age with fun adventure and colorful scenery that are fun for the entire family.
Reference Arnold, B. (Producer), & Sanders, C. & DeBlois, D. (Directors). (2010, March 26). How to train your dragon Motion Picture. United States: Paramount Pictures. Conli, R., Lasseter, J., Keane, G. (Producers), & Greno, N., Howard, B. (Directors). (2010, November 24). Tangled Motion Picture. United States: Walt Disney Pictures.