The theme of the movie is an emotional ride in the turmoil of a boy growing up and the challenges he must overcome.

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2012)

The movie How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 animated release by Paramount Pictures. The characters voices were provided by Gerald Buller (Stoik), America Ferrera (Astrid), Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel (Hiccup), and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. The plot of the movie is a young Viking named hiccup, trying to obtain acceptance in his community the town of Berk. In the process, he creates a device to capture a dragon instead of killing it and captures a Night Furry the most feared and unknown dragon of them all. While training his dragon he develops a friendship with the dragon he names toothless and begins to understand the species.
The theme of the movie is an emotional ride in the turmoil of a boy growing up and the challenges he must overcome. The emotional arenas activated when a young man is different from his peers can create interesting situations. The relationship with Hiccup and Astrid develops in an awkward fashion, as real life relationships grow and develop. The development of the character Hiccup is similar to the animated feature of Aurther and the Sward in the Stone. The characters both grow up and need to make adult decisions that others; especially their family, do not agree with. This is especially emphasized through conflict between Hiccup and the adults in the town of Berk. Lighting and fog is clearly used to reinforce the mood of the characters. The dragons are portrayed attacking at night in when it is very dark, and when the Vikings go after the dragons, the dragons appear to be protected by fog that increased the eerie affect of the scenes. The angles used to view the scenes are from either Hiccup's perspective or outside looking onto the situation. This animated movie demonstrates a gauntlet of emotional situations that any living boy could face, as he becomes a young man. The key is that the character Hiccup develops strength of character that outshines his small stature. The emotion displayed reinforces the ability of people to change in the light of adversity.