A very beautiful tale

Rating: 8/10 (30 August 2011)

I saw it a few days ago in the morning, minutes after I got out of bed. I was having breakfast and a little unwillingly I started watching it. After 10 min of the movie I knew it was going to be great. One can easily become fond of the characters and dragons. But that is where we come to the first problem: the dragons do not speak! Even though that gave a more realistic note to the movie, it would have been a little better (at some parts even hilariously funny) if they would have been able to talk. The dragons vary from extremely funny to gruesomely scary. The final battle was extremely well thought of, but the main antagonist did not have a lot of screen time and I thought that he was a little to big and dangerous for the way he was defeated. That battle should have been a little longer and with more effects. The relationship between the black, extremely cute dragon and Hiccup (the main character) was indeed beautiful and it shows (both young and old) that the things we do not understand, or that differ from us do not necessarily need to be hurt or killed. The message is clearly shown. The music has fitted wonderfully and it had a great viking-like theme. Voice acting was wonderful and the casting crew did a great job (especially with Gerard Butler). This movie is made primarily for kids, but even the older population will enjoy it. A great way to start your day.